Turner helps Scorchers to victory in Klinger's last home game
Stars could have sealed a semi-final spot with victory but they fell 27 short Glenn Maxwell's 40-ball 61
03/02Result
51st Match (N), Big Bash League at Perth, Feb 3 2019
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![Perth Scorchers]( "Perth Scorchers")
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![Melbourne Stars]( "Melbourne Stars")
155/9 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
03/02Result
51st Match (N), Big Bash League at Perth, Feb 3 2019
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![Perth Scorchers]( "Perth Scorchers")
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![Melbourne Stars]( "Melbourne Stars")
155/9 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
AJ Turner
69(42) 7x4 - 3x6
Control %80%
- Productive Shot
- slog shot
- 18 runs
- 1x4 - 2x6
GJ Maxwell
61(40) 4x4 - 3x6
Control %75%
- Productive Shot
- hook
- 16 runs
- 1x4 - 2x6
Match Details
Series
Toss
Melbourne Stars , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.15 start, First Session 18.15-19.35, Interval 19.35-19.55, Second Session 19.55- 21.15
Match days
03 February 2019 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Perth Scorchers 2, Melbourne Stars 0
Scorecard Summary
PERTH SCORCHERS 182/3 (20 OVERS)
- Ashton Turner69 (42)
- Cameron Bancroft*44 (27)
- Liam Plunkett1/23 (3)
- Jackson Bird1/25 (4)
MELBOURNE STARS 155/9 (20 OVERS)
- Marcus Stoinis49 (40)
- Glenn Maxwell61 (40)
- Nathan Coulter-Nile3/30 (4)
- Matthew Kelly3/31 (4)
END OF OVER:20 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | MS: 155/9 (28 runs required, RR: 7.75)
- Adam Zampa1 (2b)
- Daniel Worrall1 (1b)
- Matthew Kelly4-0-31-3
- Nathan Coulter-Nile4-0-30-3
That's all from us for this game. Hope you enjoyed over coverage. See you soon.
Ashton Turner is the Man of the Match.
9.35pm A 27-run victory for Perth Scorchers, in Michael Klinger's last home game in the BBL. Ashton Turner set it up with a 42-ball 69 as Scorchers finished on 182 for 3. Then Nathan Coulter-Nile and Jason Behrendorff kept it tight in the Powerplay. Coulter-Nile finished with 3 for 30, while Behrendorff conceded only 18 from his four overs. Towards the end, Matthew Kelly also chipped in with three wickets and despite a 40-ball 61 from Glenn Maxwell, Melbourne Stars could manage only 155 for 9.
19.6
0
Kelly to Zampa, no run, fuller outside off, in the blockhole, cannot put bat on the ball
19.5
1
Kelly to Worrall, 1 run, a low full toss on the stumps, backs away and dabs it towards covers
19.4
1
Kelly to Zampa, 1 run, goes for the yorker but doesn't get it right, Zampa turns this half-volley towards square leg
Hat-trick ball
19.3
W
Kelly to Bird, OUT, another full toss, this time outside off, and hits it towards long-off, Marsh comes in and takes a low catch
JM Bird c Marsh b Kelly 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
19.2
W
Kelly to Gotch, OUT, a full toss around off, goes aerial but cannot get the timing right, Coulter-Nile takes it at long-on, tumbling backwards
SE Gotch c Coulter-Nile b Kelly 16 (8b 1x4 1x6) SR: 200.00
19.1
1
Kelly to Bird, 1 run, fuller outside off, steers it towards deep point
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