Glenn Maxwell’s highest Big Bash League score was not enough to prevent Melbourne Stars from suffering yet another defeat in a hugely disappointing campaign, as Sydney Sixers signed off on their own underwhelming season with a five-wicket victory on Tuesday. The Stars are bottom with just one victory from nine matches played ahead of their final game against Hobart Hurricanes on Saturday. Denly and Ben Dwarshuis suffered the same fate, carted to cow corner and over square leg respectively before Brathwaite finally dislodged Maxwell, who fell slicing a yorker to Abbott at sweeper cover. When you’ve hit six fours in an over... pic.twitter.com/NjbuIuribV — KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 23, 2018The highlight came when the 26-year-old struck fours off every delivery in a hapless Faulkner over. That sequence made it eight boundaries in succession, Denly having sent Daniel Worrall to the ropes twice at the end of the previous over.

Source: Hindustan Times January 23, 2018 13:18 UTC