- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.1 Dragged on! Sutherland punches the air in ecstasy! He tries to nurdle it away to third man and it was too close to cut, ends up making a mess of his stumps! Philippe goes after a blazing knock of 29; he was looking dangerous as Renegades get a prized scalp in this last over of powerplay 58/116.1 Goes down on one knee and launches the ball high into the night sky, that hung in the air for a long while but he cannot clear the fence, Wells take a superb catch at deep square, settling under the skier and reverse-cupping it with tremendous ease. Steve Smith goes for 61 so a couple of wickets in a short period of time has brought two new men on the crease 135/45.6 Chopped on! Can you believe it? Another batter ends up dragging it back on his stumps. My word, what is happening out there? Another massive breakthrough for Renegades. Once again, shortish and rising steeply off the deck, he was firmly rooted deep back in his crease and rises with the bounce but this feeble attempt means he has to take the long walk back to the pavilion 60/215.1 Back of a length, slanting across off, tries to heave it into the orbit across the line and gets a faint edge through to the keeper but there is no enthusiastic appeal, Richardson makes a halfhearted confused kind of query to the umpire and the keeper doesn't look very convinced, not sure if it dropped short. Third umpire is taking a look, there is a big deflection on the utraedge, I think it's out, they are just checking if the fingertips are underneath the ball. He is taking a look at the visuals and he asks the on-field umpire to change his decision. Another vital breakthrough as just when Henriques was looking to tee off and make use of his great start start, he has nicked one to the keeper 129/316.2 Outoxed! Pinpoint perfect googly does the trick! Lands it on a length and gets it to turn from outside off prodigiously, he leaves a big gap and it goes through the gate disturbing the furniture and Zampa is suddenly on a hattrick! 135/519.5 Horrible mix-up in the middle! Lovely delivery on a short length, got discernible sideways movement in the channel and it went past the swinging blade, he aimlessly runs down the track, keeper pings a sharp throw to Richardson who calmly whips off the bails - exceptional, change-up delivery 173/6Extras4 (lb 1, w 3)TOTAL175/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.75)Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Josh Philippe, 5.1 ov), 2-60 (James Vince, 5.6 ov), 3-129 (Moises Henriques, 15.1 ov), 4-135 (Steven Smith, 16.1 ov), 5-135 (Tom Curran, 16.2 ov), 6-173 (Jack Edwards, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TS Rogers 4 0 47 0 11.75 7 6 2 0 0 KW Richardson 4 0 47 1 11.75 7 5 2 1 0 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4 0 35 0 8.75 6 4 0 2 0 A Zampa 4 0 24 2 6.00 7 0 1 0 0 W Sutherland 4 0 21 2 5.25 11 2 0 0 0
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Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.5 Flips it on short length on an unerring line on middle, he takes a few steps down the track and tries to heave it over midwicket, ends up getting a faint tickle through to the keeper who makes no mistake, crucial breakthrough 6/13.5 A touch short angling into the pads, worked away to deep fine leg and looks like Clarke is struggling, he is short of his crease at the striker's end as keeper makes the zinger light up - sharp throw from the deep, McGurk wasn't really keen on taking the run but Clarke was very keen on taking another run and he responded to the ball but Clarke was running at the danger end 38/29.5 Thumped into the deck and gets fierce bounce and totally befuddled him with this slow bumper, he gets into a tangle and gets stuck on the crease, the front leg is dangling in the air and he ends up upper-cutting it back to the keeper - an enterprising knock comes to an end; what a vital breakthrough given he is such a dangerous customer and he was hitting the ball so cleanly 78/44.3 Short of a length, nips back from off and induces a false shot; he goes after it on backfoot with full force in his wrists but didn't get the distance, Silk pouches it comfortably at deep midwicket, taking a few steps to his left and keeping his eyes locked on the ball, he is pretty fired up after taking that catch. Cox goes without troubling the scorers 39/315.2 Wicket at a crucial juncture of this game! 127 kph slower one flummoxes him completely and it was a tight line on middle, tries to loft him over long-on but it hits him high on the blade and goes up in the air, Steve Smith jogs forward to take a safe and a cosy catch in his hands. Abbot is pretty delighted 125/611.4 Huge appeal and given! Tossed up with lots of flight and it holds its line on middle, he brings the broom out to sweep but hasn't connect, ball thunders into the front pad and the umpire raises the dreaded finger. Wells has decided to take a second opinion on it. No spike on the ultraedge. Ball tracking says impact in line, pitching outside off, hitting wickets - three reds and that's that. The required rate is starting to get out of hand and wickets are also tumbling as Renegades find themselves in a rut 88/519.1 Sounds the death rattle! Goes too far across his stumps and tries to drag it across the line to fine leg but ends up chopping it back on the stumps and zingers are alight. Rogers has to go back in the hut 154/7Extras7 (nb 1, w 6)TOTAL167/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.35)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Nic Maddinson, 0.5 ov), 2-38 (Joe Clarke, 3.5 ov), 3-39 (Jordan Cox, 4.3 ov), 4-78 (Jake Fraser-McGurk, 9.5 ov), 5-88 (Jonathan Wells, 11.4 ov), 6-125 (Aaron Finch, 15.2 ov), 7-154 (Tom Rogers, 19.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JM Bird 2 0 24 1 12.00 7 3 2 0 0 SA Abbott 4 0 30 1 7.50 12 3 1 1 1 BJ Dwarshuis 4 0 36 3 9.00 10 2 2 1 0 SNJ O'Keefe 4 0 29 1 7.25 7 0 1 2 0 J Edwards 1 0 13 0 13.00 1 1 1 0 0 TK Curran 4 0 23 0 5.75 10 2 0 1 0 MC Henriques 1 0 12 0 12.00 1 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Melbourne Renegades , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
08 December 2023 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sydney Sixers 2, Melbourne Renegades 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 0 wicket)
- Sydney Sixers: 50 runs in 4.2 overs (26 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (JR Philippe 22, SPD Smith 27, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Sydney Sixers - 91/2 in 10.0 overs (SPD Smith 47, MC Henriques 12)
- Sydney Sixers: 100 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 2
- SPD Smith: 50 off 31 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls (SPD Smith 26, MC Henriques 25, Ex 0)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 14.1 - 16.0 (Batting side - 18 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 15.1: Review by Melbourne Renegades (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batter - MC Henriques (Upheld)
- Sydney Sixers: 150 runs in 18.4 overs (112 balls), Extras 4
- Innings Break: Sydney Sixers - 175/6 in 20.0 overs (JC Silk 26, BJ Dwarshuis 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 2 wickets)
- Melbourne Renegades: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Melbourne Renegades - 78/4 in 9.5 overs (AJ Finch 16)
- Over 11.4: Review by Melbourne Renegades (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batter - JW Wells (Struck down)
- Melbourne Renegades: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 2
- Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 17.0 (Batting side - 13 runs, 1 wicket)
- Melbourne Renegades: 150 runs in 18.1 overs (110 balls), Extras 5
- W Sutherland: 50 off 28 balls (1 x 4, 4 x 6)
Match Coverage
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