Recent Match
Big Bash League 2024-25, Knockout, , Jan 22nd, 2025

Sydney Thunder

(18.6 ov) 135/7

Melbourne Stars

(17.6 ov) 114/10

complete Sydney Thunder won by 21 runs (19 Ovs game due to Lightning)

Player of Match: Nathan McAndrew

6.5
Usama Mir to Matthew Gilkes, out Caught by Maxwell!! Second wicket for Mir. Gilkes was kept quite for a couple of overs and he decides to play the big shot. Flighted delivery around off, Matthew Gilkes c Maxwell b Usama Mir 28(18) [4s-3 6s-1]
Usama Mir to Matthew Gilkes, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
6.4
Usama Mir to Billings, 1 run, low full toss down leg, Billings sits down and sweeps it behind square,
6.3
Usama Mir to Matthew Gilkes, 1 run, 94.5ks short and around off, Gilkes cuts it square and the sweeper tidies up
6.2
Usama Mir to Billings, 1 run, 95.9ks drifting into leg,
6.1
Usama Mir to Matthew Gilkes, 1 run, 95.1ks short of length delivery, Gilkes rides the bounce and punches to sweeper cover
5.6
Maxwell to Billings, no run, drags the length back as Billings shimmies out, the ball stops on him and he chips it towards mid-wicket, just lands in front of Stoinis
5.5
Maxwell to Matthew Gilkes, 1 run, to long-off
5.4
Maxwell to Billings, 1 run, flighted delivery, Billings kneels down and drags the sweep to deep backward square
5.3
Maxwell to Billings, no run
5.2
Maxwell to Billings, no run, Melbourne Stars retain their review. This was close and could have gone either way. Billings sits down and misses the sweep,
Stars review! Maxwell was pretty confident in his LBW shout. He has a chat with Sam Harper and together the pair convince Stoinis to send it upstairs. But the impact seemed outside off.
5.1
Maxwell to Matthew Gilkes, 1 run, well, well! Half tracker and Gilkes was shaping to play the pull, but the ball does not come on and he ends up toe-ending it towards backward point. Clearly not an easy surface for the batters..
Glenn Maxwell, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
4.6
Usama Mir to Billings, FOUR, to deep backward point
4.5
Usama Mir to Billings, FOUR, Billings is off the mark with a reverse sweep. Brave of him to play that third ball. Tossed up on off, Billings sits down and places it behind square on the off-side
4.4
Usama Mir to Billings, no run, throws it up wider and makes Billings reach for it, the ball spins away and beats the outside edge. Sam Harper lights up the stumps but Billings was inside the crease
Slip added
4.3
Usama Mir to Billings, no run
Sam Billings, right handed bat, comes to the crease