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HOBART: Veteran Matthew Wade played a vital cameo to power defending champions Hobart Hurricanes past Mohammad Rizwan’s Melbourne Renegades in the 15th fixture of the Big Bash League (BBL) 15 here at the Bellerive Oval on Monday.
Set 163, Hobart Hurricanes chased down the target in 19 overs with four wickets in hand.
Openers Tim Ward and Mitchell Owen put on 31 in 4.2 overs before the latter was caught behind for 10.
After an early wicket, Beau Webster and Tim Ward put on a brief 26-run partnership to bring the total to 59 in 8.4 overs.
However, Renegades made a strong comeback with the wickets of Ward (30 off 26 balls) and Ben McDermott for a duck to leave them reeling.
Despite the wickets, the brisk scoring rate put Hurricanes ahead in the game.
Beau Webster and Nikhil Chaudhary were the other two wickets to fall in a short span of time, while Matthew Wade played a finishing hand down the order to ensure that his side reached home.
Wade, who top-scored with 43 off 20, striking two fours and four maximums, stitched two crucial stands with Rehan Ahmed and Chris Jordan, respectively, to see his side home.
For Melbourne Stars, Adam Zampa remained the silver lining with three wickets to his name.
Earlier, Melbourne Renegades put on 163-9 at the end of their 20 overs.
Josh Brown and Tim Seifert got off the blocks rapidly, adding 38 in the first three overs. The former was dismissed for a quick-fire 26 off 13 balls, with the aid of three fours and two sixes.
Meanwhile, Seifert continued on, propelling the score to 66 at the end of the powerplay. He was caught after scoring 26 off 14 balls with the aid of two fours and two sixes.
Soon after, Mohammad Rizwan departed for 16, which reduced Renegades to 72-3 in 6.4 overs.
At this stage, the visitors were poised to go big with an above-par scoring rate, but a late lower-order collapse limited their scoring and left them below par.
For Hobart Hurricanes, Nathan Ellis was among the pick of the bowlers with three scalps, while Rishad Hossain chipped in with two wickets.
With this loss, Renegades are now languishing at the bottom of the points table, with only one win out of three games.
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