BBL Finals

[K]

O'Keefe bowled the first 3 balls Christian faced and then ran out of overs.
Christian, like Lynn and Short, is far better against pace than spin.

[Donny]

Incredible chase. Renegades home with 1 ball to spare.

Dan Christian was outstanding, with 31* from 14 balls. Aaron Finch hit 44 from 41. Sam Harper (36) and Cam White (29) batted well. They faced 17 balls each.

https://www.facebook.com/AussieCricket-278637879094/

[K]

Sixers will be wishing it was Silk at long-on rather than Edwards for that fingertip chance Christian gave.

[Donny]

Melbourne Derby. Sunday arvo. Marvel.

Stars v. Renegades.

Will be the same wicket as tonight's match.

[Donny]

Squads.

Renegades: Aaron Finch (c), Cameron Boyce, Dan Christian, Tom Cooper, Harry Gurney, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Jon Holland, Cameron White, Kane Richardson, Chris Tremain, Jack Wildermuth

Stars: Glenn Maxwell (c), Jackson Bird, Dwayne Bravo, Jackson Coleman, Ben Dunk, Seb Gotch, Evan Gulbis, Peter Handscomb, Sandeep Lamichhane, Nic Maddinson, Marcus Stoinis, Dan Worrall, Adam Zampa

The Final will be on Sunday Feb 17 at 2.45pm AEDT at Marvel Stadium.

[K]

Warne criticized for allegedly biased commentary...

e.g.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket ... 50y92.html

'[Jim Maxwell] said in one tweet "you are a commentator not a cheerleader", then in another post "[umpire] Gerard Abood made a pedantic ruling but please, as a commentator, say that without personal attacks ... "muppet"??" '


[Comment: disgruntled viewers could always have switched to free-to-air TV...]

[K]

Renegades bat.
Wickets tumble.

[K]

Including Finch run out backing up and White LBW to Zampa.
They'll always say how "unlucky" such a run out is, but you cannot be run out that way if you don't leave your crease. Batsmen do this all the time, mostly with no intention to steal a quick single. Why?

[K]

4/65 (10)... becomes 5/65 as Zampa bowls Harvey.
Uncertainty against spin.

Renegades are the worst team in the comp against spin. And, in honesty, a lot of teams have been bad against spin.
...

And Zampa ends up with 2/21 (4).

[Donny]

5/85 after 14 overs. Zampa 2/20.

[Donny]

5/102. 4 overs left.

[K]

Closing bowling woeful from Worrall. But bravo to Bravo.

5/145 (20) is too few.

[K]

0/72 (10). Stars in cruise mode.

Finch kicks the stumps in frustration as a possible run-out chance is missed. (It needed a direct hit, anyway, and even then...)

[Donny]

Stars need 69 from 54 balls.

Stoinis 31*, Dunk 44*.

[Donny]

1/93. Wicket for Boyce.

Stoinis bowled for 39.