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BIG BASH LEAGUE FINAL MELBOURNE STARS V JANUARY 24, 2016 SYDNEY THUNDER FACT SHEET LIBRARY Twenty20 Big Bash League (BBL) The Twenty20 Big Bash League (BBL), comprising eight city-based franchises, replaced the previous state-based domestic Twenty20 competition in 2011/12. Season 2015-16 marks the fifth staging of the tournament – otherwise known as BBL5. The inaugural winner was the Sydney Sixers, the Brisbane Heat won in 2012/13 and the Perth Scorchers have won the two most recent tournaments. Final Placings in Previous BBL Seasons 2011/12 – 2014/15 Season Winner Runner Up Defeated Semi-Finalists 2011/12 Sydney Sixers Perth Scorchers Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne Stars 2012/13 Brisbane Heat Perth Scorchers Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Stars 2013/14 Perth Scorchers Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne Stars Sydney Sixers 2014/15 Perth Scorchers Sydney Sixers Adelaide Strikers Melbourne Stars Final BBL Table for 2015/16 Team M W L N/R Pts NetRR In the first four years of the BBL the Perth Adelaide Strikers 8 7 1 - 14 0.544 Scorchers were the most successful team with Melbourne Stars 8 5 3 - 10 0.366 two championships and two runners up Perth Scorchers 8 5 3 - 10 0.181 performances. The Sydney Sixers were the next Sydney Thunder 8 4 4 - 8 0.375 most successful with one championship and a Melbourne Renegades 8 3 5 - 6 -0.041 runner up. The Melbourne Stars, often one of Brisbane Heat 8 3 5 - 6 -0.204 the tournament’s favoured teams, have made the BBL finals each season but 2015-16 marks Hobart Hurricanes 8 3 5 - 6 -0.955 the first occasion that they have won their semi- Sydney Sixers 8 2 6 - 4 -0.330 final. The Sydney Thunder previously had three “wooden spoons” and a seventh placing but a greatly enhanced performance in 2015-16 has resulted in their first finals appearance and ultimately a place in the final. BBL Semi-Finals for 2015-16 Adelaide Oval, January 21, 2016: ADELAIDE STRIKERS 7/159 (20 overs) (AI Ross 47; CJ McKay 3/44, SR Watson 2/28) lost to SYDNEY THUNDER 2/160 (17.4 overs) (Usman Khawaja 104*, HM Nicholls 35*) by eight wickets. Player of the match: Usman Khawaja Winning the toss and batting on a humid evening the Strikers endured a rare top order failure losing 4/64 off ten well-directed and economical overs particularly from Clint McKay (3/44 off 4 overs) and Shane Watson (. Recovery was built around a fine 47 from Alex Ross and Michael Neser (27) but the total appeared below expectations. The Thunder cruised to a comfortable win highlighted by a sublime man of the match performance from Usman Khawaja. His cultured 104 not out (13 fours, three sixes off 59 balls) featured shots to all parts of the field and proved a challenge beyond the Strikers bowlers. MCG, January 22, 2016: PERTH SCORCHERS 7/139 (20 overs) (M Klinger 44, AC Voges 52: DJ Worrall 3/25), lost to MELBOURNE STARS 3/140 (18.1 overs) (MP Stoinis 44, KP Pietersen 62) Player of the match: KP Pietersen Stars won the toss and took the field. After a wet day with a rain affected slow field they had put up an excellent performance to limit the Scorchers to 139 with Worrall’s bowling at the death especially effective, as were the performances of the two spinners, Zampa and Beer. The conditions for the Stars chase were not ideal, however a stellar performance by Kevin Pietersen, ably supported by Marcus Stoinis ensured they were on target early in the innings and they reached their total with 11 balls to spare. Today’s Final Match Squads Melbourne Stars Squad (from Victoria unless otherwise indicated): David Hussey (captain), Scott Boland, Peter Handscomb, Sam Harper, Glenn Maxwell, Rob Quiney, Marcus Stoinis, James Faulkner, Evan Gulbis, Ben Hilfenhaus, Tom Triffitt (all Tasmania), Kevin Pietersen (Dolphins, St Lucia Zouks and England), Michael Beer (Western Australia), Daniel Worrall, Adam Zampa (both South Australia) and Luke Wright (Pune Warriors, Dhaka Gladiators and England). Sydney Thunder (from New South Wales unless otherwise indicated): Mike Hussey (captain) (Western Australia), Fawad Ahmed (Victoria), Ahillen Beadle, Aiden Blizzard (Tasmania), Pat Cummins, Jake Doran, Chris Green, Chris Hartley and Alister McDermott (both Queensland), Jacques Kallis (Kolkata Knight Riders, Trinidad Red Steel and South Africa), Usman Khawaja, Nathan McAndrew, Andrew McDonald (South Australia), Clint McKay (Victoria), Henry Nicholls (New Zealand) Jonte Pattison, Kurtis Patterson, Ben Rohrer, Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders, Jamaica Tallawahs, West Indies), Gurinder Sandhu, Shane Watson The Journey to the Final Melbourne Stars Adelaide Oval, December 18, 2015: ADELAIDE STRIKERS 5/187 (20 overs) (AI Ross 65, BJ Hodge 56*; SM Boland 2/55) defeated MELBOURNE STARS 7/168 (20 overs) (MP Stoinis 50; KW Richardson 3/22, AU Rashid 2/27, B Laughlin 2/38) by 19 runs. Player of the match: Alex Ross MCG, December 20, 2015: SYDNEY THUNDER 6/178 (20 overs) (U Khawaja 109*; GJ Maxwell 2/28, JW Hastings 2/32) defeated MELBOURNE STARS 5/177 (20 overs) KP Pietersen 76, JP Faulkner 45*; AD Russell 2/28) by one run. Player of the match: Usman Khawaja SCG, December 27, 2015: SYDNEY SIXERS 6/139 (20 overs) (MCHenriques 41 retired hurt, JC Silk 35) lost to the MELBOURNE STARS 4/143 (18.4overs) (GJ Maxwell 50, PSP Handscomb 52) by five wickets. Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell. MCG, January 2, 2016: MELBOURNE RENEGADES 7/161 (20 overs) (CL White 54, AJ Finch 36; JW Hastings 4/29) lost to MELBOURNE STARS 3/163 (19.1 overs) (LJ Wright 109*) by seven wickets. Player of the match: Luke Wright MCG, January 6, 2016: HOBART HURRICANES 124 (20 overs) (GJ Bailey 55; A Zampa 2/18, SM Boland 2/26) lost to MELBOURNE STARS 2/126 (15 overs) (GJ Maxwell 56*, LJ Wright 51*) by eight wickets. Player of the match: Glen Maxwell Docklands Stadium, January 9, 2016: MELBOURNE RENEGADES 6/155 (20 overs) (DJ Bravo 59*; MP Stoinis 3/11) lost to MELBOURNE STARS 2/156 (18 overs) (KP Pietersen 67*, PSP Handscomb 39*, LJ Wright 37) by eight wickets. Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis MCG, January 14, 2016: BRISBANE HEAT 7/188 (20 overs) (CA Lynn 56, LMP Simmons 44; A Zampa 2/31, BW Hilfenhaus 2/42) defeated MELBOURNE STARS 9/132 (20 overs) (EP Gulbis 61*; S Badree 5/22, JK Lalor 2/21, MJ Swepson 2/29) by 56 runs. Player of the match: Simon Badree WACA Ground, Perth, January 16, 2016: MELBOURNE STARS 9/146 (DJ Hussey 36; MW Dixon 3/32, AJ Tye 2/26) defeated PERTH SCORCHERS 94 (19 overs) (AC Voges 46*; DJ Worrall 3/11, BW Hilfenhaus 3/17) by 52 runs. Player of the match: Ben Hilfenhaus. Sydney Thunder Sydney Showgrounds, December 17, 2015: SYDNEY THUNDER 4/158 (20 overs) (M.E.K. Hussey 80*, B.J. Roher 30) defeated SYDNEY SIXERS 122 (19.5 overs) (M.J. Lumb 34; A.D. Russell 3/13, S.R. Watson 3/13) by 36 runs. Player of the match: M.E.K. Hussey. MCG, December 20, 2015: SYDNEY THUNDER 6/178 (20 overs) (Usman Khawaja 109*; GJ Maxwell 2/28, JW Hastings 2/32) defeated MELBOURNE STARS 5/177 (20 overs) (KP Pietersen 76, JP Faulkner 45*, AD Russell 2/28) by 1 run. Player of the match: Usman Khawaja Showgrounds, Sydney, December 28, 2015: ADELAIDE STRIKERS 9/117 (20 overs) (BJ Hodge 34; CJ McKay 2/18, AD Russell 2/28) lost to SYDNEY THUNDER 3/121 (14.5 overs) (JH Kallis 49*, AC Blizzard 35; B Laughlin 2/22) by seven wickets. Player of the match: Andre Russell. Bellerive Oval, January 1, 2016: HOBART HURRICANES 6/163 (20 Overs) (GJ Bailey 56*; CJ McKay 4/28) defeated SYDNEY THUNDER 9/152 (20 overs) (MEK Hussey 71; SW Tait 3/16, JK Reed 3/35) by 11 runs. Player of the match: Shaun Tait. Gabba, January 3, 2016: SYDNEY THUNDER 5/186 (20 overs) (MEK Hussey 56, SR Watson 46) lost to BRISBANE HEAT 4/189 (17.3 overs) (CA Lynn 75, JJ Peirson 40, LMP Simmons 34; AD Russell 2/28) by six wickets. Player of the match: Chris Lynn. Showgrounds, Sydney, January 7, 2016: PERTH SCORCHERS 5/175 (20 Overs) (CT Bancroft 72, AC Agar 68; AD Russell 2/31) defeated SYDNEY THUNDER 9/145 (20 Overs) (AD Russell 42; JP Behrendorff 3/26, AJ Tye 3/22, GB Hogg 2/25) by 30 runs. Player of the match: Cameron Bancroft. Showgrounds, Sydney, January 11, 2016: SYDNEY THUNDER 5/173 (20 Overs) (Usman Khawaja 62, SR Watson 62; DJ Bravo 2/26) lost to MELBOURNE RENEGADES 5/176 (19.2 Overs) (CL White 61, DJ Bravo 47; AD Russell 2/42) by five wickets. Player of the match: Cameron White. SCG, January 16, 2016: SYDNEY THUNDER 5/202 (SR Watson 66, AD Russell 46, MEK Hussey 41; SA Abbott 2/41) defeated SYDNEY SIXERS 156 (17.3 overs) (NJ Maddinson 70; CJ McKay 3/16, CJ Green 3/27, Fawad Ahmed 3/39) by 46 runs. Player of the match: Shane Watson. Big Bash League season 2015/16 Home & Away matches Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers at Syd Showgrnds - Dec 17, 2015 Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades at MCG - Jan 2, 2016 Sydney Thunder 158/4 (20 overs); Sydney Sixers 122 (19.5 overs) Melbourne Renegades 161/7 (20 overs); Melbourne Stars 163/3 (19.1 overs) Sydney Thunder won by 36 runs Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars at Adelaide - December 18, 2015 Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder at Brisbane - Jan 3, 2016 Adelaide Strikers 187/5 (20 overs); Melbourne Stars 168/7 (20 overs) Sydney Thunder 186/5 (20 overs; Brisbane Heat 189/4 (20 overs) Adelaide Strikers won by 19 runs Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades at Brisbane - Dec 19, 2015 Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades at Hobart - Jan 4, 2016 Brisbane Heat 180/5 (20 overs);Melbourne Renegades 184/3 (19.3 overs) Hobart Hurricanes 140/5 (20 overs); Melbourne Renegades 144/5 (14 Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets overs) Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets Melbourne