Melbourne Renegades halt Brisbane Heat playoff chances in BBL

Melbourne Renegades halted Brisbane Heat playoff chances in the BBL 09 Finals by beating them by 7 wickets at the Marvel Stadium, Melbourne today.

 

Match Summary

Melbourne Renegades 155 – 3 (19.2 Ovs) - (Aaron Finch 63*, Mohammad Nabi 38*, Tom Cooper 23; Ben Cutting 2-35, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1-14)

Brisbane Heat 154 – 7 (20 Ovs) – (Matthew Renshaw 65, Ben Cutting 27; Will Sutherland 3-30, Samit Patel 1-23, Mohammad Nabi 1-23, Cameron Boyce 1-29)

Result - Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets

 

Brisbane Heat won the toss and decided to bat against the Renegades and scored a disappointing 154-7 in their 20 overs. Matthew Renshaw 65 and Ben Cutting 27 were the main run getters; Will Sutherland 3-30, Samit Patel 1-23, Mohammad Nabi 1-23 and Cameron Boyce 1-29, the wicket takers for the Renegades.

In reply, Melbourne Renegades cruised the run chase and got there with 4 balls to spare, scoring 155 – 3 with Aaron Finch 63* and Mohammad Nabi 38* seeing them home and Tom Cooper 23 scoring runs at the top of the order; Ben Cutting 2-35 and Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1-14 were the stars with the ball for the Heat.

Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades) was adjudged Player of the Match for his 63 not out.

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— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 27, 2020

The KFC Big Bash League has confirmed the fixture for the first week of the upcoming Finals series, which includes five teams for the first time in the League’s history.

The Melbourne Stars and Sydney Sixers are guaranteed to feature in two Finals matches in BBL|09. This reward comes by virtue of finishing in the top two positions on the KFC BBL ladder, thus earning the right to a double chance under the new structure.

The Adelaide Strikers, Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder have also finished in the top five and remain in contention to be crowned BBL|09 Champions.

“The KFC BBL’s new Finals format has created more opportunities than ever before for our fans to support their team at the business end of the season,” Cricket Australia Head of Big Bash Leagues, Alistair Dobson, said.

“We’re pleased to be bringing five matches to four different cities over the next two weeks, with a number of the League’s biggest names set to be on show.

“Our regular season finished with a number of close matches over the Australia Day long weekend and we look forward to that excitement continuing into the Finals.”

 

 

Teams

 

Melbourne Renegades - Aaron Finch(c), Tom Cooper, Daniel Christian, Beau Webster, Mohammad Nabi, Will Sutherland, Samit Patel, Jack Wildermuth, Brayden Stepien(wk), Cameron Boyce, Zak Evans

Brisbane Heat - Sam Heazlett, Chris Lynn(c), AB de Villiers(wk), Matthew Renshaw, Marnus Labuschagne, Ben Cutting, Jack Prestwidge, James Pattinson, Mitchell Swepson, Ben Laughlin, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

 

Match Details

 

Start Time: 03:45

Toss: Brisbane Heat won the toss and decided to bat

Venue: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne

Officials: Phillip Gillespie, Paul Wilson, Shawn Craig, Mattis van Eck, Daryl Harper

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