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2602dThe Report by Freddie Wilde

Pietersen fifty eliminates Thunder

Sydney Thunder's Big Bash League semi-final dreams ended with a whimper, as they hit just five boundaries, the fewest ever in a BBL innings, and were beaten by eight wickets by the Melbourne Stars

Stars INNINGS		R	B
CL White	caught	23	26
LJ Wright	caught	4	5
KP Pietersen	not out	67	42
PSP Handscomb	not out	10	14
RJ Quiney
TIF Triffitt
JW Hastings
CJ McKay
SM Boland
JM Bird
MA Beer
EXTRAS	(w 3)
TOTAL	107 (2 wkts; 14.3 ovs)

Thunder BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
JH Kallis	3.0	23	0	7.66
JK Lalor	2.0	18	1	9	(1w)
DP Nannes	1.0	10	0	10
CP Tremain	3.0	18	0	6	(2w)
AR Beadle	4.0	22	0	5.5
NM Hauritz	1.3	16	1	10.66

Stars 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	8	CL White	LJ Wright
2nd	76	KP Pietersen	CL White
3rd	23	KP Pietersen	PSP Handscomb

Big Bash League

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AS	8	6	1	13	1.159
PS	8	5	3	10	0.705
MS	8	5	3	10	0.336
SS	8	5	3	10	-0.014
HH	8	3	5	6	-0.28
MR	8	3	5	6	-0.331
ST	8	2	5	5	-0.485
BH	8	2	6	4	-1.116