Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes, 5th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Stoinis to Ben McDermott, out Caught by Mitchell Swepson!! Big wicket for the Stars. The set batter is gone with 16 balls left. McDermott seemed tired. Slower ball outside off, he reaches and does not get it off the middle, miscues it towards long-off and Swepson settles under to take the catch. A good knock comes to an end. Ben McDermott c Mitchell Swepson b Stoinis 69(52) [4s-5 6s-2]

Stoinis to Ben McDermott, 2 runs, low full toss around leg, McDermott whips it over mid-wicket and the ball drops in no man's land, just a couple

Stoinis to Ben McDermott, wide, slower ball outside off, no chance for McDermott to reach that and easy call for the umpire

Haris Rauf to Ben McDermott, 1 run, 121.3ks slower ball around off, McDermott laps it to fine leg and retains strike

Haris Rauf to Ben McDermott, wide, spears it down leg, McDermott moves inside the line and misses the glance, wide called

Haris Rauf to Ben McDermott, SIX, smoked! 140.9ks short of length delivery and McDermott has belted the pull down the ground. The field was up and the invitation was there, clean strike and the ball lands beyond the long-on fence

Haris Rauf to Ben McDermott, no run, 138.4ks angled in, McDermott misses the heave and the ball lobs up off the pad. He does not know where the ball went and luckily it drops just behind the stumps

Haris Rauf to Ben McDermott, 1 run, 140.3ks short of length around off, McDermott shuffles across and glances to fine leg

Haris Rauf to Ben McDermott, no run, back of a length around off, McDermott misses the pull and is struck on the tummy. That is going to hurt

Mitchell Swepson to Ben McDermott, no run, was there an edge? Slower but a half tracker, McDermott rocks back and is through the pull early, he might have got a bottom edge but Sam Harper does not glove the ball cleanly and it rolls into the off-side. Yes, it was off the bat and the ball hit Harper on the under side of the helmet grill. Tough to call that a drop catch

Mitchell Swepson to Ben McDermott, 1 run, 87.3ks flatter and short of length, McDermott stays back and clips it wide of long-on

Mitchell Swepson to Ben McDermott, SIX, that's more like it. They need to step on the gas. McDermott runs down the pitch, gives himself room and pumps it over long-off

Mitchell Swepson to Ben McDermott, 1 run, tossed up on middle, McDermott makes room and drives to long-off

Stoinis to Ben McDermott, 1 run, low full toss at the stumps, McDermott digs the drive out to long-on

Stoinis to Ben McDermott, no run, bouncer outside off, McDermott lets it pass thinking it would be a wide. But the square leg umpire deems it a fair delivery

Stoinis to Ben McDermott, 2 runs, dropped! Tough chance and Rogers can't hold on. Fifty for McDermott. Not a fluent knock but he's still out there. David walks across to congratulate him. Full delivery on the pads, McDermott whips it towards deep mid-wicket and Rogers runs to his left, dives and holds on with both hands but the ball pops out when he hit the ground

Stoinis to Ben McDermott, 1 run, 133.1ks fullish delivery around off, McDermott drills it to long-on

Stoinis to Ben McDermott, wide, sprays it outside off, McDermott leaves and collects the wide

Haris Rauf to Ben McDermott, FOUR, fumble and boundary to end the over. McDermott shuffles across, bends down to get under the length delivery and laps it to fine leg. Swepson gets around and makes a mess

Haris Rauf to Ben McDermott, no run, 141.1ks angled into leg, McDermott backs away and pushes it to mid-wicket

Haris Rauf to Ben McDermott, no run, 138.9ks back of a length delivery, McDermott knocks it down the pitch

Tom Curran to Ben McDermott, 1 run, dipping low full toss around leg, McDermott makes room and drives to long-on

Tom Curran to Ben McDermott, 1 run, 129.8ks fullish ball around off, McDermott eases it to mid-off and crosses over

Tom Curran to Ben McDermott, wide, attempted slower ball sprayed down leg, almost lands outside the playing area

Maxwell to Ben McDermott, 1 run, no room and keeps it tight, McDermott pushes it to long-on

Maxwell to Ben McDermott, 1 run, 93.8ks full delivery on leg, McDermott eases it down to long-on

Maxwell to Ben McDermott, no run, quicker and fuller, McDermott misses the reverse swat and is rapped on the pads, impact outside leg

Maxwell to Ben McDermott, 1 run, 96.5ks drifting across, McDermott sits down and sweeps on the bounce to long leg

Peter Siddle to Ben McDermott, 1 run, full and angled into the pads, McDermott flicks to mid-wicket and retains strike

Peter Siddle to Ben McDermott, 1 run, 137ks short of length delivery, McDermott pulls backward of square leg and sticks to a single

Peter Siddle to Ben McDermott, 1 run, 140.2ks full and at the stumps, McDermott eases it to long-on

Maxwell to Ben McDermott, 1 run, 94.3ks back of a length around leg, McDermott backs away and knocks it to long-on

Maxwell to Ben McDermott, 1 run, makes room and Maxwell spots that, slows it up and does not offer room, nudged to mid-wicket

Maxwell to Ben McDermott, 1 run, slower but the length is held back, nudged into the vacant mid-wicket pocket

Tom Curran to Ben McDermott, FOUR, and again.. This is even finer. 129.2ks back of a length around off, McDermott opens the bat face and guides it through the vacant slip cordon. Ends the over with back to back fours..

Tom Curran to Ben McDermott, FOUR, neatly done! 121.6ks slight change in pace, but the line was outside off, McDermott waits for the ball to arrive and steers it fine of short third. Siddle can only watch the ball race past him..

Tom Curran to Ben McDermott, 1 run, 128.5ks very full delivery on leg, McDermott digs it out to long-on

Mitchell Swepson to Ben McDermott, 3 runs, googly that's dragged short, McDermott rocks back and under-edges the pull through his legs. Long chase for Rauf and he manages to haul it in before the rope

Mitchell Swepson to Ben McDermott, 2 runs, tossed up outside off, McDermott makes room and lofts over extra cover, picks up a brace

Mitchell Swepson to Ben McDermott, wide, 89.3ks drifts down leg, too far for McDermott to reach

Mitchell Swepson to Ben McDermott, 1 run, flatter delivery at the stumps, McDermott knocks it to long-on

Stoinis to Ben McDermott, 1 run, back of a length around off, McDermott angles it square of the wicket

Mitchell Swepson to Ben McDermott, 1 run, makes room and Swepson follows him, nudged wide of long-on

Mitchell Swepson to Ben McDermott, leg byes, 1 run, drifting in with the angle, McDermott misses the nudge to the leg-side and the ball rolls off the pad

Haris Rauf to Ben McDermott, 1 run, 142.4ks full pitcher on off, McDermott turns it to mid-on and crosses over

Haris Rauf to Ben McDermott, no run, 143.4ks very full delivery on off, McDermott digs the flick out to mid-wicket

Haris Rauf to Ben McDermott, FOUR, poor first delivery and Rauf concedes a boundary. Slanting down leg and at his pace, McDermott just needed to get some bat, which he does and the ball races to fine leg

Peter Siddle to Ben McDermott, 1 run, 139.7ks short of length delivery, McDermott plays a controlled pull to deep square leg

Peter Siddle to Ben McDermott, 2 wides, backs away and Siddle tries to follow him, sprays it down leg and Sam Harper can't glove it cleanly

Peter Siddle to Ben McDermott, no run, 139.6ks angled in, McDermott misses the tuck and is struck on the thigh pad

Peter Siddle to Ben McDermott, no run, 137.6ks back of a length around off, McDermott shuffles across and misses the scoop, the ball hits him on the arm and drops down

Peter Siddle to Ben McDermott, 2 runs, 136.3ks short of length delivery, McDermott takes it on and miscues the pull in front of square, ball lands short of Cartwright in the deep and the pair scamper back for the second

Peter Siddle to Ben McDermott, no run, short of length delivery, McDermott shuffles across and defends to the off-side

Tom Curran to Ben McDermott, 3 runs, brilliant work by Cartwright. Very full delivery outside off, McDermott squeezes the drive in front of square and the ball was racing to the fence. Cartwright gets around and stops it with a full length dive, saves a run

Tom Curran to Ben McDermott, no run, 133.6ks full and at the stumps, McDermott pushes with a straight bat to mid-off

Tom Curran to Ben McDermott, no run, 132.1ks fullish delivery around off, McDermott pushes it firmly to cover

Tom Curran to Ben McDermott, no run, on a length and around off, McDermott defends with an open bat face to point

Tom Curran to Ben McDermott, FOUR, McDermott is off and running. Full pitcher outside off, he sits down on his back knee and goes up and over with the lofted drive, right off the middle and the ball races away to the fence