Once again, the uber-talented Jake Fraser-McGirk isn’t able to build on a decent start, but his innings wasn’t without some drama.
After nine overs, the Renegades are 2-81.
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Fraser-McGirk was dismissed for 17. An over earlier, he skied one which hit the Marvel Stadium roof.
Originally, the rules stated that if a batsman hit the roof, it would be an automatic six, but that was changed ahead of the 2023-24 BBL season.
Now, it’s up to the umpires to determine if the ball was going to clear the boundary before hitting the roof. If they decide it wasn’t, it is deemed a dead ball.
For Fraser-McGirk’s strike, the umpires ruled it wasn’t going over the boundary, so the ball was rebowled.
“Because they ascertained it wasn’t going to clear the rope, it is a dead ball. Good call,” Mark Howard said on Fox Cricket.
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The Renegades and Stars add another chapter to their rivalry in a Melbourne derby rematch at Marvel Stadium on Saturday night.
The 3-3 Renegades will try and make it two straight wins over their cross-town foe after last Sunday’s thrilling encounter, with Brendan Doggett and Harry Dixon returning for the home side.
The 4-3 Stars, who’ve dropped three in a row after a 4-0 start, regain Tom Curran.
TEAMS
Melbourne Renegades: Jason Behrendorff, Jason Brown, Harry Dixon, Brendan Doggett, Sam Elliott, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Caleb Jewell, Hassan Khan, Muhammad Rizwan, Gurinder Sandhu, Tim Seifert, Matthew Spoors, Callum Stow, Will Sutherland (c)
Melbourne Stars: Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran, Sam Hain, Sam Harper, Liam Hatcher, Campbell Kellaway, Blake Macdonald, Glenn Maxwell, Hamish McKenzie, Haris Rauf, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Marcus Stoinis (c), Mitch Swepson
This match gets underway at 7.15pm AEDT from Marvel Stadium.
Watch it live on Fox Cricket and Kayo Sports from 7.15pm (AEDT).
