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Quiney, Maxwell bash subdues Hurricanes
- Updated: December 26, 2016
Melbourne Stars 3 for 191 (Quiney 75, Maxwell 58*) beat Hobart Hurricanes 4 for 188 (Paine 91, Bailey 74*) by seven wickets Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
The Melbourne Stars delivered a statement in their opening match of the tournament with a clinical seven-wicket win over the Hobart Hurricanes in Hobart.
The Stars made the Hurricanes impressive total of 4 for 188 look thoroughly inadequate thanks to a brilliant 43 ball 75 from experienced opener Rob Quiney. England import Luke Wright allowed Quiney to settle with a quick-fire 48 at the top. Glenn Maxwell then finished the job with ease, producing some pure ball-striking after Quiney was dismissed.
Earlier the Hurricanes had dug themselves out of a major hole. Ben Hilfenhaus hit off stump twice with his first two balls of the match to reduce the Hurricanes to 2 for 6. They slipped to 3 for 32 when Kumar Sangakkara holed out to long off. Tim Paine and George Bailey then combined for a Hurricanes franchise-record stand of 145 to set a competitive total on a superb batting surface. But it wasn’t enough.
A Quiney reminder Quiney was forced to bat in the lower-middle order for the Stars throughout last year’s BBL campaign. The Stars finished as runners-up using Wright and Marcus Stoinis as openers for a majority of the tournament. …
