Lloyd Pope's 3/21 was the catalyst in Adelaide Strikers' 15-run victory over Melbourne Stars in this cracking Big Bash League (BBL) fixture to be played at the Adelaide Oval on Friday, December 20 . (More Cricket News)
π Earlier, Melbourne Stars captain Marcus Stoinis won the toss and opted to bowl first against Adelaide Strikers in the sixth match of the ongoing Big Bash League.
π Thanks to D'Arcy Short's 42-ball 60, Strikers posted a formidable 165/6 in 20 overs. In reply, the Stars lost Ben Duckett early on. The returning Glenn Maxwell too failed to trouble the scorers as the star-studded Melbourne Stars had no answer to Pope's bowling.
πThe Stars are winless in three games out of three whereas the Strikers are fifth in the BBL 2024-25 points table.
Adelaide Strikers Playing XI: Matthew Short(c), D Arcy Short, Jake Weatherald, Ollie Pope ΰΉ(wk), Alex Ross, Jamie Overton, Liam Scott, James Bazley, Henry Thornton, Cameron Boyce, Lloyd Pope
Melbourne Stars Playing XIπͺ: Ben Duckett, Thomas Fraser Rogers, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis(c), Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Sam Harper (wk), Tom Curran, Doug Warren, Adam Milne, Peter Siddle
β€Stars enter the game on the back of two losses in their first two matches. Strikers snatched loss from the jaws of victory in their opener against Sydney Thunder as a 31-run penultimate over cost them the game.
Full Squads:
Adelaide Strikers Squadκ§: Matthew Short(c), D Arcy Short, Jake Weatherald, Chris Lynn, Ollie Pope(w), Alex Ross, Jamie Overton, James Bazley, Henry Thornton, Cameron Boyce, Lloyd Pope, Brendan Doggett, Liam Haskett, Liam Scott
Melbourne Stars Squadπ: Thomas Fraser Rogers, Ben Duckett, Sam Harper(w), Marcus Stoinis(c), Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Tom Curran, Hamish McKenzie, Adam Milne, Brody Couch, Jonathan Merlo, Peter Siddle
Adelaide Strikers Vs Melbourne Stars Live Streaming
πThe telecast of the Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars BBL match will be available on Star Sports Network in India. BBL 14 will be live streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app.
