Match 17, Melbourne, December 22, 2021, 01:45 PM
Perth Scorchers
206/5(20.0ov)
Melbourne Renegades
185/5(20.0ov)
Perth Scorchers beat Melbourne Renegades by 21 runs
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Mitchell Marsh
Commentry
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Mitchell Marsh is the Player of the match, he says that it was a great win but they were tested in the middle due to the way Finch batted. Adds that this season has been fun so far and the team is doing really well. Says that if they hadn't gotten the wicket of Maddinson, then they could have lost the game.
Jason Behrendorff found good swing in the first over and that might have raised their hopes of another victory. But soon those hopes started shattering as bowlers were hammered all around the park by Finch and Maddinson. But just when things were drifting away Mitchell Marsh, the man with a golden arm got the important wicket of the Melbourne Renegades skipper. Ashton Agar then delivered a knockout punch by dismissing both Finch and Nabi in one over and that made way for another Perth Scorchers victory. They have backed up a good batting performance with another impressive bowling performance on this good batting turf.
The wicket in the first over and one might have thought that Melbourne Renegades will bat cautiously atleast for the first few overs. But the experienced duo of Aaron Finch and Nic Maddinson had other plans and they counter-attacked, dispatching Perth Scorchers bowlers all around the park. Maddinson departed in the 14th over after a well-made fifty and pressure started building after that. Finch and Nabi departed in the same over and that killed the hopes Renegades had of chasing this big total.
So Perth Scorchers continue their impressive winning run. They win by 21 runs. Perth Scorchers were put under pressure by Nic Maddinson and Aaron Finch with a brilliant partnership but once they departed, Perth Scorchers made sure that they get another clinical victory under their belt.
In over# 20
0
1
6
6
0W
2
Peter Hatzoglou 40/1(4)
19.6
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Dot to end! Loopy ball, around off. Harper blocks it with ease. Perth Scorchers win by 21 runs!
19.5
1
Shorter and outside off. Will Sutherland slices it over covers for one.
19.4
6
SIX! Even bigger! Tossed up, outside off. Will Sutherland slog-sweeps it all the way for a maximum.
19.3
6
SIX! All the way! Shorter ball, on off. Will Sutherland goes back and pulls it away for a maximum.
Sam Harper walks out now.
19.2
W
OUT! TAKEN! Jake Fraser-McGurk heaves it down the ground but doesn't get the distance on it. The ball goes to long on and Jason Behrendorff takes an easy catch.
19.1
2
Drilled down to long on for a couple.
In over# 19
0
1
1
1
4
0
Andrew Tye 36/0(4)
18.6
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A swing and a miss by Will Sutherland.
18.5
1
Yorker, on off. Flicked away by Jake Fraser-McGurk for a single.
18.4
1
Back of a length, outside off. Pulled away to deep mid-wicket for one.
18.3
1
Full and outside off. Drilled away but the man at covers dives at stops it.
18.2
4
FOUR! A length ball, outside off. Jake Fraser-McGurk slashes at it but gets a thick outside edge in the gap past the short third man for a boundary.