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Glenn Maxwell has scored 297 runs at a strike rate of more than 194 in the current season of the Big Bash League.
With the help of Glenn Maxwell’s 76 runs on 32 balls, Melbourne Stars have made it to the knockout stage of the Big Bash League (BBL). In the last match of the league stage on Sunday, Melbourne, batting first, scored 219 runs. In reply, table topper Hobart Hurricanes were all out after scoring 179 runs.
Stoinis took over after a weak start Hobart won the toss and chose bowling at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Melbourne opener Sam Harper was out after scoring 23 runs and Tom Rogers after scoring 9 runs. The team lost 2 wickets for 36 runs, from here Beau Webster and captain Marcus Stoinis took over the team.
Stoinis scored a quick 32 runs in 19 balls. He was caught out by Mitchell Owen, Stoinis made a partnership of 45 runs with Webster. However, at the time of his dismissal, the score could reach only 81 runs in 10.4 overs.
Marcus Stoinis hit 4 fours and 1 six in his innings of 32 runs.
Maxwell accelerated Glenn Maxwell came to bat at number-5, he made a partnership of 70 runs with Webster for the fourth wicket and took the score beyond 150. Webster was out after scoring 51 runs, after him Hilton Cartwright could score only 13 runs and Tom Curran could score only 2 runs.
Beau Webster hit 4 fours and 3 sixes in his innings of 51 runs.
Maxwell still remained at one end, played his shots openly and scored a fifty. He remained not out after scoring 76 runs on 32 balls and took the team’s score to 219 runs. Maxwell hit 5 fours and 6 sixes in his innings. Marcus Bean, Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Owen and Nikhil Chaudhary took 1 wicket each from Hobart. A batter runout also occurred.
Glenn Maxwell batted at a strike rate of 237.50.
Hobart’s bad start Hobart Hurricanes, chasing the target of 220 runs, had a bad start. The team lost 2 wickets for 22 runs only. Caleb Jewell 5 and Charlie Wakim were out without opening the account. Ben McDermott could also score only 2 runs. Mitchell Owen quickly scored 38 runs, but he also returned to the pavilion in the sixth over.
Nikhil Chaudhary scored 27 runs, wicketkeeper Matthew Wade scored 21 and Tim David tried to take the team closer to victory by scoring 27 runs, but the team lost 8 wickets on the score of 133 runs. Chris Jordan could score only 4 and Cameron Gannon could score only 6 runs.
Marcus Stoinis took an excellent diving catch of Caleb Jewell at the mid-on position.
Captain Ellis’ innings turned upside down After losing 8 wickets early, Hobart’s innings was taken over by captain Nathan Ellis. He started hitting big shots from one end, but he did not get anyone’s support from the other end. He was finally out after scoring 40 runs in 22 balls and the team was reduced to 179 runs.
Hobart Hurricanes lost their 8 wickets at the score of just 133 runs.
For the Stars, fast bowler Mark Steketee took 4 wickets for 24 runs. Joel Paris and Usama Mir got 2-2 wickets. Whereas Tom Curran and Marcus Stoinis got 1-1 success. Glenn Maxwell, who took 3 catches after scoring 76 runs, received the Player of the Match award.
Mark Steketee took 4 wickets for just 24 runs.
Face Thunder in knockout Melbourne started the season with 5 consecutive losses. The team finished the league stage by winning 5 consecutive matches and secured a place in the playoffs by finishing fourth. Now on January 22, Melbourne will face Sydney Thunder in the knockout match in Sydney itself.
Hobart Hurricanes will face Sydney Sixers on January 21 in the qualifiers. The team that loses the qualifiers will face the team that wins the knockout in the Challenger on January 24. The final of the tournament will be played on January 27. In this, the winners of Qualifier and Challenger will face each other.