A high-quality 67 from England’s Ben Duckett helped Melbourne Stars to a five-wicket win over native Large Bash League rivals Melbourne Renegades.
Duckett’s worldwide team-mate Jacob Bethell prime scored with 49 because the Renegades posted 168-7, and he then took two good catches to dismiss Duckett and Marcus Stoinis late on within the Stars run chase.
Glenn Maxwell and Hilton Cartwright shook off the lack of Duckett and Stoinis to see the Stars house with two deliveries to spare.
Bethell, who hit three fifties in his first three Checks for England on the latest tour of New Zealand, struck two sixes and 4 fours in his innings on the Melbourne Cricket Floor.
However after the dismissal of fellow England batter Dan Lawrence diminished the Stars to 41-3 off 5.2 overs, Duckett and Stoinis accelerated throughout a partnership of 81 till Duckett holed out to Bethell on the leg aspect after hitting 4 fours and three sixes.
Bethell then took a superb low catch to eliminate Stoinis three deliveries later, however Maxwell and Cartwright piloted the Stars to solely their second win of the season with Cartwright hitting Tom Rogers for a six and a 4 within the final over.
Duckett and Bethell are a part of England’s squad for his or her white-ball tour of India later this month after which February’s Champions Trophy.
