That ends things for the BBL today. New year, new hopes and a new dawn for the Stars. Hopefully it's the same for a lot of you as well. On that note we finish things. We will be back for more soon. Do join us then. For now it's bye bye and once again wish everyone here a Happy and prosperous New Year.
Marcus Stoinis | Player of the Match: It is a relief (to win the first match of the season), great to start the new year with a win. It's something I have been talking about - no matter the results, keep fighting with the same attitude. (Partnership with Lawrence) It shows partnerships win matches, shows that cliches of cricket still hold true. He batted brilliantly, kept me calm, I tried to keep him calm, it was important for the team. As a senior player, I need to stand up. I have been getting starts, it was time to push on with that. We are going to be back to the MCG, we've got a chance to make that a fortress.
21:38 Local Time, 11:38 GMT, 17:08 IST: New Year and new hope for the Stars. They end their five-match losing run and win their first game this season.
18.1
Prestwidge to Lawrence, FOUR, Lawrence helps the Stars to their first win this season. A a juicy low full-toss outside off, he shuffles across and flicks stylishly to the vacant deep backward square-leg fence
Will Prestwidge [3.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack
The Surge will be on by default now.
17.6
Bartlett to Cartwright, no run
17.5
Bartlett to Lawrence, 1 run, short of length outside off, worked to deep backward square-leg and it's just one
17.4
Bartlett to Cartwright, 1 run, full and angled in on the pads, flicked wide of mid-on
17.3
Bartlett to Cartwright, no run, flicks the top of the helmet as the short ball is too pacy for Cartwright, he pulls and misses, a glancing blow that, no concussion test too
17.3
Bartlett to Cartwright, wide, what an anti-climax!
Hilton Cartwright, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Munro with a chat to Bartlett before the hat-trick delivery.
17.2
Bartlett to Maxwell, out Caught by Renshaw!! What a catch at mid-on. Maxwell c Renshaw b Bartlett 0(1)
Bartlett to Maxwell, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Glenn Maxwell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.1
Bartlett to Stoinis, out Caught by Spencer Johnson!! Straight to third man. Stoinis wants to finish this off but finds the man on the fence. Stoinis c Spencer Johnson b Bartlett 62(48) [4s-10]
Bartlett to Stoinis, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Xavier Bartlett [3.0-0-7-2] is back into the attack
Brisbane Heat
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