Sydney Sixers
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Melbourne Stars
| 61 all out Sydney Sixers win by 152 runs |
| 1/9 (1.1) | *Curran | O: 11.1 | ||
| 4/14 (4.0) | O'Keefe | RR:4.75 | Faridoun | 6 (5) |
| c. Christian b. Curran |  | 11.1 10/61 |  | Couch 8(10) |
| st. Philippe b. O'Keefe | | 8.4 9/47 | | Zampa 1(3) |
| c. Abbott b. O'Keefe | | 8.3 8/47 | | Elliott 2(7) |
| c. Philippe b. Abbott | | 7.3 7/45 | | Rainbird 0(2) |
| c. Philippe b. Abbott | | 7.1 6/45 | | Webster 2(4) |
| c. Vince b. Kerr | | 5.6 5/41 | | Cartwright 10(9) |
| c. O'Keefe b. Kerr | | 5.5 4/41 | | Nevill 18(14) |
| b. Abbott | | 3.1 3/18 | | Maxwell 4(9) |
| lbw. O'Keefe | | 0.5 2/4 | | Larkin 0(2) |
| c. Kerr b. O'Keefe | | 0.3 1/2 | | Clarke 1(2) |
| First Innings: Sydney Sixers | 4/213 | RR: 9.13 | O: 20.0 |
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| First Innings: Sydney Sixers | 4/213 | RR: 9.13 | O: 20.0 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J.R. Philippe+ c. Cartwright b. Rainbird | 83 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 176.60 |
J.M. Vince c. Zampa b. Maxwell | 44 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 151.72 |
M.C. Henriques* not out | 76 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 200.00 |
D.T. Christian c. Cartwright b. Couch | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
T.K. Curran c. Larkin b. Couch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
J.C. Silk not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
D.P. Hughes | |||||
S.A. Abbott | |||||
H. Kerr | |||||
C.J. Jordan | |||||
S.N.J. O'Keefe | |||||
Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 4, nb 0) | 5 | ||||
| Total | 213 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.M. Elliott | 3.0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.67 |
| S.L. Rainbird | 4.0 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 14.75 |
| S. Faridoun | 4.0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| A. Zampa | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 |
| B.L. Couch | 3.0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 12.00 |
| G.J. Maxwell | 2.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.50 |
| First Innings: Melbourne Stars | 61 all out | RR: 4.75 | O: 11.1 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J.M. Clarke c. Kerr b. O'Keefe | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
P.M. Nevill+ c. O'Keefe b. Kerr | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 128.57 |
N.C.R. Larkin lbw. O'Keefe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
G.J. Maxwell* b. Abbott | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
H.W.R. Cartwright c. Vince b. Kerr | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 111.11 |
B.J. Webster c. Philippe b. Abbott | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
S.M. Elliott c. Abbott b. O'Keefe | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
S.L. Rainbird c. Philippe b. Abbott | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Zampa st. Philippe b. O'Keefe | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
B.L. Couch c. Christian b. Curran | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
S. Faridoun not out | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
Extras (b 2, lb 1, w 6, nb 0) | 9 | ||||
| Total | 61 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N.J. O'Keefe | 4.0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
| S.A. Abbott | 3.0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4.67 |
| C.J. Jordan | 2.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 |
| T.K. Curran | 1.1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7.71 |
| H. Kerr | 1.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6.00 |
The 11th season of the Big Bash League commences tonight with the Sydney Sixers hosting the Melbourne Stars at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Join The Roar for live scores from 7:35pm AEDT.
The Sixers are the reigning champions and have another strong squad on paper with English imports Tom Curran, Chris Jordan and James Vince lining up for the side this year.
The Sydney side’s batting is impressive with Vince, Josh Philippe and Daniel Hughes all capable of match-winning performances with the bat plus the ever-reliable Moises Henriques and the ‘new’ finisher Dan Christian.
The bowling attack is experienced with Jackson Bird and Sean Abbott leading from the front and Steve O’Keefe can tie down one end.
Their opponents have always promised so much but perhaps this season they can fly under the radar despite having some big-name players.
Adam Zampa has been in outstanding white ball form and he’ll be the key to the Stars’ bowling lineup. Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis are the other big names but they’ve also got Joe Burns and Hilton Cartwright for some hitting power up front.
The Stars suffered a blow with Billy Stanlake picking up an injury before the season with Brody Crouch his replacement.
Melbourne have enough experience and an experienced coach in David Hussey to cause a few surprises this year.
Game information
First ball: 7:35pm AEDT
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
Broadcast: Fox Cricket, Channel 7
Streaming: Kayo
Betting: Sixers $1.80, Stars $2.00 – odds via PlayUp
hayboy
Roar Rookie
Wow. This one's over, embarrassing for the Stars.
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
Two comments, two put downs. Maxwell, Brayshaw.
rl
Guest
Is it just me or is Bothams’s microphone turned way down? They need to turn it up. (and turn Brayshaw’s down. Right down, as in zero…)
Aakash Bhat
Roar Rookie
Stars need some bowling reinforcements
Rusty Brooks
Roar Rookie
Need to put some electrical tape on one side of the ball.
Rusty Brooks
Roar Rookie
Bit cold in Sydney today and school tomorrow probably had some effect on the crowd.
Rellum
Roar Guru
With such a pristine wicket and such a pristine outfield how can a 15 over ball not still be swinging and seaming?