17th BBL match Between Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars took place at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on DEC 28, 2023 . Melbourne Stars Decided to Bowl first after winning the toss .
Matthew Wade didn’t give a good start and got out cheaply .The partnership between Jewell And M Wright brought the stability to the team . Caleb Jewell provided a good effort to his team’s side . Melbourne Star’s Spinning magicians Maxwell, Imad and Usama Mir halted established batsmen with precision . With the help of Nikhil Chaudhary’s explosive shots, Hobert Hurricanes reached 155-10 . Maxwell and Haris Rauf shared 3 wickets each .
There was a delay for 2nd inning due to uninvited rain . So Target for Stars was 67 runs in 7 overs . Maxwell came to open which was very rare to see . In first two Overs, Melbourne stars lost 3 wickets . In 1.4 overs, Melbourne Stars scored 6-3. Maxwell didn’t loose his stand on the crease and finished the game with Thomas Rogers .
Maxwell’s master stroke’s batting and bowling helped him to grab player of the Match Award . After This Win , Melbourne Stars reached 4th position of the point table in the BBL 2023-24 .