Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars, 19th Match

Regular Season 2024/2025 · T20 · · The Gabba, Brisbane

Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) (Brisbane Heat 149/7, Melbourne Stars 153/5).

Match report

Brisbane Heat (BH) faced Melbourne Stars (MLS) in the 19th Match of Regular Season 2024/2025, a T20 match, at The Gabba, Brisbane. Play began on Wednesday, 1 January 2025 at 08:15 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.

Melbourne Stars won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Ben Treloar and Donovan Koch, with Kepler Wessels as match referee.

Brisbane Heat made 149/7 in 20 overs, with Max Bryant top-scoring on 77 not out from 48 balls. Mark Steketee was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 42. Melbourne Stars made 153/5 in 18.1 overs, with Daniel Lawrence top-scoring on 64 not out from 38 balls. Xavier Bartlett was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 10.

Result: Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining). Marcus Stoinis was named player of the match.

The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.

Brisbane Heat · 1st innings: 149/7 (20 ov)

Batting
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Tom Bantonc Glenn Maxwell b Mark Steketee131111118.18
Colin Munroc Daniel Lawrence b Mark Steketee170014.29
Nathan McSweeneyb Peter Siddle9151060
Matt Renshawc Glenn Maxwell b Joel Paris9601150
Max Bryantnot out774846160.42
Paul Walterc Glenn Maxwell b Usama Mir211821116.67
Will Prestwidgec Glenn Maxwell b Daniel Lawrence4100040
Xavier Bartlettrun out6600100

Extras: 9 · Did not bat: Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann

Bowling
BowlerOMRWEcon
Joel Paris402015
Mark Steketee4042210.5
Marcus Stoinis402807
Peter Siddle403418.5
Usama Mir301715.67
Daniel Lawrence10616

Melbourne Stars · 1st innings: 153/5 (18.1 ov)

Batting
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Ben Duckettc Tom Banton b Xavier Bartlett01000
Thomas Fraser Rogersc Tom Banton b Spencer Johnson671085.71
Sam Harperb Xavier Bartlett8110072.73
Daniel Lawrencenot out643872168.42
Marcus Stoinisc Spencer Johnson b Xavier Bartlett6248100129.17
Glenn Maxwellc Matt Renshaw b Xavier Bartlett01000
Hilton Cartwrightnot out130033.33

Extras: 12 · Did not bat: Usama Mir, Mark Steketee, Joel Paris, Peter Siddle

Bowling
BowlerOMRWEcon
Xavier Bartlett401042.5
Spencer Johnson402817
Will Prestwidge3.102507.89
Matthew Kuhnemann3033011
Paul Walter2031015.5
Mitchell Swepson2022011

Latest overs

  1. Over 19 (MLS, Will Prestwidge): 4 runs, 149/5 – 4
  2. Over 18 (MLS, Xavier Bartlett): 3 runs, 145/5 – • 1 1 • wd W W
  3. Over 17 (MLS, Spencer Johnson): 12 runs, 142/3 – 4 1 wd 1 4 • 1
  4. Over 16 (MLS, Matthew Kuhnemann): 18 runs, 130/3 – 6 6 1 2 2 1
  5. Over 15 (MLS, Spencer Johnson): 7 runs, 112/3 – • 1 • 1wd 4 • •
  6. Over 14 (MLS, Mitchell Swepson): 9 runs, 105/3 – 4 1 1 1 1 1