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Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars, 11th Match

Melbourne Stars won by 7 wkts
SYS
144(20)
MLS
145/3(17.3)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
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Sam Harper | Player of the Match: Yeah, it definitely wasn’t the easiest pitch to bat on. We realised that during our bowling innings - there was something in it for the bowlers - so it was always going to challenge a few of us. But once I got in, I tried to back my shots and it came off tonight. Yeah, it’s been a bit of a journey. My wife and I have had a lot to celebrate recently, and my brother’s been right there with me as well - he actually convinced me to go with this haircut (almost bald), so you can blame him for that! (laughs) I’m not sure how good it looks, but I’ll take it as long as the runs keep coming. Yeah, really looking forward to it (next game). I think it’s the start of a really important period for us. We’ve been building nicely over the last few games, finishing strongly and the group's in a great place at the moment. Everyone's contributing, everyone's enjoying each other's success and we’ll be ready to go again. The vibe is different this year. From the moment we came in, guys like Marcus, Glenn - everyone has really bought into what we’re trying to do. That’s the essence of T20 cricket: play fearless but smart, stick together and enjoy the ride. We’ve been on the wrong side of results last season, so it feels great to be on the other side of it this time.
21:08 Local Time, 10:08 GMT, 15:38 IST: Just as Daniel Hughes was the standout for the Sydney Sixers, Sam Harper was the only batter who looked completely at ease on a tricky surface for the Melbourne Stars. But unlike Hughes, Harper didn’t let the opportunity slip - he converted his start and made it count in a big way. He was especially severe on Kane Richardson, taking 40 runs off him on his way to a maiden BBL hundred. It was a brutal, authoritative knock from the keeper-batter, one in which he dominated the innings and bossed both of the 50-plus partnerships he featured in. Scoring 110* in a chase of 145 tells you everything about how commanding his innings was. The Sixers might have felt they had a par total, but Harper’s innings turned it into something far below par. Melbourne Stars make it three wins out of three while it is three defeats in four for the Sydney Sixers.
17.3
Abbott to Sam Harper, 1 run, Melbourne Stars win by 7 wickets. Harper gets the job done. Single-handedly takes the Stars over the line. Fullish slower ball, Harper miscues the heave wide of mid-on and quickly crosses over
17.2
Abbott to Sam Harper, no run, full and angled into the pads, Harper flicks and picks out mid-wicket this time. The Stars wait..
17.1
Abbott to Sam Harper, no run, floaty full delivery around off, Harper drives and finds a diving cover fielder
17.1
Abbott to Sam Harper, wide, slower ball down leg, Harper gets inside the line and misses the glance. Wide called
Sean Abbott [3.0-0-28-1] is back into the attack
17
W 1 1 0 1 1 (4 runs)
MLS 143-3
Sam Harper
109(57)
Tom Curran
2(3)
Joel Davies
4-0-16-2
16.6
Joel Davies to Sam Harper, 1 run, flatter and shorter, Harper cracks it square and retains strike. Excellent spell from Davies, 4-0-16-2
16.5
Joel Davies to Tom Curran, 1 run, tossed up around off, Curran slices it through backward point and gets Harper on strike
16.4
Joel Davies to Tom Curran, no run, short and spins away big, Curran was shaping to pull but aborts from the shot as he sees the ball turn away
16.3
Joel Davies to Sam Harper, 1 run, not quite short and hence Harper mistimes the pull through mid-wicket
16.2
Joel Davies to Tom Curran, 1 run, drifting in with the angle, Curran works it to square leg and gets off strike
Tom Curran, right handed bat, comes to the crease
16.1
W
Joel Davies to Jonathan Merlo, out Caught by Abbott!! Something for the Sixers to cheer. Davies comes back and picks up his second wicket. This is a drag down and Merlo rocks back to play the pull, does not have the space to free his hands and get the elevation, picks out Abbott near the mid-on region. He times his leap and hangs on over his head. Jonathan Merlo c Abbott b Joel Davies 14(21)
Joel Davies to Jonathan Merlo, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Joel Davies [3.0-0-12-1] is back into the attack
16
1 1 0 1 1 4 (8 runs)
MLS 139-2
Sam Harper
107(55)
Jonathan Merlo
14(20)
Ben Dwarshuis
3-0-18-0
15.6
4
Dwarshuis to Sam Harper, FOUR, Harper picks up a boundary off the final ball. Another slower short of length delivery, Harper backs away and carves it over point. There was no one out in the deep and he took advantage
15.5
Dwarshuis to Jonathan Merlo, 1 run, angled down leg, Merlo misses the pull and the ball deflects off the pad. But umpire has given it as run
15.4
Dwarshuis to Sam Harper, 1 run, slower back of a length delivery, Harper nudges it into the mid-wicket pocket