Big Bash League live scores, blog: Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades
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Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades BLUNDSTONE ARENA, JANUARY 18, 2012 Match 26 - HBH v MLR |
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| Melbourne Renegades 1st Inn | 4/173 |
| Hobart Hurricanes 1st Inn | 3/174 |
| Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat | |
| Hobart Hurricanes won by 7 wickets | |
| Hobart Hurricanes | RR:8.77 | ||||
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| Batsmen | Runs | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| PA Jaques | 12 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 17.91 |
| OA Shah* | 49 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 163.33 |
| Melbourne Renegades | |||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
| Shahid Afridi* | 3.5 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 12.00 |
| DP Nannes | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 |
| Last Wicket: | Wells, 72 (c:Sheridan b:McDonald, Over: 17.5) |
| Current Partnership: | 21 runs, 12 balls, RR:175.00 |
Follow the first match of tonight’s Big Bash double-header from 4.00pm AEDT on January 18 with live comments from the game between the Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Renegades at Blundstone Arena.
The two teams head into the final-round clash in different directions; the Hurricanes are assured a top-four spot and can seal a home final with a win, while the Renegades are propping up the table after stacking their side with underperforming T20 ‘specialists’.
A hotch-potch of players who migrated south for first-class opportunities and shrewd imports (batsman Jonathan Wells is the only squad member born in Hobart), the Hurricanes have relied on successful smash-and-bash efforts from Travis Birt and Owais Shah, then strangling the chase of their opponents with tight spin before honorary Tasweigan Naved Ul-Hasan delivers the killer blow.
Birt, Shah and Naved have been outstanding imports. Birt is the comps top run-scorer with 309 at a strike-rate of 177.58, so the ‘Canes have been playing from in front more often than not. Shah is no slouch, averaging 77.66 at a rate of a tick under 150, while Naved is brilliant at closing out the earlier work of Xavier Doherty and Jason Krejza.
The Retirees, sorry, Renegades have had a forgettable first season. Living in the shadow of Shane, Liz and the Stars, they recruited a band of wandering T20 gypsies past their best. The injury to Brad Hodge in a trial was a major blow, but he and fellow internationals Razzaq, Harwood, Manou, Nannes, Afridi and Tait have been more miss than hit, combining particularly poorly as a sluggish fielding unit.
23 year-old all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is the Renegade to watch. He announced himself with 61 off 27 balls in a Ryobi Cup match last season. He’s overdue here and will be looking for runs to keep himself in the frame for Bushrangers selection.
What do you think? What’s the secret to the Hurricanes success? Have the Renegades underperformed? I look forward to your comments on these topics as well as the match starting at 4pm this afternoon.
Throw your comments in for these questions and follow the game live here from 7pm.
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7:12pm
Dixie said | 7:12pm | Report comment
Join us for the Sixers and Scorchers game satrting NOW! Sixers to bat first. Are the 6ers the real deal with their lack of power? Will the Scorchers struggle on the slower SCG? Time will tell…
7:10pm
Dixie said | 7:10pm | Report comment
Can anyone say anti-climax? A wide outside off gifts the Hurricanes the game. Birt got Hobart the momentum, Wells got out at the right time, and Shah showed some genuine class. Nannes and Herrick pick of the bowlers, both going for less than 6 an over. The result reflects the tournament for both teams, one that keeps finding ways to lose, the other doing whatever it takes to win.
7:13pm
BT said | 7:13pm | Report comment
Afridi bowled a wide so Shah wouldn’t get his 50, cheeky bugger!
7:07pm
Dixie said | 7:07pm | Report comment
Shah hits a 4. 1 off 1 for the win, field in. Expect the quicker one
7:06pm
Dixie said | 7:06pm | Report comment
Afridi bowling well, back to the Blewie ball! 5 off 2
7:04pm
Dixie said | 7:04pm | Report comment
reverse sweep for 3 first up. Now the internationals, Shah vs Afridi.
7:03pm
Dixie said | 7:03pm | Report comment
A Jaques ramp keep the Hurricanes whirling, 10 to win from the last over. Super over if they score 9. Afridi to bowl to Jaques.
6:58pm
Dixie said | 6:58pm | Report comment
Dirty Dirk back, 20 off 12 required.
6:57pm
Dixie said | 6:57pm | Report comment
Sheridan steal a six from Wells! That’s what you get when you turn 2′s into singles. Shah back on strike with the unorthodox Jacques in. Like a black market tradesman, Wells didn’t finish his job.
6:53pm
Dixie said | 6:53pm | Report comment
Another cracker from Herrick! Those reverse innies are quality. 26 from 18 with Wells on strike. The rookie leggie back on. Here we go….
6:48pm
Dixie said | 6:48pm | Report comment
Boom Boom got Boomed! 18 off and the ‘Canes are back. 34 off 24, Herrick needs another good one.
6:46pm
BT said | 6:46pm | Report comment
Wells’ strike rate is killing the Hurricanes. It was 47 off 35 balls at a strike rate of 134, but he has only added 15 from last 18 balls to drop strike rate to 117. Too many dot balls.
6:49pm
Dixie said | 6:49pm | Report comment
ball softer, pace off, defensive fields and yorkers. Wells bats best when they attack him!
6:54pm
BT said | 6:54pm | Report comment
Also, he has terrible timing, and either poor footwork or a poor eye for anything outside of offstump. He gets most of his runs behind the wicket, and they are usually french cuts and outside edges!
6:44pm
Dixie said | 6:44pm | Report comment
Herrick concedes one from his over. 2+ boundaries an over needed for the Hurricanes. Can Boom boom strike back?
6:41pm
Dixie said | 6:41pm | Report comment
That’s how you play a rookie spinner! Shah bombs McDonald downtown after Wells struggles. 53 from 36 required, 8 in hand. What can the tough stickers produce? Herrick back on
6:38pm
Dixie said | 6:38pm | Report comment
HH need 62 from 47. In the balance. Need boundaries, or poles will fall.
6:35pm
Dixie said | 6:35pm | Report comment
Plenty of wickets in the shed for Hobart, but not much more batting depth. Debutant McDonald on now with Afridi chewing his ear off. Maybe he really wants to?
6:28pm
Dixie said | 6:28pm | Report comment
Wells’ 50 faster than his usual- will struggle to maintain the pace with none on the ball and field out. Shah to play leading role. Been a good buy for Hobart
6:26pm
Dixie said | 6:26pm | Report comment
Dixie strikes again! Birt misses a straight one from Afridi. Pressure on Shah now…
6:22pm
Dixie said | 6:22pm | Report comment
Now we’re talking! Birt, Wells, Birt and Birt take the spinners to task with four sixes in 2 overs. The RRR was getting up above 10 – no more power play. Birt now 23 (13). RRR below 10. Here come the Canes.
6:09pm
Dixie said | 6:09pm | Report comment
Travis Birt in for the Canes
*DANGER*
6:22pm
Dixie said | 6:22pm | Report comment
6:09pm
Dixie said | 6:09pm | Report comment
Heal ties the Hurricanes up with 2 runs from the over. Darn good considering the power play. What happened to Heal? Was a good ODI prospect back in the west before Beer-fever hit the WACA. Is he playing for the Vics now?
6:14pm
ETrain said | 6:14pm | Report comment
you killed him.
6:05pm
Dixie said | 6:05pm | Report comment
Cosgrove out to one of the weirdest ways to get bowled by a yorker possible. Tried to wedge out of the way, angled his bat incorrectly and drew it back. Sort of. Great over by Diggler. Hobart 1/23 (4)
6:01pm
Dixie said | 6:01pm | Report comment
Hurricanes 0/20 off 3. Wells is Brad Hogging the strike here. My prediction of him as top-scorer lloking good. Only 17 overs to go.
5:49pm
ETrain said | 5:49pm | Report comment
Does Herrick’s elbow suggest he’s a fan of the other Melbourne team?
5:59pm
Dixie said | 5:59pm | Report comment
I’ll go with no, but his James Blake imitation is a hit being tennis season.
5:48pm
Dixie said | 5:48pm | Report comment
Wells and Cosgrove open up, leave Jaques for later. Intriguing…
5:42pm
Dixie said | 5:42pm | Report comment
Renegades finish with 173. Missed out really. Reardon probably the wrong option at 3 with Afridi and McDonald padded up. Still competitive, no Harwood or Tait but on form that’s not that bad a thing.
The Hurricanes have the momentum after bringing Melbourne back in the 2nd half. As always the innings relies on Birt and Shah, but I’d love to see Cosgrove (looks like Grimace according to @bignosestu on Twitter) go bananas and set up the chase.
See you after oranges.
5:34pm
Dixie said | 5:34pm | Report comment
Naved 0/38 (4). First time he hasn’t burgled a wicket in the last five overs since playing T20 for Karachi National Bank in 1956*.
* I have asterisked that remark
5:29pm
Jason said | 5:29pm | Report comment
How useless the Renegades? 0/125 off 12, ended up with only 173 (and that with a 6 off the last ball).
This will be easy for the HHs.
5:46pm
Dixie said | 5:46pm | Report comment
It was screaming 200. Lost their momentum, and back came the Canes spinners who could sniff a few cheap overs. Hurricanes prefer batting first, I think it’ll test them.
Wells to top score?
5:27pm
Dixie said | 5:27pm | Report comment
Who is Will Sheridan and what does he do?
5:29pm
ETrain said | 5:29pm | Report comment
Batting/off spinning all rounder.
5:22pm
ETrain said | 5:22pm | Report comment
Have the ‘Canes gone in too light on batting if they lose early poles?
5:25pm
Dixie said | 5:25pm | Report comment
Here we go. My take on T20 is that you pick your 11 best batsmen, and then ask if any of them bowl, so I think they have gone light. But this is pretty much their formula, Triffitt normally 6/7?
5:28pm
ETrain said | 5:28pm | Report comment
Krezja/Naved at 7 seems very thin to me!
5:43pm
Dixie said | 5:43pm | Report comment
Naved’s hair is thin. Long and thin
5:22pm
Dixie said | 5:22pm | Report comment
McDonald out for 1. Krejza rubs it in with his third. Afridi more ‘block block’ than ‘Boom Boom’ so far. Rs 4/152 (18)
5:26pm
Dixie said | 5:26pm | Report comment
That was bound to happen. Naved gives his old mate Afridi a nice fully on leg. Boom Boom.
5:20pm
Dixie said | 5:20pm | Report comment
Reardon out. He’s done his job (16 from 15). That is, if his job was to put 200 out of reach. Krejza has his second, of course I have Doherty (0/33) in my Fantasy team.
5:15pm
ETrain said | 5:15pm | Report comment
Rana has burgled 84% of his T20 career wickets. Its his time.
5:23pm
Dixie said | 5:23pm | Report comment
Tom Moody is 8 foot 6
5:14pm
Dixie said | 5:14pm | Report comment
Boom-Boom. Not sure about it as a nickname
5:16pm
ETrain said | 5:16pm | Report comment
prefer lightning?
5:18pm
Dixie said | 5:18pm | Report comment
I really want to have good banter, but as pretty much the main source of conversation, please know that any offence is unintentional (don’t leave)
5:10pm
Dixie said | 5:10pm | Report comment
16th over – Krejza gets Finch slogging. Hogan juggled it thinking he should save the wicket for Naved. Great knock Finch (67/45), in comes Afridi. Renegades 2/141 (16).
5:07pm
ETrain said | 5:07pm | Report comment
Maxwell out for 8 weeks with knee injury. Still in my fantasy team though. Bugger.
5:17pm
Dixie said | 5:17pm | Report comment
I still have Josh Hazelwood (first sign of not winning fantasy – continually forget to update)
5:06pm
Dixie said | 5:06pm | Report comment
Doherty did a reasonable job 0/33 from his 4. That’s just about what Krejza’s second over went for…
5:04pm
Dixie said | 5:04pm | Report comment
Fox Sport sideline journo asks Hodge if he’s aware his partnership allows his team to consolidate. Hodge is aware, judging from his answer
5:03pm
Dixie said | 5:03pm | Report comment
Hodge out, caught at mid-off. 1/126 RR 9.33. Wonder if this will stifle the Rs charge towards 200. With Reardon in, I’m predicting yes…
4:53pm
Dixie said | 4:53pm | Report comment
Hogan tightens up, 3 runs from 13th over, Rs 0/125
4:49pm
Dixie said | 4:49pm | Report comment
I fear this could be a soliloquy, but how much is too much for a firing Hurricanes batting line-up to chase?
4:50pm
Dixie said | 4:50pm | Report comment
Excellent question. Bellerive is small, 200 if Birt gets going
5:04pm
ETrain said | 5:04pm | Report comment
Bellerieve is the same dimensions as the MCG goose! Just because Birt can clear it doesn’t make it small. 170 always first goal. 2nd goal, get Birt cheap!
5:16pm
Dixie said | 5:16pm | Report comment
Size is relative Etrain.
4:48pm
Dixie said | 4:48pm | Report comment
Hodge smokes Naved (53 n.o. from 32), the Hurricanes up against it here…
4:43pm
Dixie said | 4:43pm | Report comment
Renegades 0/98 at halfway. Finch (57 from 33) stating his case for a KFC yellow and grey singlet. This is the sort of time Rhett Lockyer normally saves the Hurricanes somehow with his straight breaks – not playing tonight.
4:41pm
Dixie said | 4:41pm | Report comment
I’m going to make up a stat here and say that’s the first time we’ve seen three consecutive sixes on Australian soil since Dean Jones vs England at the ‘Gabba in 1990*.
*Author acknowledges that this stat is almost certainly incorrect
4:38pm
Dixie said | 4:38pm | Report comment
Another one. Not Kreja’s night it seems. That’ll be 20 off that over, Finch thanks the offie for those birthday presents (yes, his birthday is in November). Finch 48 (26)
4:35pm
Dixie said | 4:35pm | Report comment
Looks like Finch has had enough. Two sixes in a row off Krejza, the first an ugly heave over cow, the second a great drive over extra cover.
4:31pm
Dixie said | 4:31pm | Report comment
Naved forced on earlier than he would like. He’s visibly disappointed, only gives him 3 overs to burgle wickets at the death. 0/66 off 7, Naved (1-0-8-0)
4:29pm
Dixie said | 4:29pm | Report comment
Hodge peels 15 from Laughlin’s over, turning back the clock. I’m hoping some Victorians are viewing here, can’t resist the bait. ‘How did Brad Hodge not play more matches for Australia’ and ‘If Brad Hodge was from NSW he would have captained Australia’.
Almost swapped Hodge for Hogg there, could have got me in strife. Melbourne smoking the Hurricances – good power play, 0/58 from 6.
4:19pm
Dixie said | 4:19pm | Report comment
Finch in good touch here (21 off 15). Renegades taking advantage of the PP, Krejza over goes for 9. Laughlin on, more runs likely…
4:17pm
The Bush said | 4:17pm | Report comment
So if the Heat are to scrape into the finals they need this to be a relatively close match and for the Hurricans to win…
4:24pm
Dixie said | 4:24pm | Report comment
The Heat are currently in 4th. This match has no bearing on their finals chances, it all comes down to the Stars and Adelaide tomorrow night, you need the Strikers to win, but not thrash Warney and the lads.
4:12pm
Dixie said | 4:12pm | Report comment
Ah Doherty from the other end. Shouldn have gone with Krejza. Doherty went for 11. Renegades off to good start 0/18 from 2.
4:08pm
Dixie said | 4:08pm | Report comment
The Renegades have won the toss and will bat first. Naved is sad. What’s par? Finch and Hodge to open up, Maxwell, who I mentioned in my preview, has been left out for the Rs (mock).
Mick Hogan opening up, probably Krezja from the other end.
3:09pm
King of the Gorgonites said | 3:09pm | Report comment
lets hope its a better game then last night.
5:08pm
Dixie said | 5:08pm | Report comment
Thunder = ordinary