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4
8.6
Lewis Gregory to Nick Larkin, FOUR! This is brilliant batting. Short and outside off, Nick throws his bat at it and manages it get it over the 2 fielders in the point region. Can Larkin see his side home, in the last over? He has been brilliant so far.
6
8.4
Lewis Gregory to Nick Larkin, SIX! This one though is a bad ball. Fullish and around off, Nick Larkin pummels that well over long on for a biggie.
4
8.3
Lewis Gregory to Nick Larkin, FOUR! This is a super shot. Full length delivery outside the off stump, Larkin clobbers that through the covers for a boundary.
4
8.1
Lewis Gregory to Nick Larkin, FOUR! Oh... hello! That is nicely struck. Full and outside the off pole, Nick lofts it over cover and gets it wide of deep cover and wide long off.
6
7.5
Mark Steketee to Nick Larkin, NOT OUT! THAT IS SIX! After multiple replays from the third umpire the decision is finally made. The benefit of doubt goes to the batsman. Though the credit should be given to the fielders there as they did their best to pluck that out. A length ball from Mark Steketee and Nick Larkin is equally upto the task as he slogs it towards deep mid-wicket. He though has the height but not the distance as the fielder close to the boundary there, Max Bryant gets a hold of the ball. But seeing that he is falling over the ropes there releases the ball to his partner. Bazley there takes the catch and starts celebrating as the on field umpire take it upstairs. Replays roll in and after mutiple replays from multiple angles shows that Bryant has stepped over the line when he released the ball. So Not out as Larkin survives.
4
7.3
Mark Steketee to Nick Larkin, FOUR! Full and wide outside off, Larkin slices it over the short third man area and into the fence behind for a boundary.
W
7.2
Mark Steketee to Hilton Cartwright, OUT! CAUGHT! Steketee has his revenge! Cartwright once again looks to go over the fence this time to the leg side though. Mark bowls a length ball and gets it to hurry onto the batter as Hilton goes for the pull. The ball takes the top half of the bat and goes high towards deep mid-wicket where the fielder waits for the ball to land into his palms, as he takes the catch.
6
7.1
Mark Steketee to Hilton Cartwright, SIX! Absolutely smoked! Cartwright sent him from where it came. Full and in the slot for Hilton as he lofts it over the bowler's head and into the fence behind for a biggie.
W
6.4
Lewis Gregory to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! CAUGHT! Nick and gone. See you later, Marcus Stoinis. He was just trying to open up the off side. Got the ball that he wanted. It was a full delivery outside off, 'The Hulk' cleared his front leg and looked to go big over covers but ends up getting an outside edge there. Easiest of catches for Jimmy Peirson, the keeper.
4
6.1
Lewis Gregory to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Fullish and outside off, Stoinis looks to drive it on the off side but ends up getting it off the outside edge. The ball speeds away in the gap between point and short third man.
W
5.6
Mark Steketee to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! CAUGHT! The Big Show is gone. He is not going to cause any miracles here. It is a disappointing effort from Stars, overall. Full length ball, down the leg side, following Maxwell as he backs away. Glenn Maxwell lofts it over mid on. He would have fancied to clear long on but ends up hitting it to Bartlett there, who backtracks and takes it well. A good catch.
W
5.4
Mark Steketee to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! TAKEN! What a catch from Lewis Gregory. It was just out of reach of Nicholas, the ball. But what an amazing catch it was from the Englishman. Short length delivery, outside off, Pooran goes for the pull shot but ends up getting a top edge there. It goes high in the air. Lewis, at deep backward square leg, has his eyes on the ball. At the last minute, he realizes that it seems to be dipping well to his right. But Gregory dives in that direction and takes a stunner.
6
5.2
Mark Steketee to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Oh my goodness. That is an extraordinary cricket shot. Shortish and around the off pole line, Nicholas Pooran swings it away over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
4
4.6
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Oh.. he gets a boundary now. Short length delivery on the off pole, Pooran goes back and pulls at it firmly. Manages to bisect deep mid-wicket and deep square leg and gets the boundary he wanted.
6
4.5
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Pooran needs no sighter here. Full length ball on the off stump, Nicholas lifts that over deep cover.
W
4.4
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andre Fletcher, OUT! CAUGHT! Oh... that is a brilliant catch. Flat and outside off, Fletcher looked to slog that over the bowler's head. And it almost looked like he got a maximum. But the long off fielder runs to his left, leaps and takes that. Realizing that he may go over the boundary, he throws it to the long on fielder, Xavier, who takes it. The umpires want to have a look if it was taken cleanly. But Fletcher is already walking back here. Right, replays are in. No movement of the ropes as the long off fielder had taken it first. And there's no conclusive evidence to refute that the catch was not taken cleanly. So, it stays OUT!
4
4.3
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andre Fletcher, FOUR! Shortish and on the off stump, Andre comes down and lofts that over the bowler's head for a boundary.
6
3.6
Jack Wildermuth to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! He has clubbed that! Shortish length delivery seaming into middle, Marcus Stoinis picks it up and sends that miles over deep square leg.
4
3.5
Jack Wildermuth to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! It is beautifully played. Shortish and outside the off pole line, Stoinis guides it uppishly and well over short third man for a boundary.
4
0.6
Xavier Bartlett to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! It is a beautiful shot! Fullish and outside off, Marcus Stoinis just pushes it through the point region and the ball manages to get to the fence in the deep. 15 off the first over. A strong start for Melbourne.
4
0.5
Xavier Bartlett to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Ohh... that has flown away, off the outer half. Short and outside off, Stoinis looks to cut that in front of square on the off side but ends up getting an outside edge there. It goes over short third man for a boundary.
4
0.3
Xavier Bartlett to Andre Fletcher, FOUR! Good shot. He has got hold of that. Full and swinging away, outside off, Andre Fletcher thrashes that over cover for a boundary.