Big Bash LeagueMatch · T20
Melbourne Renegades beat Sydney Thunder by 6 runs
Stadium Australia, Sydney, . Melbourne Renegades won the toss and chose to bat.
Sydney Thunder134/720 ov
Melbourne Renegades140/820 ov
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 runs
Sydney Sixers won the title
Match report
From the scorecardMelbourne Renegades won the toss and chose to bat. Melbourne Renegades made 140 for 8 in 20 overs, Brad Hodge 44 from 31 balls and Aaron Finch 41 from 34 balls. Sean Abbott took 2 for 21.
Sydney Thunder made 134 for 7 in 20 overs, Chris Gayle 75 from 54 balls. Shahid Afridi took 3 for 21.
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 runs.
Key performers
Melbourne Renegades innings
140/8(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Finchb LA Doran | b LA Doran | 41 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 120.59 |
| Brad Hodgec JS Floros b LA Doran | c JS Floros b LA Doran | 44 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 141.94 |
| Glenn Maxwellb SA Abbott | b SA Abbott | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Shahid Afridic UT Khawaja b LR Butterworth | c UT Khawaja b LR Butterworth | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Nathan Reardonc UT Khawaja b FH Edwards | c UT Khawaja b FH Edwards | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Abdul Razzaqb SA Abbott | b SA Abbott | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Andrew McDonaldb LR Butterworth | b LR Butterworth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Graham Manou †run out (†BR Dunk/SA Abbott) | run out (†BR Dunk/SA Abbott) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Shane Harwoodnot out | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(lb 1, w 9) | (lb 1, w 9) | 10 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 7.00) | 20 Ov (RR 7.00) | 140/8 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 82-1 (BJ Hodge, 10.3 ov), 86-2 (AJ Finch, 10.5 ov), 107-3 (GJ Maxwell, 14.4 ov), 120-4 (NJ Reardon, 16.2 ov), 128-5 (Shahid Afridi, 17.4 ov), 129-6 (AB McDonald, 18 ov), 134-7 (GA Manou, 19.4 ov), 140-8 (Abdul Razzaq, 20 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Doran | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 8.67 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gayle | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Coyte | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fidel Edwards | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sean Abbott | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Butterworth | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AJ Finch 37(32) & BJ Hodge 44(31) | 82 | 63 |
| 2nd | AJ Finch 4(2) & GJ Maxwell 0(0) | 4 | 2 |
| 3rd | Shahid Afridi 11(8) & GJ Maxwell 10(15) | 21 | 23 |
| 4th | NJ Reardon 4(8) & Shahid Afridi 2(2) | 13 | 10 |
| 5th | Shahid Afridi 3(4) & Abdul Razzaq 4(4) | 8 | 8 |
| 6th | Abdul Razzaq 1(1) & AB McDonald 0(1) | 1 | 2 |
| 7th | Abdul Razzaq 2(6) & GA Manou 2(4) | 5 | 10 |
| 8th | Abdul Razzaq 6(2) & SM Harwood 0(0) | 6 | 2 |
Sydney Thunder innings
134/7(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Cruickshankc NJ Reardon b Shahid Afridi | c NJ Reardon b Shahid Afridi | 15 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 68.18 |
| Chris Gaylec NJ Reardon b SM Harwood | c NJ Reardon b SM Harwood | 75 | 54 | 3 | 5 | 138.89 |
| Usman Khawajac NJ Reardon b Shahid Afridi | c NJ Reardon b Shahid Afridi | 17 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 77.27 |
| Daniel Smithst †GA Manou b Shahid Afridi | st †GA Manou b Shahid Afridi | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Ben Dunk †c sub (WD Sheridan) b SW Tait | c sub (WD Sheridan) b SW Tait | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Jason Florosnot out | not out | 5* | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Luke Butterworthb SM Harwood | b SM Harwood | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Sean Abbottb SW Tait | b SW Tait | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Extras(lb 3, w 8) | (lb 3, w 8) | 11 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 6.70) | 20 Ov (RR 6.70) · Target 141 from 20 ov | 134/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 59-1 (TD Cruickshank, 7.2 ov), 101-2 (UT Khawaja, 14.4 ov), 114-3 (DLR Smith, 16 ov), 119-4 (BR Dunk, 17.3 ov), 122-5 (CH Gayle, 18.2 ov), 125-6 (LR Butterworth, 19 ov), 134-7 (SA Abbott, 20 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nannes | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2.50 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Tait | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Shane Harwood | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 8.67 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17.00 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahid Afridi | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5.25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew McDonald | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | TD Cruickshank 15(22) & CH Gayle 38(22) | 59 | 44 |
| 2nd | CH Gayle 25(22) & UT Khawaja 17(22) | 42 | 44 |
| 3rd | CH Gayle 8(4) & DLR Smith 3(4) | 13 | 8 |
| 4th | BR Dunk 3(7) & CH Gayle 2(2) | 5 | 9 |
| 5th | CH Gayle 2(4) & JS Floros 0(1) | 3 | 5 |
| 6th | JS Floros 1(2) & LR Butterworth 1(2) | 3 | 4 |
| 7th | JS Floros 4(4) & SA Abbott 4(2) | 9 | 6 |
Commentary
End of over 209 runs, 1 wktST 134/74001Lb4W
JS Floros 5(7)SW Tait 4-0-31-2
19.6W
SW Tait to SA Abbott, OUT
SA Abbott b SW Tait 4(2) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 134/7 (20 ov)
19.54
SW Tait to SA Abbott, FOUR
19.41Lb
SW Tait to JS Floros, 1 leg bye
19.30
SW Tait to JS Floros, no run
19.20
SW Tait to JS Floros, no run
19.14
SW Tait to JS Floros, FOUR
End of over 193 runs, 2 wktsST 125/60W111LbW
JS Floros 1(3)SM Harwood 3-0-26-2
18.6W
SM Harwood to LR Butterworth, OUT
LR Butterworth b SM Harwood 1(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 125/6 (19 ov)
18.51Lb
SM Harwood to JS Floros, 1 leg bye
18.41
SM Harwood to LR Butterworth, 1 run
18.31
SM Harwood to JS Floros, 1 run
18.2W
SM Harwood to CH Gayle, OUT
CH Gayle c NJ Reardon b SM Harwood 75(54) [4s-3 6s-5] · FoW 122/5 (18.2 ov)
18.10
SM Harwood to CH Gayle, no run
End of over 184 runs, 1 wktST 122/410W11Lb1
CH Gayle 75(52)JS Floros 0(1)SW Tait 3-0-23-1
17.61
SW Tait to CH Gayle, 1 run
17.51Lb
SW Tait to JS Floros, 1 leg bye
17.41
SW Tait to CH Gayle, 1 run
17.3W
SW Tait to BR Dunk, OUT
BR Dunk c sub (WD Sheridan) b SW Tait 3(7) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 119/4 (17.3 ov)
17.20
SW Tait to BR Dunk, no run
17.11
SW Tait to CH Gayle, 1 run
End of over 175 runs, 1 wktST 118/3W002110
BR Dunk 3(5)CH Gayle 72(49)Shahid Afridi 4-0-21-3
16.60
Shahid Afridi to BR Dunk, no run
16.51
Shahid Afridi to CH Gayle, 1 run
16.41
Shahid Afridi to BR Dunk, 1 run
16.32
Shahid Afridi to BR Dunk, 2 runs
16.20
Shahid Afridi to BR Dunk, no run
16.10
Shahid Afridi to BR Dunk, no run
16.1W
Shahid Afridi to DLR Smith, OUT
DLR Smith st †GA Manou b Shahid Afridi 3(4) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 114/3 (16 ov)



