HEA vs STA Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! That will do! On a length and on middle, Lawrence whips it to deep square leg for a boundary. Melbourne Stars win by 5 wickets.

Short in length and on leg. Hilton Cartwright looks to pull but misses.

Scores Level! Good length ball on off, Lawrence turns it to square leg for a single.

Length and on middle, Hilton Cartwright flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Short in length and on middle, Hilton Cartwright looks to pull but seems to miss. A huge appeal for caught behind but not given.

Wide! Short and down leg. Hilton Cartwright looks to pull but misses.

OUT! TAKEN! What a catch by Renshaw! Short of a length and outside off. Glenn Maxwell flat bats it to the right of mid on. Matt Renshaw flies to his right and catches with both hands. Might not be the moment of the game but still superb from Renshaw.

OUT! GONE! Marcus Stoinis was tired! He had done the job though! Shorter and outside off. Marcus Stoinis looks to cut it over but top edges it to third man where Spencer Johnson takes it.

FOUR! Melbourne Stars are one hit away! A good length ball on middle, Lawrence shows the full face of the bat and punches it aerially over the bowler and into the fence. Such a good looking shot.

Full and on middle, Marcus Stoinis heaves it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Wide! Well short and down leg, it is left alone.

Spencer Johnson bangs it short and on middle, Lawrence looks to pull but top edges it behind the keeper who runs back and so do short third and short fine leg across but it falls safely.

FOUR! 11 needed now! Goes full and on middle, Lawrence opens up his body and powers it through extra cover, it rolls to the fence.

Short in length and on middle, Lawrence looks to pull but plays off the inner half back to the bowler.

Length ball on middle, Marcus Stoinis pulls it to mid-wicket for a quick single.

SIX! Back to back sixes and it's fifty for Lawrence! Just 16 required now. Flighted on middle, Lawrence skips down and tonks it over long on for a six.

SIX! BANG! Lawrence comes down the track, this is full and on middle, Lawrence hammers it over long on for a biggie.

On the pads. Marcus Stoinis plays with soft hands on the leg side for a single.

TWO AGAIN! Flatter and on leg, Marcus Stoinis cuts it to deep cover for a couple more.

Floats it full on middle, Marcus Stoinis lofts it down to long off for a couple.

Tossed up on leg, Lawrence skips down and tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

A dot to end! A good length ball on leg, Marcus Stoinis looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. It rolls to point.

Goes full and around off, Lawrence knocks it to point for a single.

On a length and just outside off. Lawrence mistimes his flick back to the bowler.

TWO WIDES! A bumper on middle, Marcus Stoinis ducks under it. The keeper leaps and gets a hand on it. A single.

FOUR! Off the edge! Goes full and on middle, Marcus Stoinis looks to heave but inside edges it past the stumps and to fine leg for a boundary.

Huge swing and a miss! Short of a length and on middle and leg. Marcus Stoinis looks to pull but misses and it goes past the edge.

Spencer Johnson bowls it short and outside off, Marcus Stoinis cramps back to cut but misses.

FOUR! Mitchell Swepson again bowls a half tracker on middle, Lawrence pulls hard and past the man at deep mid-wicket. Nathan McSweeney was there. Four.

Slightly short and spinning on leg. Marcus Stoinis pulls it to square leg for a single.

Floated full on off, Lawrence lofts it to long off for a single.

One more run as Marcus Stoinis turns it to mid-wicket. That brings up the fifty for Marcus Stoinis as well. He needs to get his team over the line now.

On middle, Lawrence nudges it to square leg for a single.

Flat and on off, spins away. Marcus Stoinis punches it to cover for a single.

Just one off it. Superb over from Xavier Bartlett but need some support from others. Tad fuller and on middle and leg. Dan Lawrence misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. Going down. Colin Munro though takes the review on the last second. Actually, the Snicko shows a big spike as it brushes the inside edge.

Short in length and on middle, Lawrence shuffles across to heave but misses. That was so close to the stumps, it just bounces and rolls over.

100 up! Fuller delivery outside off. Marcus Stoinis swings his blade wildly and edges it to third man for a single.

Three dots! On a length and on off, Marcus Stoinis solidly blocks.

Well bowled! Short in length and around off, Marcus Stoinis hangs back to defend but is beaten on the outside edge.

Xavier Bartlett starts with a length ball on off, Marcus Stoinis guides it to short third man.

A single and Marcus Stoinis keeps the strike as this is worked to square leg.

FOUR! Third boundary in the over! A full toss on middle, Marcus Stoinis says thank you and slams it down the ground for a boundary.

A slower bumper on off, Lawrence pulls it to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! MORE RUNS! IN THE GAP! Shorter and on middle, Lawrence gets tall and dabs it past backward point and short third for another boundary.

FOUR! Lawrence hits one now! Length ball on top of off. Lawrence cuts it through point for a boundary. Paul Walter is leaking runs.

Short in length and on middle, Lawrence slaps it to cover.

Will Prestwidge dishes out a yorker on middle, Marcus Stoinis blocks.

FOUR! Marcus Stoinis with yet another boundary! A hard length delivery outside off, Marcus Stoinis looks to cut but outside edges it to third man and past the fielder.

Goes for the yorker on middle, Lawrence flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Short in length and on middle, Marcus Stoinis pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

A length ball, outside off, Marcus Stoinis punches it through covers for a couple of runs.

This is full and on middle, Marcus Stoinis blocks.

13 runs off the over! Full and on middle, this is eased to long on for one more.

On middle, Lawrence punches it to long on for a single.

Slow, short and outside off. Lawrence slaps it past cover for a couple of runs.

Full and on off, Marcus Stoinis pushes it to cover for one.

FOUR! Marcus Stoinis is dealing in boundaries at the moment! Mitchell Swepson bowls short again on middle, Marcus Stoinis goes back and pulls it to square leg for four.

FOUR! Stoinis would hit that any day of the week! Too short and outside off, this is pulled to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Outside off, Stoinis punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Length ball, outside off, Lawrence cuts it uppishly to the left of backward point for a single.

Short of a length and on middle, Lawrence pulls it with gentle hands. The fielder runs in from deep square leg and dives to his left but it falls just short of him. It rolls to the fence but the man from mid-wicket dives across and cuts it off. Saves two.

Outside off on a length. Lawrence plays it late and straight to backward point.

Short in length and on off, Lawrence tucks it in front of mid-wicket.

Short and outside off, Lawrence cuts it to deep cover wide of the fielder for a couple.

On middle, Lawrence skips down and drives it to long off for a single.

A single as Marcus Stoinis plays it to covers.

Flat and outside off. Stoinis cuts well but to point.

Full and on off, Lawrence pushes it to long off for a single.

Darted on the pads. Stoinis flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Floated full on leg, Lawrence tucks it to mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Make it 17! Stoinis magic! Very full and on middle, Stoinis smashes it down the ground for a boundary. 50 up as well.

FOUR! Another one! 13 so far off the over. Pitched up, outside off, Stoinis hammers it through cover and mid off for a boundary.

FOUR! Powered! Short once again on off Stoinis pulls it through mid-wicket and it races to the fence in no time.

A hard length delivery outside off, comes with an angle. Stoinis looks to push it but misses.

FOUR! Stoinis looks in good nick!Shorter and on off, this is flat batted over mid off and it rolls to the fence.

Short in length and on middle, Lawrence pulls it to square leg for a single.

Floats it full and on leg, turns back in. Stoinis looks to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads.

THREE WIDES! Well down the leg side, Stoinis leaves. It rolls to fine leg and they take two runs.

A single now as Lawrence plays it down to long on.

Tossed up on middle, Stoinis punches it to long off for a single.

On middle, Lawrence flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Flat and outside off, Lawrence brings out the reverse sweep and hits it well past point for a boundary.

Fuller delivery around off, Lawrence pushes it to cover.

Good length ball on middle and leg, this is blocked out.

FOUR LEG BYES! More runs! Shapes in a length ball on the pads. Stoinis fails to clip it away and it rolls to fine leg for a bounndary.

FOUR! Welcome boundary! Short in length and outside off, Stoinis flashes his blade ard and edges it over slip and to the third man fence.

A single as Lawrence works it to deep point.

Length ball,outside off. Stoinis punches it to covers for a single.

Fuller delivery on middle, Lawrence flicks it to square leg for a single.

Five dots to end the over! Length ball on off, Marcus Stoinis defends solidly.

Good shot but for no run. Length and outside off, this is punched straight to mid off.

On middle, fuller and Marcus Stoinis blocks it out.

Angles away a length ball, outside off, Stoinis has a feel for it but fails to connect.

A good length ball, around off, Stoinis blocks it out.

Wide! Full and down the leg side. Stoinis misses his flick.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Rogers goes now! Two in two for the Heat! Shapes away a length ball after landing it on  off. Rogers had to play the line, he tries to defend but edges it to the keeper who takes an easy catch.

OUT! BOWLED! This was coming! Xavier Bartlett was getting a lot of swing and just had to get his line right. Length ball on leg and it shapes in a bit. Harper swings across the line and misses. He misses and it crashes the stumps.

Length ball, outside off, Harper chops his shot on the off side.

A good length ball on top of off. Harper punches it to cover.

Lovely nut! Shapes in a full ball on off and makes it to swing away. Harper looks to push it away but misses.

On a length and outside off, Harper plays it back onto the ground.

A good length ball on middle, Harper swings across the line and mistimes his shot to mid-wicket. The fielder runs back but it was well out of his reach.

Four and out! Spencer Johnson goes full and just outside off. Rogers shuffles way across to paddle but seems to have edged it to the keeper. Rogers though has taken it upstairs confidently. Snicko shows it brushed the pads and not the bat. Not out it is!

FOUR! First boundary of the chase! Shorter and on off, Rogers stands tall and pulls it past mid on and it flies to the fence.

Short in length and outside off, Rogers cuts it to point.

Fuller ball, outside off, Rogers drives it to cover.

THREE! Pitched up, outside off, Harper punches it to the left of cover who gives a long chase and stops it near the fence.

Spencer Johnson swings in a length ball around off, Rogers defends close to his pads. Spencer Johnson appeals but that came off the blade. A single.

This is full and swinging on the pads. Rogers flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

On a length and on middle, Harper looks to defend but inside edges it onto the pads. It rolls to point for a single.

Xavier Bartlett keeps it short and shapes it away outside off. Harper hops and swings but misses.

Short and swinging away outside off. Harper flashes his blade out and fails to connect. Could have easily edged it.

Melbourne Stars are underway! This is full and outside off, shapes away. Harper looks to drive but splices it to third man for a couple.

OUT! GONE FIRST BALL! Short of a length and on the hips. Ben Duckett tries to flick but seems to have missed it as the umpire shakes his head after a huge appeal from the Heat. They were confident and takes it upstairs. Snicko shows a spike as the ball passes the gloves. Out it is!