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PERTH: Oliver Peake hit a last-ball six to seal a thrilling victory for Melbourne Renegades over Perth Scorchers in the 26th fixture of the Big Bash League (BBL) 15 here at the Perth Stadium on Wednesday.
Set 128, Renegades hit the winning runs on the last ball of the final over with four wickets in hand.
Tim Seifert and Josh Brown added 26 for the opening wicket partnership before a middle-overs collapse left them tottering at 72-5 in 12.3 overs.
Mohammad Rizwan could not get going as his sluggish 21 from 25 balls ended in the 10th over,
Nonetheless, it was Oliver Peake’s brilliant knock that held the Renegades innings together.
The 19-year-old partnered with skipper Will Sutherland for a 42-run partnership that brought the score to 114 in 18.3 overs.
Sutherland made 15 off 18 balls with the help of a six.
With 10 required of the last six deliveries, Aaron Hardie had the ball in his hands. Peake took a double on the first two balls, which was followed by two singles and another double run.
With four needed off the final ball, Peake launched a six over covers to win it for his side.
He remained unbeaten on 42 from 30 balls with the aid of a single boundary and four fours.
For Perth Scorchers, David Payne, Jhye Richardson, and Joel Paris scalped one wicket apiece.
Earlier, put into bat first, Gurinder Sandhu led the bowling attack skittled Perth Scorchers for 127 in 19.2 overs.
The Scorchers’ innings started on a shaky note as Finn Allen and Cooper Connolly were dismissed in a cheap manner.
Mitchell Marsh was also sent back for 27, leaving Perth Scorchers 49 for 3 in 7.3 overs.
Wickets continued to tumble in the middle overs with Aaron Hardie remaining the highest scorer for his side. He made 44 off 40 balls with the aid of four boundaries and a six.
Gurinder Sandhu starred with the ball as he picked up his consecutive four-wicket haul. Hassan Khan supported him well with two wickets in his four overs.
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