Sydney Thunder cruise to victory over Melbourne Stars - Big Bash League - Match recap
Sydney Thunder crushed the Melbourne Stars by six wickets in the second match of the Big Bash Twenty20 League at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 on Saturday, December 17, 2011.
Batting first, the home side scored 153 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Star Australian batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Hussey-c1380 batted splendidly, contributing 52 runs to the total, but the effort went in vain.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301 from the Sydney Thunder took the game away from the opposition, hammering an unbeaten 102 runs in the match. His effort guided the team to a comfortable win with six balls remaining in the end.
Earlier, Warner who is also the skipper of Thunder, decided to field first after winning the toss. He expected the bowlers to get some assistance in the opening few overs of the match. His decision turned out to be a good one in the end, as the ball did
move around a bit.
Stars’ openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Wade-c1933 and Robert Quiney were unable to make a solid impression and got out for 14 and seven respectively.
However, the innings was stabilised by Hussey and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bailey-c1480, as the pair put on 41 runs for the third wicket partnership. The latter got out after adding 23 runs to the total with the help of three boundaries.
The hosts’ skipper Cameron White, who is also captain of the Aussie Twenty20 side, was unable to make an impression, getting dismissed for one run. He was followed by Hussey, who clobbered 52 runs with the help of three fours and the same number of sixes.
England’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LJ-Wright-c1841 struck some solid strokes towards the end of the innings, guiding the total above 150. He remained unbeaten on 27.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DE-Bollinger-c1348 was expensive, but managed to pick up a couple of wickets for the Thunder team.
The visitors got off to a bad start, losing opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 cheaply. He managed just four runs in his short stay at the crease.
Next to go was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-Smith-c1313, who added 21 runs to the total
before being dismissed.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Craig-Philipson-c1290 was the only other wicket to fall in the innings, as the Sydney Thunder won the match by six wickets.
Warner bludgeoned 102 runs from 51 deliveries with the help of six fours and the same number of sixes. He was named player of the match for his terrific batting display.
Melbourne Stars’ http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Faulkner-c1643 was the only bowler to make an impression, bagging a couple of wickets in the match.
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