The Melbourne Renegades are 3-26 from 4 overs after being sent in by the Adelaide Strikers in their clash at the Adelaide Oval.
The Renegades got off to a horror start losing two wickets in the first two balls, with Tim Seifert caught by Alex Carey and Jake Fraser McGurk caught and bowled by Jerrssis Wadia to put him on a hat-trick.
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“Talk about the commentator’s curse. That is just ridiculous,” Mark Waugh said in commentary, having just sung the praises of Fraser-McGurk after his quickfire 42 at Marvel Stadium.
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MATCH PREVIEW
Matt Short and the Adelaide Strikers host Will Sutherland and the Melbourne Renegades in their final clash of the season at the Adelaide Oval.
The Strikers won the bat flip and will bowl first.
The sixth placed Strikers and the seventh placed Renegades have both won just three games all season and are out of finals contention, but will want to finish their campaign on a high.
The Strikers will have Australian Test star Alex Carey on deck, while the Brendan Doggett will boost the Renegades, with Adam Zampa rested due to national duties.
Short and Chris Lynn will lead the charge with the bat for the Strikers, while Jamie Overton and Lloyd Pope will be danger men with ball in hand.
For the Renegades, Tim Seifert and Muhammad Rizwan have been amongst the runs this season, while Doggett and Jason Behrendorff will be key with the ball along with skipper Sutherland.
It sets the scene for a freewheeling clash with both sides having nothing to lose as they aim to finish the season with a bang.
TEAMS
Adelaide Strikers: Matt Short (c), Alex Carey (wk), Chris Lynn, Liam Scott, Jason Sangha, Jamie Overton, Jerrssis Wadia, Hassan Ali, Henry Thornton, Lloyd Pope, Tabraiz Shamsi
Melbourne Renegades: Josh Brown, Tim Seifert, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Muhammad Rizwan (wk), Caleb Jewell, Hassan Khan, Will Sutherland (c), Sam Elliott, Brendan Doggett, Michael Archer, Callum Stow
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