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Strikers vs Renegades, 35th Match at Melbourne, , Jan 22 2018 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
35th Match, Melbourne (Docklands), January 22, 2018, Big Bash League
(20 ov, T:174) 147/7

Strikers won by 26 runs

Player Of The Match
68 (36)
colin-ingram
Cricinfo's MVP
101.65 ptsImpact List
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end of over 2017 runs
MR: 147/7CRR: 7.35 
Brad Hodge30 (18b 1x4 3x6)
Chris Tremain2 (3b)
Michael Neser 4-0-46-0
Ben Laughlin 4-0-18-2

11.00pm Apologies for the confusion with the scoring towards the end. A lot was happening, and the sequence of balls got a little muddled up. In any case, a big win for the Strikers, which means the Renegades remain on eight points, the same as the Sydney Thunder and the Brisbane Heat. It looks like the Renegades-Heat game could become a virtual quarter-final. Do join us tomorrow for Sixers versus Stars. Until then, goodbye!

Robert Brown: "I took a catch like that 52 years ago, playing school boy cricket, it was a super catch has lived in my memory for years, but that one came close to mine"

10.50pm The Adelaide Strikers move back above the Perth Scorchers to reclaim first place, which means they've earned themselves a home semi-final. A brilliant performance today; they never looked like they wouldn't defend 173, after a brief spurt of early aggression from the Renegades. A vital partnership in the first innings too, between Travis Head and Colin Ingram. But the moment of the day had to be that catch - undoubtedly the catch of the tournament and an early contender for catch of the year: made by Ben Laughlin, taken by Jake Weatherald.

19.6
6
Neser to Hodge, SIX runs

another full-toss, angling into leg stump, Hodge opens up and whips it away for another six over deep square leg

19.5
4
Neser to Hodge, FOUR runs

full outside off, and Hodge lifts it over extra-cover and picks up another four

19.4
Neser to Hodge, no run

wide yorker, Hodge can't connect with the open-faced stab

19.3
6
Neser to Hodge, SIX runs

full-toss on leg stump, and Hodge has smashed this into the third tier beyond deep backward square leg. Was this over waist height too?

19.2
Neser to Hodge, no run

yorker angling down leg. The batsman was looking to make room, and it squeezes between his legs as he misses a flick and rolls down to the keeper

19.1
1
Neser to Tremain, 1 run

wide yorker, jabbed to the left of extra-cover

end of over 199 runs • 1 wicket
MR: 130/7CRR: 6.84 RRR: 44.00
Brad Hodge14 (13b 1x6)
Chris Tremain1 (2b)
Ben Laughlin 4-0-18-2
Peter Siddle 4-0-24-1
18.6
4b
Laughlin to Hodge, 4 byes

the bails start flashing as he does Hodge in with a slower, outswinging yorker. Plays all around it, but it's a free-hit, and the ball hits off stump and runs away to the third man boundary. Maybe a thin edge on it too - the umpire doesn't signal byes

Free-hit

18.6
2n-l
Laughlin to Tremain, (no ball) 1 leg bye

high full-toss on off stump, immediately signalled no-ball. Opens up and looks to hoick it away. Hits him on the glove (?) and rolls into the point region

18.5
1
Laughlin to Hodge, 1 run

in the blockhole, just outside off, squeezed to the left of extra-cover

18.4
1
Laughlin to Tremain, 1 run

that late outswing again. A full-toss outside off and he slaps it to the right of sweeper cover

18.3
1
Laughlin to Hodge, 1 run

inswinging yorker, goes late and into the pads. No appeal because it was going down leg. Misses the flick and the ball ricochets off pad into the off side

18.2
Laughlin to Hodge, no run

slower full ball wide of off stump, Hodge slashes and misses

Kev: "I feel we haven't talked about that catch enough yet" -- Go on, give us your opinions!

18.1
W
Laughlin to Wildermuth, OUT

slower short ball, and Wildermuth has swatted that down the throat of deep square leg coming in off the boundary

Jack Wildermuth c Weatherald b Laughlin 3 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60

This match is just winding down to its end. For those still interested in the equation, Reegades need 53 off 12. Here's Laughlin

end of over 184 runs
MR: 121/6CRR: 6.72 RRR: 26.50
Jack Wildermuth3 (4b)
Brad Hodge12 (9b 1x6)
Peter Siddle 4-0-24-1
Ben Laughlin 3-0-14-1
17.6
1
Siddle to Wildermuth, 1 run

very full again, heaved to deep midwicket

17.5
1
Siddle to Hodge, 1 run

yorker outside off, slapped straight to extra-cover

17.4
Siddle to Hodge, no run

slower ball, full, looks to slog it away and only ends up hitting it back to the bowler in his follow-through. The ball either bounced on the ground, very close to his bat, or straight up off his left foot. They're checking with the third umpire and it's bounced on the ground, so it isn't a c&b. Siddle also missed the stumps at the keeper's end with the batsman quite a way out of his ground

17.3
1
Siddle to Wildermuth, 1 run

full outside off, looks for a big heave and gets a thick edge that loops up and bounces out of reach of the short third man fielder turning around and running back towards the boundary

17.2
1
Siddle to Hodge, 1 run

full outside off, flat-batted to long-off

17.1
Siddle to Hodge, no run

in the blockhole on off stump, jabbed back to the bowler

end of over 176 runs • 1 wicket
MR: 117/6CRR: 6.88 RRR: 19.00
Brad Hodge10 (5b 1x6)
Jack Wildermuth1 (2b)
Ben Laughlin 3-0-14-1
Rashid Khan 4-0-26-2
16.6
1
Laughlin to Hodge, 1 run

fullish outswinger wide of off, sliced in the air but it bounces short of the man coming in off the cover point boundary

Win Probability
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