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Match 55, Melbourne, January 26, 2021, 10:20 AM
Melbourne Renegades
150/5(20.0ov)
Hobart Hurricanes
139/9(20.0ov)
Melbourne Renegades beat Hobart Hurricanes by 11 runs
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ZAK EVANS IS THE MAN OF THE MATCH! Says that he was trying to finish off the season for the team with a win and is pretty happy with the way he bowled today. Also mentions that the team gelled up really nicely despite not making to the finals. On giving the Stars a chance, Zak replies that although they are rivals, it is good that they have given them a sniff but the Stars would have to win their game first to proceed through to the finals.
Melbourne Renegades will be relieved to end their sorry campaign on a brighter note. Their batting wasn't up the mark but some great work from Beau Webster and Mackenzie Harvey helped them to a challenging total. In the first 10 overs with the ball, they appeared to be behind the 8-ball but soon after that put a good squeeze on the scoring rate. Beau Webster, Peter Hatzoglou and Imad Wasim applied the choke and Zak Evans did the maximum damage with a 5-wicket haul. A satisfying win for them!
82 needed off 60 balls with 8 wickets in hand and the Hurricanes somehow missed the bus to the finals. There was a lack of intent in the partnership between Dawid Malan and D'Arcy Short, and from there on, the pressure kept on mounting. Both lost their wickets too to compound the agony and eventually, the task turned out to be a little too much for the other batters.
An outstanding win for the Melbourne Renegades and they have done a big favour on their arch-rivals, Melbourne Stars! Hobart Hurricanes will be deeply disappointed after squandering a great chance to seal their fate. They would be wondering where they lost this match. All was going well for them at the halfway mark in the run chase as they took the Bash Boost point but from there on, their chase just nosedived.
In over# 1
1
0W
4
0W
4
1
Zak Evans 33/5(4)
19.6
1
MELBOURNE RENEGADES WIN BY 11 RUNS! A near yorker by Evans, around middle, Sandeep Lamichhane drags it off the inner half through mid-wicket for a run.
Sandeep Lamichhane is the last man in.
19.5
W
OUT! It's a fifer for Zak Evans! And he takes it with a snorter. A well-directed short ball around leg, Meredith is taken by surprise, takes his eyes off the ball as he tries to duck but it balloons off his gloves to Harper. Can Zak finish things with a 6-wicket haul?
19.4
4
FOUR! Good shot from Riley Meredith! Fuller in length and outside off, Riley makes room and drills his drive through the gap between mid off and extra cover. 13 needed off 2 balls. Can they hit a six?
Riley Meredith comes to bat now.
19.3
W
OUT! Caught at mid off and it's four wickets for Evans. Fuller and on leg, following the batsman, Ellis tries to power it over the infield but finds Finch inside the ring.
19.2
4
FOUR! Slower short ball around off, Ellis rocks back and flat-bats it straight down the ground for a boundary.
19.1
1
On middle, worked on the leg side but only for a run.
Who's in next? Scott Boland comes in at number 9.
In over# 1
1W
1
2
2
2
1
Imad Wasim 22/1(4)
18.6
W
OUT! RUN OUT! Full and flighted outside off, Ellis reaches out and drives it through extra cover. They attempt for the second run and the throw comes to the bowler's end. Imad breaks the stumps as Handscomb dives in. No need to even go upstairs. The finger is up. 22 needed off 6 balls. Glenn Maxwell is smiling in the dugout.
18.5
1
Imad drags his length short around off, Handscomb gets back and pulls it down to long on for just a run.
18.4
2
Full and flatter outside off, Peter slaps it through extra cover and rushes back for a couple more. 24 needed off 8 balls.
18.3
2
Goes down one knee and slog sweeps it over square leg for another couple of runs.
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