Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars
Melbourne Stars 207/9 in 20 overs (Clarke 85; Steketee 3-40) beat Brisbane Heat 187/9 in 20 overs (Lynn 57; Couch 3-34) by 20 runs. Player of the Match: Joe Clarke.
Fifties from Chris Lynn and Ben Duckett went in vain as Brisbane Heat fell 20 short of the target against Melbourne Stars at The Gabba. They could only manage 187/9 while chasing 208.
The Heat lost two wickets in the opening over before Lynn and Duckett added 87 to keep the chase alive. Duckett got out on 54, and Lynn was undone by Qais Ahmad on 57. The rest of the batters failed to step up as Couch and Qais picked up three wickets each.
Earlier, the Stars were lifted by a 151-run stand between Joe Clarke and Hilton Cartwright after they lost three wickets for just 16. Clarke struck seven fours and five sixes for his 44-ball 85, and Cartwright made 79 off 44.
Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers
Adelaide Strikers 175/5 in 20 overs (Renshaw 63; Meredith 3-37) lost to Hobart Hurricanes 176/3 in 18.3 overs (McDermott 110; Garton 1-30) by 7 wickets with 9 balls to spare. Player of the Match: Ben McDermott.
An unbeaten 110 from Ben McDermott helped Hobart Hurricanes beat Adelaide Strikers by seven wickets. They chased down 176 with nine balls to spare. McDermott struck 12 fours and five sixes, and was assisted by D'Arcy Short (37 off 32). Adelaide Strikers rode on half-centuries from Matt Renshaw (63) and Jake Weatherald (51) to post 175/5 in 20 overs.