Big Bash League: Finch stars as Melbourne down Brisbane

Visitors’ skipper makes 65 in side’s seven-wicket win

Man of the match Aaron Finch and Cameron White batted splendidly to guide the Renegades to a seven-wicket win over Brisbane Heat in their Big Bash League encounter on Saturday.

Electing to bat first, Brisbane were restricted to 180 in their allotted 20 overs as Xavier Doherty claimed two scalps while Chris Termain, Nathan Rimmington and Dwayne Bravo took one wicket each.

Brisbane skipper Chris Lynn (35) and Ben Cutting (30) were the top-scorers for the hosts.



In reply, skipper Finch and opening partner Chris Gayle made life agonising for the home side’s bowlers as the former smashed six boundaries and three sixes in his 45-ball 65-run knock, while the latter registered two fours and as many sixes before being dismissed by Mark Steketee in the fifth over on 23. With the big West Indian dismissed, the home side would have hoped to slow down the visitors’ romp, but that was not to be.

White came on to bat next and hit the bowlers for four boundaries and a six before being dismissed on 55 in the 17th over.



With 32 required from three overs, wicketkeeper Mathew Wade (11) and Bravo (22) combined to guide the team to a seven-wicket win with three balls to spare.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 20^th, 2015.

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