Twitter Reactions: Clinical Stars breeze past the Sydney Thunder at the Carrara Oval

It was one of the best days at the office for the Melbourne Stars as they easily brushed aside the Sydney Thunder in the 20th match of the Big Bash League (BBL). The trend of one-sided games and low scores continued in the tournament as the visitors didn’t show any intent to fight after posting a fighting total on a tough pitch. Their bowlers didn’t use enough cutters to keep the batsmen on their toes and eventually lost the game in the 18th over. The Thunder won an all-important toss and opted to bat first. Scott Boland though didn’t let them off the hook by picking important wickets of Jos Buttler and Callum Ferguson in the fourth over of the innings. Even Shane Watson struggled on the slow pitch and was undone by Adam Zampa while Joe Root played a decent knock of 26 runs off 28 balls. At 71/5, things looked down and out for the Thunder. But Daniel Sams finally found some form with the bat as he smashed 42 off just 25 balls to propel the team to 135 runs for the loss of eight wickets after 20 overs. Marcus Stoinis continued to bowl well in this game as well while Boland also returned with exceptional figures. Top-order does the job for the Stars The target was tricky for the Stars. But they were extremely clinical with the bat which didn’t give any chance to the opposition to come back. Ben Dunk fell early to Sams but then Stoinis joined hands with Nick Larkin to get them off to a great start. They added 36 runs and just when the Aussie all-rounder was flourishing in his innings, Fawad Ahmed got better of him on 34 to make it 57/2. The Thunder were still hopeful of pulling off a victory at this stage. However, Glenn Maxwell blew them away with a magnificent rearguard action. He and Larkin put up an unbeaten stand of 80 runs in just over 10 overs as both of them remained not-out on 41. The game finished in the 18th over and the win also propelled them to the second position in the points table with the Thunder staying at the fifth place. Here’s how Twitter reacted during the game: Glenn Maxwell absolute ⭐️ @Gmaxi_32 #BBL08 — Jordan Byrne (@byrnesysbanter) January 5, 2019 Glenn Maxwell the 8th person to hit 50 sixes in @BBL games110 Chris Lynn59 Aaron Finch57 Nic Maddinson56 Daniel Christian54 Brad Hodge51 GLENN MAXWELL51 Chris Gayle50 Ben Cutting @StarsBBL #BBL08 — Swamp (@sirswampthing) January 5, 2019 Glenn Maxwell finishes with a six because he always was going to. Sixers by eight wickets. — Rick Eyre on cricket (@rickeyrecricket) January 5, 2019 I'll say it again, but Glenn Maxwell not being in the test team defies all logic #bbl08 — Tim Cahill FC (@RohanCT) January 5, 2019 As an Indian fan, can I just say how grateful I am that Glenn Maxwell is NOT in the Australian test team?#AUSvIND — 😑 The LNP, and other catastrophes ⏳ (@kayan_kiv) January 5, 2019 What does Glenn Maxwell need to do for you to get back into the test team? @CricketAus — Ian Vinh Bao 🇦🇺 (@thebabygooner) January 5, 2019 #BBL08 Time again to say that Glenn Maxwell has the more cricketing mind suitable for captaincy that all the Australian players playing now.. Incl. Smith also.. Finch is just as use less as Paine in shorter games.. Maxwell uses his bowlers like a pro – Captain..#AUSvIND — #INDVSAUS (@salmank30395604) January 5, 2019 I fail to understand how Glenn Maxwell isn't considered good enough to make our Top 6 given the current state the batting order is in. #AUSvIND — Ben Crawford (@BenCrawford__) January 5, 2019 Looks like there is a spot opening up for Glenn Maxwell or Alex Carey. #AUSvIND #INDvAUS @Gmaxi_32 can bat, bowl and is one of the best fielders in the world, why isn't he in the side??? — Cory Sutton 🐕 (@corywsutton) January 5, 2019 Imagine if Glenn Maxwell got as many chances as Shaun Marsh #AUSvIND — Tim Cahill FC (@RohanCT) January 5, 2019 This idea of sending in Marnus Labuschagne in at no.3 has all the hallmarks of Glenn Maxwell being thrown to the wolves as first drop in Abu Dhabi all those years ago. Hopefully I'm wrong! #AUSvIND — John Takemura (@takaspeaksout) January 5, 2019 [interaction id=”5c2f1874a09b679a433f7660″] Get the latest Cricket News and updates, Match Predictions, Fantasy Cricket Tips and lots more on CricTracker.com.

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Twitter Reactions: Clinical Stars breeze past the Sydney Thunder at the Carrara Oval

The Thunder never arrived at the venue as they never looked intend on winning the game.

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