REN vs STA Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! A wicket to end the game! Pitched full, on off. Fergus O'Neill shuffles across and heaves it off the toe end toward the mid-wicket region where Ben Duckett takes a simple catch. The Melbourne Stars win by 42 runs and make a double on the Melbourne Derby this season.

Pitched full on off. Kane Richardson makes room and drills this to long-off for one.

TWO BYES! Full and angled into the stumps. Kane Richardson swings and misses. The ball hits the stumps and it ricochets to the keeper. The batters try to sneak a run and an overthrow results in two byes.

WIDE! Full-length ball, outside the tramline. Kane Richardson plays and misses. Wide signaled by the umpire. Free hit stays.

NO BALL! Dishes out a high full toss around off. Fergus O'Neill hacks into the leg side. Crosses for a single. No ball signaled. Free hit coming up.

Slower and fuller, wide outside off. Driven to long-off for a single.

Full in the blockhole. Bunted to long-on for one.

Low full toss angled into the middle. Fergus O'Neill flicks across the line and gets the outside edge to deep third for one.

WIDE! Slower bumper, outside off. Fergus O'Neill slashes and misses.

Slower bumper, on the hip. Kane Richardson pulls it to long-leg for one.

Fuller than a length around off. Forces this to long-off for one.

Nails the yorker following Richardson, who backs away and clears his front leg to play it in the leg side. The ball goes between his legs to the keeper.

Full length around the off stump. Fergus O'Neill fails to get under it, loses his shape as he miscues the slog all together and the ball rolls to long on for a single.

Full and angled into the middle. Fergus O'Neill helps this to fine leg for a couple.

Full and outside off. Lofted drive to sweeper cover for one.

WIDE! Banged short and well over the batter. Fergus O'Neill lets it go. Wide signaled. Webster has to rebowl it.

Low full toss outside off. Fergus O'Neill swings and misses.

Slower bumper, on off. Swatted to cow corner for one.

Slower and shorter into the pitch. Fergus O'Neill shimmies down and pulls this to deep square leg for one.

Back of a length outside off. Kane Richardson cuts it off the toe end to backward point for one.

On a length, outside off. Kane Richardson swings and misses.

Slower bumper outside off. Richardson waits for it on the back foot and slaps it to long on for a single.

Slower length ball around off. Flat-batted past the bowler and down the ground for a couple.

Good length delivery on off. Kane Richardson prods and defends into the leg side.

OUT! TAKEN! Mark Steketee gets a five-wicket haul. Full on the leg. Zampa clips it toward the deep backward square leg where Thomas Rogers comes forward and takes a good low catch. This is also the 100th BBL wicket for Mark Steketee. The Stars are on the brink of a big win.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mark Steketee gets his fourth! Slower back of a length delivery on off. Harry Dixon swings hard and pulls it high toward the deep mid-wicket region. Glenn Maxwell runs in from the boundary, keeps the eye on the ball, and takes a sharp catch. Melbourne Renegades are eight down.

Back of a length on the middle and leg. Harry Dixon pulls and misses onto the thigh pad. That must have hurt him.

Back of a length on the middle. Tucked into the leg side for one.

FOUR BYES! Good length delivery on the middle. Dixon swings across the line and misses. The ball hits the timber and it ricochets off the stumps and runs away to third man region for four byes.

NO BALL! Dishes a full toss, on the middle. Harry Dixon miscues it toward mid-wicket. No ball signed. Free hit coming up.

On a length, around off. Fergus O'Neill drives on the up to mid-off for one.

Full and at the stumps. Bunted back to the bowler.

Length outside off. Fergus O'Neill clears his front leg and connects thin air, attempting a hoick.

Length just outside off from over the wicket. Fergus O'Neill swings across the line and misses the slog on the under edge to the keeper.

FOUR! BANG! Floated full, on off. Harry Dixon gets low and slogs this to wide of long-on for a cracking boundary.

SIX! Just over! Dropped short on the middle. Harry Dixon rocks back and pulls it to the deep mid-wicket region. The ball goes through the hands of Marcus Stoinis and he gives away a maximum.

Floated on off. Flicked to deep mid-on for one.

Too full and outside off. Fergus O'Neill drives and misses.

Tossed up on off. Driven down to long-off for one.

Low full toss outside off. Driven to long-off for one.

Short of a good length around off. Fergus O'Neill heaves off the inner half to deep square leg for one.

Lands it on a length and nips away to beat the outside edge of Fergus O'Neill.

Slower length ball, angling away. Fergus O'Neill plays and misses.

OUT! LEADING EDGE AND GONE! Joel Paris gets this third. Good length delivery on the middle and leg. Tom Rogers looks to flick this across the line but gets a leading edge to Ben Duckett at the cover-point region. He makes no mistake and the Renegades slide further.

Length ball on the pad. Tom Rogers tucks this through backward square leg for a couple.

OUT! CAUGHT! The Power Surge is not going the way of the Stars! Slower length ball on off. Tim Seifert waits and hacks it straight to Duckett at mid-on who takes the catch with ease. Joel Paris has his second and the Renegades are crumbling.

Full-length ball outside off. Harry Dixon knocks into covers for none.

Tough chance but put down! Full and at the stumps. Tim Seifert drills it back to the bowler who gets a hand to it and stops a certain boundary.

Yorker on the off and middle. Dixon gets his bat down in time and jams it onto the surface. Bounces over the bowler and down the ground for one.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Peter Siddle gets the big fish! Good length delivery attacking the stumps. Will Sutherland makes room to clear the off-side but fails to connect. The ball zips through and hits the timber. Melbourne Renegades have lost half of their side now.

Full, at the stumps. Bunted to wide of mid-on for a single.

Full and at the stumps. Flicked through mid-wicket for one.

On a length, around off. Tim Seifert strokes this to extra cover.

Pace-off, on a length outside off. Slapped to deep extra cover for a couple.

Back of a length on off. Will Sutherland knocks this to deep mid-on for one.

Slower and fuller, around off. Driven off the inner half toward mid-wicket.

Pitched full, at the stumps. Tim Seifert turns it round the corner for a single.

Fuller than a length on the middle. Eased to long-on for one.

WIDE! Short and down the leg side. Sutherland swings and misses to the keeper. Wayward delivery to start.

FOUR! Excellent timing and placement! Floated full, outside off. Tim Seifert drives it to the deep extra cover region and beats the fielder for four runs.

Dropped short on the middle and leg. Pulled to deep backward square leg for one.

Full on the leg. Tim Seifert nudges it to square leg for one.

Flat on off. Knocked past the bowler down to long-on for one.

SIX! UP AND AWAY! Tossed up leg break around off. Will Sutherland makes room and lofts it beautifully over deep extra cover for a classy hit.

Flat on the middle. Tim Seifert camps back and works it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Slower and fuller around off. Pushed to deep extra cover for one.

Short of a length angled into the body. Will Sutherland pulls this to deep backward square leg for one.

Full, at the stumps. Eased to long-on for one.

Full on the leg. Clipped to deep mid-wicket for one.

Back of a length on off. Will Sutherland hops and defends it back to the bowler.

Full-length delivery outside off. Tim Seifert drives this to sweeper cover for one.

Flatter leg break, around off. Will Sutherland turns it to short mid-wicket.

Leg break, outside off. Punched to long-off for one.

Skiddy wrong'un on off. Tim Seifert blocks from the crease.

Shortish leg break, outside off. Will Sutherland cuts this to deep point for one.

Dropped short on the middle. Tim Seifert pulls it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for one.

Floated leggie on off. Pushed back to the bowler.

Short of a good length angled in. Tim Seifert pulls this to deep mid-wicket for one.

Back of a length around off. Guided to deep third for one.

Back of a length ball in the channel. Will Sutherland pushes at it and gets an inside edge towards square leg.

HOLES OUT! Third wicket for Mark Steketee. Bowls it full, around off. Jake Fraser-McGurk is deep in the crease, shuffles to his right, and heaves it to the wide long-on region. Gets the height but not the distance and is caught near the boundary by Hilton Cartwright. Another failure for Jake Fraser-McGurk. The Renegades are four down.

On a length on off. Jake Fraser-McGurk shuffles and blocks from the crease.

Back of a length angled down the leg. Glanced to fine leg for one.

SIX! WOW! That's come out of nowhere! Lands it on a length on off. Jake Fraser-McGurk shuffles across and clubs it over wide of long-on for half a dozen.

Fuller than a length outside off. Jake Fraser-McGurk swings and misses.

Length ball, angled into the middle. Turned to backward square leg for one.

FOUR! Nice and Elegant! Pitched full, outside off. Tim Seifert comes forward and times it through extra cover and mid-off for a glorious boundary.

Full and at the stumps. Jake Fraser-McGurk makes room and gets it off the inner half to long-on.

FOUR! Beau Webster is greeted in style! Back of a length ball outside off. Jake Fraser-McGurk slashes hard and gets the outside edge that races to deep third for four runs.

Fuller than a length on off. Chipped over the bowler for one.

Off-cutter, pace off on off. Tim Seifert hangs back and defends onto the pitch.

Hard-length delivery on off. Knocked to sweeper cover for a single.

Good length delivery outside off. Tim Seifert punches it past extra cover and mid-off for a single.

On a length, around off. Guided to wide of backward point for a single.

Pace-off, back of a length on the middle and leg. Tucked into the leg side for none.

Angled across the right-hander, off a length, around off. Tim Seifert has a poke at it and gets beaten.

Good length delivery at the off stump. Tapped down to point.

Good length delivery on off. Tim Seifert blocks from the crease.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! The struggle of Jacob Bethell comes to an end. Good length at the leg stump. Bethell moves away from the stumps and tries to create room for himself. All he manages is an inside edge onto the stumps. The Stars are on top here.

Fuller than a length outside off. Drilled to deep extra cover for one.

FOUR! Put Away! Back of a length around the off stump. Jake Fraser-McGurk backs away and throws his hands at it. Creates width and slaps it through point for a much-needed boundary.

Short of a length angled away. Jacob Bethell guides it to short third.

FOUR BYES! Seam up back of a length ball jagging back sharply to cut Jacob Bethell into half. He gets beaten on the inside edge. Sam Harper dives to his right but can't stop it.

Quick and back of a length following the Englishman backing away. He is cramped for space and misses the pull onto his body.

High full toss angling away. Jacob Bethell plays and misses at it.

On a length, outside leg. Jacob Bethell backs away and hits it to mid-wicket for none.

Full and at the stumps. Jacob Bethell bunts it back to the bowler.

Good length ball on the middle. Knocked down the ground for one.

LEG BYE! Full on the leg. Missed the flick and it rolls off the pad to short fine leg for an extra.

Pitched full, around off. Driven uppishly but fails to beat mid-off.

Good length delivery on the middle and leg. Tucked into the leg side.

Back of a length angling away. Jake Fraser-McGurk slashes hard but fails to connect.

Length ball on the stumps. Jake Fraser-McGurk tucks it to the left of mid-wicket.

OUT! CAUGHT! Two in the over for Mark Steketee! The over that started poorly has turned into a delight with two wickets for the right-arm quick. Serves a knee-high full toss on the leg pole. Josh Brown clips it toward the mid-wicket fielder where Usama Mir comes forward and takes it inches above the ground. Melbourne Renegades have lost both their openers now.

Back of a length on off. Jake Fraser-McGurk gets behind the line and taps it to point for one.

OUT! TAKEN! Mark Steketee draws first blood! Short of a good length delivery on the leg. Harris looks to flick through the leg side but closes the bat's face early and gets a leading edge that skies toward backward point. Ben Duckett settles under it and takes a simple catch. Melbourne Renegades are rocked early.

Hard-length delivery angled into the middle. Punched to long-on for one.

WIDE! Touch full and swings away outside the tramline. Josh Brown drives and misses. A fourth wide of the over.

Short of a good length, nipping away. Josh Brown looks to punch from the crease but gets beaten.

Full and angled into the middle. Josh Brown heaves off the inner half to deep square leg.

WIDE! The third one in a row! This time goes the other way. Bowls it short of a length nipping away outside the tramline. Josh Brown flays and misses. Wided.

WIDE! Back of a length slanting down. Josh Brown swings and misses. Another wide.

WIDE! On a length, angled down the leg. Left alone. Wide to start the over.

Length on the middle and off. Marcus Harris walks down the track and pushes it to short extra cover.

LEG BYE! Length ball on the middle. Josh Brown swings across the line and gets hit on the thigh pad. The ball rolls to point for a leg bye.

Back of a length delivery angled down the leg. Josh Brown plays and misses. Tucks the thigh pad on the way to the keeper. Half an appeal but the umpire was unmoved.

Length ball around the off stump. Comes down the track and flicks it to deep forward square leg for a single.

Good length and swinging away outside off. Marcus Harris goes pushing at it and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Streaky start to the run chase! Full around the off stump, swinging back in. Josh Brown doesn't move his feet, swings hard, and gets an inside edge past the leg stump for a triple as fine leg chases it down.