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Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars, 1st Match, Big Bash League

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Big Bash League, Completed
Brisbane Heat
HEA
214/3 (20 ov)
Melbourne Stars
MS
111/10 (15.1 ov)
Brisbane Heat won by 103 runs.
BATTERS R B 4S 6S SR
Olly Stone * 2 3 0 0 66.67
Nathan Coulter-Nile 1 1 0 0 100.00
BOWLERS O M R W ECON
Mitchell Swepson * 3.1 0 23 3 7.26
Xavier Bartlett 3 0 8 2 2.67
Current Partnership: 2 run (0.3 ov) | Last Wicket: Olly Stone 2 (3) | Fall of Wicket: 111/10 (15.1 ov)
CRR: 7.32
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Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars, Live Cricket Commentary

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15.1
Olly Stone b MJ Swepson 2 (3) Mitchell Swepson to Olly Stone, no run, b MJ Swepson, Bowled out !! top spinner, full length, on the stumps, Olly Stone hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
End of over 15 (3 runs)
Olly Stone 2 (2)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 1 (1)
Melbourne Stars 111/9
Xavier Bartlett 3-0-8-2
Matthew Kuhnemann 3-0-17-1
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14.6
Xavier Bartlett to Olly Stone, 1 run, Olly Stone hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.
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14.5
Xavier Bartlett to Nathan Coulter-Nile, 1 run, Xavier Bartlett delivers fast ball at full length, Nathan Coulter-Nile goes forward and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep mid wicket, limits Nathan Coulter-Nile to just 1 run.
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14.4
Joel Paris c PI Walter b XC Bartlett 5 (6) Xavier Bartlett to Joel Paris, no run, c PI Walter b XC Bartlett, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Joel Paris hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Paul Walter, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Joel Paris.
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14.3
Xavier Bartlett to Joel Paris, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Xavier Bartlett sends down a sharp delivery, Joel Paris hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
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14.2
Xavier Bartlett to Olly Stone, 1 run, Olly Stone hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at third man for 1 run.
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14.1
Usama Mir c MJ Swepson b XC Bartlett 9 (11) Xavier Bartlett to Usama Mir, no run, c MJ Swepson b XC Bartlett, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Usama Mir hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting ramp shot towards deep fine leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Mitchell Swepson, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Usama Mir.
End of over 14 (8 runs)
Usama Mir 9 (10)
Joel Paris 5 (4)
Melbourne Stars 108/7
Matthew Kuhnemann 3-0-17-1
Paul Walter 1-0-7-1
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13.6
Matthew Kuhnemann to Usama Mir, 1 run, Usama Mir hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an arm ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
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13.5
Matthew Kuhnemann to Usama Mir, 2 runs, Usama Mir hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed inside out shot off an doosra delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 2 runs.
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13.4
Matthew Kuhnemann to Joel Paris, 1 run, Joel Paris hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an arm ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
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13.3
Matthew Kuhnemann to Joel Paris, 2 runs, Joel Paris hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed sloge sweep off an top spinner delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 2 runs.
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13.2
Matthew Kuhnemann to Usama Mir, 1 run, Matthew Kuhnemann delivers slider at full length, Usama Mir goes forward and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the long on, limits Usama Mir to just 1 run.
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13.1
Matthew Kuhnemann to Joel Paris, 1 run, Joel Paris hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an flicker ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
End of over 13 (7 runs)
Joel Paris 1 (1)
Usama Mir 5 (7)
Melbourne Stars 100/7
Paul Walter 1-0-7-1
Spencer Johnson 2-0-25-1
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12.6
Paul Walter to Joel Paris, 1 run, Joel Paris hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
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12.6
Paul Walter to Joel Paris, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Joel Paris with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
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12.5
Hilton Cartwright c MP Kuhnemann b PI Walter 33 (16) Paul Walter to Hilton Cartwright, no run, c MP Kuhnemann b PI Walter, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Hilton Cartwright hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards deep mid wicket, but the ball finds safe hands of Matthew Kuhnemann, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Hilton Cartwright is out.
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12.4
Paul Walter to Usama Mir, 1 run, Usama Mir hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed inside out shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.
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12.3
Paul Walter to Usama Mir, 2 runs, Usama Mir goes forward and plays a well-timed inside out shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 2 runs.
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12.2
Paul Walter to Hilton Cartwright, 1 run, Hilton Cartwright hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.
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12.1
Paul Walter to Usama Mir, 1 run, Usama Mir hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at point for 1 run.
End of over 12 (5 runs)
Hilton Cartwright 32 (14)
Usama Mir 1 (4)
Melbourne Stars 93/6
Spencer Johnson 2-0-25-1
Michael Neser 3-0-30-2
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11.6
Spencer Johnson to Hilton Cartwright, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Hilton Cartwright hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
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11.5
Spencer Johnson to Usama Mir, 1 run, Usama Mir hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
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11.4
Spencer Johnson to Usama Mir, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Usama Mir hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid off, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
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11.3
Spencer Johnson to Usama Mir, no run, Dot Ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, and Usama Mir hangs on and tries to hit pull, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
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11.2
Spencer Johnson to Usama Mir, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Usama Mir hangs in the crease, dabs it towards short fine leg, but the fielder reacts promptly, and makes a brilliant stop.
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11.1
Liam Dawson c MA Bryant b SH Johnson 7 (10) Spencer Johnson to Liam Dawson, no run, c MA Bryant b SH Johnson, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Liam Dawson hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards long on, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Max Bryant, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Liam Dawson.
End of over 11 (15 runs)
Liam Dawson 7 (9)
Hilton Cartwright 28 (13)
Melbourne Stars 88/5
Michael Neser 3-0-30-2
Mitchell Swepson 3-0-23-2
Match Details
Date
Thursday, December 7, 2023 09:15
Venue
The Gabba, Brisbane
Toss
Melbourne Stars elected to bowl
Umpires
    Gerard Abood (Australia)
    Paul Wilson (Australia)
    Shawn Craig (Australia
    TV)
Match Referee
    Kepler Wessels (Australia)
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