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Josh Brown, Player of the Match: Nice to get a few out of the middle. At the start, when I was not scoring runs....knew I had was not far away. Glad to do it in front of this crowd. (On how he was feeling watching the final few overs) Was feeling like I should have been out there. He (Sutherland) is unbelievable. Watching him in the last few years, unbelievable to watch. When you are out there, you cannot hear what is going on. 66000 in here tonight, biggest crowd I have played in front of and was pretty special. Got close last year but Maxwell took it away from us. First win in the Derby and it is special.
9:19pm Geez, what a game of cricket. It ebbed one way and then flowed the other, and it came down to a captain versus captain contest in the 40th over of the game and the 20th of the chase. Stoinis cracked, but Sutherland did not. He held his nerve and ensured that the Renegades got one over their rivals, that too on the latter's patch.
Prior to that, Brown had done most of the heavy lifting, smashing his way to 84 and bringing the required run-rate down considerably. Rizwan found it a lot tougher, though, and both of their dismissals did leave the door ajar for the Stars, only for Sutherland and Peake (to an extent) to shut it down.
3 off 2. Super Over to decide the Melbourne Derby, anyone?
Spoors, the new batter, on strike now. 4 off 3
13 off the last over, which will be bowled by Stoinis. Who are you backing?
END OF OVER:19 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | MR: 161/6 (13 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.47, RRR: 13.00)
- Will Sutherland4 (3b)
- Haris Rauf4-0-44-2
- Peter Siddle4-0-39-2
OJ Peake run out 10 (8m 5b 0x4 1x6) SR: 200
Simon: "Renegades don't have anyone that sees through an innings. Brown or Rizwan needed to stay in"
22 off 10
25 off 12. Who are you taking?
END OF OVER:18 | 10 Runs 2 Wkts | MR: 149/5 (25 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.27, RRR: 12.50)
- Will Sutherland1 (1b)
- Oliver Peake1 (1b)
- Peter Siddle4-0-39-2
- Haris Rauf3-0-32-2
Right. What does captain Sutherland have up his sleeve? 26 off 13
J Fraser-McGurk c Stoinis b Siddle 4 (18m 9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 44.44
Peake joins JFM
Hassan Khan c Rogers b Siddle 11 (5m 6b 2x4 0x6) SR: 183.33
35 off 18. Stars with the momentum
END OF OVER:17 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | MR: 139/3 (35 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.17, RRR: 11.66)
- Jake Fraser-McGurk4 (8b)
- Hassan Khan3 (3b)
- Haris Rauf3-0-32-2
- Peter Siddle3-0-29-0
Required run-rate up over 11 now