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Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers Scorecard, 27th Match
128 (19.5 ov)
129/4 (17.1 ov)
Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Thu, 8 Jan, 13:45 IST
- Venue
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Data checked
- 05:49:40 IST
Match summary
Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets (with 17 balls remaining).
27th Match · Big Bash League · Melbourne Cricket Ground · 8 Jan 2026
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bowl.
Melbourne Stars: 128 (19.5 ov)
Top score: Marcus Stoinis, 33 off 35 balls; Blake Macdonald, 33 off 22 balls
Best bowling: Ben Dwarshuis, 4 for 13 in 3.5 overs
Sydney Sixers: 129/4 (17.1 ov)
Top score: Josh Philippe, 35 off 25 balls
Best bowling: Marcus Stoinis, 2 for 21 in 4 overs
Player of the match: Joel Davies (Sydney Sixers)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars innings128 (19.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Harperb Davies | 21 | 17 | 123.5 | ||
| Thomas Fraser Rogersb Manenti | 23 | 23 | 100.0 | ||
| Marcus Stoinisc Azam b Dwarshuis | 33 | 35 | 94.3 | ||
| Campbell Kellawayc Manenti b Davies | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| Blake Macdonaldc Philippe b Dwarshuis | 33 | 22 | 150.0 | ||
| Glenn Maxwellc Azam b Edwards | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | ||
| Hilton Cartwrightc Curran b Edwards | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| Mitchell Swepsonc Curran b Edwards | 5 | 4 | 125.0 | ||
| Liam Hatcherc Shaw b Dwarshuis | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | ||
| Haris Raufc Philippe b Dwarshuis | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Peter Siddlenot out | 6 | 3 | 200.0 | ||
| Extras | 3 (w 2, nb 0, b 0, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 128 (19.5 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
43-1 (Sam Harper, 5.6 ov) · 47-2 (Thomas Fraser Rogers, 6.4 ov) · 53-3 (Campbell Kellaway, 7.6 ov) · 97-4 (Blake Macdonald, 13.4 ov) · 99-5 (Glenn Maxwell, 15.1 ov) · 107-6 (Hilton Cartwright, 15.6 ov) · 116-7 (Marcus Stoinis, 17.4 ov) · 116-8 (Haris Rauf, 17.5 ov) · 122-9 (Mitchell Swepson, 18.5 ov) · 128-10 (Liam Hatcher, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Manenti | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5.00 | ||
| Sean Abbott | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 | ||
| Sam Curran | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 15.50 | ||
| Jack Edwards | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6.75 | ||
| Joel Davies | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3.75 | ||
| Ben Dwarshuis | 3.5 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3.39 |
Sydney Sixers innings129/4 (17.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babar Azamlbw b Stoinis | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | ||
| Moises Henriqueslbw b Siddle | 12 | 7 | 171.4 | ||
| Josh Philippec Rogers b Rauf | 35 | 25 | 140.0 | ||
| Sam Curranc Rauf b Stoinis | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | ||
| Jordan Silknot out | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | ||
| Lachlan Shawnot out | 24 | 14 | 171.4 | ||
| Extras | 9 (w 2, nb 1, b 0, lb 6) | ||||
| Total | 129/4 (17.1 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
20-1 (Moises Henriques, 2.1 ov) · 50-2 (Babar Azam, 6.3 ov) · 75-3 (Josh Philippe, 9.5 ov) · 89-4 (Sam Curran, 12.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | ||
| Liam Hatcher | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 | ||
| Peter Siddle | 3.1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3.79 | ||
| Haris Rauf | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 | ||
| Marcus Stoinis | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | ||
| Mitchell Swepson | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 | ||
| Campbell Kellaway | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
Line-ups
Melbourne Stars
The ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground
FairPlay holds 12 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria, with a median first-innings score of 160.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 33% and the toss winner won 67%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 83% of the time.
Highest total: 219/5 by Melbourne Stars on 19 Jan 2025.
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