Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers highlight, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Shaun Marsh’s half-century and Mujeeb Ur Rahman’s three wicket haul, Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets against Adelaide Strikers. Melbourne Renegades secured their first win.
Match – 18th Match, ADS vs MLR, Big Bash League 2023-24
Venue – Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Date – 29 December 2023, Friday
Time – 1:45 PM
Toss – Adelaide Strikers won the toss and have opted to bat first
Teams:
Melbourne Renegades (Playing XI):
Quinton de Kock(wk), Joe Clarke, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shaun Marsh, Jonathan Wells, Mackenzie Harvey, Will Sutherland(c), Adam Zampa, Peter Siddle, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Tom Rogers
Adelaide Strikers (Playing XI):
Matthew Short(c), D Arcy Short, Harry Nielsen(wk), Chris Lynn, Jake Weatherald, Adam Hose, Jamie Overton, James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Wes Agar, David Payne
Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers highlight
Adelaide Strikers Innings
Choosing to bat first, captain Matthew Short and D Arcy Short opened the match for Adelaide Strikers. Matthew Short dismissed by Mujeeb Ur Rahman earlier. Chris Lynn’s played with courageous approach while D’Arcy Short struggled for some time. Lynn’s 27-ball fifty alleviated the pressure. Eventually Short also secured a fifty.
Mujeeb Rahman also dismissed Chris Lynn, who played an impactful innings. He scored 56 runs from 34 balls including 4 sixes and 4 fours. Jake Weatherald sent to golden duck by Mujeeb Rahman. Adam Hose also did not perform well, removed by Peter Siddle.
Jamie Overton then provided a powerful finish, while Harry Nielsen used his smart batting approach, hitting some boundaries and score valuable 17 runs from 5 balls quickly. Adelaide Strikers scored 177/6 within 20 overs.
A total of 177 is considered slightly above par on this pitch. This was made possible by Chris Lynn’s incredible batting approach.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman claimed three wickets, while Peter Siddle and Will Sutherland each secured one wicket.
Adelaide Strikers Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades Innings
The Renegades secured their first win comfortably today while chasing 177. Although Joe Clarke had to leave the field due to a hamstring issue and Quinton de Kock was out for a duck by David Payne, Joe Clarke and Jake Fraser-McGurk played aggressively. Shaun Marsh replaced Joe Clarke.
Fraser-McGurk effectively hitting powerful sixes in home ground, Shaun Marsh played a more reserved innings, mainly attacking the Cameron Boyce. McGurk scoring 70 runs lbw by James Bazley and Shaun Marsh who played till the end but before win the match, he also removed by David Payne. Both McGurk and Marsh secured Half century.
Jonathan Wells and Mackenzie Harvey did not play well. Jake Fraser-McGurkin partner with Shaun Marsh showed an incredible batting performance, Melbourne Renegades scored a total of 178/6, secure a victory with 8 balls to spare. Another defeat on the road for the Adelaide Strikers.
David Payne took three wickets, while Jamie Overton, Cameron Boyce, and James Bazley each secured one wicket.
Melbourne Renegades Scorecard
Squads:
Melbourne Renegades Squad:
Quinton de Kock(w), Joe Clarke, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shaun Marsh, Nic Maddinson(c), Jonathan Wells, Will Sutherland, Tom Rogers, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Aaron Finch, Mackenzie Harvey, Harry Dixon, Ruwantha Kellepotha, Fergus O Neill, Peter Siddle, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Adelaide Strikers Squad:
D Arcy Short, Matthew Short(c), Chris Lynn, Jake Weatherald, Adam Hose, Jamie Overton, James Bazley, Harry Nielsen(w), Wes Agar, David Payne, Henry Thornton, Cameron Boyce, Ben Manenti, Brendan Doggett
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