Melbourne: Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain claimed two wickets but couldn't prevent his side Hobart Hurricanes from an eight-wicket defeat to Melbourne Stars in their second game of the Big Bash League (BBL) at Melbourne Cricket Ground today. The batters' failure caused the heavy defeat for Hobart.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Hobart was asked to bat first and managed to put up 158-9, with Ben McDermott making the highest score of 69 off 52 balls. Only two other batters, Tim David (31) and Matthew Wade (11), could reach double digits. Rishad was unbeaten on 5. Melbourne Stars openers Thomas Rogers and Joe Clarke made a fluent start to the chase before Rishad dismissed both openers in seven balls, finishing with figures of 2-33 in three overs.
Despite his breakthrough, Hobart's other bowlers failed to capitalize on it. Captain Marcus Stoinis led the charge with an unbeaten 62 off 31 balls to help Melbourne reach the winning target of 159-2 in 16 overs. Earlier, in the first match, Hobart beat Sydney Thunder by four wickets. Rishad didn't get any wickets in that match, but his economical spell played an important role in winning the game.