Sydney Thunder defeated Melbourne Renegades in a thriller at the MCG, with the home team only one run short, ending their BBL 2021-22 attack with a wooden spoon.
Aaron Finch Batted For 82 Runs :-
The Renegades batted for 82 runs to captain Aaron Finch and the team needed 9 runs in the last over, but Gurinder Sandhu hit a triple-wicket haul.
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Two runs were needed off the last ball, but Cameron Boyce – who took five in the first innings – was dismissed deep. Finch was dismissed for 85 runs in 64 balls.
Alex Hales and Khawaja got off to a fine start for the first Thunder with an opening stand of 80 runs within 7 overs. However, from 80/0, they slipped to 93/5 in no time, with Cameron Boyce taking four wickets in four balls.
Sydney Thunder Crosses 150 :-
After Hales’ 22-ball 44, the next best after Khawaja was 20. Cameron Boyce finished with 5-21 in his quota of overs. Although Khawaja, en route to his half-century, took Thunder past 150, it was a below-par total that he got.
The Thunder finished the league consecutively on points with the Sydney Sixers, but with third place, they would return for a knockout against either the Adelaide Strikers or the Hobart Hurricanes.
Brief Scores:– Sydney Thunder 170/8 in 20 overs (A. Hales 44, U. Khawaja 77; Cameron Boyce 5-33) beat Melbourne Renegades 169/7 in 20 overs (Aaron Finch 82, Unmukt Chand 29; Gurinder Sandhu 3 -33) by one run.
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers
Sydney Sixers’ 27-run victory in Brisbane marked a tragic end to another hopeless BBL season for Brisbane Heat, who survived with a wooden spoon, but only.
Set 179 to chase, the only phase where the Heat looked like they would chase down the objective was in the stipulated time between overs 10 and 15, where they took 38 in 2 power surge overs as Max Bryant. Scored 68 runs after scoring runs. one fifty.
Brisbane Heat Competes For Speed :-
Jimmy Pierson also hit 42 off 23 balls, but before and after that, the Heat competed for pace and lost wickets at regular intervals. Spinner Steve O’Keefe did not hit a single boundary in his four-over spell, keeping the opposition at 151 for 8.
Earlier, Daniel Hughes helped Sydney Sixers to a decent total with 59 off 45 balls. Dan Christian’s 24-ball 32 gave him the late motivation he expected.
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Brief Scores:– Sydney Sixers 178/6 in 20 overs (D. Hughes 59, Dan Christian 32; Michael Neser 3-39) beat Brisbane Heat 151/8 in 20 overs (M. Bryant 56, Jimmy Pearson 42; Hayden Kerr 3 -23) by 27 runs.
