Jake Fraser-McGurk has ended his summer-long form slump, smashing a brilliant 95 in the Melbourne Renegades' three-wicket BBL win over the Brisbane Heat
Match Report: Melbourne Renegades win by 3 wickets with 12 balls remaining
ScorecardFraser-McGurk blasts Renegades to huge chase against Heat
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Jake Fraser-McGurk has finally found his hard-hitting best, blasting the Melbourne Renegades to a thrilling three-wicket BBL win over Brisbane that ends the Heat's title defence.
Out-of-form this summer for South Australia and the Renegades, Fraser-McGurk smashed 95 from 46 balls to help the Renegades pull off the second-highest successful BBL chase at Marvel Stadium.
The dynamic 22-year-old attempted to reach his maiden BBL century with a six down the ground, but Matt Renshaw took an impressive catch near the rope with the Renegades still requiring 17 to win.
But Fergus O'Neill (16no) finished the job as the Renegades chased down the Heat's 4-196 with 12 balls to spare.
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Fraser-McGurk, who missed out on selection for Australia's Champions Trophy squad last week, entered the match having made just 93 runs from his first nine BBL games this season.
But he destroyed a star-studded Heat bowling attack containing internationals Spencer Johnson, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Swepson and Michael Neser.
It was the dynamic 22-year-old's best BBL score and his third fifty in 45 matches in the competition.
After winning last year's title, Brisbane needed to defeat the Renegades to be any chance of qualifying for the finals.
JACK WOOD!
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 18, 2025
Three consecutive sixes off the Renegades skipper at Marvel 😳 #BBL14 pic.twitter.com/u3SNgmdCoz
The Heat racked up 4-196 after being sent in to bat as opener Jack Wood (45), keeper Tom Alsop (42 no) and Renshaw (40) unleashed on the hapless Renegades attack.
During a bizarre innings, Renegades captain Will Sutherland and fellow pacer O'Neill were both banned from bowling for the rest of the match following intervention from umpire Donovan Koch.
Sutherland was taken out of the attack with a ball to go in his third over after Donovan spoke to him, while O'Neill still had nine deliveries he could have bowled for the innings.
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It is rare for one player to be removed from bowling mid-over, but two in the same match is virtually unheard of.
Renegades opener Josh Brown, who has never bowled before in his 37 previous T20 appearances, was forced to fill the void left by Sutherland and O'Neill.
Brown's 2.4 overs went for a whopping 0-48, as the Heat piled on 4-196 – the highest total at Marvel Stadium this season – from their 20 overs.
Sutherland had a nightmare start to the match, twice being hit for three-consecutive sixes – first by Wood in the third over, then by Renshaw in the 12th.
KFC BBL|14 standings
| Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | NRR | Ded. | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
HUR
|
10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -0.12 | 0 | 15 |
|
2
SIX
|
10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.156 | 0 | 14 |
|
3
THU
|
10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.34 | 0 | 12 |
|
4
STA
|
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.135 | 0 | 10 |
|
5
SCO
|
10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.219 | 0 | 8 |
|
6
REN
|
10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.139 | 0 | 8 |
|
7
HEA
|
10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | -0.831 | 0 | 7 |
|
8
STR
|
10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -0.122 | 0 | 6 |
M: Matches played
W: Wins
L: Losses
T: Ties
N/R: No results
NRR: Net Run Rate
Ded.: Deductions
PTS: Total points