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Big Bash LeagueMatch 40 · T20

Melbourne Renegades beat Brisbane Heat by 26 runs

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, . Brisbane Heat won the toss and chose to bowl.

Brisbane Heat16119.5 ov
Melbourne Renegades won by 26 runs
Adelaide Strikers won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Brisbane Heat won the toss and chose to bowl. Melbourne Renegades made 187 for 3 in 20 overs, Tom Cooper 65 not out from 36 balls and Matthew Short 62 from 48 balls.

Brisbane Heat were bowled out for 161, Alex Ross 36 from 27 balls and Ben Cutting 35 from 18 balls. Kane Richardson took 4 for 35.

Melbourne Renegades won by 26 runs.

Key performers

Melbourne Renegades innings

187/3(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Marcus Harrisc †BB McCullum b MJ Swepsonc †BB McCullum b MJ Swepson423061140.00
Matthew Shortc & b JK Lalorc & b JK Lalor624871129.17
Tom Coopernot outnot out65*3682180.56
Kieron Pollardc MJ Swepson b MT Steketeec MJ Swepson b MT Steketee120050.00
Beau Websternot outnot out8*400200.00
Extras(lb 5, w 4)(lb 5, w 4)9
Total20 Ov (RR 9.35)20 Ov (RR 9.35)187/3
Fall of wickets: 75-1 (MS Harris, 9.4 ov), 158-2 (MW Short, 17.4 ov), 163-3 (KA Pollard, 18.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Josh Lalor403218.00115030
Mark Steketee4048112.0075210
Yasir Shah402506.25123000
Ben Cutting4050012.5007000
Mitchell Swepson402716.75111200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMS Harris 42(30) & MW Short 29(28)7558
2ndTLW Cooper 45(28) & MW Short 33(20)8348
3rdKA Pollard 1(2) & TLW Cooper 4(1)53
4thTLW Cooper 16(7) & BJ Webster 8(4)24*11

Brisbane Heat innings

161(19.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Chris Lynnc MS Harris b KW Richardsonc MS Harris b KW Richardson211322161.54
Sam Heazlettc KW Richardson b CP Tremainc KW Richardson b CP Tremain390033.33
Brendon McCullum †c DJ Bravo b KW Richardsonc DJ Bravo b KW Richardson590055.56
Matt Renshawc TLW Cooper b DJ Bravoc TLW Cooper b DJ Bravo221920115.79
Alex Rossc JM Holland b CP Tremainc JM Holland b CP Tremain362721133.33
Ben Cuttingc MS Harris b DJ Bravoc MS Harris b DJ Bravo351814194.44
James Peirsonnot outnot out25*1321192.31
Mark Steketeec BJ Webster b CP Tremainc BJ Webster b CP Tremain8501160.00
Josh Lalorc DJ Bravo b KW Richardsonc DJ Bravo b KW Richardson120050.00
Yasir Shahc †TP Ludeman b KW Richardsonc †TP Ludeman b KW Richardson01000.00
Mitchell Swepsonb DJ Bravob DJ Bravo230066.67
Extras(lb 1, w 2)(lb 1, w 2)3
Total19.5 Ov (RR 8.12)19.5 Ov (RR 8.12) · Target 188 from 20 ov161
Fall of wickets: 22-1 (CA Lynn, 2.4 ov), 29-2 (SD Heazlett, 5 ov), 29-3 (BB McCullum, 5.1 ov), 76-4 (MT Renshaw, 11.1 ov), 124-5 (BCJ Cutting, 15.4 ov), 126-6 (AI Ross, 16.1 ov), 134-7 (MT Steketee, 17 ov), 151-8 (JK Lalor, 18.1 ov), 152-9 (Yasir Shah, 18.3 ov), 161-10 (MJ Swepson, 19.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Tom Cooper201507.5061100
Chris Tremain402937.25132200
Kane Richardson403548.75131400
Jack Wildermuth201507.5032000
Jon Holland201809.0021100
Dwayne Bravo3.502536.5270010
Kieron Pollard2023011.5032110
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCA Lynn 21(13) & SD Heazlett 1(3)2216
2ndBB McCullum 5(8) & SD Heazlett 2(6)714
3rdBB McCullum 0(1) & MT Renshaw 0(0)01
4thAI Ross 25(17) & MT Renshaw 22(19)4736
5thAI Ross 11(9) & BCJ Cutting 35(18)4827
6thJJ Peirson 2(2) & AI Ross 0(1)23
7thMT Steketee 8(5) & JJ Peirson 0(0)85
8thJK Lalor 1(2) & JJ Peirson 16(5)177
9thJJ Peirson 1(1) & Yasir Shah 0(1)12
10thJJ Peirson 6(5) & MJ Swepson 2(3)98

Commentary

End of innings: BH 161 (19.5 ov)
19.5W
DJ Bravo to MJ Swepson, OUT
MJ Swepson b DJ Bravo 2(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 161/10 (19.5 ov)
19.42
DJ Bravo to MJ Swepson, 2 runs
19.31
DJ Bravo to JJ Peirson, 1 run
19.3Wd
DJ Bravo to JJ Peirson, wide
19.22
DJ Bravo to JJ Peirson, 2 runs
19.12
DJ Bravo to JJ Peirson, 2 runs
End of over 192 runs, 2 wktsBH 153/9W1W010
MJ Swepson 0(1)JJ Peirson 20(10)KW Richardson 4-0-35-4
18.60
KW Richardson to MJ Swepson, no run
18.51
KW Richardson to JJ Peirson, 1 run
18.40
KW Richardson to JJ Peirson, no run
18.3W
KW Richardson to Yasir Shah, OUT
Yasir Shah c †TP Ludeman b KW Richardson 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 152/9 (18.3 ov)
18.21
KW Richardson to JJ Peirson, 1 run
18.1W
KW Richardson to JK Lalor, OUT
JK Lalor c DJ Bravo b KW Richardson 1(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 151/8 (18.1 ov)
End of over 1817 runsBH 151/7162044
JJ Peirson 18(7)JK Lalor 1(1)KA Pollard 2-0-23-0
17.64
KA Pollard to JJ Peirson, FOUR
17.54
KA Pollard to JJ Peirson, FOUR
17.40
KA Pollard to JJ Peirson, no run
17.32
KA Pollard to JJ Peirson, 2 runs
17.26
KA Pollard to JJ Peirson, SIX
17.11
KA Pollard to JK Lalor, 1 run
End of over 178 runs, 2 wktsBH 134/7W0062W
JJ Peirson 2(2)CP Tremain 4-0-29-3
16.6W
CP Tremain to MT Steketee, OUT
MT Steketee c BJ Webster b CP Tremain 8(5) [4s-0 6s-1] · FoW 134/7 (17 ov)
16.52
CP Tremain to MT Steketee, 2 runs
16.46
CP Tremain to MT Steketee, SIX
16.30
CP Tremain to MT Steketee, no run
16.20
CP Tremain to MT Steketee, no run
16.1W
CP Tremain to AI Ross, OUT
AI Ross c JM Holland b CP Tremain 36(27) [4s-2 6s-1] · FoW 126/6 (16.1 ov)
End of over 164 runs, 1 wktBH 126/5110W20
JJ Peirson 2(2)AI Ross 36(26)DJ Bravo 3-0-17-2
15.60
DJ Bravo to JJ Peirson, no run