14th BBL Match between Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Stars was played at Sydney Cricket Ground, on Dec 26, 2023. Melbourne Stars Captain Maxwell won the toss and decided to ball.
J Vince was incredible at his batting . Vince showed top level batting prowess, but a lack luster performance from the others batsmen left the scorecard wanting .J Edwards came to help but wasn’t enough . Usama Mir and Haris Rauf shared 3 wickets each . With brilliance batting from Vince, Sydney Sixers scored 154-8 .
Webster tried to control the situation of the team at the beginning of the 2nd inning .But Sydney Sixers Bowlers were too good to defend . At 8.5 overs, Melbourne Stars were 66-4 . After that, Cartwright came to bat for rescuing the team . Cartwright showcased resilience while chasing against one of the best bowling side in a gripping encounter with Webster . Cartwright t chased down the target with two consecutive Fours .
It was the First win for Melbourne Stars in the BBL 2023-24 after three consecutive loss and it was the First Loss for Sydney Sixers after 3 consecutive win .
Cartwright got the Player of the Match Award for Brilliant knock .