30/11Result
Final, Women's Big Bash League at Melbourne, Dec 1 2024
Renegades won by 7 runs (DLS)
Player of the Match
Hayley MatthewsMelbourne Renegades Women
30/11Result
Final, Women's Big Bash League at Melbourne, Dec 1 2024
Renegades won by 7 runs (DLS)
Player of the Match
Hayley MatthewsMelbourne Renegades Women

END OF OVER:
20 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | MR-W: 141/9 | RR: 7.05

  • Charis Bekker2 (2b)
  • Milly Illingworth0 (0b)
  • Charli Knott4-0-28-3
  • Jess Jonassen4-0-25-1

2.47pm So 141 it is, all thanks to Hayley Matthews who was open 6 off 15 at one point of time with three wickets down at the other end, especially a bizarre run out of Deandra Dottin who had her bat stuck in the crease for a duck without facing a ball. Matthews dug in, took her chances, kept attacking almost throughout and cashed in on the power surge as well, with some help from Georgia Wareham and Naomi Stalenberg to help them post a respectable total. Remember, it's a final so the pressure is a lot more while chasing. It's also the MCG with deep pockets, and the pitch is a little slow where you have to earn your runs. Gnasher will be here with you soon for the chase.

Hypocaust: "This is the first time Hayley Matthews has scored 300 runs in a WBBL season. Her previous best had been 297 in WBBL|03 in 2017/18."

dashon: "Matthews truly is one of the best women's cricket players the world have ever seen"

19.6
2
Knott to Bekker, 2 runs, they do cross the 140-mark as Bekker goes back to whip it to leg with the turn and they come back just in time for the second
19.5
0
Knott to Bekker, no run, bowls it quick towards the pads with some turn, and she can't get it away
19.4
W
Knott to Matthews, OUT, Matthews falls while going for another big shot and Knott will breathe easy before the over is done. A crunch knock from Matthews, the occasion couldn't have been bigger and she goes back to a big applause at the MCG

HK Matthews c Hamilton b Knott 69 (83m 61b 8x4 0x6) SR: 113.11

19.3
2
Knott to Matthews, 2 runs, lofts it wide of long-on, doesn't quite get the distance but it lands wide of Grace Harris in the deep, as she keeps it inside. Two more
19.2
4
Knott to Matthews, FOUR, on the other side now, four more! She expects the change of line and backs away early, makes room with that, and drives that inside out with some power and timing
19.1
4
Knott to Matthews, FOUR, she starts with a boundary! Dances down and slams that with the turn into the gap between deep square leg and midwicket

Not a great total right now for Renegaes, and they're eight down. Will Matthews farm the strike now?

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | MR-W: 129/8 | RR: 6.78

  • Hayley Matthews59 (57b)
  • Jess Jonassen4-0-25-1
  • Charli Knott3-0-16-2
18.6
W
Jonassen to Coyte, OUT, beaten and stumped! Charges down to sweep against the turn, misses it completely and Redmayne has enough time to take the bails off

SJ Coyte st †Redmayne b Jonassen 2 (5m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

18.5
1
Jonassen to Matthews, 1 run, charges down again, this time she clatters it to the other side of Jonassen, away from Coyte, for a single down to long-off
18.5
1w
Jonassen to Matthews, 1 wide, shuffles a long way across to sweep, misses and the ball goes across. Tight but given a wide
18.4
0
Jonassen to Matthews, no run, hammered back to her partner Sarah Coyte! Matthews charged down to take it on the full and bashed that back very hard, but straight to Coyte, and it hit her right hand. But she looks ok, thankfully
18.3
1
Jonassen to Coyte, 1 run, swept away to leg against the turn for one
18.2
0
Jonassen to Coyte, no run, she comes down and pushes it back to Jonassen, and Matthews is left scrambling back to her crease with a desperate dive
18.1
1
Jonassen to Matthews, 1 run, almost darting in towards the stumps, slapped to leg for one with a pull

12 balls to go, how many of those will Matthews face? Here's Jonassen's last over, from around the wicket

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | MR-W: 125/7 | RR: 6.94

  • Hayley Matthews57 (54b)
  • Sarah Coyte1 (1b)
  • Charli Knott3-0-16-2
  • Lucy Hamilton4-0-19-1
17.6
1lb
Knott to Matthews, 1 leg bye, backs away a long way again and Knott follows her with the line, and she almost beats Matthews too. Goes off the pad to short fine leg for a leg bye and Matthews keeps strike
17.5
1
Knott to Coyte, 1 run, short and turning in, she helps it along the way behind square on leg for one

Coyte comes out

17.4
W
Knott to Prestwidge, OUT, another wicket and make that No. 7! That was nearly a yorker from Charli Knott on off stump and Prestwidge had absolutely no answer for that, as the ball snuck under the bat

GK Prestwidge b Knott 1 (4m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

17.3
0
Knott to Prestwidge, no run, quick and turning in, Prestwidge is beaten on the back foot
17.2
1
Knott to Matthews, 1 run, fuller and straighter, slams it back and gets a single off the bowler's hand
17.1
4
Knott to Matthews, FOUR, turning in from Knott, Matthews backs away a mile and lofts that almost square over cover point with a stunning shot for four!

The last 18, can the Renegades get to 140?

END OF OVER:
17 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | MR-W: 118/6 | RR: 6.94

  • Hayley Matthews52 (51b)
  • Georgia Prestwidge1 (1b)
  • Lucy Hamilton4-0-19-1
  • Grace Parsons4-0-29-2
16.6
1
Hamilton to Matthews, 1 run, shuffles across to off, Hamilton pitches it around leg and Matthews gets a single fine on leg off the sweep
16.5
0
Hamilton to Matthews, no run, charges down to slap it back but can't quite middle it. Back to the bowler

Over the wicket to Matthews

16.4
1
Hamilton to Prestwidge, 1 run, full and angling into the stumps, slammed down to long-on for one

Prestwidge joins Matthews and Hamilton goes around the wicket

16.3
W
Hamilton to Faltum, OUT, taken at mid-off by the captain, and she celebrates with a salute! Faltum comes down to probably take that on the full, swings down the ground and can only chip it to Jonassen, who takes a really good catch running back from mid-off

N Faltum c Jonassen b Hamilton 5 (5m 4b 1x4 0x6) SR: 125.00

16.2
1
Hamilton to Matthews, 1 run, slightly shorter and Matthews gets some more bat this time, pulls it away to leg for one
16.1
0
Hamilton to Matthews, no run, into the pads and not much pace, Matthews can't get more than an edge

Jonassen saves her last for later, here's Hamilton for her pace-off variations

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Heat 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st5GP RedmayneGM Harris
2nd6GP RedmayneJI Rodrigues
3rd16GP RedmayneCR Knott
4th10JL JonassenCR Knott
5th0JL JonassenL Harris
6th31JL JonassenL Winfield-Hill
7th22JL JonassenNM Hancock