Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars, 11th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

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

Abbott to Sam Harper, no run, full and angled into the pads, Harper flicks and picks out mid-wicket this time. The Stars wait..

Abbott to Sam Harper, no run, floaty full delivery around off, Harper drives and finds a diving cover fielder

Abbott to Sam Harper, wide, slower ball down leg, Harper gets inside the line and misses the glance. Wide called

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

Joel Davies to Sam Harper, 1 run, not quite short and hence Harper mistimes the pull through mid-wicket

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

Dwarshuis to Sam Harper, 1 run, slower back of a length delivery, Harper nudges it into the mid-wicket pocket

Dwarshuis to Sam Harper, no run, off-pace delivery bowled into the wicket, Harper makes room and cracks it to cover-point

Dwarshuis to Sam Harper, 1 run, slower ball angled in, Harper closes the bat face and the leading edge rolls to mid-on

Jack Edwards to Sam Harper, 1 run, off-pace delivery around off, Harper makes room and chops it towards point

Jack Edwards to Sam Harper, FOUR, hundred for Harper. The whole of Melbourne Stars are on their feet applauding. What a knock! On a tricky surface he has played a blinder and taken the game away from the Sixers. He has a big smile on his face, takes off his helmet and raises his bat. Short of length delivery, Harper is rushed on the pull and the top-edge flies away fine of Philippe. Third man was inside the ring and there's no stopping that

Jack Edwards to Sam Harper, SIX, Harper is in a hurry now. Edwards goes to the slower ball and Harper has picked the bones out of that, he moves across and crouches low, gets under the length and smokes it over deep mid-wicket

Jack Edwards to Sam Harper, FOUR, smashed! Another full toss and Harper is not missing out in this kind of form. He walks down and across, gets under it and pumps it over extra cover. He struck that powerfully..

Jack Edwards to Sam Harper, no run, back of a length outside off, Harper slashes hard and is beaten on the outside edge

Jack Edwards to Sam Harper, SIX, that surely wasn't the plan. Edwards runs up and offers a nice Christmas gift - full toss around knee height on off-stump, Harper says thank you very much and deposits it into the deep square leg stand. Clean swing of the bat and the ball sails away..

Abbott to Sam Harper, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Harper drives square and retains strike

Abbott to Sam Harper, 1 run, angled in from back of a length, Harper tucks it to mid-wicket and crosses over

Abbott to Sam Harper, FOUR, superb shot! Harper walks down and across, gets cramped by the back of a length delivery, but he opens the bat face and guides it behind square on the off-side - right between backward point and short third

Jack Edwards to Sam Harper, no run, now Harper throws his bat and doesn't connect. Good length ball outside off, Harper moves across and attempts the drive but the ball whizzes past the outside edge

Jack Edwards to Sam Harper, 1 run, floaty full delivery outside off, Harper reaches for the drive and gets an outside edge to third man

K Richardson to Sam Harper, FOUR, 21 from his first over. 20 from his second. Not a good day for Richardson. Harper has scored 40 out of his 73 runs against Richardson. Another off-pace delivery, that's dragged short, Harper slaps it over mid-off and clears the inner ring comfortably. Henriques does not bother to chase it down

K Richardson to Sam Harper, 2 runs, fuller and close to off, Harper eases it past Richardson and beats mid-off, but only a couple

K Richardson to Sam Harper, FOUR, smoked! The sweeper does not even bother to chase. Fullish delivery around off, Harper has the space to free his hands and drills the drive in front of square. No stopping/chasing that..

K Richardson to Sam Harper, no run, spears it into the blockhole, Harper backs away and jams it back to Richardson

K Richardson to Sam Harper, FOUR, Harper continues to lay into Richardson. Another half tracker outside off, plenty of width for Harper to capitalise, he stays leg-side and carves it over the point region, one bounce and over the ropes

K Richardson to Sam Harper, SIX, whoa! That's an incredible shot. Slower ball outside off, the length was short and it sits up, Harper makes room and waits for the ball, pumps it flat and over deep extra cover. He got plenty of it..

Joel Davies to Sam Harper, 1 run, drifting in with the arm, Harper nudges it through mid-wicket and retains strike

Joel Davies to Sam Harper, no run, uhhh! How has that missed the stumps? The bounce saves Harper. He goes back and stays leg-side to defend, but the ball straightens past his outside edge and goes over leg-stump

Joel Davies to Sam Harper, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, Harper pushes it back to Davies

Joel Davies to Sam Harper, 2 runs, slower but short of length, Harper goes back and pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket, easy couple

Joel Davies to Sam Harper, no run, sliding down leg, Harper misses the glance and the ball brushes the pad

Joel Davies to Sam Harper, no run, flighted and drifts in, Harper prods forward and blocks it back

Dwarshuis to Sam Harper, 1 run, slower short ball, Harper gets on top of the bounce and pulls it behind square, fifty for him off just 28 balls. Has made the equation straightforward for Stars on a tricky pitch

Dwarshuis to Sam Harper, FOUR, angling across off, back of a length, Harper goes hard at it, gets a thick edge and it flies past the keeper

Joel Davies to Sam Harper, 1 run, flat at the stumps, tucked through midwicket

Joel Davies to Sam Harper, 1 run, clipped off the pads through square leg

Joel Davies to Sam Harper, 1 run, cuts it to deep point

Ben Manenti to Sam Harper, 1 run, turning into the pads, nudged through midwicket

Ben Manenti to Sam Harper, 2 runs, pushed through flat just outside off, Harper advances and bunts it wide of long-on

Ben Manenti to Sam Harper, no run, turning into the pads, tucked to midwicket

Ben Manenti to Sam Harper, 1 run, backs away, Manenti follows him and he still gets the cut away through backward point. Played it from well outside leg

Joel Davies to Sam Harper, no run, drifting in on off and middle, good length ball, defended forward

Joel Davies to Sam Harper, 1 run, flat outside off, Harper cuts it to sweeper cover

Joel Davies to Sam Harper, 1 run, good length outside off, Harper cuts it through point

Dwarshuis to Sam Harper, 1 run, back of a length delivery across off, dabbed down to third man

K Richardson to Sam Harper, FOUR, a poor first over from Richardson, 21 off it! Harper finishes it with another boundary. Full and wide, he reaches out and carves it over backward point

K Richardson to Sam Harper, no run, plenty of extra bounce! Short of length just outside off, Harper tries dabbing it towards third man and is beaten

K Richardson to Sam Harper, FOUR, now over backward point! Full and wide, Harper goes chasing, frees the arms and lashes it over the infield

K Richardson to Sam Harper, SIX, this one has gone even further. Dug in short, he takes it on and smashes it over square leg. He collected three sixes and a four already with the pull shot

K Richardson to Sam Harper, SIX, the pull again from Harper, has been a profitable shot for him and he smokes it into the crowd

K Richardson to Sam Harper, wide, way too wide outside off, left alone

K Richardson to Sam Harper, no run, fuller than a length outside off, kicks up sharply off the pitch, Harper swings and misses

Jack Edwards to Sam Harper, 1 run, blocked in front of mid-on for a quick single

Jack Edwards to Sam Harper, no run, good length ball just outside off, Harper advances, looks to defend and gets an inside edge onto pad

Abbott to Sam Harper, SIX, swings hard on the pull and it sails over fine leg! Back of a length at the stumps, not short enough but Harper doesn't hold back. Might've been off a thick top-edge but it goes all the way

Abbott to Sam Harper, no run, full and wide, driven to point

Abbott to Sam Harper, no run, cuts him in half! Darting in from back of a length, Harper is cramped on the cut and beaten on the under-edge

Abbott to Sam Harper, FOUR, cracking pull shot! It's dug into the pitch, Harper takes it on and smashes it over square leg

Abbott to Sam Harper, FOUR, runs away off the edge! Good length around off, Harper hangs back in defence but it nips away for a thick edge. Rolls along the ground past slips

Abbott to Sam Harper, no run, short of length outside off, pulled to mid-on

Jack Edwards to Sam Harper, leg byes, 1 run, nipping back in off a length, strikes the thigh pad and deflects wide of slip