Rain has stopped play in the Big Bash League clash between the Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers in Launceston.
The Scorchers were 6-158 at the 17-over mark on Wednesday night when the covers came on.
Melbourne need to bat at least five overs to constitute a match.
Kiwi import Colin Munro (49 from 36) and Ashton Turner (39 from 17) were the Scorchers' top scorers but both were undone by the unlikely spin of Nic Maddison.
Maddinson (2-8 from two) had Turner edging behind to juggling wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran in the 13th over before Munro holed out two overs later.
Liam Hatcher (2-17) had a good night with the ball and was on a hat-trick after getting rid of Joe Clarke and Mitch Marsh with his first two deliveries.
Melbourne missed the middle-overs control of Adam Zampa, who was rested after playing a leading role in their opening two wins.
They turned to an x-factor player at the 10-over mark, bringing in batsman Ben Dunk for spinner Tom O'Connell whose one over went for 15.
Under the rule, teams can substitute out one of their starting XI, provided they haven't batted or bowled more than one over.
