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Melbourne Renegades make 145-5 in Big Bash final
MELBOURNE, Feb 17, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Tom Cooper top scored with an unbeaten
43 as the Melbourne Renegades were restricted to 145 for five by the
Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League Twenty20 final on Sunday.
Sent into bat by Stars skipper Glenn Maxwell at Docklands Stadium, the
Renegades lost early wickets, including Marcus Harris and Aaron Finch, and
struggled to get back in the game.
Cooper shared in an 80-run unbroken stand with Dan Christian, who was not
38, to push the total into respectable territory with 29 runs off the last
two overs helping the cause.
Jackson Bird took 2-25 and Adam Zampa 2-21.
The Renegades are playing their first BBL final, while the Stars were
beaten finalists at home to Sydney Thunder in 2016.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1144 hrs