BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Harper †	c Ross b Sams	39	19	-	4	2	205.26

Aaron Finch (c)	c McAndrew b Nair	29	22	-	2	1	131.81

Shaun Marsh	c Sams b Nair	42	33	-	5	1	127.27

Tom Cooper	c Nair b McAndrew	13	17	-	1	0	76.47

Dan Christian	lbw b Sams	18	15	-	1	0	120.00

Beau Webster	not out	17	10	-	0	1	170.00
Jack Wildermuth	not out	4	4	-	0	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 3, w 4)	7
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 8.45)	169/5
Did not bat: Cameron Boyce, Kane Richardson, Richard Gleeson, Harry Gurney
Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Sam Harper, 4.6 ov), 2-76 (Aaron Finch, 7.6 ov), 3-120 (Tom Cooper, 13.5 ov), 4-135 (Shaun Marsh, 16.2 ov), 5-154 (Dan Christian, 18.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Daniel Sams	3	0	26	2	8.66	4	3	0	1	0
4.6 to SB Harper, taken at cover! Harper's fun is over. Looking to the leg side again, it's a slower ball, and takes the leading edge as the bat face closes. A simple catch. 55/1 18.2 to DT Christian, superbly bowled! Gets the yorker in, takes Christian on the boot. It's an offspinning slower ball, almost dips a little under the bat. Excellent delivery. Follows his superb yorker against Cutting the other night. 154/5
Jonathan Cook	3	0	29	0	9.66	4	3	1	1	0
Chris Tremain	4	0	41	0	10.25	3	1	2	1	0
Nathan McAndrew	3	0	19	1	6.33	7	2	0	0	0
13.5 to TLW Cooper, terrific catch! Nair holds on at deep backward square...Cooper scooped this from outside off, actually connected quite nicely but Nair was able to dive forward to hold on. Good field placement. 120/3
Chris Green	3	0	19	0	6.33	6	2	0	1	0
Arjun Nair	4	0	32	2	8.00	9	2	2	0	0
7.6 to AJ Finch, finds deep midwicket! Was looking for another one down the ground but he dragged this, the bat twists and it comes off the toe end. Big moment for the Thunder. Finch whacks his pad as he walks off. 76/2 16.2 to SE Marsh, fantastic catch at deep midwicket! Daniel Sams, that's a beauty. Marsh goes for the slog sweep, takes it from quite a way outside off, it's struck nicely and it's skimming towards the boundary before Sams gets across with a full length dive. 135/4

Sydney Thunder (T: 170 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alex Hales	c Richardson b Gurney	68	38	-	8	2	178.94

Usman Khawaja	c Finch b Gurney	66	46	-	8	1	143.47

Callum Ferguson (c)	lbw b Gleeson	4	7	-	0	0	57.14

Matthew Gilkes †	run out (†Harper/Gleeson)	15	20	-	0	0	75.00

Alex Ross	not out	11	7	-	2	0	157.14
Daniel Sams	not out	0	0	-	0	0	-
Extras	(lb 3, w 4)	7
TOTAL	19.4 Ov (RR: 8.69)	171/4
Did not bat: Chris Green, Arjun Nair, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Tremain, Jonathan Cook
Fall of wickets: 1-99 (Usman Khawaja, 11.5 ov), 2-122 (Callum Ferguson, 14.1 ov), 3-147 (Alex Hales, 16.2 ov), 4-167 (Matthew Gilkes, 19.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Kane Richardson	4	0	18	0	4.50	14	1	0	1	0
Richard Gleeson	3.4	0	36	1	9.81	8	6	0	1	0
14.1 to CJ Ferguson, given lbw! Well, not sure about that. Back of a length, straight, seems to take him reasonably high. Maybe not, we'll need a replay. Was pretty close either way. Clipping the bails, so technically correct!. 122/2
Harry Gurney	4	0	26	2	6.50	10	3	0	1	0
11.5 to UT Khawaja, finds cover! Full outside off, doesn't quite get to the pitch, grabbed high above his head bu the captain. 99/1 16.2 to AD Hales, taken at deep midwicket! He struck that so sweetly, but Richardson barely had to move. Gurney had come back over the wicket, it was full and straight, Hales just wanted to keep going. 147/3
Cameron Boyce	4	0	43	0	10.75	3	3	2	0	0
Jack Wildermuth	2	0	14	0	7.00	2	1	0	0	0
Dan Christian	2	0	31	0	15.50	0	4	1	1	0

MATCH FLOW

Melbourne Renegades innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 61 runs, 1 wicket)
Melbourne Renegades: 50 runs in 4.2 overs (26 balls), Extras 2
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (SB Harper 35, AJ Finch 13, Ex 2)
Strategic Timeout: Melbourne Renegades - 83/2 in 9.0 overs (SE Marsh 10, TLW Cooper 1)
Melbourne Renegades: 100 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 6
Melbourne Renegades: 150 runs in 17.5 overs (107 balls), Extras 7

Sydney Thunder innings
Innings Break: Sydney Thunder - 0/0
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 0 wicket)
Sydney Thunder: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 2
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (AD Hales 12, UT Khawaja 36, Ex 2)
Strategic Timeout: Sydney Thunder - 63/0 in 9.0 overs (AD Hales 18, UT Khawaja 43)
UT Khawaja: 50 off 39 balls (7 x 4)
Sydney Thunder: 100 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 3
AD Hales: 50 off 33 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
Sydney Thunder: 150 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 5

MATCH DETAILS

Simonds Stadium, South Geelong, Victoria
Toss	Melbourne Renegades, elected to bat first
Series	Big Bash League
Season	2019/20
Player Of The Match	Alex Hales
Match days	19 December 2019 - daynight (20-over match)
Umpires	Donovan Koch Greg Davidson
TV Umpire	Sam Nogajski
Reserve Umpire	Dale Ireland
Match Referee	Bob Parry
Points	Sydney Thunder 2, Melbourne Renegades 0

Win Probability

ST 100%

MRST

100%50%100%

Over 20 • ST 171/4

Matthew Gilkes run out (†Harper/Gleeson) 15 (20b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75

Thunder won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

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Usman Khawaja and Alex Hales make it two from two for Sydney Thunder

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Thunder Innings

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
KW Richardson	4	18	0	4.5
RJ Gleeson	3.4	36	1	9.81
HF Gurney	4	26	2	6.5
CJ Boyce	4	43	0	10.75
JD Wildermuth	2	14	0	7
DT Christian	2	31	0	15.5

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