24/01Result
54th Match (N), Big Bash League at Melbourne, Jan 24 2023
Renegades won by 6 wkts (10b rem)
Player of the Match
Aaron Finch
Aaron FinchMelbourne Renegades
24/01Result
54th Match (N), Big Bash League at Melbourne, Jan 24 2023
Renegades won by 6 wkts (10b rem)
Player of the Match
Aaron Finch
Aaron FinchMelbourne Renegades

10.35pm: A captain's knock from Aaron Finch, unbeaten on 63 from 54, guides his side home in what could have been a tricky chase - even more so when Renegades were 3 for 16 in the third over. The Strikers innings looked underpowered and so it proved. They now stand no chance of making it into the top five and will have to regroup after a disappointing 2022-23 campaign. Finch is Player of the Match: "To get the guys over the line, in a tight game, do or die, it's nice. It's always a rollercoaster, we had a chance a couple of games ago to cement our spot, so nice to have finally done it. I tried to bat as far out of my crease as I was allowed, to take out the lb." Anyway, that's a wrap for tonight, we've still got a couple more games to come to conclude the BBL group stage. Thanks for commenting, from myself and PDP, it's cheerio for now. Bye!

18.3
1w
Siddle to Wells, 1 wide, slower delivery down the leg side, a wide will do it, Renegades win by six wickets! Melbourne Red are through to the knockout stages, while Adelaide Strikers' season is done
18.2
4
Siddle to Wells, FOUR, in the slot, crunched! Full and straight but he makes room and bludgeons another boundary past mid-on
18.1
4
Siddle to Wells, FOUR, smoked wide of mid-on, Wells advances to smash Siddle off his length and away for four more

Just nine to win for Renegades

END OF OVER:
18 | 15 Runs | MR: 134/4 (9 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.44, RRR: 4.50)

  • Aaron Finch63 (54b)
  • Jonathan Wells12 (17b)
  • Wes Agar4-0-32-1
  • Peter Siddle3-0-15-1
17.6
6
Agar to Finch, SIX, wallop! That's just about cooked Strikers. Full on the pads and Finch blasts it high over the leg side, 77m six to get the crowd on their feet

"4-0 to India, really Alan...? India is having real problems with their batters where as Australia has for the first time 4 excellent players of spin. i would say it will depend on toss a bit more." I was being slightly facetious, sixty. But India haven't lost a Test series at home in a decade, and have plenty of batters (Kohli, Gill, Pujara, Iyer) who can score hundreds in their own conditions

17.5
4
Agar to Finch, FOUR, pumped over mid-on and away, one-bounce to the rope! Tried to cramp him up but Finch backs away and muscles four more
17.4
0
Agar to Finch, no run, full on the stumps, 136kph and bunted back to the bowler
17.3
4
Agar to Finch, FOUR, sliced over short third, Finch gets to fifty! Another timely boundary from the skipper, using all his experience to grind this chase down
17.2
1
Agar to Wells, 1 run, short into the body, swung away to the leg-side sweeper
17.1
0
Agar to Wells, no run, back of a length, 137kph and pulled firmly straight to midwicket

Power Surge time, with Renegades closing in. Strikers need to take some poles. Agar is back on to bowl

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs | MR: 119/4 (24 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 8.00)

  • Aaron Finch49 (50b)
  • Jonathan Wells11 (15b)
  • Peter Siddle3-0-15-1
  • Cameron Boyce4-0-28-0

Keeps the RRR to a manageable eight an over for the Gades

16.6
4
Siddle to Finch, FOUR, pitched up, uses the feet, creamed down the ground! Finch picks up a nerve-settling four, stroking a lovely drive on the move past mid-off
16.5
0
Siddle to Finch, no run, fired in straighter and worked straight to midwicket
16.4
1
Siddle to Wells, 1 run, length ball wide of the stumps, angled down to deep third once again
16.3
0
Siddle to Wells, no run, good length, still doing a bit off the deck, Wells is beaten coming across
16.2
1
Siddle to Finch, 1 run, fuller, 134kph and spanked into the covers. Brilliantly stopped by Head and then he collects and fires off a throw at the non-striker's. Finch was struggling there!
16.1
1
Siddle to Wells, 1 run, length outside off, dabbed down to deep third

Four overs to go, Renegades need 31. P-Siddy is back

END OF OVER:
16 | 6 Runs | MR: 112/4 (31 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 7.75)

  • Aaron Finch44 (47b)
  • Jonathan Wells9 (12b)
  • Cameron Boyce4-0-28-0
  • Colin de Grandhomme2-0-12-0
15.6
0
Boyce to Finch, no run, touch short, mistimed into the covers. "Aww, what are you doing?" Finch can be heard chiding himself over the stump mic
15.5
0
Boyce to Finch, no run, length ball spinning away on off, stabbed into the covers
15.4
1
Boyce to Wells, 1 run, lobbed up full and he shuffles around to shovel the ball through backward square leg

Renegades 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st8SE MarshMJ Guptill
2nd6SE MarshSB Harper
3rd2AJ FinchSB Harper
4th69AJ FinchMJJ Critchley
5th58AJ FinchJW Wells

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
PS14113221.205
SS14103210.846
MR147714-0.027
ST147714-0.716
BH146713-0.483
HH146812-0.34
AS145910-0.151
MS143116-0.287