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Three-fors from Qais Ahmed and Brody Couch seal comfortable victory for Melbourne Stars
Melbourne Stars 9 for 207 (Clarke 85, Cartwright 79, Steketee 3-40) beat Brisbane Heat 9 for 187 (Lynn 57, Duckett 54, Qais 3-26, Couch 3-34) by 20 runs
A record partnership between Joe Clarke and Hilton Cartwright plundered Brisbane Heat as Melbourne Stars bounced back to form with a crucial 20-run victory at the Gabba.
The red-hot batters combined for a fourth-wicket partnership of 151 runs off just 82 balls in 13 overs of carnage. Clarke (85 off 44) and Cartwright (79 off 44) inflicted particular misery on Heat quick Liam Guthrie, who conceded the most runs in BBL history to finish with figures of 2 for 70 off four overs.
Chasing a massive 208, Chris Lynn (57 off 34) and Ben Duckett (54 off 35) produced similar fireworks but for not nearly long enough as Heat fell short.
Stars (3-3) arrested a two-game losing streak while Heat (2-4) slipped down the ladder.
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Tristan Lavalette is a journalist based in Perth and writes on sports for the Guardian and mailerreport
Source: ESPN Crickinfo