Melbourne Renegades overturn Adelaide Strikers by 5 wickets in the BBL

by Alastair Symondson & Adelaide Strikers Sunday 23 December 2018

Mohammad Nabi 48* for Melbourne Renegades today

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Mohammad Nabi and Dan Christian brought an important win home for Melbourne Renegades at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide today in the BBL.

Match Summary

Adelaide Strikers 174-5 (20 overs) - (Matt Short 65, Jonathan Wells 42; Kane Richardson 2-39)

Melbourne Renegades 176-5 (19.1 overs) – (Mohammad Nabi 48*,Dan Christian 49*; Rashid Khan 2-13, Billy Stanlake 2-43)

Result - Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets

Scorecard

Tournament Stats

What a win!! @danchristian54 and @MohammadNabi007 simply sensational! ????

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— Melbourne Renegades (@RenegadesBBL) December 23, 2018

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and decided to bowl against the Adelaide Strikers and the Strikers scored a creditable total of 174-5 in their 20 overs - Matt Short 65 and Jonathan Wells 42 the mainstay of their innings.

In reply, the Melbourne Renegades were in some trouble at 83-5, however, Mohammad Nabi 48* and Dan Christian 49* saw them home with 5 balls to spare. Rashid Khan 2-13 was the pick of the Strikers bowlers.

Adelaide Strikers - Alex Carey(wk), Jake Weatherald, Colin Ingram(c), Matt Short, Jonathan Wells, Jake Lehmann, Michael Neser, Cameron Valente, Rashid Khan, Billy Stanlake, Ben Laughlin

Melbourne Renegades - Sam Harper, Tim Ludeman(wk), Cameron White, Kelvin Smith, Tom Cooper(c), Mohammad Nabi, Daniel Christian, Jack Wildermuth, Cameron Boyce, Kane Richardson, Usman Shinwari