In the fifth match of the BBL, the Melbourne Stars lost their second game in a row as they lost to the Thunder by just 1 run. Stars, who are captained by David Hussey, won the toss and put the Thunder into bat.
Thunder, who are led by the other Hussey, Michael, were propelled to a good total of 178 in their 20 overs as the crowd at the MCG were treated to a brilliant century by opener Usman Khawaja.
In reply, the Stars were at one point 80/4 in 10.3 overs and victory seemed bleak. However, all was not lost as Pietersen and Faulkner gave some hope with their 84-run partnership. Pietersen, who made 76 off 42 balls, lost his wicket when the Stars needed 15 runs in just 10 balls.
Faulkner, being known as a finisher, would have been expected to win the game easily for the Stars. But, the Thunder held on well and won the game by a solitary run.
The Stars have now lost both their games and are second from the bottom of the table. The next game for the Stars is now post-Christmas on the 28th when they take on the other Sydney outfit – Sixers.
After the match, Pietersen summarised the game with a friendly sarcastic rant against Faulkner, stating that the Australian all-rounder should have been the man-of-the-match for his bowling figures of 0/49 in 4 overs and for not being able to finish the match.
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