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In the fourth match of the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) 2020-21, Melbourne Renegades crushed Perth Scorchers by 7 wickets at Bellerive🃏 Oval in♑ Hobart on Saturday.
Chasing the paltry target of 131, Renegades started pretty well after their openers Shaun Marsh (62), and Aaron Finch (35) completely steamrolled the bowling o♍f Scorchers. Both the batters showed their superior class and smashed boundaries at all corners of the ground.
The duo was looking set to get their side over the finish line as they added 70 runs in 8.2 overs. However, Jhye Richardson had some other plans. The right-armer bowled a slower delivery and sent Finch back to the dugoutꦍ. Finch scored runs at a strike-rate of 125 with five fo🔜urs and a six.
🅷Marsh, on the other ha𒊎nd, kept on tickling the scoreboard and reached his first half-century of BBL 10. Marsh, in fact, got out at the very end when Renegades had equalled the score. The left-handed batsman slammed eight boundaries, including a maximum.
In 16.3 overs, Renegades chased down the target and won the contest by 7 w🔜ickets.
Hardie and Turner drive Scorchers to 130
Earlier, Scorchers’ skipper Ashton Turner and lower-order batsman Aaron Hardie played some valuable knocks to t𝐆ake their side to 130.
ꦑHardie smashed 33 off 36 balls with the help of two boundaries. Turner, on the other hand, scored a quickfire 24 from 16 deliver♓ies laced up with five scintillating fours.
For the Renegades, Josh Lalor and Kane Richardson were the pick of the bowlers. Lalor picked up three wickets f꧙or 30 in his quota of 4 overs. At the same time, Ri🐬chardson also bagged three scalps in 3.1 overs while conceding 22 runs.
Peter Hatzoglou also shined with the white leather after he finished with two wickets for 29. Apart from Hatzoglou, off-spinner Beau Webster claimed one wicket for 14 in 3 overs.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
The 'Gades bloody love it!
Six debutants, and they've comfortably knocked off the Scorchers
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL)
Josh Lalor
Loves ✅
Good at ✅
Good at ✅— Tim Michell (@tim_michell)
Scorchers batting i💯s really weak for this format! And they decided to buy Colin Munro who is out of form for more than a year!﷽
— Anirudh (@OffDrive_)
Perth Scorchers bowler out for 130 agains൩t Melbourne Renegades. Scorcဣhers innings never got going, Kane Richardson and Josh Lalor were fantastic with 3 wickets each.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
I know he's in a terrible run of form but I still love Ashton Turner. I really hope we can see him get back to his best during this tournament.
— Patrick Gray (@PatrickM_Gray)
Shaun Marsh is comfortably the bes⛦t player to ever play in the Big Bash.
— Dimi Mascarenhas (@dimimascarenhas)
On his debut, is player of the match!
@abbey_gelmi |
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket)
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What A Outstanding Direct Hit By Wkt 🏏🏏꧒🏏�▨�🥳👍👍👍🤘🤘
— Priyadarshi Das (@toposant55)
I think it's time for Shaun Marsh to dig up his Baggy Green out of the cupboard.
— Paul Colbert (@PaulColbert_)