Big Bash League live scores, blog: Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades
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Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND, JANUARY 07, 2012 Match 18 - MLS v MLR |
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| Melbourne Stars 1st Inn | 5/167 |
| Melbourne Renegades 1st Inn | 3/58 |
| Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat | |
| Melbourne Stars won by 11 runs (D/L Method) | |
| Melbourne Renegades | RR:7.10 | ||||
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| Batsmen | Runs | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| AB McDonald* | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 91.67 |
| NJ Reardon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Melbourne Stars | |||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
| CJ McKay* | 1.1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6.00 |
| SK Warne | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Last Wicket: | Maxwell, 24 (c:Bailey b:Warne, Over: 7.6) |
| Current Partnership: | 1 runs, 1 balls, RR:100.00 |
The first of the Big Bash League derbies will see Melbourne Stars host Melbourne Renegades at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.
We’ll bring you the live scores and commentary of the action throughout the game, with the match starting at 7.00 pm AEDT on January 7.
While Shane Warne should win the battle of popularity for his Stars, the Renegades are two points above them in the table. Another loss for the hosts Stars will push them to the bottom of the table and leave them without a lot of chance to make it to the knock-out stage.
The Renegades went down in each of their first two games but the return of Brad Hodge to the team and Shahid Afridi to form has been the cornerstone of their change of fortune. He scored a 31-ball 44 in his opener that was followed by a match-winning, unbeaten 72.
Afridi did not have the best of starts either but his performances mirror his side’s results. No wickets in the first two games and an economy rate of eight overs were followed by figures of 1/23 and 3/21 in the next couple.
Stars notched up their only win against Brisbane on the back of a superb near-century by Rob Quiney. But to be fair to them, they could easily have won at least one of two other games.
Losses by two and eight runs signify a touch of misfortune for the losing team.
James Faulkner’s seven wickets in the competition has been a standout for the Stars, overshadowed only by Warne’s ‘commentary stints’ from the bowling crease, rightfully portending a wicket for him.
Captain Cameron White promoted himself to the top of the innings last game but another single-digit score ensued. He has seven runs from four matches and unless he starts getting some big ones, it will become difficult to justify his place in the side.
David Hussey is the man in form for Stars while wicket-keeper Matthew Wade looked to be coming into his own last game.
The Renegades will go into the game as favourites in this game. However, given the presence of the heavyweights in the two squads, one can expect a highly entertaining battle irrespective of the result.
We will bring you the coverage throughout the game from the Melbourne Cricket Ground from 7.00 pm AEDT and hope to receive your opinions as the action unfolds.
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3:33am
tahirhabibalvi said | 3:33am | Report comment
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10:00pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 10:00pm | Report comment
And that is the end of that. Rain has had the final say and the match has had to be called off.
Stars were ahead by 11 runs at the 8.1 over stage according to the D/L system and they have been declared the winners.
Stars have two wins from five matches, as have the Renegades.
Tomorrow there are two games in the BBL, the Sydney derby between the Sixers and Thunder, followed by Perth Scorchers taking on Adelaide Strikers. Make sure to join us.
9:55pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:55pm | Report comment
Good news for some…and no its not related to the rain. More than 40k fans in the stadium, which is easily the best in the tournament so far.
9:52pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:52pm | Report comment
Still drizzling and no play at Melbourne. The covers are still on. Its been 20 minutes lost already, which means that they have already lost five overs by my calculations.
9:39pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:39pm | Report comment
All I can is that it is still raining. And that the Renegades are behind on the Duckworth-Lewis target.
If Stars go on to win this game, they will be at par with the Renegades with two wins in five games. Will spice up the points table further.
Hobart are at the top of the table with four wins from five games, followed by Perth (3 from 4) and Adelaide, Thunder and Renegades (2 from four).
9:33pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:33pm | Report comment
The umpire Simon Fry is speaking to the broadcaster and he says that the situation currently isn’t too good. Once the rains stops, they need 10 minutes to get things back on track.
Overs are already reducing every four minutes.
9:28pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:28pm | Report comment
Par score after 8.1 overs is 3/69. They are 3/58.
9:27pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:27pm | Report comment
…and yep, they are coming off now. It is not only about being able to play in the rains, but also about the pitch changing its nature drastically under the shower.
9:26pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:26pm | Report comment
If you ask me, it looks like it is raining heavier than what it was when they went off…
9:25pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:25pm | Report comment
OUT!!!
Warne gets a wicket in his first over! It was the last ball of the over and not too many had come off it – only four from five.
Maxwell cut hard and it went straight to the point fielder and the batsman is on his way.
3/57 in 8.
9:23pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:23pm | Report comment
Warne’s miked up and speaking to the commentators. Says the rain is a tad heavier and he needs to dry the ball every delivery.
9:21pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:21pm | Report comment
2/53 in seven and Warne’s on.
Six runs off the previous over from Clint McKay
9:20pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:20pm | Report comment
Duckworth-Lewis says that after the par score after seven overs needs to be 2/57.
And unless you weren’t too inclined towards cricket in 2003 when South Africa crashed out of the World Cup, it means that Renegades need to be at 2/58 to win it after seven overs. If rain stops play now.
9:17pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:17pm | Report comment
Faulkner ends his first over and concedes eight.
2/47 in six overs and the Renegades are keeping themselves abreast of the run-rate.
We should now see Shane Warne come on any time…
9:13pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:13pm | Report comment
Bird bowls his third over in succession and gives away only six runs. 1/18 from his three overs and he has done an excellent job.
2/39 in five overs, last Powerplay over to be bowled by James Faulkner. Hussey was taken for 16 in his previous over.
And now that five overs have been bowled, we will have a result in this game even if the game was washed out.
9:18pm
Kim said | 9:18pm | Report comment
Joined the match late… Why are some of the players wearing rainbow wristbands? Thanks
9:07pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:07pm | Report comment
Hussey conceded a single and scalped a wicket off the first two balls. But he has gone for aplenty off the next four balls, two fours, a three, a no-ball and a brace means that it is 16 off that over.
2/33 in four.
9:05pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:05pm | Report comment
And even as I typed the previous update, they give me the updated update! 162 from 19 overs is the new target.
9:05pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:05pm | Report comment
No updates on any changed target, so we are on the assumption that the Renegades still have their full quota of 20 overs.
9:04pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:04pm | Report comment
OUT!!!
Hodge is stumped. He was looking a bit edgy at the crease. Beaten once by Bird, then shuffled to get a four but this time Hussey gets him out stumped.
Charged but missed the ball completely. Target becomes tougher.
2/17 in 3.1
9:03pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:03pm | Report comment
A decent third over to start off with but Hodge finally gets one on the middle of the bat and it races away to the extra-cover fence.
Nine runs off that over. 1/17 in three.
8:59pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:59pm | Report comment
And the update is that the Renegades have lost one of the remaining 18 overs.
More on it when we get the exact details…
8:58pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:58pm | Report comment
The players seem to be coming back on.
Interesting to see those first six balls from Jackson Bird – all of them pitched up to the bat and deviating a tad in the air. One to keep an eye on then…
8:54pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:54pm | Report comment
The players certainly don’t think it is heavy, all of them are sticking around outside the fence.
8:53pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:53pm | Report comment
…and the umpires have deemed that the rain is heavy enough to stop play. Does not look heavy on the screen though.
The Renegades need a further 160 from 18 overs with nine wickets standing.
8:52pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:52pm | Report comment
Good over from Hussey, concedes only five runs off that over. 1/8 in two overs.
8:49pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:49pm | Report comment
David Hussey to bowl from the other end. Will the drizzle affect his bowling?
8:47pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:47pm | Report comment
OUT!!!
First over dismissal for Aaron Finch, lbw to Bird. Shuffled to the off-stump, wanting to flick it to the leg-side but misses and the umpire is spot-on.
1/3 in 1 over.
8:45pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:45pm | Report comment
Oooo! Close, close call. Was a direct hit but Hodge was in by millimetres there.
8:43pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:43pm | Report comment
Back with the chase, Jackson Bird has the ball in his hand. A bit of a drizzle, but not enough to stall play.
8:35pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:35pm | Report comment
The Renegades need 168 to win the match and make it three wins in a row. There isn’t much in the pitch to suggest that this is a difficult chase but the Stars have them on the board and there is always that Shane Warne factor – Afridi’s four overs cost him nothing and he scalped three wickets.
8:28pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:28pm | Report comment
SIX!!!
Wade has hit him, almost in a baseball-style manner. Waited on that good length ball and baseballed it over long-on for a six.
The Stars have done well to end on 5/167 with Wade scoring an unbeaten 32 from 15.
8:22pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:22pm | Report comment
SIX!!!
SIX!!!
Two in a row. Wade hits them hard and is surely cementing his place in the selectors’ mind if not in the Australian squad!
Finally! Wade had a an excellent half-century last game and is now giving it a thwack.
5/153 with 7 balls to go.
8:20pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:20pm | Report comment
It is Brad Hodge who is into the attack now. It is the over-rate think I think. They have already used up 1 hour 20 minutes till now.
8:18pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:18pm | Report comment
The run-rate has expectedly fallen after the fall of those wickets and Maxwell in introduced. It is 5/134 in the 18th.
8:13pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:13pm | Report comment
OUT!!!
Afridi has done it again and he has got the danger-man, Hussey out. Usually known to bowl quick, Afridi has bowled it slower and Hussey, charging down the wicket, checks his shot. Hits the bat and flies to point – gone for 51.
8:11pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:11pm | Report comment
OUT!!!
Afridi has his man. He was making it difficult for the batsmen and Bailey is deceived by an Afridi googly. Given out lbw, though he was also stumped!
4/124 in 15.2 and Matthew Wade’s in.
8:10pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:10pm | Report comment
Hussey gets to his half-century off 39 balls but a good over from Nannes.
It seemed to be a good decision to drop Nannes in that second after his continued poor form. It looks to have done him good – figures of 1/21 in three.
3/123 in 15 overs.
8:07pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:07pm | Report comment
Another decent over from Harwood, four runs from the first five balls, before Hussey smashes the last one for a four.
3/114 in 14 overs and Hussey is quickly approaching his half-century.
8:01pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:01pm | Report comment
McDonald goes for a four off the first ball yet again and concedes 13 off that. The pair of Bailey and Hussey are doing it well currently, without too many risks.
Hussey has had an excellent Big Bash League so far and has got another start – batting 37.
3/106 in 13.
7:58pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:58pm | Report comment
Afridi continues to strangle the batsmen but a boundary off the fourth to Bailey means that he concedes nine in the over.
Three overs for 18 from Afridi as Stars are 3/93 in 12 and 160 looks within realms of the possible.
7:54pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:54pm | Report comment
There was an edge that goes for four to the vacant third-man region but that aside, a good McDonald over.
Seven runs off it.
7:52pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:52pm | Report comment
Andre McDonald comes on to bowl ahead of Abdul Razzaq.
7:52pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:52pm | Report comment
Harwood replaces Tait at the other end after the quickie was hit hard on his hand. It was a return catch that he missed – but the white cherry did not miss his hand. He seems to be out of the field.
It is 3/77 in 10 overs after Afridi continues to make scoring difficult.
7:44pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:44pm | Report comment
Shahid Afridi called upon in the eighth over. Only five runs off it, as he looks to mix it up with leggies, offies and wrong ‘uns.
7:44pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:44pm | Report comment
Tait started that over well but that upper cut over third-man sent him in a tizzy. No-balls, free-hits and wides followed.
18 runs off it!
3/62 in seven.
7:38pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:38pm | Report comment
Unmanageable! Heh! That is a six!
Hussey gets the bat out, opens the face of the willow and the pace of Tait is guided over the third-man for a six!
7:37pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:37pm | Report comment
Powerplay done with, 3/44.
The sixth over, sent down by Nannes was a maiden over, and had a wicket as well.
Shaun Tait continues and the pair is now whipping some unmanageable pace here.
7:32pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:32pm | Report comment
OUT!!!
This is a big wicket and the crowd is really, really excited. Strange given that it is the home team losing all the wickets!
Quiney tried to hook Nannes but got a top-edge and is caught at the fine-leg.
Suddenly they have lost three wickets and 3/44 in the sixth. It was 0/40 in 3.4.
7:28pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:28pm | Report comment
OUT!
What’s happened there? White was declared not-out for a caught-behind appeal but the umpire then referred the decision to the third umpire. There is no DRS here, this was referred to by the on-field ump.
The umpire ruled that it had come off his gloves and he has been ruled out for 1! White now has eight runs in five innings.
7:27pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:27pm | Report comment
Would have been out! Three balls in a row!
White’s already living dangerously! Two direct hits would have led to White’s dismissal, while the third one looked like it was coming off White’s gloves…
7:25pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:25pm | Report comment
White takes three balls to get off the mark and as luck would have it, he gets his first run off a no-ball.
Which means White misses out on the free hit and Quiney will be lining up.
7:21pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:21pm | Report comment
Right so here is Cameron White. He has scored seven runs in four innings with a top-score of three.
Not what you call, leading from the front.
7:21pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:21pm | Report comment
OUT!!! Whatacatch!
Afridi was at short extra-cover and Afridi dived low to his right and plucked it. It was travelling at the rate of knots but the stinging blow was well caught.
Wright goes for 26.
1/40 in 3/5.
7:18pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:18pm | Report comment
SIX!!!
Quiney was not getting too much of the strike but when he does, he slams the first ball from Harwood over the long-on fence for six.
The man is in form and doing everything to convert it into runs.
7:16pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:16pm | Report comment
0/33 in 3, 10 in that over.
Nannes taken off, Shane Harwood brought in to the attack.
7:15pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:15pm | Report comment
FOUR!
The pace is good to watch but without its line and length, the only place for the ball is the fence. Wide outside the off and Wright gives it the direction to the point boundary.
Renegades leaking runs and Shahid Afridi may soon be coming on.
7:14pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:14pm | Report comment
FOUR!
But this is an edge, beaten all ends for the pace. That is how the Englishman plays.
Beaten all ends off the next one at 148.5 km/hr. Cranking it up now.
7:11pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:11pm | Report comment
Wright has been sent out there to play shots and at every given opportunity, or otherwise, he is doing just that.
Charges at Nannes, inside-edge and three for him. Strike rotates and there are another three runs, tucked off the hips for Quiney.
12 off it, 0/23 in 2.
7:08pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:08pm | Report comment
FOUR!
And this experiment with Wright is already working. A decent delivery from Nannes going away with the angle and Wright almost late-guides it to the point boundary.
Good retort from Nannes though, who goes through him off the next. Wright looked bamboozled by the pace there.
7:05pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:05pm | Report comment
FOUR! More!
Same shot, same result. Maxwell has, deliberately or otherwise, kept the ball very full in this over and Wright takes toll on two of the three occasions he did that.
0/11 in 1. Nannes to bowl.
7:03pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:03pm | Report comment
FOUR!
Overpitched by Maxwell and Wright releases his pent-up power through the covers.
7:03pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:03pm | Report comment
Quiney is the top-scorer for the Stars this BBL season. He is off with a single off the second ball.
7:01pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:01pm | Report comment
The Stars have won the toss and they will bat first. Interesting change in the batting order, Cameron White who had pushed himself to the top of the innings has decided to bat at three. It is Luke Wright who will open the innings today.
Rob Quiney will be his partner.
It will be Glen Maxwell who will open the bowling. Not Shaun Tait, not Dirk Nannes, not Shane Harwood.
7:00pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:00pm | Report comment
Hello and welcome to the 18th game of the Big Bash League.
It is the first Melbourne derby as the Stars take on the Renegades at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.