Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder, 20th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Dwayne Bravo to Gurinder Sandhu, out Jonathan Cook Run Out! 1 run completed. That's slower length ball wide outside off, Gurinder Sandhu comes down the track and tries to swing through the line, flat-bats it after getting deceived by the lack of pace, Dunk almost takes another fantastic low catch running in from long-off, can't quite get there, but the throw back towards the bowler's end gets him a run-out as Bravo whips off the bails. Jonathan Cook run out (Ben Dunk/Dwayne Bravo) 0(0)

Dwayne Bravo to Chris Green, out Caught by Seb Gotch! Yet another slower delivery, Chris Green picked it but just couldn't execute the shot - got his front-leg out of the way and tries to hoick it over the square leg boundary, ended up getting a top-edge high in the air as Gotch, the wicketkeeper, got underneath it to complete a simple catch. Chris Green c Seb Gotch b Dwayne Bravo 14(16)

Stoinis to Daniel Sams, out Caught by Zampa! GONE! Full-toss with a pinch of width, Daniel Sams tries to thump it through the off-side, ends up slicing it away in the air behind deep backward point, curves away towards third man as Zampa takes a well-judged catch in the deep. That's a key wicket for the Stars. Daniel Sams c Zampa b Stoinis 42(25) [6s-4]

Stoinis to Daniel Sams, SIX, too full, half-volley length, Daniel Sams comes down the track and slams it with a full swing straight down the ground for a massive six

Stoinis to Daniel Sams, wide, wide outside off, yorker length, Daniel Sams misses as he reaches out and tries to slice it away, and that's way past the blue line. Wide called

Stoinis to Daniel Sams, SIX, into orbit and over cow corner! A half-volley, poor delivery, and Daniel Sams rocks back to throw the kitchensink at that hoick over deep midwicket for six

Plunkett to Daniel Sams, SIX, are you kidding me? A fuller length delivery outside off, Daniel Sams throws his hands after he sees the width, ends up slicing it off the outside half square of the wicket for six over the fielder stationed at deep point

Plunkett to Daniel Sams, SIX, SMOKED! A length delivery - criminal at this stage - and that's carted with all his might over deep midwicket for six. First of the day!

Stoinis to Root, out Caught by Maxwell! Another one bites the dust! That's a fuller length delivery on the pads, Root tries a Kohliesque swat-flick towards midwicket where Maxwell dives to his right to grab an impressive catch. A slower-than-run-a-ball innings by Root, and that's the end of that. Thunder looking at a total of barely 110 now, I suppose. Root c Maxwell b Stoinis 26(28) [4s-3]

Plunkett to Jason Sangha, out Caught by Seb Gotch! Something had to give, and it has! Short one banged in, Jason Sangha goes for the cross-batted pull, the only possible pull, and gets a massive top-edge that flies towards the short fine leg region as the 'keeper, mic'd up, comes around to settle under it. Jason Sangha c Seb Gotch b Plunkett 10(15)

Zampa to Watson, out Caught by Ben Dunk! Fantastic catch by Dunk! Certainly a clean catch, as he gestures at the umpire. A toss-up just outside off, Watson comes down the track and goes for the full-blooded lofted drive towards long-off, doesn't get the elevation and Ben Dunk runs in to take a fantastic low catch. Watson c Ben Dunk b Zampa 14(13) [4s-1]

Boland to Root, FOUR, short again, pulled again, nails the shot this time to get it away to the deep square leg boundary for four

Boland to Root, FOUR, short ball outside off, Root waits for it to arrive, hops to get power on it, and bludgeons a pull over short midwicket towards the cow corner fence for four

Boland to Root, FOUR, short of length delivery just outside off, Root uses the pace and steers it away, maneuvers the field, getting it past the right of backward point for four

Boland to Ferguson, out Caught by Nick Larkin! Boland's on a hat-trick! Ferguson chases a slower one that grips on a length, Ferguson tries to drive square of the wicket, ends up slicing it to backward point to Nick Larkin. Fantastic start for the Stars, courtesy Boland. Ferguson c Nick Larkin b Boland 0(1)

Boland to Buttler, out Caught by Gulbis! GONE! Oh, there's something in the wicket, is there? Grips off the surface, perhaps the leg-cutter, angling in from a back of a length, Buttler tries to turn it off the backfoot into the on-side, but it stops on him and straightens - gets a leading edge that lobs up towards cover and hands the sitter to trump all sitters to Gulbis stationed at short cover. Buttler c Gulbis b Boland 18(17) [4s-2]

Zampa to Watson, FOUR, juicy full-toss, check-driven straight down the ground for four

Zampa to Buttler, FOUR, very loopy delivery, Buttler lunges forward, gets the bat to the pitch of it, anbd bottom-hand lofts it through the line over long off for four

Boland to Buttler, FOUR, not particularly full, Buttler shimmies down and just chips it on the up past the bowler for four towards long off