In the 36th match of the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) 2020-21, Adelaide Strikers defeated Melbourne Stars by five wickets at home ground on Monday.
How's that for a send off for ?! 🥰
We take the points with an over to spare 💙
— Adelaide Strikers (@StrikersBBL)
Chasing 150, Strikers did lose wickets at regular intervals, but small partnerships between the p⛎layers helped them beat Stars with 6 balls to spare.
Jonathan Wells was the highest scorer for Strikers after🐠 he scored 36 off 27 deliveries with two fours and as many sixes.
Bad news: Wellsy out 😣
— Adelaide Strikers (@StrikersBBL)
Apart from Wells, opener Phillip Salt (31), captain Alex Carey (21) and lower-order batter Ryan Gibson (22 no) 🧜made valuable contributions to take Strikers to their fifth win in the com😼petition.
Salty skies one & is the next to go. Wellsꦰy joins Kez in the mid꧑dle 💪
— Adelaide Strikers (@StrikersBBL)
For Stars, leg-spinner Adam Zampa picked up two wickets for 20 in his quota of 4 overs. Sam Rainbird, skipper Glenn Maxwell and Haris Rauf also bagged one wicket each.
Since the start of BBL09:
Zampa: 32 wickets, 19 games.
Rashid: 35 wickets, 25 games.
Not sure it's properly appreciated how good Zampa has been/is.
Class above.
— Tim Michell (@tim_michell)
Earlier, Wes Agar bowled brilliꦜantly for the Strikers to restrict Stars at 149/7 in their allotted 20 overs. Agar picked up two scal𒉰ps and conceded only 19 runs in his quota of 4 overs that included a maiden as well.
Flex on 'em big Wes! |
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL)
Agar first dismissed Stars’ opening batsman Andre Fletcher for 12, who slammed two sixes and was looking dangerous. Agar did not just stop there as he then removed the well-set Marcus Stoinis to put brakes on the run-flow. Stoinis scored 47 runs off 31 balls including 4ꦓ fours and 3 maximums.
The first player to score 2,000▨ runs for the Melbou💎rne Stars ��
Congrats, Marcus Stoinis 👏
— Melbourne Stars (@StarsBBL)
Apart from Stoinis, Nic Maddinson shined with the bat to take his team to a respeꩵctable total. T꧙he New South Wales batsman slammed unbeaten 48 from 34 deliveries laced up with two fours and three sixes.
Nic Maddinson whacks a💮 six off the las♛t ball and finishes on 48no.
A very handy return to the
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL)
Rashid Khan, who played his farewell game for Strikers in BBL 10, impressed fans with a superb performance. He bagged two wickets for 29 in 4 overs. Rashid is set to join his national team Afghanistan for their upcoming international project against Ireland.
The BBL is poorer for the departure of Rashid Khan, but ꦦhopefully come later this year he’ll be out here playing Test cricket.
— Daniel Cherny (@DanielCherny)
