Stars vs Thunder, 56th Match at Melbourne, BBL, Jan 25 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Thunder clinch the final BBL playoff berth! Hurricanes are knocked out! Full on the stumps, winds up and heaves this over wide long-on, one bounce over the rope.

short ball on the stumps, top edges a pull swirling behind the keeper for two.

full and wide, carves this over cover wide of the sweeper for two.

back of a length ball on fourth stump, slapped to cover for one.

short ball into the body, goes to pull and is hit in the helmet as the ball dribbles away for a run.

length ball on off, defended to extra cover.

full on fourth stump, driven toward mid-on, diving stop on the ring saves at least two runs.

bouncer on fourth stump, goes to pull and is beaten.

length ball guided to deep third man for a tight two.

back of a length on leg stump, beaten prodding at this. The batters thought about stealing a bye as the keeper was quite casual collecting and didn't bother flinging it at the stumps.

back of a length ball on the stumps, defended.

full on the stumps, driven to wide long-on for two.

full on fifth stump, driven to long-off for one.

bullseye! Zampa zips this in fuller on middle but also a touch quicker and it skids flat past a slog sweep crashing into the middle of middle stump.

drag down from Zampa on middle stump, Sams rocks back and smashes this flat over wide long-on, it lands just over the rope as the fielder running across from long-off couldn't cover the distance or else it was a chest high chance.

full on off, driven firmly to extra cover for a would-be dot but Stoinis fumbles to open the door for a single.

good length ball on middle, defended to cover.

back of a length on the legs, flicked through square leg for two.

full and tailing down leg, wide called.

NCN drags the length back and follows him backing away from leg stump, Sams adjusts to flat bat this with a tennis backhand over mid-on to the rope.