Highlights Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers T20 Big Bash League 08.01.2026
On a good length, pitching outside off. Silk moves onto the back foot and eases a drive on the off side for a couple of runs.
Full, pitching near leg stump and angling across Silk. He gets forward and flicks a glance behind square for 1 run.
Short of a length, on a good line. Shaw rocks back and plays a pull back behind square for a single run.
FOUR! Full ball, pitching outside leg stump and angled across the batter. Shaw gets forward and sweeps back behind square for 4 runs.
On a good length, outside leg and angled across the batter. Silk moves onto the back foot and pulls for a single run behind square.
Good length from Stoinis, pitching on leg and angling across Shaw. He advances down the pitch, and is hit on the pads while trying to play a pull back behind square, resulting in one leg bye.
MAXIMUM! Stoinis pitches one up, pitching on leg and angled across Shaw. He gets forward and lofts a glance for six runs behind square.
On a good line and length once more. Shaw gets on the back foot and cuts for 1 run.
Pitching on a good line and length. Shaw gets on the back foot and pulls down the ground for a couple of runs.
FOUR! Length ball, outside off. Silk rocks back and skies a pull down the ground for four runs.
Pitching on a good line and length. Silk goes back and drives through the off side for one run.
Good length, on leg stump and angled across Shaw. He gets on the back foot and glances on the on side for a run.
On a good length, pitching near leg stump and angled across Silk. He goes back and plays a pull behind square for one run.
Full ball, pitching outside off stump again. Silk gets on the front foot and drives down the ground for a single run.
Full, outside off. Shaw gets forward and defends for a single run.
Back of a length, pitching outside leg stump. Silk goes back and hooks back behind square for a run. Good work in the field by Hatcher saves a certain boundary.
Good length, outside off. Shaw gets forward and edges for 1 run back behind square.
Full, on line. Silk moves onto the front foot and glances behind square for one run.
Haris Rauf pitches one up, on a good line. Silk moves onto the front foot and drives down the ground.
Kellaway pitches one up, pitching outside off. Shaw pushes forward and drives
Kellaway pitches one up, on line. Silk moves onto the front foot and drives for 1 run.
On a good length, outside off stump. Silk gets on the back foot and punches a drive behind point for two runs.
Full, pitching on leg and angled across Shaw. He moves onto the front foot and glances for one run on the on side.
Full, pitching outside off. Silk pushes forward and drives through the off side for a run.
Good line and length again. Silk rocks back and finesses a glance through the on side field for a single run.
On a good line and length from Stoinis again. Silk gets on the back foot and flicks a poor glance for a pair of runs behind square.
Back of a length, on line once again. Silk goes back but makes no contact while attempting to play a pull
On a good line and length from Stoinis. Silk rocks back and defends
On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Shaw moves onto the back foot and drives through point for a single run.
OUT! Caught. Stoinis pitches one up, on a good line. Curran gets forward and lofts a bad drive, and is spectacularly caught by Haris Rauf on the off side.
Back of a length from Stoinis, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Curran goes back but misses while attempting to play a pull
Hatcher pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Silk moves onto the front foot but makes no contact while attempting to play a drive
Good length, pitching outside leg and angling across. Curran rocks back, and is struck on the body while trying to defend, resulting in a leg bye.
Pitching on a good line and length. Curran rocks back and defends
Length ball, outside off. Silk gets on the back foot and edges for a single run back behind point.
Length ball, pitching near leg stump and angling across the batter. Curran advances down the pitch and drives for a run through point on the off side.
Good length from Hatcher, outside off stump. Curran rocks back but makes no contact while trying to play a defensive shot
Pitched up, pitching on leg and angling across. Silk gets forward, and is hit on the pads while attempting to play a glance behind square on the on side.
Good length from Siddle, outside leg and angled across Curran. He rocks back and finesses a glance for 1 run through the on side field.
Siddle pitches one up, pitching outside leg and angled across Curran. He gets forward, and is hit on the pads while attempting a leg glance behind square, resulting in four leg byes.
FOUR! On a good length, pitching outside off stump again. Curran moves onto the back foot and skies a cut for 4 runs behind point.
Good length, outside leg and angled across the batter. Curran gets on the back foot, and is struck on the body while attempting a glance
Siddle pitches one up, on leg stump and angling across. Silk pushes forward and glances for one run.
Full, outside leg and angled across. Silk gets on the back foot and glances for a single run through the leg side field.
OUT! Caught. Full ball, pitching outside off. Philippe moves onto the front foot and drives sloppily, and is brilliantly caught by TF Rogers on the on side.
Good length, pitching outside off once again. Curran moves onto the back foot and plays a cut for one run.
FOUR! Good length, pitching outside leg and angling across Curran. He gets on the back foot and plays a pull for 4 runs.
On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Philippe rocks back and inside edges for a single run behind square.
Full ball, pitching near leg stump and angling across the batter. Philippe gets forward and drives down the ground for a couple of runs.
Full ball, on line. Curran gets on the front foot and edges on the off side.
Full ball, on leg stump and angling across the batter. Philippe moves onto the front foot and eases a drive down the ground for one run.
Good length from Stoinis, outside off stump. Curran gets on the back foot and cuts for 1 run.
Full ball, on line once again. Curran moves onto the back foot and edges back behind point.
Pitching on a good line and length. Curran goes back and defends
Good length, pitching on leg and angled across. Philippe rocks back and finesses a glance for one run.
Pitched up, pitching outside off stump again. Philippe goes back and pulls for 1 run.
SIX! Free hit, and Philippe makes the most of it. Pitched up, outside off. Philippe gets on the front foot and lifts a drive over the on side field for 6 runs.
No ball. Good length from Swepson, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Curran moves onto the back foot and plays a pull for a run.
On a good line and length from Swepson. Philippe gets on the back foot and glances on the leg side for a run.
Full ball, outside off stump. Curran moves onto the front foot and eases a drive for a single run on the off side.
Swepson pitches one up, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Curran pushes forward and flicks a glance through the leg side field for a pair of runs.
Swepson pitches one up, on a good line. Philippe moves onto the front foot and glances for 1 run through the leg side field.
Stoinis pitches one up, on a good line. Philippe gets forward and tucks a glance for a run behind square on the leg side.
Full ball, pitching outside off stump. Curran gets forward and defends for 1 run.
Stoinis pitches one up, pitching outside off. Curran pushes forward but makes no contact while trying to defend
OUT! Stoinis gets the wicket! Full, on line once again. Babar Azam moves onto the front foot, and is hit on the pad while trying to play a glance. Claydon raises the finger, there's no review, and Babar Azam is on his way
On a good line and length. Babar Azam moves onto the front foot and defends
Stoinis pitches one up, outside off stump once more. Babar Azam moves onto the front foot and punches a drive
Yorker, outside off once again. Babar Azam moves onto the front foot and drives on the off side for 1 run.
FOUR! Good length from Hatcher, pitching outside off stump. Babar Azam gets on the back foot and drives on the off side for four runs.
Good line and length. Philippe goes back and leg glances for 1 run back behind square.
SIX! Pitched up, outside off stump once more. Philippe gets forward and skies a drive for a half dozen runs.
Back of a length, outside off stump. Philippe gets on the back foot and pulls behind square for a couple of runs.
On a good length, outside off stump. Babar Azam gets on the back foot and slices a cut for a run.
Wide. Full, pitching outside leg stump and angled loosely across Babar Azam. He gets on the front foot but makes no contact while attempting a glance
Siddle pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Philippe pushes forward and tucks a glance for a couple of runs.
Full, outside leg and angled across. Philippe gets forward, and is hit on the pad while attempting a glance
Length ball, pitching outside off. Philippe rocks back but plays and misses while attempting to play a defensive stroke
Pitching on a good line and length once more. Philippe rocks back, and is hit on the body while attempting a pull
Good line and length. Philippe goes back and defends
Full, outside off again. Babar Azam moves onto the front foot and edges behind square on the on side for one run.
FOUR! On a good length, outside off. Philippe rocks back and lofts a cut for 4 runs behind point.
Length ball, outside off stump once more. Philippe goes back but plays and misses while attempting to defend. Melbourne Stars appeal, however the umpire says not out.
FOUR! Haris Rauf pitches one up, outside off stump. Philippe gets on the front foot and eases a drive for 4 runs.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Philippe moves onto the back foot but opts to let it pass through to the keeper
Full ball, on a good line. Philippe pushes forward, and is hit on the pad while trying to play a glance. Melbourne Stars appeal for LBW, but the umpire says not out. Melbourne Stars call for a review. The decision is upheld by the DRS.
Full ball, outside off. Philippe moves onto the front foot and eases a drive through the off side.
Siddle pitches one up, on a good line. Babar Azam gets on the front foot and drives shakily
Full ball, outside off stump. Babar Azam pushes forward and plays a defensive stroke
Full ball, on a good line. Babar Azam pushes forward and defends
Short of a length, pitching outside off. Babar Azam gets on the back foot and edges into their helmet while attempting to play a pull
Pitched up, outside off stump. Philippe moves onto the front foot and outside edges for a run behind point.
OUT! LBW. Siddle pitches one up, on a good line. Henriques gets forward, and is hit on the pad while attempting to play a defensive stroke. Claydon raises the finger, there's no review, and Henriques is on his way
Hatcher pitches one up, pitching on a good line. Babar Azam gets on the front foot and punches a drive down the ground for a pair of runs.
Good line and length. Babar Azam gets forward and flicks a glance for two runs behind square on the leg side.
Full, pitching outside off stump once again. Babar Azam gets forward and drives for two runs back through point.
Yorker, pitching outside off stump. Babar Azam gets forward and punches a shaky drive
Wide. Pitching far outside leg. Babar Azam moves onto the back foot but swings and misses while attempting to play a glance
Pitched up, outside off stump. Henriques pushes forward and skies a drive on the off side for three runs.
Pitched up, pitching on a good line. Henriques shuffles down the pitch and lifts a poor drive for one run.
Good length from Maxwell, outside off stump. Henriques goes back and plays a defensive stroke
Maxwell pitches one up, on leg stump and angled across. Henriques gets on the front foot and glances for two runs on the leg side.
Pitched up, on leg stump and angled across the batter. Henriques shuffles down the pitch and plays a drive over the on side field for two runs.
FOUR! Maxwell pitches one up, on a good line again. Henriques moves down the pitch and skies a drive for 4 runs.
Full ball, on a good line. Babar Azam gets forward and flicks a glance on the on side for 1 run.
On a good length, pitching outside off once more. Hatcher moves onto the back foot and defends averagely
DROPPED! Pitched up, outside off once more. Siddle steps away and outside edges for 1 run. A real chance at a wicket, but the catch is put down by J Edwards.
FOUR! Full, outside off stump. Siddle steps away and punches a drive for 4 runs.
Pitched up, outside off stump again. Siddle goes back and edges behind point on the off side for a single run.
OUT! J Edwards breaks through! Back of a length from J Edwards, outside off again. Swepson moves onto the back foot and pulls averagely, and is caught by Curran
Pitched up, pitching outside off. Hatcher pushes forward and punches a drive for a run through the off side.
Full, pitching on leg and angled across Swepson. He gets on the front foot and drives for a single run.
FOUR! Pitched up, outside off stump once more. Swepson rocks back and inside edges for 4 runs back behind square.
Good length from J Edwards, outside off again. Swepson gets on the back foot but misses while trying to play a cut
Good length, outside off again. Hatcher goes back but makes no contact while trying to play a cut
OUT! Two wickets in a row! Around the wicket, on a good length, pitching outside off. Haris Rauf gets on the back foot and outside edges, and is caught by Philippe
OUT! Dwarshuis breaks through! Over the wicket to Stoinis, length ball, pitching near leg stump and angled across. He rocks back and drives sloppily, and is caught by Babar Azam on the off side.
Good length from Dwarshuis, pitching outside off once again. Stoinis gets on the back foot but swings and misses while trying to play a drive
Dwarshuis comes around the wicket. Length ball, pitching outside off. Stoinis rocks back and plays a late cut through point.
Full ball, pitching on a good line again. Stoinis pushes forward but swings and misses while trying to play a drive
Full ball, on a good line once more. Stoinis gets on the back foot and defends for a single run.
On a good line and length once more. Stoinis creates room and drives sloppily
On a good line and length from Abbott again. Stoinis goes back and pulls for 2 runs.
Full ball, on line. Stoinis gets forward and defends
Abbott pitches one up, pitching outside off. Stoinis pushes forward and eases a drive down the ground.
MAXIMUM! Full ball, on line. Stoinis moves onto the front foot and skies a drive down the ground for 6 runs.
OUT! J Edwards gets the wicket! Good length from J Edwards, outside off stump. Cartwright goes back and plays a bad pull, and is impressively caught by Curran
On a good length, pitching outside off. Stoinis gets on the back foot and plays a defensive stroke for a single run.
FOUR! Full toss, pitching outside leg stump and angled across. Stoinis gets on the front foot and pulls behind square for four runs.
Good length, pitching outside off stump. Stoinis moves onto the back foot and plays a late cut for a couple of runs back behind point.
Full, on line. Cartwright moves onto the front foot and punches a drive down the ground for one run.
OUT! Caught. Pitched up, on a good line. Maxwell moves onto the front foot and drives shakily, and is caught by Babar Azam on the off side.
Full, pitching outside leg and angled across Stoinis. He pushes forward, and is hit on the pads while attempting a glance
Full ball, outside leg and angled across the batter. Stoinis gets forward and drives. Tidy fielding by Davies results in 1 run being saved.
On a good length, outside off stump. Stoinis moves onto the back foot but misses while attempting a cut
Full, pitching near leg stump and angled across the batter. Maxwell pushes forward and glances on the on side for a single run.
Davies pitches one up, pitching on a good line again. Stoinis gets forward and eases a drive for one run on the off side.
On a good line and length. Maxwell moves onto the back foot but misses while attempting a cut
Dwarshuis comes over the wicket. Good line and length from Dwarshuis. Maxwell gets on the front foot but misses while trying to play a pull
OUT! Dwarshuis gets the wicket! Around the wicket, Dwarshuis pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Macdonald gets on the back foot and edges, and is caught by Philippe
FOUR! Good length, on leg stump and angled across the batter. Macdonald moves onto the back foot and edges behind point for 4 runs.
On a good length, outside off stump again. Macdonald gets on the back foot and inside edges
Full, outside off again. Macdonald gets on the front foot and inside edges
Length ball, outside off stump. Macdonald moves onto the back foot and guides a cut for one run.
Good length, pitching near leg stump and angling across. Stoinis gets on the back foot and glances for a run down the ground.
Full ball, pitching on leg and angled across the batter. Stoinis gets on the front foot, and is hit on the pads while trying a sweep
Davies comes around the wicket. On a good line and length. Stoinis moves onto the back foot and guides a late cut
Davies pitches one up, outside off. Macdonald moves onto the back foot and cuts for a single run.
On a good line and length from Davies. Stoinis steps away and guides a cut for 1 run back through point.
SIX! Good length from Abbott, outside off once more. Macdonald rocks back and pulls for six runs back behind square.
Good length, pitching outside off again. Stoinis rocks back and defends behind point for 1 run.
Abbott pitches one up, pitching outside off stump again. Stoinis pushes forward but makes no contact while trying to play a drive
Abbott pitches one up, pitching outside off stump once more. Macdonald gets forward and drives for a run.
Full, pitching outside off once more. Macdonald gets forward and eases a drive for two runs on the off side.
FOUR! Good length, pitching outside off stump. Macdonald moves onto the back foot and lofts a pull for 4 runs.
Length ball, outside leg and angled across. Macdonald gets on the back foot and pulls for a single run.
SIX! On a good length, pitching on leg and angled across Macdonald. He goes back and cuts for 6 runs back behind point.
Stoinis defends for a single run.
Macdonald plays a defensive stroke for one run.
Curran pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Stoinis rocks back and guides a cut for 1 run behind point.
Curran pitches one up, on a good line. Macdonald moves onto the front foot and drives for 1 run.
FOUR! Good length, outside off. Stoinis goes back and cuts for 4 runs back behind point.
J Edwards pitches one up, on a good line. Macdonald moves onto the front foot and guides a glance for a run down the ground.
Pitched up, pitching outside leg stump and angling across the batter. Stoinis gets forward and glances for 1 run.
Good length from J Edwards, pitching outside off once again. Macdonald steps back and eases a drive for a run.
On a good length, pitching outside off stump. Macdonald gets on the back foot and defends
On a good length, pitching outside off. Macdonald gets on the back foot and plays a defensive stroke
Length ball, on leg stump and angling across the batter. Macdonald gets on the back foot and punches a drive for a run back through point.
Back of a length, on leg stump and angling across Macdonald. He gets on the back foot and lofts a pull for a pair of runs.
Good line and length from Dwarshuis. Macdonald rocks back and punches a drive
Good line and length. Macdonald gets on the back foot but makes no contact while trying a cut
Pitching on a good line and length. Stoinis gets on the back foot and plays a cut for a single run through point.
Good length from Dwarshuis, on leg stump and angled across. Stoinis gets on the back foot and punches a drive
OUT! Caught. Over the wicket to Kellaway, full ball, pitching outside off stump once again. He pushes forward and sweeps, but is caught by BAD Manenti back behind square.
Davies now coming around the wicket. Full, outside off. Stoinis moves onto the back foot and cuts back behind point for 1 run.
Full ball, outside off. Kellaway goes back and eases a drive for one run on the on side.
Davies now coming over the wicket. Length ball, pitching outside off once again. Kellaway rocks back and pulls back behind square.
Full ball, pitching outside off. Stoinis goes back and drives through the off side field for 1 run.
On a good length, outside off stump. Stoinis gets forward and plays a reverse sweep for two runs behind point.
On a good line and length once more. Stoinis goes back and flicks a glance for one run.
BAD Manenti comes over the wicket to Stoinis. On a good line and length. Stoinis advances down the pitch and plays a defensive stroke
OUT! BAD Manenti gets the wicket! Good length, pitching outside off. TF Rogers moves onto the back foot and edges, the stumps are disturbed, and TF Rogers has to go
FOUR! Good line and length from BAD Manenti. TF Rogers gets on the back foot and flicks a leg glance back behind square for four runs.
Length ball, pitching outside off stump. TF Rogers gets on the back foot and plays a shaky pull
Full, pitching outside off stump. TF Rogers gets on the back foot and plays a pull. Good work in the field by Henriques results in a couple of runs being saved.
OUT! Davies gets one through! Around the wicket, full, pitching on leg and angled across. Harper gets forward and inside edges into their pads while trying to play a drive, the stumps are disturbed, and Harper has to go
Pitched up, pitching near leg stump and angling across. TF Rogers moves onto the front foot and inside edges onto the pads while trying to play a sweep behind square for one run.
Davies now coming over the wicket. Full ball, outside off stump. TF Rogers moves onto the front foot and plays a defensive stroke
On a good line and length from Davies once again. Harper goes back and plays a cut for a single run.
Full ball, pitching on a good line once again. Harper goes back and flicks a glance for 2 runs behind square on the leg side.
Full ball, on a good line. Harper creates space and slices a wild cut
BAD Manenti now coming around the wicket to TF Rogers. Pitched up, on line once more. TF Rogers pushes forward and glances through the on side field.
BAD Manenti now coming over the wicket to Harper. BAD Manenti pitches one up, on a good line. Harper steps away and cuts back through point for a single run.
Good length from BAD Manenti, outside off. TF Rogers moves onto the back foot and flicks a leg glance for a run behind square.
Good length, outside off. TF Rogers rocks back and late cuts
BAD Manenti now coming around the wicket to TF Rogers. Length ball, pitching outside off stump. TF Rogers rocks back and pulls
On a good line and length. Harper backs away and reverse sweeps for 3 runs back behind point.
On a good length, pitching on leg and angled across. TF Rogers rocks back and plays a defensive stroke
On a good length, pitching outside off. Harper creates room and cuts for 1 run.
Good line and length from J Edwards. Harper steps back and defends
Good length from J Edwards, pitching outside off stump again. Harper moves onto the back foot and defends
Good length, outside leg and angled across TF Rogers. He moves onto the back foot and pulls for 3 runs back behind square.
Pitching on a good line and length. TF Rogers gets on the back foot but makes no contact while trying a pull
Wide. Full, pitching far outside leg. TF Rogers moves onto the front foot but misses while trying to play a glance
Length ball, outside off. TF Rogers goes back, and is struck on the body while attempting a pull, resulting in 1 leg bye back behind square.
FOUR! Full ball, outside off. TF Rogers pushes forward and scoops for four runs behind square.
Full, outside off stump. TF Rogers gets forward and skies a drive on the off side for two runs.
MAXIMUM! Curran pitches one up, outside off. TF Rogers moves down the pitch and drives for 6 runs over the on side field.
Good length from Curran, outside leg and angling across the batter. Harper gets on the back foot and skies a pull for three runs.
FOUR! Good length, outside leg and angling across. Harper rocks back and lofts a pull for 4 runs.
Wide. Too wide outside leg. Harper rocks back but misses while trying to play a pull
Full, outside off. TF Rogers gets on the front foot but misses while trying a drive
Abbott pitches one up, outside off. TF Rogers gets on the front foot and drives
Abbott pitches one up, on leg stump and angling across the batter. TF Rogers pushes forward and outside edges for 2 runs behind point.
On a good length, outside off stump. Harper rocks back and slices a cut for a run behind point.
On a good line and length from Abbott but angling across. Harper backs away and drives sloppily
Good line and length once again. Harper gets on the back foot and plays a defensive stroke on the off side.
Good line and length. TF Rogers goes back and drives
Pitched up, pitching outside off. TF Rogers moves onto the back foot and plays a defensive stroke
BAD Manenti now coming around the wicket to TF Rogers. BAD Manenti pitches one up, pitching on a good line. TF Rogers moves onto the front foot but misses while trying a glance. Sydney Sixers appeal, but umpire Claydon gives TF Rogers not out.
BAD Manenti pitches one up, pitching near leg stump and angled across. Harper gets forward and tucks a glance down the ground for 1 run.
FOUR! BAD Manenti pitches one up, pitching outside off stump. Harper moves down the pitch and drives for four runs over the off side.
Pitched up, pitching outside off. Harper moves onto the back foot and glances