Chris Lynn scored his third straight half-century in Melbourne Renegade dominance as the Adelaide Strikers scored a 20-run win.
Hitting Adelaide his oval On his surface, Lynn scored an unbeaten 69 runs in his 37-ball and Hobart after a record-breaking chase with his Hurricanes, leading the Strikers to his second consecutive total of 200. pushed above.
The forward took an early wicket and derailed the pursuit of the Renegade, taking his fifth win of the season to move him to third place in his BBL rankings.
Chris Lynn’s hot form continues
Having had a quiet start with his new team, Lynn was doing well before heading to his new T20 league in the United Arab Emirates.
Bouncing As with his approach during the season, Lynn started caution after the striker lost openers Matthew Short and Ryan Gibson in seven overs. He scored 25 of his first 18 before throwing a muscular six to the floor in front of sailor Tom Rogers. That inspired Lynn to partner with Colin de Grandome in a 78-round partnership to take the Strikers past 200 again.
De Grandhomme’s 16-ball 32 saw him marked by three consecutive sixes, and the speedy man went ahead of Kane Richardson.
Lynn ended the inning admirably with a tackle on Richardson, highlighting his ferocious form. However, the power that struck in the sultry conditions took its toll on Lynn, who was off the field in the Renegade’s innings due to fatigue. Ruwantha Kellepotha streamed on BBL debut
Spin, who left for the UAE, was intrigued as to how the revamped Renegades attack would overcome the loss of his duo, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Akeal Hosein.
After the Strikers were flogged on a power play, the pressure was on leg spinners Matt Critchley and Lwantha Kereposa, who were signed as international substitutes.
England’s Critchley did little to stem the tide as Gibson shot the first ball for his six during his 17 overrun. In his BBL debut, Kellepotha performed better, hitting lengths and curbing a ferocious run rate.
He was lucky enough to break the 63-run opening partnership by missing Gibson, who was caught on a reverse point, and sack short with a half-tracker. The Sri Lankans’ numbers were easily beaten by Lynn on the final ball of the allotted over of six.
But after a strong cricket performance for the Melbourne club, Sheffield early in the domestic season he earned a shock call-up from the Shield to Victoria, where he topped the rise of the 31-year-old journeyman. He was an outstanding Renegades bowler.
Kellepotha has unexpectedly reignited his career after playing his 20 top flight his games in Sri Lanka between 2011 and his 2013.
Forward overcomes Colin de Grandome injury
The forwards showed a new look in attack after Talisman Rashid Khan left for South Africa’s new T20 league. Peter Siddle was sidelined with a back injury. They were hit when de Grande Dome failed to field after injuring his hamstring while batting. The forward missed out on his ability to throw slower deliveries, which were invaluable, especially on Adelaide’s flat surface.
However, the Strikers’ offense was generally trained to overcome Dograndom’s absence, with former Australian T20 leg spinner Cameron Boyce clinching his experience in a solid debut of the season. .
Short and Wes Agar each claimed his two wickets so that the striker would not be under any serious threat.
Sam Harper continues his strong comeback
In a much-needed boost for the Renegades, wicketkeeper batsman Sam his harper regained his best of the fight after letting in just his six runs in his fourth innings, including three ducks.
He ended his losing streak against the Hurricanes with 48 wins to 89 balls and continued his comeback against the Strikers.
While the Renegades top order struggled, Harper looked up a notch and made his move in the middle over. bottom.
But his dismissal on the 13th appeared to skip Renegades’ challenge, before a late cameo from Will Sutherland threw a faint spark of hope.
Sutherland hasn’t accomplished anything great, but the fact that he hit 31 balls from 14 gives him confidence that he needs to move up a few places from his current 7th position. strengthened.