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Stars vs Heat, 44th Match at Melbourne, BBL, Jan 16 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
44th Match (N), Melbourne, January 16, 2023, Big Bash League
(20 ov, T:160) 160/7

Heat won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)

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90* (56) & 1/5
matt-renshaw
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end of over 209 runs
BH: 160/7CRR: 8.00 
Matt Renshaw90 (56b 6x4 4x6)
Matthew Kuhnemann1 (2b)
Beau Webster 2-0-22-0
Liam Hatcher 4-0-29-2

Phew, what a finish that was. Brisbane Heat win by three wickets and their season is still alive. Melbourne Stars stay bottom of the table. A terrific innings from Matt Renshaw, it nearly went wrong at the end but that's as well as I've seen him play in T20. Heat shouldn't really have let it get so close, although all that matters is the win. They remain seventh, but are close to the group of sides on 10 points

Afeef: "Takes a lot of guts to attempt to scoop when it's 4 needed from the last ball, and takes a lot of skill to execute it. Brilliant shot to cap off a great innings by Renshaw."

I'll wrap things up there for tonight. We'll be back tomorrow for more BBL with Sydney Sixers against Adelaide Strikers in the race for finals. Until then, from Peter and Gnasher, it's goodbye

19.6
4
Webster to Renshaw, FOUR runs

scooped to fine leg! And Renshaw has won it in incredible style. What a stroke for victory. Calmly goes across his stumps, gets the length he wanted, and gets just enough to reach the rope

Four needed off the last. Phew

19.5
2
Webster to Renshaw, 2 runs

full, carved high into the night sky and it lands safely...gets back for the second

Webster pulls out as Kuhnemann backs up too far! More drama

6 off 2

19.4
2
Webster to Renshaw, 2 runs

good length, heaved into midwicket without much timing and he's able to scurry back for the second

8 off 3

19.3
Webster to Renshaw, no run

swats this off his pads to short fine and it's another dot ball!

19.2
Webster to Renshaw, no run

swing and miss! Back of a length outside off, Renshaw only connects with fresh air as he aims to leg

19.1
Webster to Renshaw, no run

goes across the crease, gets into a tangle and it pops off the top edge, lands safely behind him. They don't run!

19.1
1w
Webster to Renshaw, 1 wide

oh no! It's a wide down the leg side

So it's 9 off 6 balls. Who will bowl? Beau Webster. Qazi: "None of the teams want to win. What should one do in such a situation?" Five inside the circle

end of over 194 runs • 1 wicket
BH: 151/7CRR: 7.94 RRR: 9.00 • Need 9 runs from 6b
Matthew Kuhnemann1 (2b)
Matt Renshaw82 (50b 5x4 4x6)
Liam Hatcher 4-0-29-2
Luke Wood 3-0-27-0
18.6
Hatcher to Kuhnemann, no run

round the wicket, swing and miss! A valuable dot ball, although Renshaw has the strike

18.5
1
Hatcher to Renshaw, 1 run

short and wide outside off, sweetly square drives to deep point

Stars may be out of time for their overs! Will need an extra fielder in for the last

18.4
1
Hatcher to Kuhnemann, 1 run

very full outside off, driven to deep point

18.3
1
Hatcher to Renshaw, 1 run

full outside leg stump and it's clipped to deep midwicket, may have got away with that one

Matt Kuhnemann at No. 9

Mark: "Two teams who can't win? Bring on the super over!"

18.2
W
Hatcher to Neser, OUT

direct hit from mid-on! Must be out. Neser drilled a low full toss straight to mid-on and Webster produced the powerful throw. Neser well short

Michael Neser run out (Webster) 1 (4b 0x4 0x6 8m) SR: 25
18.1
1
Hatcher to Renshaw, 1 run

a straight full toss, worked down to long leg

Liam Hatcher. Can he make a game of it?

end of over 1811 runs
BH: 147/6CRR: 8.16 RRR: 6.50 • Need 13 runs from 12b
Michael Neser1 (3b)
Matt Renshaw79 (47b 5x4 4x6)
Luke Wood 3-0-27-0
Adam Zampa 4-0-32-2
17.6
Wood to Neser, no run

round the wicket, short outside off and it's cut to backward point

17.5
1
Wood to Renshaw, 1 run

fuller at off stump, tucked into midwicket

17.4
1
Wood to Neser, 1 run

a top edge to a short ball from round the wicket but lands safely towards fine leg

17.3
1
Wood to Renshaw, 1 run

short again and pulled to deep midwicket

17.2
2
Wood to Renshaw, 2 runs

works a short delivery along the ground in front of square and that's excellent running

17.1
6
Wood to Renshaw, SIX runs

short outside leg stump, pulled into the stands over long leg. Is that the shot that decides it?

Luke Wood

end of over 178 runs • 1 wicket
BH: 136/6CRR: 8.00 RRR: 8.00 • Need 24 runs from 18b
Michael Neser0 (1b)
Matt Renshaw69 (43b 5x4 3x6)
Adam Zampa 4-0-32-2
Nathan Coulter-Nile 4-0-22-1

So who wants to take the basement battle? Should still be Heat's game...but, if Renshaw goes

16.6
Zampa to Neser, no run

full and straight, defends Zampa's last ball

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