Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 10, Big Bash League, 2025

Big Bash League Match 10: Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars at Adelaide, Live Now
Adelaide Strikers
AS
155/8 (20)
Melbourne Stars
MS
*90/2 (9.5)
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Drinks Break : Melbourne Stars need 66 runs in 10.1 remaining overs
Adelaide Strikers InningAS Inning155/8 (20 ov)
Melbourne Stars InningMS Inning90/2 (9.5 ov)

Commentary

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9.5
Sam Harper c MW Short b J Overton 55 (36) Jamie Overton to Sam Harper, no run, c MW Short b J Overton, Caught out !! bouncer, good length, on the off stump, Sam Harper goes forward and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards long on, edged!! and flies straight to Matthew Short, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Sam Harper.
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9.4
Jamie Overton to Sam Harper, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Sam Harper goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum! Well timed shot in the air, went flat and hard out of the ground. It deserves the standing ovation
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9.3
Jamie Overton to Sam Harper, 2 runs, Sam Harper hangs in the crease to take outswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 2 runs.
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9.2
Jamie Overton to Campbell Kellaway, 1 run, Campbell Kellaway hangs in the crease to take inswinger of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards point for 1 run.
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9.1
Jamie Overton to Sam Harper, 1 run, Sam Harper hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
End of over 9 (5 runs)
Sam Harper 46 (32)
Campbell Kellaway 2 (4)
Melbourne Stars 80/1
Lloyd Pope 2-0-12-1
Henry Thornton 3-0-24-0
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8.6
Lloyd Pope to Sam Harper, 1 run, Sam Harper hangs in the crease to take googly of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident inside out shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
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8.5
Lloyd Pope to Sam Harper, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Sam Harper goes forward and slash flick shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
8.4
Lloyd Pope to Sam Harper, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the leg stump, Sam Harper hangs in the crease, trying to hit flick shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
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8.3
Lloyd Pope to Campbell Kellaway, 1 run, Campbell Kellaway hangs in the crease to take legbreak of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.
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8.2
Lloyd Pope to Sam Harper, 1 run, Sam Harper hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an googly delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at point for 1 run.
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8.1
Lloyd Pope to Sam Harper, 2 runs, Sam Harper hangs in the crease to take googly of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident ramp shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep fine leg for 2 runs.
End of over 8 (8 runs)
Campbell Kellaway 1 (3)
Sam Harper 42 (27)
Melbourne Stars 75/1
Henry Thornton 3-0-24-0
Lloyd Pope 1-0-7-1
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7.6
Henry Thornton to Campbell Kellaway, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Campbell Kellaway hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
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7.5
Henry Thornton to Sam Harper, 1 run, Sam Harper hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.
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7.4
Henry Thornton to Campbell Kellaway, 1 run, Campbell Kellaway hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
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7.4
Henry Thornton to Campbell Kellaway, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! inswinger good length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Campbell Kellaway with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
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7.3
Henry Thornton to Campbell Kellaway, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Campbell Kellaway hangs in the crease and slash drive towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
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7.2
Henry Thornton to Sam Harper, 1 run, Sam Harper hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.
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7.1
Henry Thornton to Sam Harper, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the leg stump, Sam Harper goes back, plays push in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four. If the first one was incredible, this is beyond the description. Well timed shot
End of over 7 (7 runs)
Joe Clarke 23 (19)
Sam Harper 36 (24)
Melbourne Stars 67/1
Lloyd Pope 1-0-7-1
Henry Thornton 2-0-16-0
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6.6
Joe Clarke b L Pope 23 (19) Lloyd Pope to Joe Clarke, no run, b L Pope, Bowled out !! googly, full length, on the off stump, Joe Clarke hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
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6.5
Lloyd Pope to Sam Harper, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Sam Harper hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
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6.4
Lloyd Pope to Joe Clarke, 3 runs, Joe Clarke goes back and plays cut off an googly delivers at a good length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at third man for 3 runs.
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6.3
Lloyd Pope to Sam Harper, 1 run, Sam Harper hangs in the crease to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.
1
6.2
Lloyd Pope to Joe Clarke, 1 run, Joe Clarke hangs in the crease to take googly of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident sloge sweep that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
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6.1
Lloyd Pope to Sam Harper, 1 run, Sam Harper hangs in the crease to take legbreak of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 6 (4 runs)
Joe Clarke 19 (16)
Sam Harper 33 (21)
Melbourne Stars 60/0
Henry Thornton 2-0-16-0
Jerrssis Wadia 1-0-4-0
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5.6
Henry Thornton to Joe Clarke, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Joe Clarke hangs in the crease, trying to hit pull, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
0
5.5
Henry Thornton to Joe Clarke, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, good length, on the off stump, Joe Clarke goes forward and slash punch towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
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5.4
Henry Thornton to Sam Harper, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Sam Harper hangs in the crease to make a confident inside out shot, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
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5.3
Henry Thornton to Joe Clarke, 1 run, Joe Clarke hangs in the crease to take slower ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook pull, edged!! and the ball sails towards deep fine leg for 1 run.
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5.2
Henry Thornton to Sam Harper, 1 run, Sam Harper goes back to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
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5.1
Henry Thornton to Joe Clarke, 1 run, Joe Clarke hangs in the crease to take inswinger of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 5 (4 runs)
Sam Harper 31 (19)
Joe Clarke 17 (12)
Melbourne Stars 56/0
Jerrssis Wadia 1-0-4-0
Hasan Ali 1-0-7-0
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4.6
Jerrssis Wadia to Sam Harper, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Sam Harper goes forward and slash defensive shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
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4.5
Jerrssis Wadia to Joe Clarke, 1 run, Joe Clarke hangs in the crease to take top spinner of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
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4.4
Jerrssis Wadia to Joe Clarke, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Joe Clarke hangs in the crease and slash drive towards mid on, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
1
4.3
Jerrssis Wadia to Sam Harper, 1 run, Sam Harper hangs in the crease to take off break ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
1
4.2
Jerrssis Wadia to Joe Clarke, 1 run, Joe Clarke hangs in the crease to take arm ball of full length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
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4.1
Jerrssis Wadia to Sam Harper, 1 run, Sam Harper hangs in the crease to take off break ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 4 (11 runs)
Joe Clarke 15 (9)
Sam Harper 29 (16)
Melbourne Stars 52/0
Hasan Ali 1-0-7-0
Jamie Overton 1-0-15-0
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3.6
Hasan Ali to Joe Clarke, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Joe Clarke hangs in the crease and slash drive towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
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3.5
Hasan Ali to Joe Clarke, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Joe Clarke hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four. If the first one was incredible, this is beyond the description. Well timed shot
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3.4
Hasan Ali to Joe Clarke, 4 bye, Bye !! outswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Joe Clarke hangs in the crease, aims to slam pull, but misses the shot and keeper fumbles and batter steals bye for 4 runs.
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3.3
Hasan Ali to Sam Harper, 1 run, Sam Harper hangs in the crease to take inswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
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3.2
Hasan Ali to Sam Harper, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Sam Harper hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
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3.1
Hasan Ali to Sam Harper, 2 runs, Sam Harper hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an slower ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 2 runs.
End of over 3 (15 runs)
Sam Harper 26 (13)
Joe Clarke 11 (6)
Melbourne Stars 41/0
Jamie Overton 1-0-15-0
Henry Thornton 1-0-12-0
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2.6
Jamie Overton to Sam Harper, 1 run, Sam Harper hangs in the crease to take inswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
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2.5
Jamie Overton to Sam Harper, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Sam Harper hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
4
2.4
Jamie Overton to Sam Harper, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps. Sam Harper hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
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2.3
Jamie Overton to Joe Clarke, 1 run, Joe Clarke hangs in the crease to take inswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.
1
2.2
Jamie Overton to Sam Harper, 1 run, Sam Harper hangs in the crease to take fast ball of yorker aimed on the stumps, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
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2.1
Jamie Overton to Sam Harper, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps. Sam Harper goes forward, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 2 (12 runs)
Sam Harper 12 (8)
Joe Clarke 10 (5)
Melbourne Stars 26/0
Henry Thornton 1-0-12-0
Matthew Short 1-0-14-0
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1.6
Henry Thornton to Sam Harper, 1 run, Sam Harper hangs in the crease and plays pull off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at point for 1 run.
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1.5
Henry Thornton to Sam Harper, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Sam Harper hangs in the crease, trying to hit pull, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
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1.4
Henry Thornton to Sam Harper, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps. Sam Harper hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
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1.3
Henry Thornton to Sam Harper, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Sam Harper hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
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1.2
Henry Thornton to Sam Harper, no run, Dot Ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, and Sam Harper hangs on and tries to hit pull, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
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1.2
Henry Thornton to Sam Harper, 1 no ball, No ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Sam Harper hangs in the crease, displays his finesse with a beautifully timed cut, umpire signals it a no ball, as Henry Thornton had overstepped.
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1.1
Henry Thornton to Sam Harper, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Sam Harper hangs in the crease and strives to hit cut, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
End of over 1 (14 runs)
Joe Clarke 10 (5)
Sam Harper 1 (1)
Melbourne Stars 14/0
Matthew Short 1-0-14-0
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0.6
Matthew Short to Joe Clarke, 2 runs, Joe Clarke goes forward and plays a well-timed drive off an delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 2 runs.
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0.5
Matthew Short to Joe Clarke, no run, Dot ball !! , good length, on the stumps, Joe Clarke hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
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0.4
Matthew Short to Joe Clarke, 2 runs, Joe Clarke goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 2 runs.
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0.3
Matthew Short to Joe Clarke, Four, Four !! , good length, on the stumps, Joe Clarke elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
1wd
0.3
Matthew Short to Joe Clarke, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! arm ball good length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Joe Clarke with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.
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0.2
Matthew Short to Joe Clarke, 2 runs, Joe Clarke goes forward and plays a well-timed push off an delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
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0.1
Matthew Short to Sam Harper, 1 run, Sam Harper goes back to take arm ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
2wd
0.1
Matthew Short to Joe Clarke, 2 wide, Wide Ball !! arm ball, good length, That sails wide of the leg stump, Joe Clarke left the ball. It gets past the keeper, and they snatch 2 runs, quick running between the wickets.



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