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DRS missed as Stars beat Thunder in BBL

Marcus Stoinis powered to 61 off 37 balls as the Melbourne Stars beat the Sydney Thunder by 22 runs. (AAP)

Adam Gilchrist led calls for umpire reviews to be used in the Big Bash after three marquee batsmen were dismissed by poor calls in the Melbourne Stars' 22-run win over the Sydney Thunder.

Glenn Maxwell, Andre Fletcher and the Thunder's Usman Khawaja all fell to incorrect calls, before the Sydney side failed to chase down 8-169.

Khawaja's dismissal in particular was a shocker, given out caught behind for seven when he tried to scoop Dilbar Hussain but missed by some margin.

Maxwell (39) meanwhile was given out lbw to a ball that pitched outside leg stump in the Stars innings, while West Indian import Fletcher also went to one that would have gone down leg.

There have long been calls for players to be able to review decisions in the Twenty20 tournament, with a $2 million expense per season to set it up properly the main stumbling block.

But Gilchrist reasoned there would be ways around that, while also getting rid of the 10-over time out to stop the game from becoming too slow.

"We don't want to see the biggest names in this tournament having to leave due to errors that can be very quickly overturned," Gilchrist said on Fox commentary.

"You hear noises that the cost of it would have a fair bit to do with the technology, to get it in for lbw ball tracking, snicko and various technologies.

"Players would say we don't care the level of technology, it doesn't have to be what we have in ICC events or Test matches.

"Even if it's cameras at a bare minimum. If it doesn't get picked up or is inconclusive, we will wear that."

Meanwhile, Marcus Stoinis was the hero for the Stars, hitting 61 from 37 balls after passing a fitness test on his side to back-up from Friday night's win over the Brisbane Heat.

He timed the ball sweetly out of the middle, hitting six fours and two sixes despite never really looking like he was going at the ball too hard.

The 31-year-old took 17 off one Chris Green (2-42) over by hitting crisply down the ground, before eventually falling at deep cover to Jono Cook (1-33).

Adam Zampa was then best with the ball, going for just 2-10 from his four overs as not even Callum Ferguson's 54 off 35 could get the Thunder in the chase.

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