Renegades vs Thunder, 33rd Match at Sydney, BBL, Jan 12 2026 - Match Result

RESULT
33rd Match (N), Sydney, January 12, 2026, Big Bash League
(15.2/16 ov, T:140) 140/6

Thunder won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) (DLS method)

Player Of The Match
34* (13)
chris-green
Cricinfo's MVP
74.79 ptsImpact List
wes-agar
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Scores: Chetan Kumar | Comms: Rvel Zahid
Scorecard summary
Melbourne Renegades • 170/8(20 overs)
46 (31)
2/23 (4)
35 (25)
2/37 (4)
Sydney Thunder • 140/6(15.2 overs)
34* (13)
4/42 (4)
33 (27)
2/21 (3)
Cricinfo's Most Valuable Players of the Match
PlayerTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
ST74.79---2/232.7474.79
ST70.6234(13)48.5766.350/704.27
MR53.980(1)- 0.99- 0.584/425.9454.56
ST44.71(2)- 0.91- 3.12/392.6347.8
ST38.3130(17)34.5738.31---

Chris Green, Player of the Match: Too long overdue; it was great to contribute to the win. (Reacted to the hard length deliveries) With the rain ball started to slide a little bit, I think if you can hit the middle of the bat, you get rewarded, and the ball was racing in the outfield. Post that surge over, we managed to keep up with the rate and got the win in front of home fans. Very special; these guys turn in day out, every year, through thick and thin, they have been fantastic. We have been great this season; they continue to support us, get behind us. Feels very, very special. Apology for being too little too late but still great to win at home. We want to win our next one against Sixers-- they have got a great side on paper. Hopefully we can win at the SCG. We got a great win there last year in the finals so that will be a good challenge. It's nice to knock out another team tonight

What an enthralling game of cricket! Kept us on the edge of our seats and oscillated like a pendulum in the last few overs! Green came in and conquered, changing the complexion of the game with his pyrotechnics. His 34 off 13 sealed the deal. What an impactful innings, making sure his side didn't hiccup any further and stabilizing the sinking ship as wickets tumbled but he was a resolute man on a mission to cheer up the home crowd. He put Sandhu under pressure, hitting three back-to-back sixes, and the Renegades slipped the game there. In the penultimate over, he thwacked two fours and Maddison also held his end of the bargain, getting a quickfire 30. The crucial partnership tipped the scales in Thunder's favor and this will cheer up the entire squad, as they had a forgettable season so far

15.2
1
Hassan to Maddinson, 1 run

Lands it full into the toes, clipped gently to deep backward square and picks up a run to get his side toward the doorstep of victory, fantastic performance from Thunder

Fade: "Sandhu put on the pressure, Sandhu takes it off. What a contest this has been. T20 franchise cricket is the most dramatic it has ever been.

Josh: "Sorry Chris Green, I was unfamiliar with your game"

Matthew: "@Dan: Thunder only have themselves to blame. Rain was coming down, a delay was clearly in the offing, yet they were happy to nurdle the ball around in the last two overs before the break. The catch was fine. Only questionable decision here was why the umps cut four overs off the chase - what happened to the usual 30 or so min grace period before an innings becomes DLS-shortened? "

15.1
4
Hassan to Maddinson, FOUR runs

Around the wicket, good length and fired into the pads, strays in his line and Maddinson puts the lousy ball away, beats the man at fine leg and picks up a four, couple of bounces and crashing onto the advertising hoardings

end of over 1515 runs
ST: 135/6CRR: 9.00 • RRR: 5.00 • Need 5 from 6b
Chris Green34 (13b 3x4 3x6)
Nic Maddinson25 (15b 1x4 2x6)
Will Sutherland 3-0-24-0
Gurinder Sandhu 4-0-42-4
14.6
2
Sutherland to Green, 2 runs

Over the wicket, darts in a bumper wide of off, gets on top and hops to plonk it down to long-on, fumble in the deep allows them to sneak another run, what a big over, completely turned the tables!

14.5
4
Sutherland to Green, FOUR runs

Green is putting the game to bed. Gets a creamy low full-toss on off and he doesn't miss out, accepts the gift and seizes on it with a thrash over mid-off and the victory is just within touching distance

14.4
Sutherland to Green, no run

Around the wicket, bowls a pinpoint accurate wide yorker and he tries to slam it past cover, misses it, useful dot

14.3
4
Sutherland to Green, FOUR runs

In the slot and whippy pull over midwicket for 4!!! listed it with a free-wheeling swing of the bat, shorter and wide of off, swivel pull and right on top of the bounce, flat six

14.2
1
Sutherland to Maddinson, 1 run

Pace-off shortish ball and moving across off, forces it to cover-point for a run, pace-off has worked well

14.1
4
Sutherland to Maddinson, FOUR runs

Fortuitous but they all count, shortish and angled in on middle, tries to club it leg-side and gets a thick inside edge that skittles away to the rope at deep fine for a four

end of over 1418 runs
ST: 120/6CRR: 8.57 • RRR: 10.00 • Need 20 from 12b
Chris Green24 (9b 1x4 3x6)
Nic Maddinson20 (13b 2x6)
Gurinder Sandhu 4-0-42-4
Adam Zampa 3-0-21-2
13.6
Sandhu to Green, no run

Lands it short and slants it across off, once again no pace available, waits and then belts it down the floor close to the bowler, no timing on it. Don't go anywhere, we have got a thriller and it's going right down to the wire

13.5
Sandhu to Green, no run

Hits a back of a length and angles it across off, another slower one, unable to lay bat on it

13.4
Sandhu to Green, no run

Landed on a length and takes the pace off, just inside the guideline on off, wanted to pummel it across the line as well

13.3
6
Sandhu to Green, SIX runs

It's head-spinning batting! unbelievable stuff! manufactures pace for himself and pumps it over midwicket for half a dozen runs

13.2
6
Sandhu to Green, SIX runs

Oh, another one. Carted over the keeper's head for a six, top-edge sails all the way over the keeper, right back in the contest!

13.1
6
Sandhu to Green, SIX runs

Turns up the tempo, imperious, slogged over wide long-on for a massive six! Slower short of a length ball on middle and leg, cleared front leg and used his muscles to send it to stands

Remember it's a 16 overs contest after the rain interruption, 38 off 18 required

end of over 138 runs • 1 wicket
ST: 102/6CRR: 7.84 • RRR: 12.66 • Need 38 from 18b
Chris Green6 (3b 1x4)
Nic Maddinson20 (13b 2x6)
Adam Zampa 3-0-21-2
Gurinder Sandhu 3-0-24-4
12.6
1
Zampa to Green, 1 run

Dangles a legbreak outside off, goes back and cuts it hard to deep cover-point

12.5
4
Zampa to Green, FOUR runs

important strike, landed full on off, chomps it downtown into the gap at long-off

12.4
1
Zampa to Maddinson, 1 run

Tosses it up on a length and swirls it away outside off, driven to long on

12.3
1
Zampa to Green, 1 run

Lands it full and very straight, lumped to long-on

12.2
W
Zampa to Willey, OUT

Total carnage out there, the rain break has tipped the scales in favor of Renegades, tries a slog sweep and is unable to clear the ropes at deep midwicket, fuller and outside off, drags it across the line and straight to the man

David Willey c Fraser-McGurk b Zampa 1 (2b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 50
12.1
1
Zampa to Maddinson, 1 run

Over the wicket, propelled fuller outside off, knocked down to long-off

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
Hassan Khan
46 runs (31)
1 four4 sixes
Productive shot
pull
15 runs
0 four2 sixes
Control
55%
J Brown
35 runs (25)
3 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
flick
13 runs
0 four2 sixes
Control
67%
Best performances - bowlers
GS Sandhu
O
4
M
0
R
42
W
4
ECO
10.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
WA Agar
O
4
M
0
R
23
W
2
ECO
5.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
Match details
Sydney Showground Stadium
TossSydney Thunder, elected to field first
Series
Season2025/26
Player Of The Match
Match days12 January 2026 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsSydney Thunder 2, Melbourne Renegades 0
Language
English
Win Probability
ST 100%
MRST
100%50%100%MR InningsST Innings

Over 16 • ST 140/6

Thunder won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) (DLS method)
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TeamMWLPTNRR
HH962130.398
MS963121.031
PS853101.162
SS84390.458
BH8448-0.446
AS9366-0.625
MR8356-0.686
ST9274-1.182