Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades, Big Bash League 2018, 38th Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | MR: 152/9 | RR: 7.60

Kane Richardson1 (1b)

Chris Jordan4-0-35-1
Gurinder Sandhu4-0-23-3

Innings break Not a bad effort from the Renegades after a horror start. Aaron Finch was outstanding with a return to form. He took his time but his balance and timing was supreme. Cam White looked in good touch too. But the Thunder's death bowlers really curtailed them. 152 is competitive at Spotless. The teams batting first have won the last seven matches. Can the Renegades make it eight?

19.6

Jordan to Harvey, OUT, Run Out! Confusion between the batsmen. Harvey stepped inside the line to paddle sweep fine, he missed, it just missed leg stump. Richardson ran for a bye but Harvey wasn't paying attention, they end up next to each other, Lenton throws it Jordan and Harvey is run out by a mile.

MW Harvey run out 3 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

19.5

Jordan to Harvey, 2 runs, 138kph, fuller length into leg, he backs away and slices this up and over cover, doesn't time it but they get a couple

19.4

Jordan to Richardson, 1 run, 142kph, yorker, speared into leg stump, hits him on the foot, there's an appeal, not out is the call, they scramble for a run, Jordan aborts the appeal to field the ball, fires at the non-striker's but it's wide as Richardson dives in. There was a little inside edge. One run given

19.3

Jordan to Tremain, OUT, Bowled him! 138kph, yorker, way too good! Just fired in at the base of off stump, too quick for Tremain and it lights up the stumps.

CP Tremain b Jordan 4 (4b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

19.2

Jordan to Tremain, FOUR, short ball into the body and pulls off the top edge over short fine! It lands just inches short of the rope

19.1

Jordan to Tremain, no run, 125kph, good length outside off, he steps way inside the line to try and scoop fine but misses

Jordan to finish

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | MR: 145/7 | RR: 7.63

Chris Tremain0 (1b)
Mackenzie Harvey1 (1b)

Gurinder Sandhu4-0-23-3
Daniel Sams4-0-29-3

Ian: "One for the notebook Alex - Sams is on a hattrick first ball of the next game." You can't take a hat-trick over two games unfortunately Ian

18.6

1lb

Sandhu to Tremain, 1 leg bye, appeal for LBW, not out. Good length on middle, hits him high on the pad and rolls to gully for a leg bye. It was too high

18.5

Sandhu to Mohammad Nabi, OUT, caught behind! Brilliant from Sandhu. 131kph, short ball, beat him for pace after the slower ball, he tried to pull, feathered an edge and Lenton takes the catch.

Mohammad Nabi c †Lenton b Sandhu 4 (4b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

18.4

Sandhu to Mohammad Nabi, no run, 115kph, short slower ball, he tries to slap this over point but misses

18.3

Sandhu to Mohammad Nabi, no run, short ball, bouncer, Nabi shapes to pull then sways under it

18.2

Sandhu to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR, lofted over mid off! Superb shot. Full outside off, on speed, he launches into a lofted off drive and it pitches just short of the rope. Mid off was up. Easy pickings.

18.1

Sandhu to Harvey, 1 run, 131kph, good length on off, he defends with soft hands into cover

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | MR: 139/6 | RR: 7.72

Mohammad Nabi0 (0b)

Daniel Sams4-0-29-3
Chris Jordan3-0-28-0

C N Prasad: "It is good to see that bowlers have taken over match decisiveness from batsmen in T20s"

17.6

Sams to White, OUT, caught at cover! Slower ball completely deceives him. It was 115kph, shorter length wide of off, it stops in the surface, he checks the shot and chips this high to cover, Watson is on the circle and just shuffles back to take the catch.

CL White c Watson b Sams 40 (29b 1x4 2x6) SR: 137.93

The President, Mohammad Nabi is in. But White is on strike

17.5

Sams to Christian, OUT, caught at deep point! Slower ball cutter wide of off, he sliced a square drive high in the air to deep point, Sangha is there and it takes the catch very low to the ground

DT Christian c Sangha b Sams 6 (4b 1x4 0x6) SR: 150.00

EMAN: "While on the other hand, this years BPL is so up and down. one match ya see is a high scoring game and the other you see is one sided low scoring game." Some of the pitches in the BPL, like the BBL, have been poor.

17.4

Sams to Christian, FOUR, 133kph, he skips down to a full ball on leg and glances this with quick hands wide of short fine and it races away!

17.3

Sams to White, 1 run, 131kph, full and speared into leg, he gives room but is forced to clip this to long on

17.2

Sams to Christian, 1 run, 115kph, slower ball on off, he backs away and knocks this to cover

17.1

Sams to White, 1 run, good length angled well wide of off, he backs away and miscues a flat bat back at the non-striker's stumps. It bounces off the stumps and away for one

Sams again

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17 | 15 Runs | MR: 132/4 | RR: 7.76

Cameron White38 (26b)
Dan Christian1 (1b)

Chris Jordan3-0-28-0
Gurinder Sandhu3-0-18-2

James: "Such slow scoring this year! The comp (and T20 in general) is in desperate need of changes to reinvigorate. New rule: all players except the keeper MUST bowl 2 overs each!" I don't know about that. But Dan Brettig reports schedule changes are afoot.

16.6

Jordan to White, 1 run, fuller outside off, he leans back and cracks a drive to long off

16.5

Jordan to Christian, 1 run, 134kph, shorter outside off, he late cuts in the air a fair way to third man but it gets to Ferguson on the bounce

WNajmi: "Decisive last three overs for MR, to get the desired score "

16.4

Jordan to White, 1 run, 144kph, full on off, he crunches a drive to long on

16.3

Jordan to White, FOUR, brilliant scoop ramp over the keeper! It was a fuller delivery, he steps way outside off and flips it over his left shoulder! One bounce four! Incredible skill

Thunder INNINGS		R	B
AP Devcich	caught	0	3
SR Watson	caught	1	5
CJ Ferguson	caught	52	36
JJS Sangha	not out	54	49
CJ Green	caught	7	8
DR Sams	caught	2	4
JS Lenton	not out	20	15
AJ Nair
CJ Jordan
GS Sandhu
Fawad Ahmed
EXTRAS	(lb 2, w 2)
TOTAL	140 (5 wkts; 20 ovs)

Renegades BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
KW Richardson	4.0	31	2	7.75
CP Tremain	2.0	17	0	8.50	(1w)
HF Gurney	4.0	27	2	6.75	(1w)
Mohammad Nabi	2.0	12	0	6.00
CJ Boyce	4.0	22	1	5.50
DT Christian	4.0	29	0	7.25

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	SR Watson	AP Devcich
2nd	23	SR Watson	CJ Ferguson
3rd	64	CJ Ferguson	JJS Sangha
4th	16	CJ Green	JJS Sangha
5th	4	DR Sams	JJS Sangha
6th	33	JS Lenton	JJS Sangha

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | MR: 152/9 | RR: 7.60

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | MR: 145/7 | RR: 7.63

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | MR: 139/6 | RR: 7.72

END OF OVER:
17 | 15 Runs | MR: 132/4 | RR: 7.76

Match Coverage

Finch, Gurney bolster Renegades in top four

Thunder 2nd innings Partnerships

Big Bash League

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
HH	14	10	4	20	0.603
MR	14	8	6	16	0.173
SS	14	8	6	16	0.047
MS	14	7	7	14	-0.062
BH	14	6	7	13	0.249
ST	14	6	7	13	0
AS	14	6	8	12	-0.473
PS	14	4	10	8	-0.502

END OF OVER:20 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | MR: 152/9 | RR: 7.60

END OF OVER:19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | MR: 145/7 | RR: 7.63

END OF OVER:18 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | MR: 139/6 | RR: 7.72

END OF OVER:17 | 15 Runs | MR: 132/4 | RR: 7.76

Finch, Gurney bolster Renegades in top four

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | MR: 152/9 | RR: 7.60

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | MR: 145/7 | RR: 7.63

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | MR: 139/6 | RR: 7.72

END OF OVER:
17 | 15 Runs | MR: 132/4 | RR: 7.76