Wide speared down leg, undwhelming end to the match. Stars clinch a five-wicket win with five balls to spare.
Strikers vs Stars, 41st Match at Melbourne, BBL, Jan 10 2022 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Stars won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
10.32 pm It's been a struggle in recent times to get 11 fit and healthy bodies on the field for the Stars but they claim full points tonight. Joe Clarke makes 83 off 58, having been dropped on 42, and takes his side into a winning position before Qais does the honors in the final over.
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Qais off the mark in style to level the scores! Good length ball flighted too generously and Qais clears the front leg heaving this high over wide long-on and clears the rope by a few yards.
Matt Short tasked with defending this bowling his offspin. He usually bowls It with plenty of flight but expect him to zing them in. Qais Ahmad, who entered in the previous over, finally comes on strike for his first ball.
Seven left off the last over to get now.
slower ball full on middle, prodded back to Siddle.
slower ball on the stumps on a good length, tries to muscle this down the ground to level the scores but doesn't get the power behind it and hangs up in the air for Thomas Kelly to charge in 20 yards and to his left, taking the catch eight yards in from the rope at rib height.
Equation under a run a ball for the first time now.
in the slot on leg stump, backs away to create room to heave this down the ground into the sight screen over long-on.
slower ball on a length, swings past it and bounces through to the keeper.
searches for yorker, winds up as a waist high full toss miscued to mid-off for a basic catch at ankle height. No real celebrations from the Strikers. They're assuming it was a no ball on height. It's right at the belt line. Touch and go. Third umpire sides with the batter claiming it was not out. Harsh call but probably the right one by the letter of the law. Free hit coming up.
short on middle, pulls this wide of midwicket for a pair.
full on fifth stump, driven to long-off for one.
Well that changes things dramatically. 17 off 12 balls to win now. Siddle to bowl the 19th.
full on the legs, feeds him a half-volley for a devastating flick into the 20th row over backward square leg.
short and wide, toe slaps this to the cover sweeper for one.
length ball on the stumps, smears a slog to midwicket for one.
dropped! Slower ball lands full and wide, slams a scorching drive back to Conway's left at waist height. Reaches out one-handed and it bursts through.
short on the body following him backing away from leg, top edge to deep fine leg for one.
short on off stump, flat bats a pull muscling it past mid-off on the ring to the rope.
Conway back for his last over.
Stars have suddenly made this very interesting by going a bit too casually for the target. No boundaries in the last four overs. 31 off 18 balls needed now.
good length ball, batter charges and slaps this into the ground misfielded by Fawad to allow a single to mid-on.
googly lands short on middle, backs away to pull and bottom edges this through fine leg for a very long two. Poor running, should've been three.
short and wide, slaps this to extra cover on the ring, diving stop by Rashid keeps it to one.
short on the legs, pulls this off a bottom edge to short fine leg for one.
good length ball on fourth stump, defended back to Fawad.
good length ball on fourth stump, slapped wide of extra cover for one.
Over 20 • MS 140/5
Stars won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)