tt13064 bbl578	Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers
	KFC Twenty20 Big Bash 2023/24
Venue	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on 6th January 2024 (20-over match) (day/night)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Sydney Sixers won the toss and decided to field
Result	Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets
Points	Melbourne Stars 0; Sydney Sixers 2
Umpires	GJ Davidson, BC Treloar
TV umpire	P Wilson
Referee	DA Johnston
Reserve Umpire	DJ Brigham
Player of the Match	JM Vince

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Melbourne Stars innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
TF Rogers	b Dwarshuis	19	16	18	3	-	7	118.75
DW Lawrence	c Vince b Curran	36	34	57	1	2	13	105.88
BJ Webster	b Murphy	0	4	3	-	-	4	0.00
*GJ Maxwell	c Abbott b Murphy	31	14	14	4	2	5	221.43
MP Stoinis	not out	34	30	47	3	-	7	113.33
HWR Cartwright	not out	29	22	30	3	1	8	131.82
+PSP Handscomb	did not bat
Imad Wasim	did not bat
JS Paris	did not bat
JA Merlo	did not bat
SM Boland	did not bat
Extras	(6 lb, 1 w)	7
Total	(4 wickets, innings closed, 20 overs)	156
Fall of wickets:
1-40 (Rogers, 4.5 ov), 2-41 (Webster, 5.4 ov), 3-77 (Maxwell, 9.1 ov), 4-100 (Lawrence, 13.3 ov)

Sydney Sixers bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
O'Keefe	3	0	23	0	-	-	5	-	2	-	7.67
Abbott	4	0	36	0	1	-	8	4	1	-	9.00
Edwards	1	0	13	0	-	-	2	1	1	-	13.00
Curran	4	0	30	1	-	-	10	5	-	24.00	7.50
Dwarshuis	4	0	33	1	-	-	8	4	1	24.00	8.25
Murphy	4	0	15	2	-	-	11	-	-	12.00	3.75

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Sydney Sixers innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
+JR Philippe	b Boland	9	8	18	-	1	5	112.50
JM Vince	c Handscomb b Boland	79	57	69	12	-	19	138.60
DP Hughes	c Paris b Webster	41	32	45	4	1	9	128.12
*MC Henriques	not out	8	5	13	1	-	0	160.00
JC Silk	not out	13	8	8	2	-	3	162.50
TK Curran	did not bat
JR Edwards	did not bat
SA Abbott	did not bat
BJ Dwarshuis	did not bat
TR Murphy	did not bat
SNJ O'Keefe	did not bat
Extras	(4 lb, 1 nb, 5 w)	10
Total	(3 wickets, 18.1 overs)	160
Fall of wickets:
1-29 (Philippe, 3.5 ov), 2-128 (Hughes, 14.6 ov), 3-139 (Vince, 16.2 ov)

Melbourne Stars bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Paris	2.1	0	25	0	-	-	4	5	-	-	11.54
Boland	4	0	38	2	-	1	11	5	1	12.00	9.50
Imad Wasim	4	0	28	0	-	-	9	3	-	-	7.00
Webster	3	0	22	1	2	-	5	2	-	18.00	7.33
Maxwell	3	0	23	0	-	-	4	3	-	-	7.67
Lawrence	1	0	8	0	1	-	2	1	-	-	8.00
Merlo	1	0	12	0	1	-	1	-	1	-	12.00

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Notes
--> Melbourne Stars powerplay 1: overs 1 to 4 (33/0)
--> Melbourne Stars powerplay 2 (chosen by the batting side): overs 14 (95/3) to 15 (110/4)
--> Sydney Sixers powerplay 1: overs 1 to 4 (33/1)
--> Sydney Sixers powerplay 2 (chosen by the batting side): overs 13 (93/1) to 14 (122/1)
--> Melbourne Stars innings: 50 in 7.2 overs
--> Melbourne Stars innings: 100 in 13.2 overs
--> Melbourne Stars innings: 150 in 19.5 overs
--> Sydney Sixers innings: 50 in 7.1 overs
--> Sydney Sixers innings: 100 in 12.4 overs
--> Sydney Sixers innings: 150 in 17.3 overs
--> JA Merlo made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> JA Merlo made his last appearance in Big Bash League matches
--> TK Curran made his last appearance in Big Bash League matches
--> TF Rogers passed 500 runs in Twenty20 matches when he reached 9
--> TF Rogers passed 500 runs in Big Bash League matches when he reached 9
--> JM Vince 50 in 42 balls with 8 fours
--> MP Stoinis (17) and HWR Cartwright (29) added 50 in 38 balls for the Melbourne Stars 5th wicket
--> JM Vince (31) and DP Hughes (19) added 50 in 44 balls for the Sydney Sixers 2nd wicket

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Melbourne Stars innings
Over 10.6: Review by Melbourne Stars (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - GJ Davidson, Batter - DW Lawrence (decision overturned)
Over 12.4: Review by Sydney Sixers (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - GJ Davidson, Batter - DW Lawrence (decision upheld umpire's call)
Sydney Sixers innings
Over 1.4: Review by Melbourne Stars (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - BC Treloar, Batter - JR Philippe (decision upheld)