The 9th T20 match of the Big Bash League was played between Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars at the University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston on 16 Dec 2020. Melbourne Stars won the toss and invited the opposition to bat first. The super substitute players for Perth Scorchers were M Kelly and KR Patterson. BR Dunk and LR Morris were super subs for Melbourne Stars.
Josh Inglis and Colin Munro were the openers for Scorchers and Billy Stanlake got the new ball. At the end of the first power play, Scorchers made 25 runs at the loss of one wicket. Then a partnership of 49 runs between Munro and Clarke helped their team to reach 63 runs. Then two consecutive wickets in the 8th over brought them back under pressure. Colin and Ashton played well under pressure and Scorchers successfully made 158 runs in 17 overs. But rain interrupted the game.
Then after the rain, the match was shortened to 6 overs and the target was 76 runs. Melbourne Stars needed 76 runs from 6 overs to win the match. Fletcher and Stoinis came to open for Stars and Joel Paris got the new ball. After 1st over, Stars lost Stoinis at the score of 10 runs. Rain again stopped the game and the match ended with no result. Both the teams shared the points.
The top scorer for the Scorchers was Colin Munro with his 49 runs from 36 balls. Also, Turner & Clarke played well under pressure and both the players added some quick runs to the scoreboard. Clarke made 34 runs from just 16 balls and Turner made 39 runs from 17 balls. Billy Stanlake, Liam Hatcher, and Nic Maddinson bowled well for Stars and each player took 2 wickets for their team.
Stats - Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars Head to Head