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Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars: Gades win title with remarkable comeback

17th February, 2019
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Match Complete

First Innings: Melbourne Stars

7/132

MEL7/132

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Melbourne Renegades

Match Complete

Melbourne Stars

7/132

Melbourne Renegades win by 13 runs

1/20 (4.0) *Gurney O: 20.0 Bird* 4 (4)
2/33 (4.0) Christian RR:5.66 Zampa 17 (10)
c. White b. Christian17.5
7/112
Bravo 3(3)
c. Harvey b. Christian17.1
6/108
Gotch 2(5)
c. Finch b. Gurney16.6
5/108
Maddinson 6(7)
c. Harvey b. Tremain15.1
4/99
Maxwell 1(6)
c. Christian b. Boyce14.6
3/99
Dunk 57(45)
c. Christian b. Tremain13.3
2/94
Handscomb 0(2)
b. Boyce12.6
1/93
Stoinis 39(38)
First Innings: Melbourne Renegades5/145RR: 6.21O: 20.0

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First Innings: Melbourne Renegades 5/145 RR: 6.21 O: 20.0
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR

M.S. Harris

c. Handscomb b. Bird

12 10 2 0 120.00

A.J. Finch*

run out (Bird)

13 10 2 0 130.00

S.B. Harper+

c+b. Bird

6 7 1 0 85.71

C.L. White

lbw. Zampa

12 12 1 1 100.00

M. Harvey

b. Zampa

14 16 2 0 87.50

T.L.W. Cooper

not out

43 35 2 2 122.86

D.T. Christian

not out

38 30 2 1 126.67

C.J. Boyce

         

K.W. Richardson

         

C.P. Tremain

         

H.F. Gurney

         

Extras

(b 0, lb 3, w 4, nb 0)

7  
Total 145  
Bowlers O M R W Ec
D.J. Worrall 4.0 0 37 0 9.25
J.M. Bird 3.0 0 25 2 8.33
A. Zampa 4.0 0 21 2 5.25
S. Lamichhane 4.0 0 16 0 4.00
M.P. Stoinis 2.0 0 19 0 9.50
D.J. Bravo 3.0 0 24 0 8.00
First Innings: Melbourne Stars 7/132 RR: 5.66 O: 20.0
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR

B.R. Dunk

c. Christian b. Boyce

57 45 4 1 126.67

M.P. Stoinis

b. Boyce

39 38 2 1 102.63

P.S.P. Handscomb+

c. Christian b. Tremain

0 2 0 0 0.00

G.J. Maxwell*

c. Harvey b. Tremain

1 6 0 0 16.67

N.J. Maddinson

c. Finch b. Gurney

6 7 0 0 85.71

S.E. Gotch

c. Harvey b. Christian

2 5 0 0 40.00

D.J. Bravo

c. White b. Christian

3 3 0 0 100.00

A. Zampa

not out

17 10 1 1 170.00

J.M. Bird

not out

4 4 0 0 100.00

D.J. Worrall

         

S. Lamichhane

         

Extras

(b 0, lb 1, w 2, nb 0)

3  
Total 132  
Bowlers O M R W Ec
K.W. Richardson 4.0 0 27 0 6.75
C.P. Tremain 4.0 0 21 2 5.25
H.F. Gurney 4.0 0 20 1 5.00
C.J. Boyce 4.0 0 30 2 7.50
D.T. Christian 4.0 0 33 2 8.25

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Match result:

A late collapse from the Melbourne Stars has seen the Melbourne Renegades snatch victory from the jaws of defeat and win over the crosstown rivals to claim their first ever BBL title win.

Final score
Melbourne Renegades 5/145
Melbourne Stars 7/132

Match preview:

BBL08 comes to an end today as the Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars battle it out, both seeking their first title. Join The Roar for live scores and a live blog of the match, starting from 2:45pm AEDT

Cricket is an unusual game. Not anyone would have predicted that a Melbourne derby would be the final outcome of a BBL league that has gone on for longer than any other high-profile cricket tournament in history.

Both the Renegades and the Stars have a chance to make BBL history today, as neither team has ever won the trophy since the tournament’s inception back in 2011.

The best result for the Stars so far has been runners-up in the BBL 05, while the Renegades have been semi-finalists in BBL 02, 07 and 08.

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The opportunity for inaugural BBL glory awaits both teams who are hungry to grab the coveted prize.

If we analyse each team’s road to the final, their campaigns could not be any more similar.

Neither side can really call themselves the best team of the tournament – that honour goes to the Hobart Hurricanes who only lost four games for the entire season but bowed out when it really mattered.

The Renegades have only won one game more than the Stars, and thanks to a few resounding and comfortable victories in the latter end of the tournament, they see their net run rate propel them into second place.

The Melbourne Stars are truly the underdogs in this game.

Languishing at sixth and seventh on the BBL ladder for much of the season, some brave leadership by Glen Maxwell, with important contributions from Marcus Stoinis, Nepalese superstar Sandeep Lamichchane and Ben Dunk allowed them to keep their noses just in front for finals contention, and they made it in by the skin of their teeth.

Despite their spirited efforts, their bowling remains a big weak link, with not a single Stars player amongst the top ten wicket-takers for BBL 09.

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Prediction
When these two teams clashed in the qualifying games, the Stars recorded comfortable victories over the Renegades each time.

Don’t expect this to be the case on this occasion though.

The Renegades have a beefed-up batting line up with plenty of international experience. Expect the likes of Aaron Finch, Cameron White and Dan Christian to feast on a weakened Stars bowling line-up once they get going.

If the Stars aren’t careful, the Renegades could run away with the trophy before they know it.

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