Glenn Maxwell warmed up for international duties with a well-made half-century in Melbourne Stars' eight-wicket BBL win over Hobart Hurricanes at the MCG.
In his last game of BBL05 before joining the Australian ODI squad, Maxwell hit the winning runs with a straight six with five overs to spare to finish not out on 56 from 32 balls.
Luke Wright followed up his unbeaten century in last weekend's local derby win against Melbourne Renegades with a polished 51 not out.
Stars bowled out Hurricanes for 124 but their run chase got off to a rocky start with the score 2-27 when Kevin Pietersen was run out on one before Maxwell and Wright combined to see their side home.
Maxwell departs Stars side for the ODI series against India along with James Faulkner and Scott Boland.
After being sent in, George Bailey - also in his last game - was the shining light for Hurricanes with 55 from 40 balls in a 67-run partnership with Jon Wells (22 from 29) that was the cornerstone of the innings.
Spin brought the visitors undone early, with Maxwell and Michael Beer opening the bowling and each claiming a wicket in their first overs.
With Tim Paine and Kumar Sangakkara out for a duck and one run respectively, Hurricanes slumped to 4-31 with two run outs removing Ben Dunk and Dan Christian cheaply.
Bailey and Wells steadied the ship but Hurricanes lost their last four wickets for just three runs, with Boland on a hat trick with the last ball of the innings.
Shaun Tait fended the ball out to mid-off only to be run out going for a quick single. Stars had five wicket-takers, with Adam Zampa the pick with 2-18 from his four overs.
Maxwell was named man-of-the-match in the win - the Stars third in a row - that sees them replace Hurricanes in fourth spot on the ladder.
"It's been a lot of fun playing for Stars this year - it was a bit of a bumpy ride at 0-2 but we're 3-2 now," Maxwell said.
"It's all heading in the right direction for the boys now, so it's nice to leave them on a winning note."
Bailey lamented the loss of early wickets that has been a recurring issue for his side in BBL05.
"We keep losing three wickets in that first six overs," Bailey said.
"The stats just show that you find it really difficult from there - you need something pretty special. We've just got to find a way to be a bit better, a bit more dynamic, in our first six overs."
