- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.2 fuller ball outside the off stump. Quiney comes down the track and lofts it to Rimmington at mid-off 23/113.1 reverse sweep gets an England player! Fuller ball on the leg stump. Wright looks to reverse sweep and puts it straight into the hands of the fielder at point 102/38.4 fuller ball outside the off stump. Wright makes room and looks to go inside out. du Plessis gets his hands on the ball and fumbles with the take. Wright thinks he can steal a single. Hodge can't beat the throw to the keeper 74/219.2 fuller ball outside the off stump. Hussey looks to slog it and manages to loft it to mid-off, where Finch runs back and takes an easy catch 159/517 fuller ball on the off stump. White moves across and lofts it to wide long-on. du Plessis runs across and takes a brilliant catch just inside the ropes. He can do nothing wrong in Australia, du Plessis 134/4Extras5 (lb 1, w 4)TOTAL167/5 (20 Overs, RR: 8.35)Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Rob Quiney, 2.2 ov), 2-74 (Brad Hodge, 8.4 ov), 3-102 (Luke Wright, 13.1 ov), 4-134 (Cameron White, 16.6 ov), 5-159 (David Hussey, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DJ Pattinson 4 0 33 1 8.25 2 0 NJ Rimmington 4 0 37 0 9.25 1 0 AW O'Brien 4 0 27 2 6.75 0 0 AJ Finch 2 0 14 1 7.00 0 0 WD Sheridan 1 0 17 0 17.00 0 0 M Muralitharan 4 0 28 0 7.00 1 0 DJ Harris 1 0 10 0 10.00 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.1 fuller ball on the leg stump. Harris looks to loft it over mid-off and is early into the shot. Hodge runs back a few yards and takes the catch 25/111.2 fuller ball outside the off stump. du Plessis lofts it to sweeper cover where McKay comes in and takes the catch 93/2Extras6 (lb 3, w 3)TOTAL168/2 (18.2 Overs, RR: 9.16)Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Daniel Harris, 4.1 ov), 2-93 (Faf du Plessis, 11.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JM Bird 4 0 29 1 7.25 0 0 SL Malinga 4 0 20 0 5.00 1 0 CJ McKay 3 0 19 0 6.33 0 0 JP Faulkner 3.2 0 31 1 9.30 0 0 DJ Hussey 1 0 12 0 12.00 0 0 SK Warne 2 0 41 0 20.50 2 0 LJ Wright 1 0 13 0 13.00 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Melbourne Stars , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.15, Interval 20.15-20.30, Second Session 20.30-21.50
Match days
7 December 2012 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Melbourne Renegades 2, Melbourne Stars 0
Match Notes
- 12th men: BG Drew (Melbourne Renegades), MS Wade (Melbourne Stars)
- 50 in 32 balls, 25 minutes
- 100 in 76 balls, 54 minutes
- 150 in 110 balls, 78 minutes
- LJ Wright 50 in 36 balls, 50 minutes, 4x4, 1x6
- 50 in 40 balls, 30 minutes
- 100 in 71 balls, 55 minutes
- 150 in 100 balls, 77 minutes
- AJ Finch 50 in 28 balls, 31 minutes, 5x4, 3x6
- AJ Finch 100 in 60 balls, 77 minutes, 11x4, 4x6
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