Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder, 56th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

McAndrew to Larkin, no run, a back-of-the-hand slower ball, Larkin aims to hit it hard but is ages early into his shot and misses

McAndrew to Larkin, wide, McAndrew attempts another slower short ball, but the line is awry this time. It's down the leg side as the batter fails to pull it away

McAndrew to Larkin, no run, a cross seamy pacy short ball on middle, it zips through after landing, Larkin shapes for the upper cut but is beaten by the extra pace again

McAndrew to Larkin, no run, Larkin tries to get cheeky as he shuffles across. It's a back of a length ball, Larkin tries to help it over the keeper but misses

McAndrew to Larkin, 2 runs, this time Larkin comes down the track and another short ball comes his way, this time it is slower, allows him the time to adjust! He works it through backward square leg

McAndrew to Larkin, no run, a pacy bumper following the batter, Larkin shapes for the pull but it is too quick for him. He ends up swaying away from the line

McAndrew to Webster, 1 run, hard length ball, pulled through square leg

McAndrew to Cartwright, 1 run, full ball well outside off, Cartwright slices it hard but doesn’t keep it down. The ball flies towards the fielder at backward point who dives to his right and seems to have taken it. The umpires get together and take it upstairs. They are checking for a bump ball I think. The replay confirms it's a bump ball! The ball bounced near the batter and then carried through to the fielder

McAndrew to Webster, 1 run, back of a length ball on middle and leg, the batter tries to work it across but the ball hits his thigh pad and rolls to backward square leg. Infact, it has been given as a run so there would have been an inside edge

McAndrew to Cartwright, 1 run, this is good bowling, another one in the blockhole, Cartwright clears his front leg to bunt it to mid-on

McAndrew to Cartwright, no run, McAndrew bowls an off-pace length ball on off, Cartwright can only punch it to covers

McAndrew to Cartwright, no run, pacy good length ball on middle and leg, the batter is hurried but manages to block it

McAndrew to Thomas Rogers, 1 run, McAndrew continues to keep his length short, it's outside off, steered down to deep backward point

McAndrew to Thomas Rogers, 2 runs, another hard length ball on leg, pulled to deep mid-wicket

McAndrew to Cartwright, 1 run, to cover, back of a length ball outside off, tapped besides the pitch on the off-side for a brisk run

McAndrew to Thomas Rogers, 1 run, short ball, zips off the surface, Thomas Rogers pulls it without any control, towards long-on

McAndrew to Thomas Rogers, no run, back of a length ball, kept out

McAndrew to Stoinis, 1 run, another hard length ball, rushes the batter. Stoinis hops and fends it off, by taking his bottom hand off. The ball rolls to mid-wicket

McAndrew to Stoinis, no run, hard length ball on middle, Stoinis hops and taps it to point

McAndrew to Stoinis, no run, good fielding by Sams, back of a length outside off, cut away towards backward point, where the fielder dives to his right to stop a certain boundary

McAndrew to Thomas Rogers, 1 run, short of length well outside off, steered to third man to keep things moving