Cricket Highlights, 21 Dec: BBL 2022/23 (Match 10) – Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat

Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat (Match 10) – Highlights

Melbourne Renegades and Brisbane Heat met in the 10th match of BBL 2022/23 yesterday (Wednesday). Batting first in that match, Brisbane heat set a target in the allotted 20 overs. But in the 2nd innings, Melbourne Renegades reached the target before the allotted 20 overs were ended. Also, after winning this match, Melbourne Renegades are in the 2nd place in the points table and Brisbane Heat is in the 7th place after losing the match. Besides, Andre Russell won the man-of-the-match title for Melbourne Renegades due to his excellent batting and timely bowling.

Brisbane Heat won the toss, elected to bat first, and invited Melbourne Renegades to bowl. Batting first, Brisbane Heat couldn’t withstand the bowling attack of Melbourne Renegades. They lost the 1st wicket in the last ball of the 2nd over. Their opener Colin Munro returned to the dressing room after scoring 8 runs off 6 balls. Max Bryant, who scored 5 runs in 8 balls, was caught out after 3 balls. Then Matt Renshaw and Sam Billings took control of the game. But after the team’s 75 runs, Sam Billings was caught out by Tom Rogers, who scored 25 runs from 19 balls. Matt Renshaw could only play 5 balls after Sam Billings left the field. He was bold out. He scored 29 runs in 29 balls before leaving the field. Then their captain Jimmy Pearson continued to play cautiously on the 1st side. But on the other side, wickets kept falling at regular intervals. Ross Whiteley scored 8 runs from 12 balls, Michael Neser scored 3 runs from 5 balls, James Bazley hit a golden duck, and Mark Steketee scored 4 runs from 8 balls. Besides, their captain Jimmy Pearson remained unbeaten in the end. He made 45 runs off 30 balls with the help of 6 fours. Mitchell Swepson was unbeaten on 1 run. In the end, Brisbane heat scored 137 runs after losing 8 wickets with 9 extra runs.

Tom Rogers took 4 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs for Melbourne Renegades. Akela Hossain took 3 wickets with 26 runs in 4 overs. Besides, Mujib your Rahman took 1 wicket.

Batting for 138 runs, Melbourne Renegades lost 6 wickets and reached the target with 4 balls in hand. Batting in the 2nd innings, they were in a more severe situation with 4 wickets lost at 9 runs. Sam Harper scored a golden duck, Jack Fraser McGurk scored 6 runs from 5 balls, Captain Nick Maddinson scored 2 runs from 4 balls, and Jonathan Wells scored another golden duck. Then they reached the target thanks to Aaron Finch, Andre Russell, and Akeal Hossain. Andre Russell scored the most runs for them. He scored 57 runs off 42 balls with the help of 2 fours and 6 sixes. Akela Hossain scored 30 runs from 19 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes. Aaron Finch was unbeaten on 31 off 43 balls. Besides, Will Sutherland remained unbeaten on 6 runs. In the end, they left the field with a win with the loss of 6 wickets and 7 runs extra.

Michael Neser took 4 wickets for 32 runs in 4 overs for Brisbane Heats. In addition, Mark Steketee took 2 wickets.

Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat Scoreboard

Melbourne Renegades – 139/6 (19.2) 

Brisbane Heat –137/8 (20.0)  

Result – Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets

Player of the match – Andre Russell 

Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat Playing XIs