- BATSMENRB4s6sSR11.1 Sheridan gets a wicket straightaway. It was on a length outside off which holds the line after pitching and Marsh stays on his crease and tries to clear the long-off but it went flat and Doolan runs forward from the ropes and takes a good low catch and brings the end to his innings. 73/26.4 length delivery which was pitched outside off and spins away taking Katich on surprise. He stays on his crease and tries to steer it but edged it to the keeper. Umpire took a bit of time but given eventually, Katich walks back disappointingly 48/114.2 And finally he loses his patience as boundaries have dried up. Back of a length delivery which shapes back in sharply from outside off. Marsh was caught at crease and goes for a ugly hoick which gets an healthy inside edge to the stumps 84/413.1 And magician strikes now! Tossed up delivery outside off and Whiteman gets down on one knee and tries for a slog sweep to on side, not to the pitch of the delivery and skies it toward deep square leg, Rohrer waits near the ropes and holds it 83/320 back of a length delivery on middle and leg, Turner gets forward and tires to hoick it over midwicket, didn't get the distance and Buttler grabs it near the boundary 117/718.3 attempted yorker ends up in a low full toss on middle and leg, Armstrong plays across the line and misses it completely, struck on his front pad and umpire raises his finger 104/518.5 Fekete gets the second in the same over. This was on a length outside off and he stays on his crease and tries to clear mid-off but bit early onto it and a leading edge skies and Rimmington settles under it and holds it 106/6Extras7 (b 1, lb 3, w 3)TOTAL117/7 (20 Overs, RR: 5.85)Fall of wickets: 1-48 (Simon Katich, 6.4 ov), 2-73 (Shaun Marsh, 11.1 ov), 3-83 (Sam Whiteman, 13.1 ov), 4-84 (Mitchell Marsh, 14.2 ov), 5-104 (Tim Armstrong, 18.3 ov), 6-106 (Yasir Arafat, 18.5 ov), 7-117 (Ashton Turner, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB WD Sheridan 4 0 24 1 6 1 0 AL Fekete 3 0 27 2 9 1 0 AW O'Brien 4 0 28 0 7 0 0 NJ Rimmington 4 1 14 2 3.5 0 0 TLW Cooper 1 0 7 1 7 0 0 M Muralidaran 4 0 13 1 3.25 1 0
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR4.2 That's not at all a wicket taking delivery but good thinking as he saw the batsman backing away, that's really a poor attempt from Finch. Back of a length delivery outside off and moves away too and Finch was in too mind, just checks his shot and a leading edge towards backward point and Hoggy doesn't miss those sitters! 38/15.1 And another one bites the dust! Fuller in length moving away with the angle, Doolan gets forward and tries to drive but ended up in an inside edge which ricochet back onto the stump, two quick wicket for Scorchers and this game is on! 38/213.4 that's a slower one from Thomas, length delivery outside off and Cooper gets down on one knee to get it over mid-on but a leading edge skies towards mid-off where Marsh settle underneath it and grabs it 77/59.1 back of a length delivery which moves away after pitching on middle. Behrendorff shuffle across and tries to play it to on side, leading edge went towards backward point where Armstrong dives and pounces it. 57/39.5 fuller length delivery which was pitched way outside off and moves away too. Buttler reaches to it but ended up in a regulation catch back to the keeper, Marsh is pumped, why not! Two in two and Renegades keeping this tight. 58/415 Nevill walks back with a lose shot! The variations from the Renegades bowler's worked a lot in this track, this was on a length outside off and quite slower too. Nevill gets it straight into the hands of backward point and that's the second wicket for Arafat. 83/618.4 another one for Arafat! Back of a length delivery outside off which was quite slower than expected by Sheridan. He stays on his crease and lofts it towards wide of long-off, Marsh runs to his right and takes that! 101/817 tossed up delivery outside off, Sheridan leans forward and dabs it to point and Rimmington was already in the mid of the pitch, good throw from Marsh towards the non-striker's end and Hogg removes the bails off! 91/6Extras13 (b 2, lb 6, w 5)TOTAL111/8 (20 Overs, RR: 5.55)Did not bat: M MuralidaranFall of wickets: 1-38 (Aaron Finch, 4.2 ov), 2-38 (Alex Doolan, 5.1 ov), 3-57 (Ben Rohrer, 9.1 ov), 4-58 (Jos Buttler, 9.5 ov), 5-77 (Tom Cooper, 13.4 ov), 6-83 (Peter Nevill, 14.6 ov), 7-91 (Nathan Rimmington, 16.6 ov), 8-101 (William Sheridan, 18.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AC Thomas 4 0 28 1 7 1 0 JP Behrendorff 4 0 24 1 6 2 0 Yasir Arafat 4 1 15 3 3.75 1 0 GB Hogg 4 0 21 0 5.25 0 0 MR Marsh 4 1 15 2 3.75 1 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Perth Scorchers , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
16.40 start, First Session 16.40-17.55, Interval 17.55-18.10, Second Session 18.00-19.25
Match days
26 December 2013 - day/night match (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Perth Scorchers 2, Melbourne Renegades 0
Match Notes
- Total Attendance: 15,953
Match Coverage
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Yasir Arafat's 3 for 15 helped Perth Scorchers defend the lowest total in the BBL's short history to beat the Renegades by just six runs



