Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades, Big Bash League 2017, 37th Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | ST: 180/10 (10 runs required, RR: 9.00)

Fawad Ahmed1 (2b)

Kieron Pollard2-0-19-2
Chris Tremain4-0-33-2

That brings the curtains down for Sydney Thunder this season. They're eliminated, and join Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Stars as the teams that can't make the play-offs. What a terrific game of T20 cricket, though. Hope you enjoyed ESPNcricinfo's coverage of the match. It's good bye for now!

Zubair Hameed: "My man of the match is Webster! Without his 4 ball 18, the match would have been lost in penultimate over!!"

11.03 pm Dwayne Bravo: "A win is a win. Richardson was excellent, and so was Pollard in the final over. Onto Brisbane now."

19.6

Pollard to McClenaghan, OUT, slower ball full on middle stump, McClenaghan misses the slog and that's lbw. Impact in front of middle stump and Renegades win by nine runs! Renegades move to third for now, but not confirmed of qualification yet. They still have a game to go. Sydney Thunder are eliminated.

MJ McClenaghan lbw b Pollard 9 (8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 112.50

Jay: "Please please please do now bowl any No balls Pollard! Thank you"

19.5

Pollard to Fawad Ahmed, 1 run, low full toss on off stump, bunted to midwicket for only a single

19.4

Pollard to Fawad Ahmed, no run, back of a length outside off stump, slower ball that Fawad can't pull. Misses the shot, and it shoud've been a wide with the ball going over his head. But it's called a dot

19.3

Pollard to McClenaghan, 1 run, yorker on leg stump, pinged to deep midwicket as he hits it too well. No chance of a second run here. No. 11 will have to face the next ball

19.2

Pollard to McClenaghan, 2 runs, slower ball on off stump, muscled towards the leg side. Not hit hard enough, and allows the batsman to complete another second

19.1

Pollard to Green, OUT, full outside off, tries to slog this over the bowler's head, but this time Green slices it. In the air, and it's taken by the man at point. Slight drift away from the fielder as the ball comes down to Earth, but he composes himself and completes the catch

CJ Green c Wildermuth b Pollard 22 (14b 0x4 2x6) SR: 157.14

One reckons Green holds the key here. Pollard to bowl the final over. He conceded 15 off his first over. Fifteen more would do for certain for Thunder

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs | ST: 176/8 (14 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.26, RRR: 14.00)

Chris Green22 (13b)
Mitchell McClenaghan6 (5b)

Chris Tremain4-0-33-2
Dwayne Bravo4-0-43-0

18.6

Tremain to Green, 1 run, full and wide outside off, crunched off the front foot to deep point. Green will keep the strike. Fourteen needed for Thunder to keep their season alive

18.5

Tremain to Green, no run, overpitched full outside off, lands just inside the guidelines. Terrific delivery. Dot ball as the batsman can't reach out to it

18.4

Tremain to Green, 2 runs, full toss outside off, smacked to deep extra cover off the back foot. Green's taking the fielder on, and he manages to complete the second run. Fifteen needed off 8

18.3

Tremain to McClenaghan, 1 run, knee-high full toss on middle stump, clipped hard to the man at deep midwicket

18.2

Tremain to McClenaghan, 2 runs, full on middle stump, mistimed slog towards the leg side. Played so gently that it allows McClenaghan to take another double. Only 18 needed off 10 now

18.1

2lb

Tremain to McClenaghan, 2 leg byes, full on leg stump, tries a leg-side flick and misses. Raps his pads and Tremain goes up for the lbw appeal. But not out. Pitched probably outside leg stump, but they scamper across for the single. Wayward throw allows them to collect the extra run

Paul AJ Saw: "Man of the Match? Harris or Richardson. It'd be close. But I'd go Richardson. He's just changed the match in these past couple of overs." -- Depends who wins! It's close...

END OF OVER:
18 | 18 Runs | ST: 168/8 (22 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.33, RRR: 11.00)

Mitchell McClenaghan3 (2b)
Chris Green19 (10b)

Dwayne Bravo4-0-43-0
Kane Richardson4-0-22-4

17.6

Bravo to McClenaghan, 1 run, good length wide outside off, tapped to point but only a single. He'll keep strike

17.5

Bravo to McClenaghan, 2 runs, yorker on middle stump, turned towards the leg side with soft hands. Smart batting from MM, allows him to take the second run

Thunder need 25 off 14 balls. Remember they conceded 25 off their final over

17.4

Bravo to Green, 1 run, low full toss on off stump, muscled away off the back foot to point. Well stopped by the infielder

around the wicket

17.3

Bravo to Green, SIX, full and wide outside off, and another big wind up from Green! Waits for the ball to get to him, and then smacks it over cow corner! What a terrific shot

Green on strike again

17.2

Bravo to Green, 2 runs, slower ball yorker on middle stump. Dug away towards cow corner, and they'll get a comfortable second

17.1

Bravo to Green, SIX, slower ball full outside off, Green winds up and smacks that through the line of the ball. Lands beyond the deep-midwicket boundary. The fans loved that!

END OF OVER:
17 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | ST: 150/8 (40 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.82, RRR: 13.33)

Chris Green4 (6b)
Mitchell McClenaghan0 (0b)

Kane Richardson4-0-22-4
Dwayne Bravo3-0-25-0

16.6

Richardson to Green, 1 run, full outside off, muscled over mid off, but falls short of Short at long off

Things getting difficult for the Thunder now. A loss, and they're eliminated.

16.5

Richardson to Sandhu, OUT, full on off stump, tries an extravagant slog towards the leg side, but the leading edge takes it to wide long off instead. Simple catch in the deep. This time it's Webster, and Richardson takes his fourth

GS Sandhu c Webster b Richardson 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

16.4

Richardson to Sandhu, no run, back of a length on off stump, angling across the left hander. Opens the bat's face and runs it down to backward point

Thunder INNINGS		R	B
JM Vince	caught	1	6
KR Patterson	caught	3	6
SR Watson	caught	22	16
JS Lenton	caught	23	17
AJ Nair	caught	45	25
BJ Rohrer	caught	48	21
CJ Green	caught	22	14
AC Blizzard	caught	2	4
GS Sandhu	caught	0	2
MJ McClenaghan	lbw	9	8
Fawad Ahmed	not out	1	2
EXTRAS	(lb 3, nb 1)
TOTAL	180 (all out; 20 ovs)

Renegades BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
TLW Cooper	1.0	1	0	1.00
CP Tremain	4.0	33	2	8.25
KW Richardson	4.0	22	4	5.50
DJ Bravo	4.0	43	0	10.75
JD Wildermuth	3.0	43	1	14.33
JM Holland	2.0	16	1	8.00
KA Pollard	2.0	19	2	9.50	(1nb)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	1	JM Vince	KR Patterson
2nd	12	SR Watson	KR Patterson
3rd	33	SR Watson	JS Lenton
4th	5	JS Lenton	AJ Nair
5th	84	BJ Rohrer	AJ Nair
6th	8	BJ Rohrer	CJ Green
7th	5	AC Blizzard	CJ Green
8th	1	GS Sandhu	CJ Green
9th	27	MJ McClenaghan	CJ Green
10th	4	Fawad Ahmed	MJ McClenaghan

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PS	10	8	2	16	0.154
AS	10	7	3	14	0.801
MR	10	6	4	12	0.297
HH	10	5	5	10	-0.291
SS	10	4	6	8	0.331
ST	10	4	6	8	-0.039
BH	10	4	6	8	-0.437
MS	10	2	8	4	-0.926

END OF OVER:
20 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | ST: 180/10 (10 runs required, RR: 9.00)

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs | ST: 176/8 (14 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.26, RRR: 14.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 18 Runs | ST: 168/8 (22 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.33, RRR: 11.00)

END OF OVER:
17 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | ST: 150/8 (40 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.82, RRR: 13.33)

Match Coverage

Richardson's four-for knocks Thunder out

Thunder 2nd innings Partnerships

Big Bash League

END OF OVER:20 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | ST: 180/10 (10 runs required, RR: 9.00)

END OF OVER:19 | 8 Runs | ST: 176/8 (14 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.26, RRR: 14.00)

END OF OVER:18 | 18 Runs | ST: 168/8 (22 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.33, RRR: 11.00)

END OF OVER:17 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | ST: 150/8 (40 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.82, RRR: 13.33)

Richardson's four-for knocks Thunder out

END OF OVER:
20 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | ST: 180/10 (10 runs required, RR: 9.00)

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs | ST: 176/8 (14 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.26, RRR: 14.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 18 Runs | ST: 168/8 (22 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.33, RRR: 11.00)

END OF OVER:
17 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | ST: 150/8 (40 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.82, RRR: 13.33)