Highlights Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder T20 Big Bash League 28.12.2025
And another! Full, on a good line. Maxwell creates space and switch hits over the off side field for four runs.
FOUR! T Sangha pitches one up, pitching outside off once more. Maxwell backs away and reverse sweeps back behind point for 4 runs.
Good length, outside off stump once more. Harper gets on the back foot and cuts back through point for one run.
Good length, outside off stump. Maxwell gets on the back foot and slices a cut for one run.
Good line and length. Harper goes back and reverse sweeps
On a good length, outside off stump once more. Maxwell rocks back and drives through the off side field for 1 run.
FOUR! Shadab Khan pitches one up, outside off once again. Maxwell gets forward and lofts a reverse sweep for four runs behind point.
On a good length, outside off once more. Maxwell gets forward but swings and misses while trying to play a reverse sweep
FOUR! Pitched up, pitching outside off once more. Maxwell pushes forward and pulls for 4 runs.
Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Maxwell moves onto the back foot and edges
Yorker, pitching outside leg. Maxwell pushes forward and plays a flick for a single run behind square.
Yorker, outside off stump. Harper gets forward and drives for a single run through the off side field.
Full ball, pitching on a good line. Harper gets forward and eases a drive for a pair of runs through the on side field.
Yorker, outside leg and angling across. Maxwell gets forward but swings and misses while attempting to play a drive, and the ball runs away from Billings for one bye.
On a good length, pitching on leg. Maxwell goes back but misses while trying to play a pull
FOUR! Good length from Hadley, outside off stump. Maxwell creates room and pulls for four runs.
Full, pitching on a good line again. Maxwell rocks back and pulls for a single run.
Yorker, on line. Harper moves onto the front foot and drives for a run through the off side field.
Sams pitches one up, outside off stump. Maxwell gets forward and drives over the off side for a run.
MAXIMUM! Full, pitching near leg stump and angled across the batter. Maxwell gets on the back foot and lifts a drive for 6 runs over the leg side field.
Good length from Sams, pitching outside off again. Harper gets on the back foot and punches a drive for one run on the off side.
Good length from Sams, outside off once more. Maxwell moves onto the back foot and guides a cut for a run.
Full, outside off stump. Maxwell moves onto the front foot and drives on the off side for one run.
Pitched up, on line. Maxwell gets on the front foot and eases a drive through the off side.
OUT! Green gets the wicket! Good length from Green, pitching outside off. Clarke pushes forward and lifts a drive, but is spectacularly caught by Gilkes on the off side. An incredible display of catching by Gilkes!
Pitched up, pitching on a good line. Harper gets on the front foot and drives through the off side for a run.
Good length from Green, pitching outside off stump. Harper rocks back and plays a defensive stroke
On a good line and length from Green. Clarke moves onto the front foot and punches a drive for a run.
Shadab Khan pitches one up, on leg stump and angling across the batter. Clarke gets forward and eases a drive for a run down the ground.
Good length, outside off. Harper moves onto the front foot but plays and misses while trying to defend, and the ball flies away from the wicketkeeper for a single bye.
FOUR! Length ball, outside off. Harper rocks back and edges for four runs back behind point.
Good length from Shadab Khan, pitching outside leg. Harper rocks back and leg glances behind square.
Good length from Shadab Khan, outside off. Harper gets on the front foot and drives for a couple of runs.
Length ball, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. Harper pushes forward and reverse sweeps
FOUR! Good length from T Sangha, outside off stump once more. Clarke moves onto the back foot and lifts a pull for 4 runs.
Good length, pitching outside off once again. Harper moves onto the back foot and guides a cut for one run.
On a good length, outside off once more. Clarke goes back and cuts for one run.
Full ball, pitching outside off stump once again. Harper advances down the pitch and skies a drive down the ground for three runs. Good fielding by Gilkes prevents a boundary.
Length ball, outside off. Clarke moves onto the back foot and cuts for 1 run.
Full, outside off once more. Harper moves onto the back foot and slices a cut for a run.
Good length from Shadab Khan, pitching outside off. Clarke gets on the back foot and cuts square for 2 runs.
Shadab Khan pitches one up, pitching outside off. Clarke goes back and cuts
Good length, on leg stump and angling across. Harper advances and plays a defensive stroke for a run.
On a good line and length from Shadab Khan. Harper gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Harper gets on the front foot and defends
Clarke brings up his fifty! Full ball, on line once again. Clarke gets on the front foot and drives down the ground for 1 run.
Full ball, on a good line once more. Clarke gets on the front foot and eases a drive down the ground for 1 run.
Pitched up, on line again. Harper pushes forward and drives for 1 run on the off side.
On a good line and length from Green once more. Clarke gets on the back foot and punches a drive for a run.
Good line and length. Clarke gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
Green pitches one up, pitching outside off. Harper gets forward and punches a drive for a run.
On a good length, pitching outside off stump once again. Clarke rocks back and eases a drive for 1 run on the off side.
Good length from Shadab Khan, outside off stump once more. Clarke gets on the back foot and drives for one run on the off side.
Length ball, outside off stump. Clarke gets on the back foot and cuts for a pair of runs.
On a good length, outside off stump. Clarke pushes forward and punches a drive
Good line and length. Clarke moves onto the front foot and eases a drive
Length ball, outside off stump. Harper rocks back and plays a cut for 1 run.
Good line and length. Harper moves onto the front foot and punches a drive down the ground.
SIX! On a good line and length from Sams. Clarke moves down the pitch and lofts a drive for six runs over the off side.
And another! Pitched up, pitching near leg stump and angled across Clarke. He gets forward and plays a drive over the leg side field for four runs.
FOUR! Pitching on a good line and length once more. Clarke gets on the back foot and plays a pull for 4 runs.
Sams pitches one up, on line. Harper moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke for 1 run.
Good length, pitching outside off. Clarke gets on the front foot and flicks for one run.
FOUR! On a good line and length again. Clarke moves onto the front foot and drives for 4 runs down the ground.
FOUR! Hadley pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Harper gets forward and lofts a drive for four runs straight down the ground.
Wide. Pitching far outside leg. Harper gets on the front foot but swings and misses while trying a flick
Hadley pitches one up, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Clarke gets on the front foot, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a flick, resulting in 1 leg bye behind square.
FOUR MORE! Full ball, outside off. Clarke moves onto the front foot and eases a drive for 4 runs behind point on the off side.
FOUR! On a good line and length from Hadley once more. Clarke pushes forward and drives for 4 runs.
Full, on line once again. Harper gets forward and eases a drive through the leg side field for a run.
Hadley pitches one up, on line but angled across the batter. Clarke gets on the front foot and flicks for a run.
Good line and length from Topley. Clarke pushes forward and flicks for a run.
Pitching on a good line and length. Clarke moves onto the front foot but misses while attempting to play a drive
FOUR! Good length, outside off stump once again. Clarke moves down the pitch and drives on the off side for 4 runs.
Good length from Topley, outside off once again. Clarke gets forward and punches a drive through the off side field.
Good length from Topley, pitching outside off once again. Clarke pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke through the off side field.
Full ball, pitching outside off. Clarke shuffles down the pitch and lifts a drive for two runs.
On a good length, on leg stump and angling across the batter. Clarke pushes forward and flicks for 1 run.
Yorker, pitching outside off. Clarke pushes forward and defends through the off side.
On a good line and length from Hadley. Harper gets on the front foot and flicks a leg glance back behind square for a run.
Pitched up, outside off stump again. Clarke gets on the front foot and plays a cut back behind point for a run.
FOUR! Good length from Hadley, pitching outside off once again. Clarke goes back and drives through the off side for 4 runs.
Good length, outside off. Clarke moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke back behind point for 2 runs.
OUT! Curran gets the wicket! Length ball, pitching outside off. Hadley gets on the back foot and scoops averagely, and is caught by Harper
Full toss, pitching on a good line. Topley gets forward and edges behind square for a run.
Short ball, outside off once again. Topley rocks back and lifts a ramp for a couple of runs behind point on the off side.
Full, outside off stump once more. Hadley gets on the front foot and drives for a single run.
OUT! Caught. On a good length, pitching outside off. T Sangha rocks back and plays a sloppy pull, and is caught by TF Rogers
Full toss, outside off. Topley moves onto the front foot and drives on the off side for 1 run.
Full ball, on a good line. Topley moves onto the back foot and pulls for a single run.
Length ball, pitching outside off once more. Topley moves onto the back foot but misses while attempting a pull
OUT! Haris Rauf gets the wicket! Length ball, outside off stump. Green creates space and scoops poorly, and is caught by TF Rogers behind square.
FOUR! Length ball, pitching outside off stump once more. Green gets on the back foot and lofts a pull for four runs.
CHANCE! Good length, outside off stump. Green gets forward and punches a drive for a pair of runs down the ground. A run out chance but Sydney Thunder survive the attempt from Maxwell's throw.
On a good line and length from Haris Rauf again. Green pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke
On a good line and length once again. Green goes back and lifts a pull down the ground for one run.
Full ball, on line. Green gets forward and flicks for a couple of runs behind square.
Yorker, outside off. T Sangha gets forward and defends for a run behind point.
Full, outside off stump once more. T Sangha moves onto the back foot but misses while trying a cut
OUT! Caught. Full ball, pitching outside off once again. Shadab Khan gets forward and drives shakily, and is caught by Cartwright on the off side.
Good length, outside off. Shadab Khan pushes forward but misses while attempting a drive
Good length, pitching outside off stump once again. Green rocks back and punches a drive
On a good length, outside off once more. Shadab Khan advances and drives averagely for one run on the off side.
CHANCE! Pitched up, outside off again. Green rocks back and plays a cut for a run. A run out chance but Sydney Thunder survive the attempt from Stoinis's throw.
Pitched up, outside off again. Green moves onto the back foot and eases a drive through the off side.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Shadab Khan gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke for a run.
On a good line and length from Swepson. Green gets on the back foot and drives for a run.
FOUR! On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Shadab Khan moves onto the back foot and plays a pull for four runs.
On a good length, pitching outside off once more. Shadab Khan gets on the front foot and defends
On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Green moves onto the front foot and drives on the off side for a run.
OUT! Stoinis gets the wicket! Full ball, pitching on a good line. Sams moves onto the front foot but makes no contact while trying a drive, the stumps are disturbed, and Sams has to go
Full ball, outside off. Sams goes back and cuts back behind point for two runs.
On a good line and length from Stoinis. Shadab Khan pushes forward and tucks a leg glance for 1 run.
Wide. Full, pitching far outside off. Shadab Khan gets forward but makes no contact while attempting a drive
Full, on line. Shadab Khan pushes forward and eases a drive for a run on the off side.
Back of a length, pitching outside off. Shadab Khan moves onto the back foot but makes no contact while trying to play a pull
Pitched up, outside off stump. Shadab Khan moves onto the front foot and eases a drive for two runs.
Pitching on a good line and length once more. Sams pushes forward and drives for a run on the on side.
On a good line and length from Siddle but angled across Shadab Khan. He moves onto the back foot and plays a pull behind square for 1 run.
FOUR! Pitching on a good line and length. Shadab Khan moves onto the front foot and drives for four runs.
OUT! Haris Rauf gets the wicket! Good length, outside off stump once more. Billings goes back and pulls, but is caught by Maxwell
Good length, pitching outside off again. Shadab Khan rocks back and lofts a drive for a run.
Length ball, pitching outside off stump again. Shadab Khan moves down the pitch but makes no contact while attempting to play a drive
Full, pitching outside off stump. Billings gets on the front foot and lofts a flick for one run.
MAXIMUM! Full ball, pitching on a good line. Billings gets on the front foot and edges for a half dozen runs back behind square.
Full, pitching outside off stump. Shadab Khan moves onto the front foot and punches a drive on the off side for one run.
On a good line and length. Billings goes back and punches a drive
Good length from Siddle, outside off stump. Shadab Khan gets forward and drives for one run through the off side.
Pitched up, on line. Billings moves down the pitch and plays a flick for a run.
Short, pitching outside off but angled across. Billings goes back but swings and misses while trying to play a pull
Siddle pitches one up, on a good line. Billings pushes forward, and is hit on the pad while attempting a drive
Siddle pitches one up, pitching outside off stump once again. Shadab Khan moves onto the front foot and eases a drive for a single run through the off side.
Good length from Haris Rauf, outside off. Billings pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke through point on the off side.
Good length from Haris Rauf, outside off stump again. Billings gets on the front foot but makes no contact while attempting a drive
On a good length, outside off. Billings gets on the front foot and punches a drive for a couple of runs straight down the ground.
FOUR! On a good line and length. Billings gets on the back foot and scoops back behind square for four runs.
Good length from Haris Rauf, outside off. Shadab Khan pushes forward and lofts a drive for a run on the off side.
On a good line and length again. Shadab Khan moves onto the front foot and drives for a pair of runs past the bowler.
Good line and length from Curran but angling across Shadab Khan. He goes back and plays a pull for a single run.
On a good line and length but angled across Billings. He moves onto the back foot and plays a pull behind square for 1 run.
On a good length, outside off. Billings rocks back and drives through the off side field for a pair of runs.
Good length from Curran, on leg stump. Shadab Khan pushes forward and guides a leg glance behind square for a run.
On a good length, outside off. Shadab Khan moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke
CHANCE! Full, on a good line again. Shadab Khan shuffles down the pitch and drives down the ground. There's an attempt at a run out from Maxwell's throw.
Pitching on a good line and length again. Shadab Khan gets on the front foot and leg glances for a run.
OUT! LBW. Pitched up, on a good line. Bancroft gets on the front foot, and is hit on the pad while trying a drive. Umpire D Brigham gives Bancroft out LBW, however Bancroft signals for a review. DRS has decided on umpire's call, and Bancroft will have to go.
Swepson pitches one up, on leg stump and angling across. Billings gets on the front foot and flicks for 1 run.
Good length, outside off. Bancroft gets on the front foot and edges for a run behind square on the leg side.
On a good line and length. Billings advances down the pitch and plays a flick for 1 run.
Full, on a good line again. Bancroft gets on the front foot and plays a flick for one run.
FOUR! Pitching on a good line and length but angling across the batter. Billings pushes forward and leg glances behind square for four runs.
Full, pitching outside off stump. Billings advances down the pitch and drives on the off side.
On a good line and length but angled across. Billings gets forward, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a flick
Good length, outside off. Billings pushes forward and defends through point.
OUT! Stoinis gets the wicket! Good line and length from Stoinis. Warner moves onto the front foot and plays a bad drive, and is caught by Kellaway on the off side.
SIX! Good length, pitching near leg stump and angling across the batter. Warner gets forward and sweeps for six runs.
Length ball, pitching on leg and angling across. Warner gets on the front foot and plays a flick for one run.
Good line and length once again. Warner moves onto the front foot and drives
Length ball, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Warner pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke
Swepson pitches one up, on a good line again. Bancroft gets forward and drives for a single run down the ground.
Pitched up, on a good line. Bancroft gets on the front foot and guides a leg glance behind square.
FOUR! Swepson pitches one up, outside off. Bancroft rocks back and plays a reverse sweep behind point for 4 runs.
On a good length, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Warner gets forward, and is hit on the pads while trying to defend
Curran pitches one up, on line once again. Warner gets on the front foot and drives
Good line and length. Bancroft gets forward and eases a drive for one run.
On a good length, outside off stump. Bancroft moves onto the front foot and drives
On a good length, outside off stump. Bancroft gets forward and lofts a drive on the off side.
Good line and length again. Bancroft gets on the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
Full, on line. Bancroft pushes forward and drives down the ground for 1 run.
Good length from Swepson, outside off. Bancroft pushes forward and edges behind square on the on side.
On a good line and length. Warner gets on the front foot and flicks back behind square for one run.
Good length, pitching outside off. Warner moves onto the back foot and punches a drive on the off side.
Swepson pitches one up, on a good line once again. Bancroft gets forward and eases a drive for one run.
OUT! Swepson gets the wicket! Full ball, pitching on a good line once again. Konstas gets on the front foot but swings and misses while attempting a sweep, and the ball careens into the stumps
Full, pitching on a good line. Konstas gets on the back foot and eases a drive for one run.
Full ball, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. Warner gets on the front foot and drives through the leg side field for one run.
Wide. Too wide outside leg. Warner pushes forward but swings and misses while trying a leg glance
CHANCE! On a good line and length. Konstas pushes forward and defends for 1 run. There's an attempt at a run out from Kellaway's throw.
Good length from Stoinis, outside off stump. Konstas gets on the front foot and defends on the off side.
Good line and length again. Warner gets on the back foot and defends for a single run.
Full ball, on a good line again. Konstas pushes forward and drives for a single run.
On a good line and length from Haris Rauf once more. Warner pushes forward and defends
OUT! Haris Rauf breaks through! Haris Rauf pitches one up, on a good line again. Gilkes pushes forward and edges, and is caught by Stoinis down the ground.
Good line and length. Gilkes moves onto the front foot and plays a mediocre defensive stroke. Melbourne Stars appeal for a catch. Both umpires converse before deciding to call for an umpire review. The third umpire decides that the batter is not out.
Good length, pitching outside off. Konstas moves onto the back foot and pulls for a single run.
Good line and length from Haris Rauf once again. Gilkes moves onto the front foot and punches a drive down the ground for a run.
DROPPED! Length ball, on leg stump and angling across the batter. Gilkes gets on the front foot and outside edges for a couple of runs behind square on the on side. A great chance at a wicket, but the catch is dropped by Harper.
Good length, pitching on leg and angling across the batter. Gilkes gets forward and plays a flick for a run.
FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off stump once again. Gilkes pushes forward and eases a drive for four runs on the off side.
Back of a length from Siddle, outside off stump once again. Konstas goes back and pulls sloppily for a run.
Good length from Siddle, outside off. Konstas moves onto the front foot and edges onto the pads while attempting a drive
Full ball, on a good line. Konstas moves onto the front foot and defends
On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Konstas rocks back and plays a pull down the ground.
Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Gilkes moves onto the front foot and drives down the ground for two runs.
Full toss, outside off. Gilkes gets on the front foot but makes no contact while trying a drive
On a good line and length. Konstas moves onto the front foot and punches a drive behind point for 1 run.
Pitching on a good line and length once more. Gilkes pushes forward and drives for a single run through the leg side field.
SIX! Length ball, pitching near leg stump. Gilkes gets on the back foot and lifts a pull behind square for a half dozen runs.
On a good line and length from Curran again. Konstas gets forward and eases a drive for 1 run on the leg side.
Pitched up, on leg stump and angled across Gilkes. He gets forward and sweeps back behind square.
MAXIMUM! Full, pitching on a good line again. Gilkes gets on the front foot and lofts a drive for 6 runs past the bowler.
On a good line and length from Maxwell. Konstas moves onto the back foot and flicks for one run.
Wide. On leg stump.
Length ball, outside off once again. Gilkes gets on the back foot and drives through the off side for a run.
Good length from Maxwell, outside off. Konstas moves onto the back foot and drives through the off side for 1 run.
Full, on leg stump and angling across Konstas. He gets forward and tucks a leg glance for 2 runs. The batters attempt to come back for an extra run, but Melbourne Stars appeal for a run out, and it's referred to the third umpire for review. The replay shows the batter made it in safely