Tag: Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars

MELBOURNE: Sydney Sixers’ Josh Philippe played brilliant knock of 99 not-out, helping his side defeat Melbourne Stars by seven wickets in their Big Bash League fixture.

Chasing 178, Sixers, started decently, their openers provided a handy 30-runs partnership before James Vince dismissed on just nine, he faced 16 balls and only scored one boundary.

His opening pair, Philippe, however, played contrasting inning; scoring 99 not-out, and getting his side over the line. The batter faced only 61 balls; hitting eleven boundaries and two sixes.

Moises Henriques and Jordan Silk, too, chipped and played valuable innings. Henriques scored 29 off 20 balls; smashing one boundary and two sixes. Whereas, Silk, scored 25 not-out, assisting Phillippe in the run chase. The batter faced 19 balls and hit a boundary.

For Stars, Adam Zampa, Brodu Couch, and Nathan Coulter-Nile, each struck out a batter.

Batting first, the Stars, halted by a poor start; losing first two wickets for just six runs. Joe Clarke bagged a duck, while Marcus Stoinis could only score three.

Nick Larkin and Glenn Maxwell, then, recorded a sensible partnership; adding 53 runs into the team’s total before Larkin dismissed for 23, he faced 25 balls and hit two boundaries.

Maxwell, however, was on song as the batter smashed the ball all over the ground; hitting 12 boundaries and three sixes for his terrific 103, he faced just 57 balls.

Small contributions from Hilton Cartwright and Andre Russell, assisted the Stars, posting a commendable total of 177/5 in 20 overs, which, in the end, proved less.

For Sixers, Steve O’Keefe, Ben Dwarshuis, Chris Jordan, Dan Christian and Hayden Kerr, each took a wicket.

With the victory over Stars, the Sixers have now claimed the top spot on the points table, while the Stars are at third.

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MELBOURNE: Melbourne Stars beat Sydney Sixers by four runs in a nail-biting contest of the Big Bash League at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.

Adam Zampa bowled the game’s final over, successfully defending 11 runs to aid his team stun the Sixers by four runs in a thriller.

Chasing 166, Sixers were off to a poor start. The opening pair could only provide a 20-runs foundation, losing two wickets for just 29 runs. Matthew Gilkes and Sam Billings, however, showed the character and batter sensibly to pull their side back into the game.

Gilkes and Billings recorded a brilliant 89-runs partnership before Billings dismissed on 43. Soon after, Daniel Sams was also dismissed after scoring just one. Gilkes tried to fight back, but, he too, got dismissed and the Stars slipped to 135/5.

The Sixers’ lower order could not go big in the end, eventually, losing the match by just four runs.

Gilkes top-scored with 56 off 49 balls, including four boundaries and a six.

For Stars, Nathan Coulter-Nile took two wickets, while Zampa and Brody Couch each claimed a wicket.

Batting first, Stars too, were off to a poor start, losing their first two wickets for just 31 runs. Their openers, Marcus Stoinis and Joe Clarke, both scored 13.

After a poor start, Glenn Maxwell, along with Nick Larkin, showed fightback but Maxwell could not hold on for long and dismissed on 16. Larkin, however, then partnered strongly with Hilton Cartwright, adding 80 runs into the team’s total. The pair batted brilliantly to help their side post a decent total of 165 in 20 overs.

Cartwright scored 42 off 30 balls, including three boundaries and two sixes, followed by their top scorer, Larkin, who smashed unbeaten 52 off 43 balls laced with five boundaries.

For Sixers, Tanveer Sangha claimed two wickets, while Nathan McAndrew struck out a batter.

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SYDNEY: Josh Philippe and Moises Henrique partnered strongly to help Sydney Sixers thump Melbourne Stars by 152-runs in the opening match of Big Bash League season 11 here at Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. 

Philippe and Henrique smoked 102 runs together as the Sixers amassed a massive 213-run total in the allotted 20 overs. Philippe smashed 83 runs off 47 balls including eight boundaries and three maximums, while Henriques scored an unbeaten 76 off 38 balls, including eight boundaries and three sixes.

Earlier, James Vince struck 44 off 29 including eight boundaries to give the Sixers a strong start in the first inning.

For Stars, Brody Couch bagged two wickets. Whereas, Glenn Maxwell and Sam Rainbird each struck out a batter.

In reply, Sixers bowling attack trapped Stars batters completely. They were bowled out for skimpy 61 runs in 11.1 overs. Hilton Cartwright scored 10 followed by highest run-scorer of the side, Peter Nevill with 17 runs.

Steve O’Keefe bagged four wickets, Medium-pacer Sean Abbott managed to take three scalps. Hayden Kerr bagged two while Tom Curran took a wicket.

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