Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades, Big Bash League 2017, 3rd Match

10.50 pm Melbourne Renegades have often been Aaron Finch or nothing. But here, after losing their best batsman, and captain, off the second ball of the chase, Cameron White dropped anchor and saw the team through. "Nice to get a couple of runs, nice to kick the season off with a win as well," he says. Hobart Hurricans threw a lot of pace on him, Tymal Mills, Jofra Archer and Aaron Summers all clocking near or above 145 kph. But perhaps they got carried away a bit, banging the ball too short too often. White was good with the horizontal bat shots, going past 5000 runs in his career and producing a controlled, match-winning fifty. Thanks for your company. Good night.

Dwayne Bravo is the Man of the Match for his five-for, which also took him to 400 T20 wickets

Dale Steyn tweets: "Been keeping a keen eye on Jofra Archer whilst playing for Sussex (tipped by Will Davis) Playing BBL now, this kid is gana be special!"

The 22-year old Took two wickets in one over and created some excitement in a chase that for the longest time seemed like a foregone conclusion. Finishes with figures of 4-1-17-2

18.3

Boyce to Hodge, 1 run, chops a shortish delivery to point for the winning runs

18.2

Boyce to Hodge, SIX, slog sweep.... and it's massive again, over midwicket! He's been desperate to clear the ground, already had one go and only just missed. And here too, by a few yards

18.1

Boyce to White, 1 run, short and outside off, slaps it to sweeper cover

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs | MR: 157/3 (8 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.72, RRR: 4.00)

Brad Hodge15 (12b)
Cameron White78 (58b)

Jofra Archer4-1-17-2
Tymal Mills4-0-36-0

17.6

Archer to Hodge, no run, 142kph yorker zips through Hodge's defences. Tails into him as he keeps trying to make room outside leg and then burrows through the gap between the inside edge and the boots

17.5

Archer to White, 1 run, walks across outside off and pulls the short ball to long leg

17.4

Archer to Hodge, 1 run, slower ball, wanders down leg, Hodge pulls, one-handed, because he is into the shot too early, to long leg

17.3

Archer to Hodge, no run, 145kph, backs away and tries to smite the back of a length delivery on leg stump over cover. The ball lobs right over the stumps

17.2

Archer to White, 1 run, yorker, following White as he moves outside leg. The batsman digs it out and gets a risky single. It might have been a fatal one if Archer had got rid of the ball well enough

17.1

Archer to White, no run, 140 kph, beats White's cut shot, and the ball wanders right on top of off stump too. Good line, consistent pace.

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | MR: 154/3 (11 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.05, RRR: 3.66)

Brad Hodge14 (9b)
Cameron White76 (55b)

Tymal Mills4-0-36-0
Dan Christian2-0-23-0

Sakush KC: "@Aashish Calla. CSK signed David Hussey from the commentator's box few season back. Don't know if the rules allow, but would be interesting if Kings XI sign Hodge as a player mid season =D "

16.6

Mills to Hodge, no run, finishes off with a slower ball, which Hodge bottom edges to the keeper

16.5

Mills to White, 1 run, back of a hand slower ball again - at only 109 kph - and White is badly squared up. He shapes for the swat over mid-on. Then ends up dabbing the ball behind the wicket

16.4

Mills to White, FOUR, another slower ball, but it's a half-volley outside off and White hammers it to the extra cover boundary

16.3

Mills to Hodge, 1 run, there's the back of the hand slower ball, perfectly in line with middle and off stump. Hodge is again looking for that belt through extra cover. He realises he doesn't have the room, and then has to adjust to the lack of pace too. Lucky he isn't lbw

16.2

Mills to Hodge, no run, bouncer at 141 kph, homing in on Hodge's head and neck even as he makes room. He tries the hook, but the ball clears the top edge

16.1

Mills to Hodge, FOUR, starts around the wicket for a length ball that is smashed to the left of the sweeper cover. Simple clears the front leg to have the room to flay the ball away

Here's Mills, with Renegades needing 21 off 24.

END OF OVER:
16 | 13 Runs | MR: 144/3 (21 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.00, RRR: 5.25)

Brad Hodge9 (5b)
Cameron White71 (53b)

Dan Christian2-0-23-0
Aaron Summers3-0-31-0

15.6

Christian to Hodge, 1 run, slower ball on leg stump - with fine leg up inside the circle. Hodge knows it only too well, tries the leg glance, but doesn't get enough on it to beat the wicketkeeper

Aashish Calla: "This man Hodge, who still plays actively in one of the most competitive T20 leagues in the world, the BBL, was a coach and not a player in the last IPL, and has been signed up by the Kings XI as the coach for the next 3 seasons, which means his playing days in the IPL are over for sure! @Baffling "

15.5

Christian to White, 1 run, makes room to clatter a short, slower ball from around the wicket to long-off's left

Kapil: "Hurricanes always find a way to mess up. Never successful in Big Bash. At 110/2, they had the platform but couldn't get to 190+. Lost the game there itself"

15.4

Christian to Hodge, 1 run, cracks a short ball out to deep point

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15.4

Christian to Hodge, 1 wide, goes short but it goes way over the batsman's head

15.3

Christian to White, 1 run, clips a full delivery outside leg to deep square leg

Renegades INNINGS		R	B
AJ Finch	caught wk	4	2
MS Harris	caught	50	34
CL White	not out	79	59
TLW Cooper	caught wk	0	4
BJ Hodge	not out	22	14
DJ Bravo
TP Ludeman
JD Wildermuth
Mohammad Nabi
KW Richardson
GB Hogg
EXTRAS	(lb 1, w 7, nb 2)
TOTAL	165 (3 wkts; 18.3 ovs)

Hurricanes BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
CA Rose	3.0	0	30	1	10.00
TS Mills	4.0	0	36	0	9.00	(1nb, 2w)
JC Archer	4.0	1	17	2	4.25	(1w)
AW Summers	3.0	0	31	0	10.33	(1nb, 3w)
CJ Boyce	1.3	0	17	0	11.33
DT Christian	2.0	0	23	0	11.50	(1w)
DJM Short	1.0	0	10	0	10.00

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	4	AJ Finch	MS Harris
2nd	113	CL White	MS Harris
3rd	0	CL White	TLW Cooper
4th	48	BJ Hodge	CL White

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
BH	10	7	1	16	0.972
SS	10	6	2	14	0.339
PS	10	6	3	13	0.725
AS	10	5	4	11	0.331
HH	10	4	6	8	-0.268
MS	10	4	6	8	-1.051
MR	10	2	6	6	-0.289
ST	10	1	7	4	-0.652

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs | MR: 157/3 (8 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.72, RRR: 4.00)

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | MR: 154/3 (11 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.05, RRR: 3.66)

END OF OVER:
16 | 13 Runs | MR: 144/3 (21 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.00, RRR: 5.25)

Match Coverage

Bravo, White help Renegades breeze past Hurricanes

Renegades 2nd innings Partnerships

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END OF OVER:18 | 3 Runs | MR: 157/3 (8 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.72, RRR: 4.00)

END OF OVER:17 | 10 Runs | MR: 154/3 (11 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.05, RRR: 3.66)

END OF OVER:16 | 13 Runs | MR: 144/3 (21 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.00, RRR: 5.25)

Bravo, White help Renegades breeze past Hurricanes

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs | MR: 157/3 (8 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.72, RRR: 4.00)

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | MR: 154/3 (11 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.05, RRR: 3.66)

END OF OVER:
16 | 13 Runs | MR: 144/3 (21 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.00, RRR: 5.25)