Full Scorecard of Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers, BBL 14 | 11th Match
Full Scorecard: James Vince’s blazing century helped Sydney Sixers pull off one of the most dominant BBL chases ever, hauling in 195 with 11 balls to spare to beat the hapless Melbourne Stars. In a display of power and precision, Vince hit 101 from 58 balls at the SCG to win the battle of the Brits over the equally hard-hitting Ben Duckett.
The successful chase was the eighth biggest undefeated after three matches. But for stages on Boxing Day, the Stars appeared the team on top in front of a crowd of 23,212.
Duckett was all power for the visitors, bringing his blend of Bazball to the Big Bash with 68 from 29 balls. England’s destroyer became only the second player in BBL history to hit six fours in an over, unleashing a flurry of pull shots and reverse sweeps off spinner Akeal Hosein.
Match Result & Details
Full Scorecard 11th Match (N), Sydney, December 26, 2024, Big Bash League
Melbourne Stars 194/9(20 Ov RR: 9.70)
Sydney Sixers (18.1/20 ov, T:195) 198/2
Sixers won by 8 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
| Toss | Sydney Sixers, elected to field first |
| Series | Big Bash League |
| Season | 2024/25 |
| Player Of TheMatch | James Vince |
| Hours of play (local time) | 18.05 start, First Session 18.05-19.35, Interval 19.35-19.55, Second Session 19.55-21.25 |
| Match days | 26 December 2024 – night (20-over match) |
| Umpires | Gerard Abood, Micheal Graham-Smith |
| TV Umpire | David Tylor |
| Reserve Umpire | Claire Polosak |
| Match Referee | Dave Gilbert |
| Points | Sydney Sixers 2, Melbourne Stars 0 |
Melbourne Stars Innings (1st Innings)
| Batsman | R/O | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Ben Duckett | c Murphy b Bird | 68 | 29 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 234.48 |
| Thomas Rogers | c Vince b Hosein | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 200.0 |
| Sam Harper † | c Kerr b Murphy | 12 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | c Murphy b Dwarshuis | 32 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 188.23 |
| Marcus Stoinis (c) | b Murphy | 20 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 105.26 |
| Hilton Cartwright | c Philippe b Dwarshuis | 15 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 136.36 |
| Tom Curran | c Silk b Bird | 15 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 107.14 |
| Jonathan Merlo | not-out | 8 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Usama Mir | c Edwards b Bird | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Doug Warren | b Kerr | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Extras | 7(b 2, lb 2, W 3) |
| Total | 194/9(20 overs, RR: 9.70) |
Did not bat: Peter Siddle
Fall of Wickets
1-16 (Thomas Rogers, 1.4 ov), 2-77 (Sam Harper, 6.5 ov), 3-106 (Ben Duckett, 8.4 ov), 4-132 (Glenn Maxwell, 11.6 ov), 5-150 (Marcus Stoinis, 14.1 ov), 6-178 (Hilton Cartwright, 17.2 ov), 7-183 (Tom Curran, 18.2 ov), 8-185 (Usama Mir, 18.4 ov), 9-194 (Doug Warren, 19.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB | ECON |
| Jackson Bird | 3 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.66 |
| Akeal Hosein | 4 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8.25 |
| Todd Murphy | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Jack Edwards | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Hayden Kerr | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.25 |
Melbourne Stars Innings Scorecard Match Flow
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 4.0 (Mandatory – 57 runs, 1 wicket)
- Melbourne Stars: 50 runs in 3.5 overs (23 balls), Extras 0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (BM Duckett 37, SB Harper 11, Ex 2)
- BM Duckett: 50 off 22 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Melbourne Stars: 100 runs in 8.2 overs (50 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Melbourne Stars – 116/3 in 10.0 overs (GJ Maxwell 19, MP Stoinis 1)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 – 12.0 (Batting side – 16 runs, 1 wicket)
- Melbourne Stars: 150 runs in 13.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 5
- Innings Break: Melbourne Stars – 194/9 in 20.0 overs (J Merlo 8)
Sydney Sixers Innings (2nd Innings)
Target: 195 Runs from 20 Overs
| Batsman | R/O | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Josh Philippe † | c Duckett b Curran | 42 | 23 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 182.6 |
| James Vince | not-out | 101 | 58 | 79 | 12 | 4 | 174.13 |
| Moises Henriques (c) | c Duckett b Usama Mir | 11 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 122.22 |
| Jordan Silk | not-out | 34 | 19 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 178.96 |
| Extras | 10(lb 2, W 8) |
| Total | 198/2(18.1 overs, RR: 10.89) |
Yet to Bat: Jack Edwards, Lachlan Shaw, Hayden Kerr, Ben Dwarshuis, Akeal Hosein, Todd Murphy, Jackson Bird
Fall of Wickets
1-83 (Josh Philippe, 7.6 ov), 2-99 (Moises Henriques, 10.4 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB | ECON |
| Glenn Maxwell | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15.50 |
| Peter Siddle | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Tom Curran | 3 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Usama Mir | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.75 |
| Doug Warren | 2.1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.07 |
Sydney Sixers Innings Scorecard Match Flow
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 4.0 (Mandatory – 35 runs, 0 wicket)
- Sydney Sixers: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (JR Philippe 19, JM Vince 27, Ex 6)
- Drinks: Sydney Sixers – 97/1 in 10.0 overs (JM Vince 37, MC Henriques 10)
- Sydney Sixers: 100 runs in 10.5 overs (65 balls), Extras 8
- JM Vince: 50 off 38 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 13.1 – 15.0 (Batting side – 35 runs, 0 wicket)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (JM Vince 36, JC Silk 13, Ex 1)
- Sydney Sixers: 150 runs in 14.5 overs (89 balls), Extras 9
- Over 15.3: Review by Melbourne Stars (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – MW Graham-Smith, Batter – JM Vince (Struck down – Umpires Call)
- JM Vince: 100 off 57 balls (12 x 4, 4 x 6)
