Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes, T20, 23rd Match, January 7, 2019 - Match Info

🏆Match Completed

MLRvsHBH

🏟️ Docklands Stadium, Melbourne•🏏 T20 Match•🏅 Big Bash League 2018-19•📅 Date & Time : Jan 07, 08:15 AM (IST)

Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets

★ Player of the Match: Sam Harper

Commentary

Over 19

11:17 AM

Faulkner to Nabi, SIX, there's enough power on this lofted drive over cover-point and the ball beats the leaping fielder at sweeper cover, slower ball, but Nabi gave all he had and that's the victory for the Renegades

SIX

11:16 AM

Faulkner to Christian, 1 run, slower delivery outside off stump, Christian drives it hard to mid-off

Over 18

11:14 AM

Riley Meredith to Nabi, no run, shortish slower ball, Nabi tries to back away and guide the ball, misses

over-break

11:14 AM

Riley Meredith to Nabi, no run, bouncer and Nabi is hit on the right arm, close to the shoulder, that must be iced. The ball rolls towards short mid-wicket

11:13 AM

Riley Meredith to Christian, 1 run, full toss, helped away to fine leg

11:12 AM

Riley Meredith to Christian, SIX, he said on the player mic that he didn't want to take this game to the final over and he's got his side well ahead now with these couple of hits. Riley Meredith went full and wide again, tough to nail those yorkers every single ball, this one handed in the slot and it's gone waaaaaayyy over deep extra-cover, into first tier

SIX

11:11 AM

Riley Meredith to Christian, SIX, how did he power that all the way over backward point? Just a slice of the bat to this low full toss, but that's what the strong bottom hand grip can do to you. Lovely hit that

SIX

11:11 AM

Riley Meredith to Christian, wide, another wide yorker, called a wide but this was a harsh call, that definitely wasn't wide. Mind you, Christian is taking an off stump guard

11:10 AM

Riley Meredith to Christian, no run, tries the wide yorker and gets it right as Christian fails to reach out and get bat on ball

Over 17

11:09 AM

Jofra Archer to Nabi, no run, pacy short ball, Nabi sways out

over-break

11:09 AM

Jofra Archer to Christian, 1 run, short of length delivery tries to slog, gets an outside edge that goes on the bounce to the keeper

11:08 AM

Jofra Archer to Christian, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Christian mistimes the hard hit back to the bowler

11:07 AM

Jofra Archer to Christian, no run, full toss, Christian tries to flick, gets a leading edge that rolls into the off-side

11:06 AM

Jofra Archer to Christian, FOUR, now he goes to the opposite side of the ground, very full and wide outside off stump, Christian squeezes it past backward point for back-to-back fours

FOUR

11:06 AM

Jofra Archer to Christian, FOUR, swung away across the line, Christian moved across to this full ball and smashed this uppishly, square leg tried to dive full length to his left to stop tha ball but this has rocketed past him

FOUR

Key Moments

11:17 AM

First loss for the Hurricanes in six games, while the Renegades are back to winning ways after three successive losses. Finch's return gives the reds the success they were wanting so badly. Clearly, the hosts were the deserved winners. Started the game with a bang, reducing Hurricanes to 11/3. The visitors showed why they are the top team this season with an excellent recovery, thanks to a 102-run stand between McDermott and Bailey. But 146 wasn't a big score on this pitch. Sam Harper played aggressively, while Finch was sensible. Nabi showed his experience yet again, while Christian sealed the deal with big hits towards the end.

11:09 AM

So 17 needed off 12 balls