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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 Renegades won by 6 runs
Sydney Sixers won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Melbourne 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)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Aaron Finchb LA Doranb LA Doran413441120.59
Brad Hodgec JS Floros b LA Doranc JS Floros b LA Doran443151141.94
Glenn Maxwellb SA Abbottb SA Abbott10150066.67
Shahid Afridic UT Khawaja b LR Butterworthc UT Khawaja b LR Butterworth161410114.29
Nathan Reardonc UT Khawaja b FH Edwardsc UT Khawaja b FH Edwards480050.00
Abdul Razzaqb SA Abbottb SA Abbott131301100.00
Andrew McDonaldb LR Butterworthb LR Butterworth01000.00
Graham Manou †run out (†BR Dunk/SA Abbott)run out (†BR Dunk/SA Abbott)240050.00
Shane Harwoodnot outnot out0*000-
Extras(lb 1, w 9)(lb 1, w 9)10
Total20 Ov (RR 7.00)20 Ov (RR 7.00)140/8
Did not bat: Dirk Nannes, Shaun Tait
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)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Luke Doran302628.6783100
Chris Gayle201407.0052000
Scott Coyte302107.0062000
Fidel Edwards403017.5061030
Sean Abbott402125.25142100
Luke Butterworth402726.7550110
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAJ Finch 37(32) & BJ Hodge 44(31)8263
2ndAJ Finch 4(2) & GJ Maxwell 0(0)42
3rdShahid Afridi 11(8) & GJ Maxwell 10(15)2123
4thNJ Reardon 4(8) & Shahid Afridi 2(2)1310
5thShahid Afridi 3(4) & Abdul Razzaq 4(4)88
6thAbdul Razzaq 1(1) & AB McDonald 0(1)12
7thAbdul Razzaq 2(6) & GA Manou 2(4)510
8thAbdul Razzaq 6(2) & SM Harwood 0(0)62

Sydney Thunder innings

134/7(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Tim Cruickshankc NJ Reardon b Shahid Afridic NJ Reardon b Shahid Afridi15221168.18
Chris Gaylec NJ Reardon b SM Harwoodc NJ Reardon b SM Harwood755435138.89
Usman Khawajac NJ Reardon b Shahid Afridic NJ Reardon b Shahid Afridi17221077.27
Daniel Smithst †GA Manou b Shahid Afridist †GA Manou b Shahid Afridi340075.00
Ben Dunk †c sub (WD Sheridan) b SW Taitc sub (WD Sheridan) b SW Tait370042.86
Jason Florosnot outnot out5*71071.43
Luke Butterworthb SM Harwoodb SM Harwood120050.00
Sean Abbottb SW Taitb SW Tait4210200.00
Extras(lb 3, w 8)(lb 3, w 8)11
Total20 Ov (RR 6.70)20 Ov (RR 6.70) · Target 141 from 20 ov134/7
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)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Dirk Nannes401002.50160000
Shaun Tait403127.75143120
Shane Harwood302628.6772100
Glenn Maxwell1017017.0021200
Abdul Razzaq302006.6761100
Shahid Afridi402135.25120120
Andrew McDonald10606.0010000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stTD Cruickshank 15(22) & CH Gayle 38(22)5944
2ndCH Gayle 25(22) & UT Khawaja 17(22)4244
3rdCH Gayle 8(4) & DLR Smith 3(4)138
4thBR Dunk 3(7) & CH Gayle 2(2)59
5thCH Gayle 2(4) & JS Floros 0(1)35
6thJS Floros 1(2) & LR Butterworth 1(2)34
7thJS Floros 4(4) & SA Abbott 4(2)96

Commentary

End of innings: ST 134/7 (20 ov)
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)