Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers, 40th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Andre Fletcher | MoM: It means a lot. I got a call from Brian Lara a few days ago and he gave me advice. I decided to go into the game and apply myself. Thankful to everyone, thankful to god and I would like to dedicate my fifty to my uncle who passed away few days ago. Everyday our batting coach, Luke Wright, reminds me how good I am and it was just a matter of striking it right. It is my first time at the MCG and it is good to have a good score here. Looking forward to some more. When I get going I try and not do things that distract me (On his shoe superstition). My laces came off when I reached 40.

22:06 Local Time, 11:06 GMT, 16:36 IST: Quite the ghastly free-falling collapse this. The Strikers never got going, but while a few of them were scratching around and probably at least trying to set up a base in the first ten, they just decided to swing mindlessly at everything in the next ten and throw their wickets away before the rain came down. However much you'd want to think Zampa's fifer has turned it around for the Stars tonight, it's going down as Fletcher's match. With an 89, to almost single-handedly delate the Strikers and lift his side to 179, eventually proving to be a few too many. That's all we have for you then from tonight, and until tomorrow, on behalf of us, ta ta!!

Zampa to Liam O Connor, out Bowled!! He's been bowling with an injured shoulder, he's been bowling against the rain, but never mind, he's got a fifer for himself. It's a good length skidder on off, that Connor plays all around, as it goes through and uproots off. Liam O Connor b Zampa 2(4)

Zampa to Liam O Connor, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Zampa to Liam O Connor, no run, beaten. A straight delivery outside off that Agar pokes in hope that it'd turn

Stanlake to Liam O Connor, 1 run, slapped out to extra cover, and it would've been curtains had Stoinis nailed this direct hit

The rain is getting heavier.

Stanlake to Wes Agar, 3 runs, pretty full, Agar gives himself room and slices this through an sweeper

Stanlake to Liam O Connor, 1 run, length, outside off, Connor opens his bat face and steers away to backward point

Liam O Connor, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Stanlake to Valente, out Caught by Seb Gotch!! The Strikers are doing everything they can to finish this before the drizzle delays things. Valente walks across his stumps, looking to heave one over short fine leg, but is in no position whatsoever to time it right, and all he gets is a tame tickle through to the keeper. Valente c Seb Gotch b Stanlake 1(5)

Stanlake to Valente, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Stanlake to Valente, no run, slow loopy bouncer, ballooning over Valente's attempted upper cut

Zampa is off the field again. It doesn't look like he's coming back now. Surely he's done enough already.

Stanlake to Valente, no run, full, outside off, carved away to cover

Wes Agar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Billy Stanlake [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack

It's starting to drizzle.

Zampa to Briggs, out Lbw!! 53/5. 59/6. 59/7. 63/8. This is some collapse. Thanks to another sweep, which Briggs looks to drag from middle-stump, misses, and is trapped in front of off. Briggs lbw b Zampa 4(2) [4s-1]

Zampa to Briggs, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!