# 2018–19 Melbourne Renegades season

The 2018–19 Melbourne Renegades season is the eighth in the club's history. Coached by Andrew McDonald and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2018–19 season and they ended up winning the title.

## Fixtures
### Regular season

Match 2
* 20 December 2018 19:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 103 (19 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 6/107 (15.2 overs) |
| Michael Klinger 28 (32) Daniel Christian 3/22 (3 overs) | | Sam Harper 36 (25) Jason Behrendorff 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 15,011 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Usman Khan Shinwari (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* Will Sutherland (Melbourne Renegades) made his T20 debut.
Match 6
* 23 December 2018 18:45 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Adelaide Strikers 5/174 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/176 (19.1 overs) |
| Matthew Short 65 (41) Kane Richardson 2/39 (4 overs) | | Daniel Christian 49* (27) Rashid Khan 2/13 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 34,214 Umpires: Simon Fry and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Daniel Christian (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* Cameron Valente (Adelaide Strikers) made his T20 debut.
Match 12
* 29 December 2018 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 7/132 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 9/99 (20 overs) |
| Jordan Silk 30 (33) Kane Richardson 3/22 (4 overs) | | Mackenzie Harvey 30 (24) Tom Curran 3/18 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers win by 33 runs Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 23,129 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Benjamin Manenti (Sydney Sixers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* Mackenzie Harvey (Melbourne Renegades) and Benjamin Manenti (Sydney Sixers) both made their T20 debuts.
Match 16
* 1 January 2019 19:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 9/148 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 3/151 (17.5 overs) |
| Daniel Christian 32 (28) Dwayne Bravo 3/27 (4 overs) | | Marcus Stoinis 78* (49) Cameron Boyce 2/23 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 46,418 Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Jonathan Merlo (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
Match 18
* 3 January 2019 19:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 6/158 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 9/126 (20 overs) |
| Jake Weatherald 71 (44) Cameron Boyce 2/16 (4 overs) | | Beau Webster 33 (36) Michael Neser 2/10 (3 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 32 runs GMHBA Stadium, Geelong Attendance: 18,029 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Jake Weatherald (Adelaide Strikers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Match 23
* 7 January 2019 19:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 5/145 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 4/150 (19.2 overs) |
| George Bailey 70* (53) Kane Richardson 3/38 (4 overs) | | Aaron Finch 42 (39) Clive Rose 1/15 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 18,584 Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Sam Harper (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Match 26
* 10 January 2019 18:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Brisbane Heat 8/144 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 2/145 (15.4 overs) |
| Brendon McCullum 50 (47) Usman Khan Shinwari 3/16 (4 overs) | | Sam Harper 56* (40) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1/23 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 30,281 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Sam Harper (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Match 29
* 13 January 2019 18:35 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 4/192 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 91 (17.5 overs) |
| Brendon McCullum 69 (43) Daniel Christian 2/24 (4 overs) | | Cameron Boyce 25 (21) Brendan Doggett 3/16 (2.5 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 101 runs GMHBA Stadium, Geelong Attendance: 16,008 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Max Bryant (Brisbane Heat)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Match 32
* 16 January 2019 19:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Sixers 9/115 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 3/116 (13 overs) |
| Tom Curran 44 (30) Mohammad Nabi 4/25 (4 overs) | | Tom Cooper 49 (33) Steve O'Keefe 2/23 (3 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 16,281 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Kane Richardson (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Match 35
* 19 January 2019 18:45 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 121 (19.3 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 4/124 (19.2 overs) |
| Mohammad Nabi 28 (33) Marcus Stoinis 3/19 (4 overs) | | Marcus Stoinis 70* (65) Kane Richardson 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 38,117 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Match 38
* 22 January 2019 19:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 9/152 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 5/140 (20 overs) |
| Aaron Finch 54 (38) Gurinder Sandhu 3/23 (4 overs) | | Jason Sangha 54* (49) Harry Gurney 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 12 runs Spotless Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 10,332 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Harry Gurney (Melbourne Renegades)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Match 43
* 28 January 2019 18:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 5/157 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 79 (16 overs) |
| Mackenzie Harvey 38 (32) Matthew Kelly 2/30 (4 overs) | | Nick Hobson 19 (18) Daniel Christian 4/20 (3 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 78 runs Optus Stadium, Perth Attendance: 21,698 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Chris Tremain (Melbourne Renegades)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Match 46
* 30 January 2019 19:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 7/140 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 113 (19.1 overs) |
| Cameron Boyce 51* (22) Jonathan Cook 2/18 (3 overs) | | Baxter Holt 37 (28) Kane Richardson 3/27 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 27 runs Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 10,287 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Cameron Boyce (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
* Baxter Holt (Sydney Thunder) made his T20 debut.
Match 52
* 7 February 2019 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/183 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 8/167 (20 overs) |
| Matthew Wade 58 (30) Harry Gurney 2/40 (4 overs) | | Tom Cooper 44 (34) Jofra Archer 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 16 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Attendance: 8,235 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Matthew Wade (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

### Knockout phase

Semi-final
* 15 February 2019 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 3/180 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 7/184 (19.5 overs) |
| Josh Philippe 52 (31) Cameron Boyce 2/33 (4 overs) | | Aaron Finch 44 (41) Steve O'Keefe 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 3 wickets Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 15,342 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Daniel Christian (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Final
* 17 February 2019 14:45 Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 5/145 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 7/132 (20 overs) |
| Tom Cooper 43* (35) Adam Zampa 2/21 (4 overs) | | Ben Dunk 57 (45) Chris Tremain 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 13 runs Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 40,816 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Dan Christian (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.603 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Melbourne Renegades (C) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.173 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 3 | Sydney Sixers | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.047 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.062 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 5 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0.249 | |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0.000 | |
| 7 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.473 | |
| 8 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.502 | |

## Squad information

The following is the Renegades men squad for the 2018–19 Big Bash League season as of 28 December 2018.
| S/N | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 5 | Aaron Finch | Australia | (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 37) | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | Captain |
| 26 | Tom Cooper | Netherlands | (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | Australian passport, vice captain |
| 7 | Cameron White | Australia | (1983-08-18) 18 August 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
| 21 | Marcus Harris | Australia | (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 32) | Left-handed | – | |
| 20 | Beau Webster | Australia | (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| 19 | Kelvin Smith | Australia | (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 10 | Jack Wildermuth | Australia | (1993-12-21) 21 December 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 12 | Will Sutherland | Australia | (1999-10-27) 27 October 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 77 | Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | (1985-01-01) 1 January 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Visa contract |
| 3 | Mackenzie Harvey | Australia | (2000-09-18) 18 September 2000 (age 24) | Left-handed | Right arm fast medium | Replacement player for Aaron Finch |
| 54 | Daniel Christian | Australia | (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Vice captain |
| 23 | Jake Fraser-McGurk | Australia | (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | Replacement player for Zak Evans |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 15 | Tim Ludeman | Australia | (1987-06-23) 23 June 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | – | |
| 6 | Sam Harper | Australia | (1996-12-10) 10 December 1996 (age 27) | Right-handed | – | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 34 | Chris Tremain | Australia | (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 55 | Kane Richardson | Australia | (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 16 | Joe Mennie | Australia | (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 2 | Zak Evans | Australia | (2000-03-26) 26 March 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right arm fast | |
| 11 | Harry Gurney | England | (1986-10-25) 25 October 1986 (age 37) | Right-handed | Left arm fast | Visa contract, replacement player for Usman Khan Shinwari |
| 14 | Usman Khan Shinwari | Pakistan | (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Left arm fast | Visa contract |
| 17 | Andrew Fekete | Australia | (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Replacement player for Will Sutherland |
| – | Mitchell Perry | Australia | (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 24) | Left-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 18 | Jon Holland | Australia | (1987-05-29) 29 May 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | |
| 13 | Cameron Boyce | Australia | (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Leg spin | |

## Season statistics
### Home attendance

| Match | Opponent | Attendance |
| 2 | Perth Scorchers | 15,011 |
| 12 | Sydney Sixers | 23,129 |
| 18 | Adelaide Strikers | 18,029 |
| 23 | Hobart Hurricanes | 18,584 |
| 29 | Brisbane Heat | 16,008 |
| 35 | Melbourne Stars | 38,117 |
| 46 | Sydney Thunder | 10,287 |
| SF | Sydney Sixers | 15,342 |
| GF | Melbourne Stars | 40,816 |
| Total Attendance | Total Attendance | 195,323 |
| Average Attendance | Average Attendance | 21,703 |