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3rd T20 • Docklands Stadium • Melbourne

Melbourne Renegades

153/9 (20)

Adelaide Strikers

151/8 (20)

MR won by 2 runs

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Playing XI

Player of the Match Zahir Khan

3/24

MR s

STR s

Info

Melbourne Renegades s

153/9 (20)

Batters

Sam Harper

117.86

c & b MW Short

Mackenzie Harvey

121.74

b R Khan

Jake Fraser McGurk

72.73

c J Weatherald b PM Siddle

James Seymour

164.29

c RJ Gibson b DJ Worrall

Mohammad Nabi

133.33

c DJ Worrall b PM Siddle

Will Sutherland

0.00

c MW Short b DJ Worrall

Jonathan Merlo

66.67

c MW Short b PM Siddle

James Pattinson

100.00

c JW Wells b G Garton

Kane Richardson

(C)

100.00

c WA Agar b G Garton

Reece Topley

100.00

Not out

Zahir Khan

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 6, NB: 0, W: 6)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 7.65)

153/9

Did not Bat

Jack Prestwidge, Mitchell Perry

Bowlers

EXT

5.75

6.50

7.50

10.50

7.00

5.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Sam Harper

c & b MW Short

1-65

8.5

Jake Fraser McGurk

c J Weatherald b PM Siddle

2-92

13.2

Mackenzie Harvey

b R Khan

3-114

14.5

James Seymour

c RJ Gibson b DJ Worrall

4-142

17.4

Will Sutherland

c MW Short b DJ Worrall

5-142

17.6

Jonathan Merlo

c MW Short b PM Siddle

6-144

18.3

Mohammad Nabi

c DJ Worrall b PM Siddle

7-146

18.5

Kane Richardson

c WA Agar b G Garton

8-149

19.2

James Pattinson

c JW Wells b G Garton

9-151

19.4

Adelaide Strikers s

151/8 (20)

Batters

Jake Weatherald

105.88

c J Fraser McGurk b Z Khan

Matthew Short

161.11

c SB Harper b Z Khan

Harry Nielsen

100.00

c MW Harvey b W Sutherland

Jonathan Wells

88.89

lbw b Z Khan

Ryan Gibson

114.29

Retired hurt

Daniel Drew

115.00

Not out

George Garton

166.67

b W Sutherland

Rashid Khan

157.14

c KW Richardson b R Topley

Daniel Worrall

150.00

b KW Richardson

Wes Agar

33.33

c M Nabi b JL Pattinson

Peter Siddle *

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 8)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 7.55)

151/8

Did not Bat

Liam Scott, Thomas Kelly

Bowlers

EXT

10.75

6.75

6.00

6.00

9.50

6.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Matthew Short

c SB Harper b Z Khan

1-45

4.6

Jake Weatherald

c J Fraser McGurk b Z Khan

2-50

6.2

Jonathan Wells

lbw b Z Khan

3-84

10.4

Harry Nielsen

c MW Harvey b W Sutherland

4-96

13.1

George Garton

b W Sutherland

5-111

15.2

Rashid Khan

c KW Richardson b R Topley

6-131

17.4

Daniel Worrall

b KW Richardson

7-140

18.4

Wes Agar

c M Nabi b JL Pattinson

8-145

19.2

Match Info

Date & Time

07 Dec, 01:45 PM IST

Venue

Docklands Stadium, Melbourne

Match

3rd T20,

Big Bash League

Umpires

Michael Graham-Smith (Australia) , Phillip Gillespie (Australia), Troy Penman (Australia, TV)

Referee

Bob Stratford (Australia)

Toss

Melbourne Renegades elected to bat

Player of the Match Zahir Khan

3/24

Commentary

That will be all then from this contest and the BBL is up and running alright! If this is anything to go by, we should be in for a cracker of a tournament ahead. It's been a pleasure bringing the coverage of this contest to you today but in case the mid-week blues are about to set in by tomorrow, well fret not - it's a bumper Wednesday in store tomorrow with the Ashes, the Bangladesh-Pakistan test and a double-header in the BBL and the LPL coming your way! You do not want to miss out on this folks, so do join us again for our coverage of these games right here on Sportskeeda. For now though, on behalf of my friends and co-commentators Pradeep Somashekar and Pratyush Rohra, this is Sooryanarayanan Sesha humbly reminding you to mask up and get yourselves vaccinated in case you haven't already. Bye-bye and take care!

Zahir Khan (Player of the match): Firstly, I would like to thank god. Today was my day. The captain and Nabi support and encourage me on the ground, so I'm very happy with my performance. The management and the staff are also always very supportive of the young players.

Melbourne Renegades 153/9 in 20 overs, beat Adelaide Strikers 151/8 in 20 overs (Harry Nielsen 30 off 30 balls, Matthew Short 29 off 18 balls, Zahir Khan 3/24 off four overs) by 2 runs.

WHAT. A. GAME. Catch your breath, folks! This is just sinking in for us too! It was a contest that saw the pendulum swing from one end to the other at a fickle rate but in the end, it decided to stick with the Renegades, who remarkably held their nerve towards the end.

Matthew Short was batting on a different planet altogether with some belligerent hits in the Powerplay. The kind of start the Strikers got courtesy the right-hander meant that they were well on track to pull off this run chase. Once he departed, Harry Nielsen did well to nudge the ball around and play the spinners well in particular.

But the biggest moment of the game and one of the best in the tournament's history came in the form of a leaping Jake Fraser-McGurk near the mid-wicket fence. A one-handed stunner from the former Australian U19 captain saw the Renegades roar back into the contest. A few tight overs and the big wicket of Jonathan Wells then meant that the Strikers were short on the requisite experience to handle the clutch moments to come thereafter.

A rather bemusing factor was how late the Strikers timed the Power Surge, especially with wickets falling at regular intervals. Ryan Gibson retiring hurt with a hamstring injury didn't aid their cause either and with Rashid Khan and Daniel Drew signaling the Power Surge too late to the umpire's liking, even that had to be put off by an over.

Rashid brought out a couple of lusty hits before perishing and it was a rather similar innings from Daniel Worrall as well. It was always going to be about which team would hold their nerves better under pressure though and the experience of James Pattinson trumped the young Drew in the final over, as the Renegades scraped through by a mere 2 runs.

Another rather bemusing fact was that Ryan Gibson was padded up and ready to stride out if required. With the game heading into the last over, why was he held back? Was the injury too serious to aggravate or did the Strikers feel that they could get the job done via singles and twos, something which Gibson couldn't be relied upon with a dodgy hammy? We will never know, but we have witnessed quite a thriller alright! The Strikers take the Bash Boost point but the Renegades take three at the end of it to get on the board.

Heartbreak for the Adelaide Strikers! Take a bow, James Pattinson! He has held his nerve and sent down a brilliant final over to seal the deal for his team. Melbourne Renegades sneak home by a mere 2 runs!

overs

151 /8 score

runs

Ryan Gibson

8 (7)

Daniel Drew *

24 (20)

James Pattinson

1 /27

19.6 Will Sutherland to Daniel Drew, THE RENEGADES CLINCH A THRILLER! Will Sutherland holds his nerve in the final over and that's a big win for the Renegades camp! Full delivery on the off-stump line, Drew stays deep in his crease to try and go over the leg-side but he's only managed to slice this over point. Looked like he's got enough on it at first but it bounces just outside the 30-yard circle. Just a couple and it's heartbreak for the Renegades. Ecstacy for the Strikers! Melbourne Renegades win by 2 runs.

This is it. 5 needed off the last delivery. 6 for a win, 4 for a Super Over!

19.5 Will Sutherland to Daniel Drew, good length slower delivery outside off. It was in the slot for Drew as he sat back, looked to maul it downtown but he's not got the timing right. Another couple at long-on. 5 off 1.

7 off 2. What must be going on in the mind of young Drew?

19.4 Will Sutherland to Daniel Drew, low full toss angling into Drew, crouches low to drill this through mid-wicket to rush back for the second

PRICELESS DOT! 9 off 3 required...

19.3 Will Sutherland to Daniel Drew, DOT BALL! Full and wide slower delivery outside off, Drew tries to throw the kitchen sink at it again, clearing his front leg. Missed it completely as he ended up in an awkward position.

Peter Siddle, RHB, makes his way to the crease. He will be at the non-striker's end.

Another twist in the tale! Wes Agar departs now - do you have any fingernails left folks?

19.2 Will Sutherland to Wes Agar, IN THE AIR... AND GONE! Full delivery outside off-stump, Agar looks to make some room and look for the heave. He's sliced it many a mile in the air and it's a simple catch for Nabi at cover. This is a nail-biter!

Wes Agar c Mohammad Nabi b Wes Agar 1 (3b, 0x4, 0x6)

19.1 Will Sutherland to Wes Agar, finds the low full toss as he missed his yorker, Agar manages to drive it straight back to the bowler. A good stop to keep it to a dot ball. 9 off 5.

James Pattinson [3-0-21-0] is back into the attack to bowl the final over of the game. He will bowl over the wicket.

JUST PAST THE DIVE! Oh how crucial will this prove to be? The equation now reads 9 runs needed off the last over! This couldn't get any tighter now, could it? We've seen quite a spectacular game thus far and if that's anything to go by, expect a cracker of a final over here!

overs

145 /7 score

runs

Ryan Gibson

8 (7)

Daniel Drew *

18 (16)

Wes Agar

1 (1)

Kane Richardson

1 /24

18.6 Kane Richardson to Daniel Drew, FOUR! Just beats the fielder! Agonizing! Missed his yorker by a little bit this time, outside off-stump as Drew stays deep in his crease to drill this uppishly past mid-off as the ball trickles away into the ropes. 9 off 6 then!