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
14
Abbott to Sam Harper, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Harper drives square and retains strike
13.5
Abbott to Jonathan Merlo, 1 run, short of length outside off, Merlo walks down and nails the pull to deep mid-wicket
13.4
Abbott to Jonathan Merlo, no run, back of a length outside off, Merlo punches and picks out cover
13.3
Abbott to Sam Harper, 1 run, angled in from back of a length, Harper tucks it to mid-wicket and crosses over
13.2
4
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
13.1
Abbott to Jonathan Merlo, 1 run, short of length delivery, Merlo rides the bounce and knocks it wide of cover
3
6
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
2.5
Abbott to Sam Harper, no run, full and wide, driven to point
2.4
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
2.3
4
Abbott to Sam Harper, FOUR, cracking pull shot! It's dug into the pitch, Harper takes it on and smashes it over square leg
2.2
4
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
2.1
Abbott to Sam Harper, no run, short of length outside off, pulled to mid-on
1
Abbott to Campbell Kellaway, 1 run, hard length ball nipping back in, Kellaway tries defending and drags it off a thick inside edge behind square
0.5
4
Abbott to Campbell Kellaway, FOUR, takes the attack to Abbott! Makes room, steps out and carves it through point. Goes to the boundary like a rocket
0.4
Abbott to Campbell Kellaway, no run, nipping in off a length, strikes Kellaway on the pad as he looks to clip it away and there's an appeal for LBW. Might've pitched outside leg
0.3
Abbott to Campbell Kellaway, no run, back of a length on off, blocked from the crease
0.2
W
Abbott to Joe Clarke, out Bowled!! Cleaned up by an absolute jaffa! Good length ball that pitches in the channel and nips back viciously. Goes right through the gate as Clarke is caught in the crease in defence, nicks off the off bail. Joe Clarke b Abbott 0(2)
0.2
Abbott to Joe Clarke, wide, they go up in appeal for caught-behind but umpire calls it wide. Inswinger down leg, back of a length, brushes the thigh pad on the way to the keeper
0.1
Abbott to Joe Clarke, no run, full delivery just outside off, punched to mid-off