da blaze casino： The BBL title looked sure to be heading to the green side of Melbourne but in an extraordinary chain events it unraveled before the Stars’ eyes and here’s how…
da dobrowin： ESPNcricinfo staff17-Feb-201912.6 Stoinis b Boyce 39 (53 needed off 42 balls)
OUT, through him! Nice flight and dip on this from Boyce. Draws Stoinis in for a heave but gets it to land at a length and skid past the inside edge and hit leg stump. Lost his shape there13.3 Handscomb c Christian b Tremain 0 (52 needed off 39 balls)
OUT, oh hello. Handscomb with his contribution to the make-this-final-close cause. Runs down the pitch, seemingly to lift this over mid-off. But he’s swishing with all the grace of a cow tied to a revolving door, because this ball’s gotten big on him from a length. Slices and mid-off runs to the left to hold on16.6 Maddinson c Finch b Gurney 6 (38 needed off 18 balls)
OUT, and they get the wicket! Gurney goes around the wicket and bowls a slower ball that slants across from a length on middle and leg. He’s down early for the paddle/ramp, probably a good option, but he doesn’t account for the slower ball. Has to check the shot and he gets a top edge that lobs up harmlessly for finch at short fine17.1 Gotch c Harvey b Christian 2 (38 needed off 17 balls
OUT, he’s picked out deep midwicket! Oh dear, oh dear! That makes it 6 for 15 in 26 balls! Offcutte,r full on leg stump. Leans into it and makes good connection on what is an intentional chip. But the boundary is big there and you need to get the angles absolutely right. He doesn’t17.5 Bravo c White b Christian 3 (34 needed off 13 balls
OUT, White takes it at point! And he has no idea what sort of a celebration to pull out. Awkwardly lobs it up. Not sure anyone can comprehend this collapse right now. Bravo has managed to get a leading edge on a leg side full toss. That’s what pressure does. Could have tickled it fine, could have clubbed it over midwicket, but it’s a swish with the top hand coming off19.3 Christian to Bird, 1 run, full outside off, shuffles and slugs along the floor to long-on’s right. Crowd erupts. Mathematically, this is the title for Renegades19.6 Christian to Zampa, no run, inside edge onto toe and that is it for the Stars! Another loss in a final. Slower ball from Christian, swings across the line and can’t do more than get this pitch side
