Match Details

ADS vs MLR 54th Match, BBL 2022-23

MLR

143-418.2

Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets 🏆

ADS

20.0142-7

Match info

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Scorecard

Player of the Match

Aaron Finch

Melbourne Renegades

63(54)

MLR - 2nd Innings

Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	44	37
10 Over	65	71
15 Over	110	106

ADS - 1st Innings

Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	45	25
10 Over	56	49
15 Over	88	110
20 Over	156	142

Commentary

So, that's it from this game which saw the Renegades book their place in the playoffs while the Strikers bow out. Do join us tomorrow for the final day of the league stage of the BBL as we have got two games coming your way for you. Switch tabs to follow all the other cricketing actions happening across the globe in our network across the formats.

This is Ayan Chatterjee signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Deepak Prakash alongside scorer/analyst Bishal Mandal. Stay safe, happy, and cool. Until next time, it's Goodbye, and CHEERS To all!

Aaron Finch (Player of the Match): "I knew we needed to get a platform. The wicket got better as we went along. Both teams missed a trick a little bit. I tried to take it deep and delayed the surge. Matt Critchley played well. Yes, I had to target Siddle as we wanted to take the pressure off. John Wells played well and was a calming influence. Fawad's wicket was good as well. Alex played well. Hopefully, a nice performance today and we are happy we are in the finals."

Aaron Finch is the Player of the Match.

5:05 PM IST: A comfortable win for the Melbourne Renegades as they win this game by 6 wickets with 10 balls left. With this win, they go through to the playoffs while the Strikers bow out of the competition. It was the Aaron Finch show as the captain led from the front to secure the win as they go to 3rd in the points table.

Chasing a competitive total of 143 for the win, Melbourne Renegades lost three early wickets as Martin Guptill, Shaun Marsh and Sam Harper went quickly to leave the side at 16/3. But it was the skipper Aaron Finch's show from thereon, as he anchored the chase and paced it perfectly. He was going at less than run a ball at one stage but picked it up to finish with an unbeaten 63* off 54 balls. He was ably supported by Matthew Critchley as he scored 35 off 29 balls. Jonathan Wells was unbeaten on 20* off 19 balls as the Renegades got to the target in 18.2 overs. As many as 16 extras were given by the fielding side.

A wicket apiece for Matthew Short, Wes Agar, and Peter Siddle. There was a runout as well. All of the bowlers bowled well in patches. Siddle was good early on. But at the end of the day, they had an under-par score to defend and lost the game to bow out of the competition.

Earlier in the game, the Adelaide Strikers lost Matthew Short for a duck after being asked to bat first. Skipper Travis Head struggled for his 19 off 32 balls. But it was the Alex Carey show as he held the innings together on a difficult track. He scored 65 off 47 balls and saved the Strikers. Adam Hose scored 11 off 7 balls while Harry Nielsen remained unbeaten on 18* off 13 balls. 8 extras were given by the fielding side as they ended their innings at 142/7 in 20 overs.

Fawad Ahmed was the pick of the bowlers for the Melbourne Renegades as he had exceptional figures of 3/17 in 4 overs. Tom Rogers bowled well as he gave away just 12 runs in his 4 overs and picked up a wicket as well. A wicket apiece for Kane Richardson and Rocchiccioli.

So, a win for the Renegades over the Strikers by 6 wickets with 10 balls left to climb up to 3rd in the points table. They are through to the playoffs while the Strikers bow out.

18.3 P Siddle to J Wells

WD Length delivery angling down the leg side and this will be called wide and that is the game. The Renegades win this game by 6 wickets with 10 balls left and are through to the Playoffs.

18.2 P Siddle to J Wells

4 FOUR MORE! The scores are level now. Fuller length and in the slot, Wells drills it away through mid-on as the ball races away to the long-on fence for a boundary.

18.1 P Siddle to J Wells

4 FOUR! Short of a length here, Wells heaves it away over the midwicket region as the ball races away to the midwicket fence for a boundary.

OVER 18

Melbourne Renegades

134/4

Aaron Finch

63(54)

Jonathan Wells

12(17)

Wes Agar

1-32(4.0)

17.6 W Agar to A Finch

6 SIX! Finch is on a mission here. Length ball angling into the pads, Finch flicks it away through the deep square leg region as the ball sails way back into the crowd for the maximum.

17.5 W Agar to A Finch

4 FOUR! Short of a length here, Finch picks it and lofts it away straight over mid-on as the ball goes away to the long-on region. One bounce and over the ropes for a boundary.

17.4 W Agar to A Finch

0 Nails in the yorker angling in, Finch keeps it out to the mid-off fielder.

Aaron Finch

26th Fifty in BIG BASH

17.3 W Agar to A Finch

4 FOUR! Fuller length angling in, Finch makes room and goes inside out over the point region as the ball races away to the fence to get to his fifty here.

17.2 W Agar to J Wells

1 Short of a length into the pitch, Wells pulls it away to deep midwicket for a single.

17.1 W Agar to J Wells

0 Short of a length into the pitch, Wells swings it hard straight to the short midwicket fielder.

Power Surge has been taken by the Melbourne Renegades.

OVER 17

Melbourne Renegades

119/4

Aaron Finch

49(50)

Jonathan Wells

11(15)

Peter Siddle

1-15(3.0)

16.6 P Siddle to A Finch

4 FOUR! Fuller length here, Finch comes down the track and drills it along the ground through mid-off as the ball races away to the long-off fence for a useful boundary for him and his team.

16.5 P Siddle to A Finch

0 Good length on the pads, Finch flicks it away to the short midwicket fielder.