MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – West Indies left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein made an prompt impression, snatching two wickets in a stingy spell as Melbourne Renegades received solely their second sport in 9 outings with a six-wicket victory over native rivals Melbourne Stars right here Saturday.
The 30-year-old, introduced in for Renegades’ closing two video games of their underwhelming Huge Bash League marketing campaign, completed with two for 18 from 4 overs after being handed the brand new ball, serving to to limit Stars to 137 for eight off their 20 overs at Docklands Stadium.
Opener Shaun Marsh then struck an unbeaten 64 off 49 deliveries as Renegades chased down their goal with 16 balls to spare to put up their first win in three video games.
Selecting to bowl, Renegades decreased 37 for 2 contained in the power-play, Hosein sending down the second over, which price simply eight runs.
Hilton Cartwright, who top-scored with 38 from 30 balls, held the innings collectively, first in a 31-run, fifth-wicket stand with Beau Webster (29) after which in a 27-run, sixth-wicket partnership with Imad Wasim (14).
Hosein knocked over Marcus Stoinis for 2 within the ninth over earlier than accounting for Webster at first of the fifteenth.
In reply, Marsh struck ten fours in engineering a 68-run, second-wicket partnership with Jake Fraser-McGurk (42) and a 46-run, unbroken fifth-wicket stand with Jonathan Wells (14 not out) to see Renegades comfortably dwelling.
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