SCO vs REN Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! Tom Rogers wins it for the Melbourne Renegades! This is a herculean effort from the Renegades to pull the victory.  Kelly bowls it short and down the leg. Rogers picks it early and pulls it to the long-leg region for a boundary to finish the game. The Renegades are alive and kicking in the competition.

WIDE! Low full toss angling down the leg. Rogers swings and misses. Wide signaled by the umpire.

Slower length ball, outside off. Rogers slaps this toward wide of long-off for a couple. Three needed off three balls now. This is for the Renegades to lose now. They are in the driver's seat.

SIX! Just over the ropes! Tom Rogers shows why he wanted the strike! Pitched full, in the slot, around off. Rogers hammers it over the man at long-off for a maximum. 5 needed off four balls now.

Slower and fuller at the stumps. Drilled down to long-off by Rogers. Denies the single.

NO BALL! Anti-climatic start to the over. High full toss above the waist. Rogers his it toward backward point where the catch is taken but the umpire signals it a NO BALL. Free hit coming up.

Full and angling away. Sandhu swings and misses.

OUT! In the air and taken! Will Sutherland has thrown it away at the wrong time. Full-length delivery at the stumps. Sutherland hits it off the toe end and goes straight up toward the mid-on region where Jason Behrendorff runs back and takes an important catch. 12 needed off 7 balls.

Pitched full on off. Rogers bunts it to mid-on for one. A direct hit from the fielder would have had curtains for Rogers.

FOUR! Dispatched! Dipping low full toss, outside off. Rogers clears the front leg and smacks this over extra cover and wide of mid-off for a cracking boundary.

Full on the middle and leg. Sutherland flicks it to mid-wicket for one.

A dipping full toss, on off. Rogers waits and knocks into covers for one.

Slower and fuller at the stumps. Clipped through square leg for a couple. 19 needed off 12 balls now.

LEG BYE! Length ball angled down the leg. Rogers pulls and misses. It comes off the pad to short fine leg for a leg bye.

FOUR! Tom Rogers is taking this away from the Scorchers! Full and outside off. Tom Rogers plays the lofted drive over extra cover and collects a thumping boundary.

Goes short, on the middle and leg. Sutherland pulls this to deep backward square leg for one.

FOUR! Smart batting! Pitched full on off. Sutherland gets across and ramps it to the fine leg region for a cheeky boundary.

Full and angling outside the leg pole. Sutherland makes room and misses the drive. A dot to start the over.

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

Full on off. Drilled to long-on for a single.

Fired in full, just outside off. Sutherland hacks across the line and gets the inside edge that rolls to fine leg for a couple.

Low full toss outside off. Sutherland drives and gets the outside edge to short third.

WIDE! Flat and outside the tramline. Sutherland lets it go. Another wide.

Darted on off. Sutherland squeezes it to point.

WIDE! Fired full, outside off. Left alone. Wide signaled.

Tossed up on off. Rogers advances and knocks past the bowler for one.

Full and at the stumps. Drilled back to the bowler and hits the stumps at the bowler's end. The ball ricochets off the stumps for a single.

SIX! Tom Rogers, You Beauty! Banged short on the left shoulder. Rogers picks it early and hoicks it over fine leg for a biggie.

Slower and fuller around off. Eased to mid-off for one.

FOUR! Too Easy! Full and angled down the leg. Sutherland flicks it past the man at short fine leg and runs away into the ropes.

Slower and fuller, wide outside off. Sutherland eases it toward deep point for a couple.

On a length, around off. Driven on the up toward extra cover for one.

Tossed up on the middle and leg. Eased to long-on for one.

Full, around off. Pushed into covers for none.

SIX! CLEAN STRIKE! Dropped short on off. Rogers picks it early and smashes the pull over wide of long-on for half a dozen. The fifty-run stand comes up now.

Fired full, on off. Drilled to long-on for one.

Carrom ball, flat on off. Dabbed to backward point for one.

Tossed up on the middle and leg. Rogers skips down and turns it to mid-wicket.

SIX! AUDACIOUS SHOT! Fifty for Will Sutherland. Length ball on the middle. Sutherland gets across and ramps this over fine leg for a biggie.

Back of a length on the middle. Sutherland makes room and flays it toward deep third for a brace.

Goes short, outside off. Sutherland lets it go.

BYE! Length ball shaping in on top of the stumps. Rogers tries to turn it but misses. The keeper collects the ball but Sutherland scampers through for a tight bye and makes it.

DROPPED! Morris goes short, angled into the batter. Sutherland pulls it to the deep mid-wicket region. Andrew Tye there, misjudges and comes in before going back to the ropes. He juggles a few times and puts down the catch. The ball rolls toward the ropes but Tye does well to throw it back into play and saves a single.

LEG BYE! Length ball zipping through the pads. Rogers tries to tuck it but misses. The ball hits his pad and drops onto the pitch. Sutherland calls Rogers through for a leg bye and makes it safely.

FOUR! Nice and Effective! On a length, outside off. Sutherland moves across and helps this to the long-leg region for a much needed boundary.

Short of a good length, just outside off. Sutherland punches it to the man at short cover.

Good length delivery around off. Knocked into covers.

Back of a length, angled in and follows the batter outside leg. Sutherland makes room and gets cramped. Ends up dabbing to to the keeper.

Back of a length angled into the middle and leg. Sutherland makes room for the cut and misses.

FOUR! Egdy! On a length, around off. Sutherland looks to drive and gets the outside edge that race away very fine to the deep third region for a streaky boundary.

Back of a length on off. Sutherland pulls this to deep mid-wicket and settles for a single.

Banged short, down the leg. Rogers pulls this to fine leg for one.

Slower length ball, around off. Rogers waits and guides it through backward point for a couple.

Back of a length on the middle. Rogers tucks into the leg side.

Short ball, on off. Sutherland mistimes the pull over mid-wicket for a single.

Back of a length angled in. Sutherland tucks this through square leg for a couple.

Flat, around off. Punched to sweeper cover for one.

SIX! BANG! Tad short on the middle. Sutherland goes back and hammers the pull over wide of long-on for a biggie. Wonderful batting from Sutherland.

Flatter arm ball on the middle. Sutherland looks to but chops onto the pitch.

Fuller, around off. Rogers steers it to deep point for one.

Flatter, around off. Rogers shimmies down and turns it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! That is a hit-me ball. Flat and sliding down the leg. Rogers helps it to fine leg for four runs.

BYE! Jags back sharply off the back of a length. Rogers is beaten on the inside and a fumble from the keeper allows the bye.

Short of a length, just outside off. Rogers sways out of the line and lets it go.

Fuller than a length on the leg. Rogers chips it over mid-on for a couple.

OUT! INSIDE EDGE AND GONE! Morris gets his second. He goes full and outside off. Harris goes for the drive and gets the inside edge that is taken by Finn Allen. The Renegades slide further. They have now lost half of their side for just 44 runs.

Back of a length angled into the leg. Sutherland backs away and swats this to deep mid-on for one.

Pitched full, around off. Sutherland strokes this to deep extra cover for a couple.

Fired on the middle and leg. Drilled to long-on for one.

Flat, around off. Harris makes room and cuts this to extra cover for one.

SIX! All the way! Tossed up around off. Harris shimmies down the pitch, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it cleanly over long-on for a maximum.

Drifted down the leg. Harris pulls it to short fine leg.

Floated full, outside off. Driven to deep extra cover for a single.

Full on the middle and leg. Harris reverses it to deep backward point for one.

Goes short, on off. Sutherland looks to pull but it comes off the shoulder and goes to the keeper.

Back of a length angled in. Sutherland gets on top of the bounce and pulls this to deep mid-wicket for two more.

Back of a length outside off. Sutherland pulls this to mid-wicket for none.

Length ball on the middle. Sutherland tucks it toward wide of long-on for a couple.

FOUR! Streaky but Sutherland will take it. Fuller than a length, outside leg. Sutherland shimmies down for the hack but gets an inside edge that runs away to fine leg for four runs.

SIX! BOOM! Short of a length angled into the batter. Sutherland picks the bones out of it and smokes it over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen.

Low full toss on the middle. Sutherland shuffles across and flicks this to fine leg for one.

Banged short, on the leg pole. Harris looks to hoick but gets a flush on the helmet. The ball rolls to short fine leg. The physio comes in for a mandatory concussion check.

Pace-off on a length, and going over the stumps. Harris charges down, has a wild swing, but fails to connect.

On a length, around off. Harris knocks it to short extra cover.

Back of a length angling away. Harris looks to guide it down but fails to connect.

Hard-length delivery on the leg. Harris tucks it through backward square leg for a couple.

Full, angling in, Harris turns it to square leg for one.

Lands it on off, Harris pushes it to covers.

Bowls it on off, Harris eases it to covers.

Length, on off, Harris eases it to point. Dot.

Short, on off, Sutherland punches it to covers for one more.

Length, on off, Harris tucks it to mid-wicket for one.

Fuller than a length around off. Sutherland strokes it to point.

Back of a length around off. Punched to the man at cover-point.

Short of a length, around off. Will Sutherland goes for the pull but it comes off the elbow and goes through to the keeper.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Perth Scorchers are on fire! Short of a length delivery on the middle stump line. Laurie Evans makes room to guide it down to deep third but gets a thick edge through to the keeper, Finn Allen for a regulation catch. Melbourne Renegades are in serious trouble as Evans departs for a second ball duck.

Back of a length delivery on the middle. Evans gets behind the line and defends.

Length ball angling across outside off. Harris cuts this behind point for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Jhye Richardson gets his man! Bowls it short on off. Jacob Bethell is in no position and miscues the pull toward the mid-wicket region. Andrew Tye runs back and takes a good catch. The Renegades are reduced to 9/3 in the powerplay.

Short of a good-length delivery angling across just outside off. Harris punches this through backward point and collects three runs.

Length ball angling across outside off. Harris tries to stroke it away but misses.

Length ball at the stumps. Bethell tries to defend again but gets an inside edge that rolls onto the pitch. Harris calls him through for a tight run and makes it.

Fuller than a length on off. Bethell comes forward and defends.

Short of a good length on the leg. Harris turns it to square leg for one.

Good length delivery on off. Bethell defends to the right of the bowler.

Goes full, around off. Driven uppishly toward wide of mid-off for one.

Short of a good-length delivery just outside off. Harris knocks this towards cover.

Length ball outside off. Harris dabs this along the ground to backward point but finds the fielder.

On a length, on off. Tapped into the off-side for one.

Good length delivery angled into the middle. Harris tucks and gets the inside edge onto the pad that rolls into short leg for one.

Back of a length on off. Bethell blocks onto the pitch.

Good length delivery on off. Bethell defends it to backward point.

On a length, angling away. Left alone by Bethell.

Pitched full, on the stumps. Clipped through square leg for one.

On a length shaping away just outside off. Harris comes forward and is beaten on the edge.

Pitched full, around off. Harris drives it to cover-point.

Short of a good length on off. Jacob Bethell is behind the line and defends under the eye.

OUT! SHARP CATCH! Two in two for Jason Behrendorff. Short ball angling across outside off. Jake Fraser-McGurk gets on his toes and tries to cut this hard but gets an outside edge that is caught sharply by the keeper, Finn Allen, behind the stumps by diving to his right. The Renegades are two down.

OUT! CAUGHT! BEHRENDORFF LANDS AN EARLY BLOW! Fuller delivery shaping in at the stumps. Tim Seifert mistimes his flick flat towards wide mid-on. Andrew Tye there, moves to his right and takes a good sliding catch. The Renegades are rocked early.

Short ball shaping in top of the stumps. Tim Seifert tries to scoop it behind the stumps but misses.

Back of a length on off. Seifert mistimes the pull to mid-on.

Good length delivery shapes back into the leg. Tim Seifert covers the line and defends it to mid-on. A dot to start.