slower delivery down the leg side, a wide will do it, Renegades win by six wickets! Melbourne Red are through to the knockout stages, while Adelaide Strikers' season is done
Strikers vs Renegades, 54th Match at Melbourne, BBL, Jan 24 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
54th Match (N), Melbourne (Docklands), January 24, 2023, Big Bash League
142/7
(18.2/20 ov, T:143) 143/4
Renegades won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
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10.35pm: A captain's knock from Aaron Finch, unbeaten on 63 from 54, guides his side home in what could have been a tricky chase - even more so when Renegades were 3 for 16 in the third over. The Strikers innings looked underpowered and so it proved. They now stand no chance of making it into the top five and will have to regroup after a disappointing 2022-23 campaign. Finch is Player of the Match: "To get the guys over the line, in a tight game, do or die, it's nice. It's always a rollercoaster, we had a chance a couple of games ago to cement our spot, so nice to have finally done it. I tried to bat as far out of my crease as I was allowed, to take out the lb." Anyway, that's a wrap for tonight, we've still got a couple more games to come to conclude the BBL group stage. Thanks for commenting, from myself and PDP, it's cheerio for now. Bye!
18.3
1w
Siddle to Wells, 1 wide
18.2
4
Siddle to Wells, FOUR runs
in the slot, crunched! Full and straight but he makes room and bludgeons another boundary past mid-on
18.1
4
Siddle to Wells, FOUR runs
smoked wide of mid-on, Wells advances to smash Siddle off his length and away for four more
Just nine to win for Renegades
end of over 1815 runs
MR: 134/4CRR: 7.44 • RRR: 4.50 • Need 9 runs from 12b
Aaron Finch63 (54b 6x4 2x6)
Jonathan Wells12 (17b 1x4)
Wes Agar 4-0-32-1
Peter Siddle 3-0-15-1
17.6
6
Agar to Finch, SIX runs
wallop! That's just about cooked Strikers. Full on the pads and Finch blasts it high over the leg side, 77m six to get the crowd on their feet
"4-0 to India, really Alan...? India is having real problems with their batters where as Australia has for the first time 4 excellent players of spin. i would say it will depend on toss a bit more." I was being slightly facetious, sixty. But India haven't lost a Test series at home in a decade, and have plenty of batters (Kohli, Gill, Pujara, Iyer) who can score hundreds in their own conditions
17.5
4
Agar to Finch, FOUR runs
pumped over mid-on and away, one-bounce to the rope! Tried to cramp him up but Finch backs away and muscles four more
17.4
•
Agar to Finch, no run
full on the stumps, 136kph and bunted back to the bowler
17.3
4
Agar to Finch, FOUR runs
sliced over short third, Finch gets to fifty! Another timely boundary from the skipper, using all his experience to grind this chase down
17.2
1
Agar to Wells, 1 run
short into the body, swung away to the leg-side sweeper
17.1
•
Agar to Wells, no run
back of a length, 137kph and pulled firmly straight to midwicket
Power Surge time, with Renegades closing in. Strikers need to take some poles. Agar is back on to bowl
end of over 177 runs
MR: 119/4CRR: 7.00 • RRR: 8.00 • Need 24 runs from 18b
Aaron Finch49 (50b 4x4 1x6)
Jonathan Wells11 (15b 1x4)
Peter Siddle 3-0-15-1
Cameron Boyce 4-0-28-0
Keeps the RRR to a manageable eight an over for the Gades
16.6
4
Siddle to Finch, FOUR runs
pitched up, uses the feet, creamed down the ground! Finch picks up a nerve-settling four, stroking a lovely drive on the move past mid-off
16.5
•
Siddle to Finch, no run
fired in straighter and worked straight to midwicket
16.4
1
Siddle to Wells, 1 run
length ball wide of the stumps, angled down to deep third once again
16.3
•
Siddle to Wells, no run
good length, still doing a bit off the deck, Wells is beaten coming across
16.2
1
Siddle to Finch, 1 run
fuller, 134kph and spanked into the covers. Brilliantly stopped by Head and then he collects and fires off a throw at the non-striker's. Finch was struggling there!
16.1
1
Siddle to Wells, 1 run
length outside off, dabbed down to deep third
Four overs to go, Renegades need 31. P-Siddy is back
end of over 166 runs
MR: 112/4CRR: 7.00 • RRR: 7.75 • Need 31 runs from 24b
Aaron Finch44 (47b 3x4 1x6)
Jonathan Wells9 (12b 1x4)
Cameron Boyce 4-0-28-0
Colin de Grandhomme 2-0-12-0
15.6
•
Boyce to Finch, no run
touch short, mistimed into the covers. "Aww, what are you doing?" Finch can be heard chiding himself over the stump mic
15.5
•
Boyce to Finch, no run
length ball spinning away on off, stabbed into the covers
15.4
1
Boyce to Wells, 1 run
lobbed up full and he shuffles around to shovel the ball through backward square leg
15.3
•
Boyce to Wells, no run
good comeback, spinning sharply as Wells goes back and is beaten
Tom Smith: "Who do you think will win the upcoming test series between India and Australia, Alan." I think, all things considered, India will win, Tom. Quite possibly 4-0
15.2
4
Boyce to Wells, FOUR runs
munched through midwicket on the sweep! Wells is a dinky fella and he stays low to slap this to the fence
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