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BBL 2024-25 Strikers vs Stars Highlights: D'Arcy Short And Lloyd Pope Headline First Win For Adelaide

Aakash Saini

Adelaide Strikers celebrating a Melbourne Stars wicket [Source: @BBL/x]Adelaide Strikers celebrating a Melbourne Stars wicket [Source: @BBL/x]

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Adelaide Strikers consigned a struggling Melbourne Stars unit to its third straight defeat in BBL 2024-25. Hosting the Stars at the Adelaide Oval in match number six of the competition, the Strikers secured a 15-run win, largely headlined by top-order batter D'Arcy Short and leg-spinner Lloyd Pope.

Here’s the timeline of how Strikers vs Stars panned out at Adelaide:

Strikers vs Stars Highlights: D'Arcy Short Anchors Strikers With Fluent 60

Adelaide Strikers’ number three D'Arcy Short navigated his team past the 100-run mark by carving 60 fluent runs from 42 balls. Overcoming the early loss of openers Matthew Short and Jake Weatherald to Adam Milne and Glenn Maxwell respectively, D'Arcy punched out eight boundaries and two sixes in his calculated affair before a blinder from Ben Duckett at short extra cover curtailed his threatening innings for the Melbourne Stars.

Ageing warhorse Peter Siddle, having dismissed a raging D'Arcy Short, also induced an edge off Ollie Pope earlier in the innings as the Stars slipped to 115-4 in 15 overs.

Strikers vs Stars Highlights: Alex Ross Steers Strikers To 165 With Precision

Amidst threat of a potential batting collapse at the death, middle-order batter Alex Ross kept the scoreboard ticking from his end. The cricketer scored 35 runs off 26 balls with three sixes and a boundary before getting knocked over by Adam Milne (2-32).

James Bazley also chipped in with 16 off 13 as the Adelaide Strikers finished their 20 overs at a respectable 165-6.

Strikers vs Stars Highlights: Short, Thornton Seize Early Advantage For Strikers

Chasing 166 for a victory, Melbourne Stars opener Ben Duckett fell for a first-ball duck to a flighted delivery from Matthew Short. Captain Marcus Stoinis at number three lifted Stars’ run-scoring charge to some extent by whacking four boundaries and a six in his fiery 19-ball 27.

However, a Cameron Boyce special at the edge of the opening powerplay done in for the visiting skipper. Glenn Maxwell’s six-ladened fireworks also lasted just five deliveries before the hard-hitting radical was trapped in front by Henry Thornton.

Matthew Short and Lloyd Pope prevented Thomas Rogers and Hilton Cartwright from settling in as the Stars crashed to 85-5 in 11.4 overs.

Strikers vs Stars Highlights: Lloyd Pope Devours Harper’s 48 In Big Strikers Win

In-form Melbourne Stars opener Sam Harper guarded his end of the crease with precision despite losing partners at regular intervals. The dashing wicketkeeper-batter cracked 48 runs and batted out for more than 15 overs before losing his stumps to Lloyd Pope. The Strikers spinner also dismissed Adam Milne a while later to finish with match-winning figures of 3-21.

Melbourne Stars conjured just 150-9 by the competition of their innings to fall 15 runs short of their target.