Relief ... the Stars snuck home by 13 runs. Source: Michael Klein / News Limited
Melbourne Stars, the KFC T20 Big Bash League's highest-profile team, have survived a scare to beat Sydney Thunder by 13 runs and qualify for next week's semi-finals, allowing suspended skipper Shane Warne to breathe a sigh of relief.
T20 - Melbourne Cricket Ground
8 January 2013 - Day 1, Session 2
Thunder 1st Innings
| G. Sandhu | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| D. Nannes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Faulkner | 3.4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6.55 |
Warne was a nervous spectator after missing the game following his physical confrontation with Melbourne Renegades' batsman Marlon Samuels in Sunday's Melbourne derby.
The Stars made 8-145, which wasn't a massive total but the Thunder completed a winless season with a score of 132 all out after losing their last eight wickets for 41 runs in 45 balls.
The Stars now boast a 5-3 record from their eight regular-season games.
The Thunder needed 18 runs off the last over with tailenders Gurinder Sandhu and Luke Doran at the crease but both were dismissed by James Faulkner, who finished with 3-24.
Thunder captain Chris Gayle was named man of the match after smashing 65 off 43 deliveries and setting a new record for the current BBL season by reaching his 50 off 25 balls.
Brad Hodge (39) and David Hussey (32) added 58 for the third wicket for the Stars but their dismissals in consecutive overs hurt the home side's hopes of a big total.
Nineteen-year-old paceman Sandhu (2-33) and spinner Gayle (2-5) claimed two wickets each for the Thunder.
| P | W | L | NR | T | Pts | NNR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renegades | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.681 |
| 2 | Stars | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.246 |
| 3 | Scorchers | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.632 |
| 4 | Strikers | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.53 |
| 5 | Hurricanes | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.287 |
| 6 | Heat | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.129 |
| 7 | Sixers | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.221 |
| 8 | Thunder | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.36 |
Gayle began strongly in reply and was missed on 34 as Cameron White misjudged a high ball at cover.
The big left-hander had scored only 72 runs at an average of 12.00 earlier in the tournament but finally found form as he bludgeoned four sixes and six fours despite an absence of footwork.
Matt Prior contributed only seven in a 43-run stand for the second wicket with Gayle before Prior was caught by a diving Jackson Bird at deep mid-wicket at 2-62.
The Thunder were cruising at 2-91 but stumbled as they quickly lost Gayle, Usman Khawaja (23), Sean Abbott (three) and Ryan Carters (two).
Mark Cosgrove (eight) and Adam Zampa (eight) continued the procession of wickets.
England international Dimitri Mascarenhas took 2-27 on debut for the Stars, replacing Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga who has been called up for national duty in the one-day series against Australia.
"The key part of the game was when I was batting and got out against Mascarenhas. From there it just faltered," Gayle said.
Mascarenhas said it was an amazing feeling to dismiss Gayle caught at deep mid-wicket.
"It's great to get an opportunity and to get a couple of wickets is amazing," he said.
Khawaja described the Thunder's season as hugely disappointing.
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