Match 11, Carrara, December 13, 2021, 01:45 PM
Melbourne Renegades
140/6(20.0ov)
Brisbane Heat
141/5(16.5ov)
Brisbane Heat beat Melbourne Renegades by 5 wickets
Right then! That’s it from this game! BBL action continues on Tuesday as Perth Scorchers take on Hobart Hurricanes. That game begins at 07:15 pm Local (08:15 am GMT). Do join us for the live action. Till then, take care and goodbye!
James Bazley is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH. He says that it's a nice feeling to get a win and get their campaign underway. Mentions that the conditions were nice to play in and they executed their plans very well.
The Renegades were really good with the ball in the middle overs and that gave them a sniff. Had their bowlers bowled well at the start, the story could well have been different. Also, had their skipper, taken the catch of Bazely, this could have gone down to the wire. Overall though, they were quite under par, first with the bat and then with the ball and in the field.
So, the Heat have opened their account for the campaign. It was probably not as comfortable as we thought it would be at one stage but it was quite comprehensive in the end. Their openers got them off to a flier, especially Lynn. Once he got out though, Heat lost wickets at regular intervals. They have given away games from a winning position but not this time. Heazlett kept his calm and played with a lot of responsibility and along with James Bazely, they took their side over the line.
In over# 17
1lb
1
1lb
6
4
Reece Topley 26/0(2.5)
16.5
1lb
LEG BYE! Length and on the pads, James Bazley misses his flick. The ball goes off the pads to the leg side. The batters collect a leg bye and these are the winning runs. Brisbane Heat win the game by 5 wickets.
16.4
1
Short and on off. Sam Heazlett pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
16.3
1lb
LEG BYE! Full and on the pads, James Bazley misses his flick. The ball rolls out off the pads. The batters take a leg bye.
16.2
6
SIX! BANG! This is out of here! James Bazley wants to end things in a hurry here. He wants to snatch a crucial victory for his side! Back of a length, on off, James Bazley stands tall and smokes it over the long on fence for a maximum.
16.1
4
FOUR! Nicely played! Slightly short and on off. James Bazley stands tall and slaps it over mid off and bags a boundary.
Reece Topley comes back into the attack. He replaces Mohammad Nabi.
In over# 16
2
4
0
0
6
1
Kane Richardson 26/1(3)
15.6
2
Back of a length, outside off. Sam Heazlett dabs it to third man for a couple.
15.5
4
FOUR! This time a boundary through the off side! Overpitched delivery on off. Sam Heazlett drives and drives it beautifully in the gap wide of mid off for a boundary.
15.4
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A good-length ball, outside off. Sam Heazlett looks to cut it again but misses.
15.3
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A length ball, outside off. Sam Heazlett looks to cut but misses.
15.2
6
SIX! Short ball and punished! A short ball, on middle. Sam Heazlett gets deep in his crease and pulls it powerfully towards deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
15.1
1
A length ball, on off. James Bazley defends this off the front foot. Gets a thick outside edge to third man for a single.
In over# 15
1
0
1
1
1
1
Mohammad Nabi 19/1(3)
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