Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers
Perth Scorchers 206/5 in 20 overs (Marsh 86; Richardson 3-33) beat Melbourne Renegades 185/5 in 20 overs (Finch 68; Agar 2-23) by 21 runs. Player of the Match: Mitchell Marsh.
Mitchell Marsh’s 53-ball 86 helped Perth Scorchers beat Melbourne Renegades by 21 runs in Match 17 of the Big Bash League 2021/22 at the Docklands Stadium in Melbourne. The Scorchers rode on Marsh’s blitz and Laurie Evans' 16-ball 42 to pile 206/5 after opting to bat.
Aaron Finch (68) and Nic Maddinson (67) kept the Renegades in the game, adding 130 in 77 balls after Jason Behrendorff cleaned up Mackenzie Harvey with the second ball of the innings. But once Maddinson fell to Marsh (1-20) in the 14th over, the Renegades lost the control. They closed on 185/5.