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BIG BASH LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL MELBOURNE STARS V JANUARY 22, 2016 PERTH SCORCHERS 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 BBL Table for 2015-16 Team M W L N/R Pts NetRR The Melbourne Stars opened their BBL5 Adelaide Strikers 8 7 1 - 14 0.544 campaign in stuttering fashion; losing their first two Melbourne Stars 8 5 3 - 10 0.366 matches to ultimate ladder leaders the Strikers in Perth Scorchers 8 5 3 - 10 0.181 Adelaide and to the Thunder at home. After Sydney Thunder 8 4 4 - 8 0.375 occupying a position in the lower half of the table Melbourne Renegades 8 3 5 - 6 -0.041 prior to the Christmas break the Stars then staged a Brisbane Heat 8 3 5 - 6 -0.204 strong recovery to win the next four matches Hobart Hurricanes 8 3 5 - 6 -0.955 comfortably and a finals berth looked assured. A Sydney Sixers 8 2 6 - 4 -0.330 surprise home defeat by the Hurricanes again threatened the Stars’ season but a comprehensive win in Perth against the champions of recent years, the Scorchers, lifted them to second position. The Scorchers began their season with a home loss to the Strikers but wins in five of the next six matches put them into the top four in early January. They seemed assured of a home semi-final until a batting collapse in their last home match for the season contributed to a heavy defeat by the Stars and a loss of net run rate to leave them in third position in the table. For the Stars none performed better with the bat than the two overseas players Luke Wright (250 runs, average 41.7 and strike rate of 137.4 runs per 100 balls) and Kevin Pietersen (187, 31.2 and 146.1). Next best was the mercurial Glen Maxwell (151, 37.8 and 142.5 from five matches). Ben Hilfenhaus was the most impressive performer with the ball 9 wickets, average 17.7 and strike rate of 12.7 balls per wicket from six matches). Others to impress were spinner Adam Zampa (9, 23.9 and 20.0) and John Hastings (8, 21.3 and 15.0 from five matches) Michael Klinger (241, 40.2 and 128.2) and Shaun Marsh (218, 72.7 and 128.2 from five matches were the outstanding batsmen for the Strikers. Most impressive with the ball were Andrew Tye (13, 15.8 and 13.9) and Jason Behrendorff (10,16.8 and 14.4 from six matches). 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 In the first four years of the BBL the Perth Scorchers were the most successful team with two championships and two runners up performances. The Sydney Sixers were the next most successful with one championship and a runner up. The Melbourne Stars, often one of the tournament’s favoured teams, have made the finals each season but have yet to proceed beyond the semi-final stage. At the other end of the spectrum, the Sydney Thunder which has three “wooden spoons” and a seventh placing in previous years has enjoyed a much improved season and has made the semi- finals for the first time. Today’s Semi Final Match Squads Melbourne Stars Squad (from Victoria unless indicated otherwise): 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). Perth Scorchers Squad (from Western Australia unless indicated otherwise): Adam Voges (captain), Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Travis Birt, Michael Carberry (England), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Matt Dixon, Marcus Harris, Brad Hogg, Michael Klinger, Simon Mackin, Mitch Marsh, Shaun Marsh, James Muirhead, Joel Paris, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, David Willey (England). The Journey to the Semi 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. Perth Scorchers WACA Ground, Perth, December 21, 2016: PERTH SCORCHERS 6/151 (20 overs) (S.E.Marsh 47, AC Voges 45*; B Laughlin 2/20, AU Rashid 2/21) lost to ADELAIDE STRIKERS 6/152 (19.1 overs) (DPMD Jayawardene 42, AJ Ross 38; DJ Willey 2/24, JS Paris 2/39) by four wickets. Player of the match: Adil Rashid WACA Ground, Perth, December 26, 2015: BRISBANE HEAT 7/117 (20 overs) (CA Lynn 75*; AJ Tye 3/23, JP Behrendorff 2/32) lost to PERTH SCORCHERS 1/118 (15.1 overs) (M. Klinger 53*, MS Harris 36) by nine wickets. Player of the match: David Willey Etihad Stadium, December 30, 2015: MELBOURNE RENEGADES 4/170 (20 overs) (AJ Finch 72, CH Gayle 41, MS Wade 35) lost to PERTH SCORCHERS 0/171 (18.4 overs) (M. Klinger 90*, SE Marsh 76*) by ten wickets. Player of the match: Michael Klinger. WACA Ground, Perth, January 2, 2016: SYDNEY SIXERS 8/112 (20 overs) (MJ Lumb 47; DJ Willey 3/22, AJ Tye 2/21, JP Behrendorff 2/24) lost to PERTH SCORCHERS 1/114 (14.3 overs) (SE Marsh 63*) by nine wickets. Player of the match: David Willey. Adelaide Oval, January 5, 2016: ADELAIDE STRIKERS 2/174 (20 overs) (DPMD Jayawardene 57, TM Head 51*, BJ Hodge 30*, TP Ludeman 30) defeated PERTH SCORCHERS 138 (17.3 overs) (DJ Willey 31; Adil Rashid 3/23, KW Richardson 2/21, B. Stanlake 2/28) by 36 runs. Player of the match: Travis Head. 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. Bellerive Oval, January 10, 2016: PERTH SCORCHERS 5/173 (20 Overs) (MA Carberry 62, M. Klinger 36; SW Tait 2/29) defeated HOBART HURRICANES 6/172 (20 Overs) (TD Paine 57; AC Agar 2/38) by 1 run. Player of the match: Michael Carberry. 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. 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 Stars v Sydney Thunder at MCG - Dec 20,