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“If it didn’t hurt you, you wouldn’t be human in some way. We’ll take it on the chin and we’ll move on.”
Stoinis was caught on the fence for nine off five deliveries, while Maxwell was unbeaten on nine from four. Haddin said that “with the power in this form of the game”, the pair simply “needed to face more balls”.
Moores defended the team’s use of Maxwell and Stoinis in the truncated chase.
“We sent out two lads who have played really well … to send them out for the two overs of power play made complete sense,” he said.
“Joe Clarke is an opener as well. We lost an early one in Tommy [Rogers] and [sent out] Joe, and then obviously the rain came. Marcus [Stoinis] was next and Maxi [Maxwell] after that. You’re making decisions as the game evolves. I think we made the right calls.”
Australian great Mark Waugh, who was also commentating, suggested Maxwell’s current form worked against him.
“If he was in better form, he would have demanded opening, but I just think he probably wasn’t that confident to do it,” Waugh said.
But Haddin replied: “Even Stoinis … in a seven-over game, it doesn’t matter – he’s not going to face 10 balls. If he faces 10 balls, he’ll be 25 runs. I just think they got it wrong there.”
Earlier, Haddin said: “I don’t want to be playing at the back end of the game with Maxwell and Stoinis only batting one or two overs. Marcus Stoinis is one batter who can get 20 off the last over.”
Stoinis is 13th on the list of the highest run-scorers this Big Bash season, but the out-of-form Maxwell is an eye-popping 59th.
Harper, meanwhile, is third with 381 runs from 11 matches at an average of 54.42 and a strike rate of 155.51.
Proven commodities Maxwell and Stoinis were named in the Australian squad for this year’s T20 World Cup, while Harper missed out.
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The Stars were 1-9 when rain forced players off the field, with their victory target altered under DLS.
Cartwright hit Mitch Owen for six off the second-last ball of the innings, leaving the Stars needing five to win and four to tie – and force a super over – from the final delivery.
But Owen held his nerve, keeping Cartwright to just a single as the Stars finished at 4-81.
Moores also said a tweak to the power surge rule should be discussed after the Stars lost the fielding restriction tactic when their target was adjusted.
The Hurricanes were able to call a power surge for one over in their innings, but the Stars were not in the rain-affected chase.
“It makes a difference in a short game,” said Moores, a former England national coach.
He pointed to English competitions in which fielding restrictions in rain-reduced games are calculated as a percentage and can sometimes span for a portion of an over.
“It seems to make sense – it’s quite simple to do,” he said.
