Brisbane Heat 164 for 3 (Khawaja 59, Brown 39, Renshaw 27*, Rogers 2-33) beat Melbourne Renegades 162 for five (Marsh 82*, Critchley 23, Bartlett 3-18, Neser 2-33) by seven wickets
Renegades’ assault didn’t penetrate of their finals match since successful the title 4 years in the past as their season ended by the hands of a ruthless Khawaja and Renshaw.
A brand new-look Heat will face Sydney Sixers on the SCG on Thursday with a grand remaining spot towards Perth Scorchers up for grabs.
Heat will likely be with out Khawaja, Renshaw and Marnus Labuschagne who depart for Australia’s upcoming tour to India.
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He continued his sturdy bounce again with two boundaries within the opening over off Tom Rogers and picked up 5 general in his first 14 deliveries confronted.
His belligerence rubbed off on struggling opener Josh Brown, who emerged from a rut with a slew of sixes because the pair briskly notched a half-century partnership.
Brown fell to David Moody after however Khawaja remained unruffled after which hit a six off spinner Corey Rocchiccioli to achieve his half-century in spectacular trend.
An aggressive Renshaw, nevertheless, confirmed no indicators of nerves as he hit 27 off 13 balls to blast Heat into ‘The Challenger’ towards Sixers.
Shorthanded Renegades fail to probe
Without spearhead Kane Richardson, who missed attributable to household causes, a shorthanded Renegades assault lacked penetration however hung in on a two-paced floor to pull out the match.
After being smashed early, Renegades bowled precisely within the center overs as Heat’s required run charge slowly elevated.
The match turned within the sixteenth over throughout the energy surge when Rogers claimed the important thing wickets of Khawaja and Labuschagne.
But they could not halt the rampaging Renshaw as Renegades’ rebound of a season – after three straight last-placed finishes – got here to an finish.
Bartlett steps up
Heat suffered a blow with legspinner Mitchell Swepson being unavailable attributable to him making ready for Australia’s tour of India.
After a sluggish begin to the season, Swepson had develop into a key a part of Heat’s assault along with his potential to bowl precisely within the center overs alongside fellow spinner Matthew Kuhnemann.
He shared the brand new ball and eliminated out-of-form Martin Guptill earlier than outfoxing Sam Harper, who ramped straight to tremendous leg.
Bartlett capped a stellar efficiency with a intelligent slower supply to dismiss harmful Matt Critchley.
So much has been anticipated from highly-rated Bartlett, who hasn’t fairly delivered till impressively producing on this high-stakes contest.
He was effectively supported by fellow quicks Michael Neser and Spencer Johnson, who continued his breakout season with correct quick bowling.
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But even within the twilight of his profession, Marsh proved there isn’t a substitute for expertise to dominate Renegades’ see-saw of an innings.
He made an ominous begin with a boundary on the primary ball of the innings earlier than being slowed down.
Marsh determined to make his transfer towards Johnson within the fourth over with consecutive boundaries earlier than being dropped on 14 by James Bazley at quick tremendous leg.
It was a pricey miss for Heat as Marsh cashed in with a focused assault on Kuhnemann as he smashed two sixes within the sixth over.
He wound again the clock with beautiful drives to energy Renegades’ innings after top-order batters Guptill, Harper and Aaron Finch failing to make important impacts.
Marsh, who turns 40 in July, ran out of puff in direction of the backend however proved he nonetheless has one thing left within the tank to complete on an unbeaten 82 off 53 balls.
It was his fifth half-century in eight finals matches, however finally not sufficient.
Tristan Lavalette is a journalist primarily based in Perth
Source web site: www.espncricinfo.com
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