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Heat see off Fraser-McGurk's whirlwind fifty to stay unbeaten

English allrounder Paul Walter starred with bat and ball as the Heat made it three wins from three matches in BBL|13

Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat | BBL|13

World Cup-winning master blaster Glenn Maxwell has marvelled at Jake Fraser-McGurk, but the young gun's scintillating half-century wasn't enough to lift the Melbourne Renegades to their first win of the KFC BBL season.

Fraser-McGurk had fans ducking for cover at Marvel Stadium on Thursday night as he whacked the visiting Brisbane Heat attack for seven sixes.

The 21-year-old notched his first half-century in the competition from just 21 balls and finished with 55 from 23, laying the groundwork for the Renegades to post 8-162.

Fraser-McGurk slams seven sixes in epic maiden BBL fifty

But Matt Renshaw posted an unbeaten 49 from 37 balls to steer the clinical Heat to a six-wicket victory, reaching 4-163 with 11 balls to spare.

Renshaw's fourth-wicket partnership with Sam Billings (40 off 29) reaped 72 runs, before the 14-Test batter and fellow left-hander Paul Walter (30no off 15) finished the job.

'Tall Paul' tees off against Richardson to guide Heat home

English allrounder Walter (3-27) was named player of the match after claiming the important wickets of Aaron Finch (2), Will Sutherland (12) and Fraser-McGurk.

It was the Heat's third win from four games this season, while the Renegades have lost two of three. Both sides have also had one match finish with a no result.

Fraser-McGurk set a world record for the fastest century in a 50-over match in October and hit 48 of 24 in his side's BBL season-opening loss to the Sydney Sixers.

Nicknamed "Rooster'' by his teammates, he was the only Renegades top-order batter to get a handle on the pitch on Thursday night.

Wells takes advantage of Marvel's new roof rule

His brilliant knock earned high praise from former Victoria teammate Maxwell.

"No one in Australia is better to watch then (sic) Fraser-McGurk," Maxwell posted on social media.

"Easily the most talented young batter in the country. His potential doesn't actually have a ceiling."

Australian great Ricky Ponting echoed Maxwell's sentiments, saying Tuesday's IPL auction came too early for Fraser-McGurk's entertaining display.

Brisbane speedster Spencer Johnson celebrated his monster $1.78 million IPL payday with the prized wicket of the Renegades' South African opener Quinton de Kock for a seven-ball duck.

But Johnson finished with figures of 1-39 from four overs after his final over, the last of the innings, went for 16.

It included four overthrows from a wild Mitchell Swepson throw after he was also denied a wicket opportunity when a skied shot from Jon Wells struck the Marvel Stadium roof and was ruled a dead ball under the new playing conditions for this season.

KFC BBL|13 standings

Team
Matches played
M
Wins
W
Losses
L
Ties
T
No results
N/R
Net Run Rate
NRR
Deductions
Ded.
Total points
PTS
1 Brisbane Heat Men Brisbane Heat Men HEA 10 7 1 0 2 0.972 0 16
2 Sydney Sixers Men Sydney Sixers Men SIX 10 6 2 0 2 0.339 0 14
3 Perth Scorchers Men Perth Scorchers Men SCO 10 6 3 0 1 0.725 0 13
4 Adelaide Strikers Men Adelaide Strikers Men STR 10 5 4 0 1 0.331 0 11
5 Hobart Hurricanes Men Hobart Hurricanes Men HUR 10 4 6 0 0 -0.268 0 8
6 Melbourne Stars Men Melbourne Stars Men STA 10 4 6 0 0 -1.051 0 8
7 Melbourne Renegades Men Melbourne Renegades Men REN 10 2 6 0 2 -0.288 0 6
8 Sydney Thunder Men Sydney Thunder Men THU 10 1 7 0 2 -0.652 0 4

M: Matches played

W: Wins

L: Losses

T: Ties

N/R: No results

NRR: Net Run Rate

Ded.: Deductions

PTS: Total points

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