Stoinis finished with 147 runs to his name, 25 runs more than the previous best: D’Arcy Short’s 122* for Hobart Hurricanes against Brisbane Heat in 2018. His knock was the joint 13th-highest in all T20 cricket, and the third-highest by an Australian, behind two scores by Aaron Finch in T20I cricket.

Stoinis received sterling support from opening partner Hilton Cartwright, who made 59 off 40 balls before falling in the final over. The pair put on 207 for the first wicket, the highest stand for any wicket in BBL history, breaking a record set in the very first edition of the tournament, when Rob Quiney and Luke Wright put on 172 for the first wicket for the Stars against the Hurricanes. Stoinis and Cartwright’s stand was the joint-seventh highest stand for any wicket in all T20s, and the fourth-highest opening stand.

However, while it was an excellent game for Stars’ batsmen, it was a one to forget for the Sixers bowlers, in particular, Ben Dwarshius, who finished with 0-61 in his four overs; the most expensive spell in BBL history. Tom Curran didn’t fare much better, though he did at least claim the only wicket to fall. He finished with figures of 1-58 in four overs, the joint-fifth most-expensive BBL figures. Curran himself conceded 1-58 against Melborune Renegades just 10 days before his Stars shellacking.