Twitter Reactions: Melbourne Stars ease past Perth Scorchers to extend winning-streak
The Stars have nearly confirmed a top-spot finish by the end of the round-robin stage.
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Melbourne Stars were made to work hard by the Perth Scorchers at the iconic MCG. But such has been the hosts’ form that Glenn Maxwell had the rub of the green going in their favour. The Stars defeated the Scorchers by 10 runs to registered their 10th victory of the ongoing BBL. For Mitchell Marsh and Co, they keep hanging in the middle of the points table with 10 points from 11 games.
Cartwright holds his ground
After winning the toss and electing to bat, the Stars lost the in-form Marcus Stoinis to Matt Kelly. The move to send Nathan Coulter-Nile as a pinch-hitter didn’t work as he became Kelly’s second victim. Fawad Ahmed joined the party and got rid of Nic Maddinson in the eighth over with the score at 35. From there on, Glenn Maxwell (25) and Hilton Cartwright (58) tried to build some momentum.
The duo put on 47 runs, though their stand came off 38 balls. Kelly picked up his third wicket in the form of Maxwell, putting more pressure on the Stars’ batting. Nick Larkin (24) joined Cartwright in the middle and the pair added 50 runs for the fifth wicket. Jhye Richardson nipped out Larkin in the penultimate over, but Cartwright remained unbeaten. The opener took the Stars to 141 in 20 overs.
Scorchers stumble
Josh Inglis started the visitors’ run-chase with a couple of fours before Daniel Worrall castled him. Liam Livingstone (18) and Cameron Bancroft (32) kept chipping away at the target with a 30-run stand. But Sandeep Lamichhane accounted for Livingstone’s wicket after which Mitchell Marsh fell to a run out. From there, the Scorchers lost regular wickets, though the required rate was in check.
Nic Maddinson got rid of the well-set Bancroft with the visitors still needing 58 runs off 31 balls. Kurtis Paterson threw his bat around to score 20 off 17 with a couple of fours. However, once Maxwell got rid of him, the other batters couldn’t pose much of a threat. In the end, the Scorchers ended their innings on 131. For the Stars, Maddinson was the most successful bowler with three scalps.
Here is how Twitterati reacted to the Stars’ victory: –
Watching glenn maxwell play cricket rn is an absolute delight #BBL09
— Jane💕 (@jane_ella97) January 18, 2020
Poor running between wickets by Perth Scorchers. Not enough 2’s & 3’s in the middle overs and 2 avoidable run outs. Good captaincy by Glenn Maxwell. Costly loss for Perth #BBL09
— Clint Thomas (@ClintLThomas) January 18, 2020
Glenn Maxwell can do no wrong! Superb, gutsy, unorthodox captaincy for another great win in #BBL09
— ron reed (@reedrw) January 18, 2020
I tell you what, @StarsBBL are gonna run away with this years BBL. Glenn Maxwell is a colossal captain👏🏼
— Dan Bartlett (@dan1bartlett) January 18, 2020
Nic Maddinson bowling at the death, 3/24 off 4
You wouldn't read about it. Brilliant captaincy by Maxwell.#BBL09
— Josh (@gobbles21) January 18, 2020
Glenn Maxwell captaincy has been superb in this game. Amazing how he turned around this game in his team favour. #BBL09
— Bijay Uprety (@BijayOCT25) January 18, 2020
Hey @ICC I don’t want to point fingers or anything, but Glenn Maxwell just celebrated by shouting at the ground. Just like Rabada did. When can we expect his sanction?
— AntTheKnee (@AntKaplan) January 18, 2020
Glenn Maxwell is dishing out an amazing spell here.
— Ross Mosby (@Wilshere_Sharma) January 18, 2020
The only person who can get Glenn Maxwell out is Glenn Maxwell. #BBL09
— Doctor Fiveball (@DoctorFiveball) January 18, 2020
The most Glenn Maxwell of dismissals 🤦🏻♂️😂 #BBL09
— Mark Grant (@grantylad82) January 18, 2020
What are Marcus stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitch Marsh are doing in BBL? #INDvsAUS
— Anshul Vinodiya (@vinodiya_anshul) January 18, 2020
You're one of the best T20 batsmen in the world. As captain, where do you bat yourself in a #BBL09 game? Selfless Glenn Maxwell chooses No.5 or lower
— Oliver Caffrey (@ollycaffrey) January 18, 2020
6 days ago, Stoinis carried his bat with 147. Today, Stars teammate Hilton Cartwright did it by scoring 58… #BBL09
— Oliver Caffrey (@ollycaffrey) January 18, 2020
Batting the other end to Hilton Cartwright #BBL09 pic.twitter.com/3hGV56uQp1
— Sports Turmoil (@sportsturmoil) January 18, 2020
Nic Maddinson… #BBL09 3 wickets
— Footy Fantic (@SujanNeupane_) January 18, 2020
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