10.38 pm Aaron Finch keeps a cool head after the loss of Andre Russell and the former Renegades captain sees the team home by four wickets. Renegades make it two wins from two matches to start the season. Thunder bring back a bit of respectability after their 15 all out debacle but still go down to defeat.

Aaron Finch is Player of the Match: "It got a little bit stressful towards the end there. I think you've always got confidence in your ability to get the team home in a situation like that but you still need a six in that last over or a couple of boundaries and I was lucky enough to get one and then get my old legs back and forth a couple of times to get home. Close games are what it's all about in T20 cricket. The margins are so small over a 14 game season. There might be 1 or 2 percent between every team in the competition but the teams that win those close games tend to make the finals."

That's it for today's coverage. Come back tomorrow for more live BBL action. Until then, I'm Peter Della Penna. Take care.

19.5
2
Sandhu to Finch, 2 runs, full on middle, shovels this flat over Sandhu and splits mid-on and mid-off for two runs to clinch the match.

Jazz: "Nice to see Finchy get a couple out of the screws. It's been awhile! "

19.4
2
Sandhu to Finch, 2 runs, yorker on off, jams this out softly well short of long-off and they scamper two runs.
19.3
6
Sandhu to Finch, SIX, goes for yorker and misses the length badly. Finch muscles this knee high full toss from fifth stump and clubs it flat over long-on clearing the LCD ad boards landing just short of the front row of seats.

Finch back on strike now with 10 off four needed to win.

19.2
1
Sandhu to Sutherland, 1 run, thigh high full toss on sixth stump, swats this to long-on for one.

Finch will be off strike for at least the first two balls of the final over as Sutherland arrives on strike after the wicket.

19.1
W
Sandhu to Hosein, OUT, full and wide, skies a drive that floats safely to Davies on the ring at extra cover backpedaling from the ring.

AJ Hosein c Davies b Sandhu 13 (21m 9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 144.44

END OF OVER:
19 | 10 Runs | MR: 164/5 (11 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.63, RRR: 11.00)

  • Aaron Finch60 (40b)
  • Akeal Hosein13 (8b)
  • Fazalhaq Farooqi4-0-32-0
  • Brendan Doggett4-0-29-1

11 needed off the final over. Gurinder Sandhu will bowl it.

18.6
4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Finch, FOUR, full on middle, heaves this flat through the gap between wide long-on and deep midwicket and just beats the boundary rider to the rope.
18.5
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Hosein, 1 run, low full toss on an attempted yorker following him backing away outside leg stump, sliced away to backward point for one.
18.4
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Finch, 1 run, yorker on middle, driven firmly to long-on for one.
18.3
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Hosein, 1 run, slower bouncer on fifth stump, pulled flat to deep midwicket for one.
18.2
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Finch, 1 run, length ball on fourth stump slapped to long-off for one.
18.1
2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Finch, 2 runs, goes for yorker, waist high full toss slapped over wide long-off for two.

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | MR: 154/5 (21 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.55, RRR: 10.50)

  • Akeal Hosein11 (6b)
  • Aaron Finch52 (36b)
  • Brendan Doggett4-0-29-1
  • Daniel Sams4-0-33-3

Concussion check passed by Hosein. After a brief delay, Farooqi will bowl the 19th. 21 off 12 needed for the Renegades.

17.6
0
Doggett to Hosein, no run, bouncer on the body clangs Hosein in the helmet. He's stunned a bit after being late on a pull and the ball dribbles away for none. Plenty of paint has come flying off the helmet.
17.5
2
Doggett to Hosein, 2 runs, length ball on middle, slaps this over the bowler for another two.

Sangha is down on the ground receiving some injury treatment. Not just for his face but he landed very hard on his left shoulder as well. The shoulder actually looks to have taken much worst punishment. He's finally up on his feet and has walked off injured.

17.4
2
Doggett to Hosein, 2 runs, full on sixth stump, driven to mid-off, Sangha runs across and dives to try to stop this, the ball bobbles up and hits him in the face and ricochets to long-on for two.
17.3
2
Doggett to Hosein, 2 runs, full on the legs, flicked to deep fine leg for two.
17.2
4
Doggett to Hosein, FOUR, dropped! Length ball on the stumps heaved toward deep midwicket. Green took a peculiar route to the ball coming in off the rope a bit before curling slightly and then diving late but it bursts through his hands to the rope.
17.1
1
Doggett to Finch, 1 run, full on leg stump following him backing away, still punches this away for one.

END OF OVER:
17 | 16 Runs 1 Wkt | MR: 143/5 (32 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.41, RRR: 10.66)

  • Aaron Finch51 (35b)
  • Akeal Hosein1 (1b)
  • Daniel Sams4-0-33-3
  • Fazalhaq Farooqi3-0-22-0
16.6
1
Sams to Finch, 1 run, slower ball lands full on middle and off, tapped toward extra cover for one.
16.5
4
Sams to Finch, FOUR, length ball on off, shuffles across and paddle pulls this through square leg to the boundary. 34-ball half-century for Finch.
16.4
4
Sams to Finch, FOUR, short on fourth stump, leans back and uppercuts this wide of short third man to the rope again.
16.3
6
Sams to Finch, SIX, overpitched searching for yorker, Finch clubs this drive flat over the fence and into the sightscreen over mid-off.
16.2
1
Sams to Hosein, 1 run, Bouncer over middle, pulls this to deep square leg for one.

Hosein arrives with 48 needed off 23.

16.1
W
Sams to Russell, OUT, Sams reels in the whale! Full on fourth stump, goes for a booming drive and miscues this flat to mid-on on the ring, simple catch by Hales tumbling forward for a shin high take.

AD Russell c Hales b Sams 7 (11m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

Renegades 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0NJ MaddinsonSB Harper
2nd41NJ MaddinsonJ Fraser-McGurk
3rd49AJ FinchNJ Maddinson
4th25AJ FinchJW Wells
5th12AJ FinchAD Russell
6th37AJ FinchAJ Hosein
7th11AJ FinchW Sutherland

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
PS14113221.205
SS14103210.846
MR147714-0.027
ST147714-0.716
BH146713-0.483
HH146812-0.34
AS145910-0.151
MS143116-0.287