Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars, 11th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Stoinis to Ben Manenti, out Ben Manenti Run Out!! Excellent stuff from Stoinis. Yorker outside off, Manenti makes room and can't reach it. Richardson races across to steal a bye but Manenti is slow to respond. Sam Harper misses the stumps at the striker's end but finds Stoinis, who takes his time and hits the target at the non-striker's end, catching Manenti short of the crease. Ben Manenti run out (Sam Harper/Stoinis) 4(5)

Stoinis to K Richardson, byes, 1 run, off-pace short ball, Richardson can't put bat on ball and Manenti races to the other end. Sam Harper has an under-arm throw and it is not on target. Manenti was well short of the crease

Stoinis to K Richardson, FOUR, shot! Full pitcher outside off, Richardson does not try to overhit or anything, chips it wide of mid-off and clears the inner ring. The timing takes care of the rest..

Stoinis to Abbott, out Caught by Sam Harper!! Oh no! That's nothing to do with the pitch or the bowling. Lucky wicket for Stoinis. This wicket almost sums up Sixers' essay. Nice, juicy full toss around off, Abbott could have smashed that anywhere, instead he gets a thick top-edge and the ball goes straight up, Sam Harper moves to his left and takes it safely. That should have been in the crowd but not to be today for the Sixers. Abbott c Sam Harper b Stoinis 3(4)

Peter Siddle to Abbott, 2 runs, dropped! Short and outside off, Abbott arches back and cuts it to backward point. The ball flies to Merlo and he tries to take it over his head, ends up tipping it over and the pair scamper back for the second

Peter Siddle to Joel Davies, out Caught by Maxwell!! Ufff! How does he make them look so easy? Another toughie and Maxwell makes it look nonchalant. Siddle is on a hat-trick. Full and angled across, Davies tries to go down the ground and toe-ends it over mid-off. Maxwell turns around and runs back, keeps his eyes on the ball and clutches on with both hands. He says, "he misjudged it a bit". Joel Davies c Maxwell b Peter Siddle 8(6) [6s-1]

Haris Rauf to Dwarshuis, out Caught by Stoinis!! First wicket for Rauf. It is once again that hard length which does the trick for the Stars. He bangs it into the wicket, Dwarshuis backs away and attempts to flat-bat it down the ground, miscues it completely and Stoinis tracks back to take a good catch. Dwarshuis c Stoinis b Haris Rauf 5(3) [4s-1]

Haris Rauf to Dwarshuis, FOUR, neatly done! Back of a length and angled across, Dwarshuis makes room and steers it to third man. The fielder was inside the ring and Dwarshuis placed fine of him. Used the pace of Rauf and collected the boundary

Tom Curran to Joel Davies, SIX, third time lucky for Davies. Another slower short of length delivery, Davies delays his bat swing and gets it off the middle. Geez, that came right off the screws and sailed into the deep mid-wicket stand

Tom Curran to Jack Edwards, out Caught by Peter Siddle!! Another one goes in the Power Surge. Henriques, Silk and Edwards gone within a space of 9 balls. Third wicket for Curran. Slower delivery angled in, Edwards looks to heave it into the leg-side, almost gets it off the back of the bat and it lobs towards short third, Siddle moves to his left and clings on. Jack Edwards c Peter Siddle b Tom Curran 11(6) [4s-2]

Tom Curran to Jack Edwards, FOUR, streaky! But the Sixers will take it. Edwards had the width and he went hard on the big shot, gets a thick outside edge and the ball flies over short third. No chance for Siddle to chase that

Peter Siddle to Silk, out Caught by Tom Curran!! Siddle starts the over with a wicket and ends it with a wicket. It is the slower ball that does the trick. Back of the hand stuff, bowled short and deviates away, Silk is surprished by the extra bounce and can't control the cut, the ball hits the higher part of the bat and balloons towards cover, Curran settles under it and takes a simple catch. Silk c Tom Curran b Peter Siddle 12(13) [4s-2]

Peter Siddle to Silk, FOUR, nicely done! Silk backs away early and Siddle tries to keep it away from his range, but Silk reaches and opens the bat face to slice it wide of short third. He did really well to reach that..

Peter Siddle to Jack Edwards, FOUR, poor delivery and Edwards is off the mark with a four. Siddle has a smile on his face. He knew that was a gift. Slanted down leg, Edwards helps it along the way to fine leg

Peter Siddle to Henriques, out Caught by Mitchell Swepson!! And he strikes first ball. Henriques had to get a move on and perishes in the process. It is the hard length from Siddle, pounded into the three quarter region and hits the splice of Henriques's bat as he tries to heave it into the leg-side, the ball skies up over mid-wicket and Swepson runs around from long-on to hang on. Henriques c Mitchell Swepson b Peter Siddle 18(19) [4s-1]

Haris Rauf to Silk, FOUR, much needed boundary. "First one in 17 balls," informs the on-air comm. Silk shimmies down, gets under the length delivery and chips it over mid-wicket. The pace of Rauf takes care of getting the ball to fence

Tom Curran to Daniel Hughes, out Caught by Campbell Kellaway!! This is a massive wicket. Hughes is not only the set batter but also the only one who had the measure of this surface. Curran comes back and picks up his second wicket, he's been brilliant today. Slower ball bowled into the surface, Hughes delays his shot but still does not get the timing right, struck and flat to deep square leg, Kellaway bends down and takes a good catch. Daniel Hughes c Campbell Kellaway b Tom Curran 60(42) [4s-8 6s-1]

Mitchell Swepson to Daniel Hughes, FOUR, lovely shot! Excellent use of the feet by Hughes. He comes down the track, gets close to the pitch of the ball and lofts it straight back over. Relied more on timing than power. Just a chip and there's no stopping that

Stoinis to Daniel Hughes, SIX, brings up fifty in style! That made a great sound off the bat! Back of a length around the waist, he swivels across and absolutely nails the pull shot behind square. It's quite a long boundary out there and he clears it

Haris Rauf to Henriques, FOUR, genuine edge past the keeper! It's a good length ball around off, Henriques gets forward to defend but it straightens after being angled in. He gets the edge and it whistles past the keeper to the boundary

Haris Rauf to Daniel Hughes, FOUR, Rauf hasn't been on it so far. Full delivery down leg, Hughes swipes across the line and gets it very fine

Stoinis to Philippe, out Caught by Maxwell!! He got away with one in Stoinis's previous over, but not this time. Maxwell makes a difficult catch look relatively easy. He roars in delight before being surrounded by teammates in celebration. Around a good length, stands up off the surface and takes the top-edge as Philippe looks to slog. It goes very high and Maxwell comes in from the midwicket boundary, covering a lot of distance before grabbing it with both hands. Philippe c Maxwell b Stoinis 10(12) [4s-1]

Maxwell to Daniel Hughes, FOUR, goes inside-out over extra cover! Full on off, Hughes holds his shape and times it brilliantly. Didn't go too hard, just chipped it

Maxwell to Daniel Hughes, FOUR, length ball at the stumps, Hughes sweeps it behind square, gets it in the gap and beats the fielder in the deep

Haris Rauf to Philippe, FOUR, pulled away hard! Again Rauf dishes it out just above the waist and gets hammered in front of square

Haris Rauf to Daniel Hughes, FOUR, short at the body, loosener at 134kph, not high enough either and Hughes pulls it nicely behind square

Tom Curran to Daniel Hughes, FOUR, proper half-volley this time and Hughes cracks it away. Drives it firmly through extra cover

Tom Curran to Daniel Hughes, FOUR, gives the charge and carves it over backward point! Around a length on off, Hughes also made some room while stepping out and managed to free the arms nicely

Peter Siddle to Daniel Hughes, FOUR, pitched right up and Hughes gets hold of it. Drives it firmly down the ground to beat mid-off

Tom Curran to Babar Azam, out Caught by Maxwell!! Edged and gone! After tormenting him right through the over, Curran gets rid of Babar. Pitched up and swinging away sharply, draws him into the drive, finds the edge and it carries nicely to Maxwell at first slip. Third single-digit score of the tournament in four matches for Babar. Babar Azam c Maxwell b Tom Curran 2(7)