# 2018–19 Melbourne Renegades WBBL season

The 2018–19 Melbourne Renegades Women's season was the fourth in the team's history. Coached by Tim Coyle and captained by Amy Satterthwaite, they finished fourth in the regular season of WBBL|04 and qualified for finals for the first time in the team's history.
In a "heartbreaking" and "thrilling" semi-final loss at Drummoyne Oval—notable for its "miracle" last-ball finish, resulting in the run out of Sophie Molineux and forcing a super over—the Renegades were knocked out of the tournament by the defending champions, the Sydney Sixers.

## Squad

Each 2018–19 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Under a new rule, Australian marquees were classed as players who held a national women's team contract at the time of signing on for their WBBL|04 team.
Personnel changes for the Renegades ahead of the season included:
* England's Danielle Wyatt returned to the squad, having played in the first two seasons before missing WBBL|03.
* Sri Lankan Chamari Atapattu was not re-signed for WBBL|04.
* Former Australian player Kris Britt retired at the end of WBBL|03.
* Rhiann O'Donnell departed the team and joined the Hobart Hurricanes.
* Although a permanent resident in Australia, Hayley Jensen would no longer be classified as a local player due to earning re-selection for her native New Zealand during 2018. The Renegades chose not to sign her as an overseas marquee, therefore excluding her from the squad. She would go on to be contracted by the Perth Scorchers as a marquee replacement later in the season.
The table below lists the Renegades players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
| Batters ||||||||||||||
| 27 | Jess Duffin | 27 June 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 13 | 263 | 108.23 | – | – | 7 | – | |
| 55 | Claire Koski | 13 March 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 13 | 154 | 103.35 | – | – | 3 | – | |
| 9 | Anna Lanning | 25 March 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 17 | Amy Satterthwaite | 7 October 1986 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 15 | 325 | 101.24 | 3 | 7.61 | 5 | – | Captain, overseas marquee |
| 11 | Courtney Webb | 30 November 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 12 | 93 | 100.00 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | – | |
| 28 | Danielle Wyatt | 22 April 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 368 | 111.51 | 0 | 7.33 | 4 | – | Overseas marquee |
| All-rounders ||||||||||||||
| 23 | Sophie Molineux | 17 January 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 14 | 354 | 114.56 | 16 | 6.97 | 7 | – | |
| Wicketkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 19 | Emma Inglis | 15 July 1988 | Right-handed | – | 14 | 62 | 84.93 | – | – | 8 | 4 | |
| 15 | Erica Kershaw | 23 December 1991 | Left-handed | – | 7 | 80 | 88.88 | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Bowlers ||||||||||||||
| 77 | Maitlan Brown | 5 June 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 12 | 59 | 92.18 | 9 | 7.23 | 6 | – | |
| 14 | Zoe Cooke | 17 September 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 5 | Molly Strano | 5 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 15 | 33 | 76.74 | 19 | 6.42 | 4 | – | |
| 6 | Lea Tahuhu | 23 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 15 | 12 | 120.00 | 14 | 5.92 | 2 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 7 | Tayla Vlaeminck | 27 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 6 | – | – | 4 | 8.16 | 3 | – | |
| 32 | Georgia Wareham | 26 May 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 15 | 21 | 91.30 | 11 | 5.90 | 3 | – | |

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (RU) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.509 |
| 2 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.479 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1.118 |
| 4 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | −0.079 |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.476 |
| 6 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.336 |
| 7 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.905 |
| 8 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | −0.364 |
* The four top ranked teams qualified for the semi finals

## Fixtures

All times are local time

### Regular season

* Match 4 2 December 2018 13:50 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 8/98 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 4/99 (16.5 overs) |
| Erica Kershaw 24 (27) Rene Farrell 3/17 (4 overs) | | Rachael Haynes 27 (25) Tayla Vlaeminck 4/29 (3.5 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets (with 19 balls remaining) CitiPower Centre, St Kilda Umpires: Greg Azzopardi and David Shepard Player of the match: Rene Farrell (Sydney Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Match 7 8 December 2018 14:10 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 7/153 (20.0 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 4/154 (20.0 overs) |
| Suzie Bates 54 (44) Georgia Wareham 2/20 (4 overs) | | Danielle Wyatt 62 (47) Amanda-Jade Wellington 3/27 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) CitiPower Centre, St Kilda Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Mattis van Eck Player of the match: Danielle Wyatt (Melbourne Renegades)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Match 11 9 December 2018 14:10 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 4/83 (14.3 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 2/27 (4.3 overs) |
| Sophie Molineux 44* (37) Megan Schutt 2/9 (2 overs) | | Sophie Devine 13 (9) Lea Tahuhu 1/1 (0.3 overs) |
* No result Eastern Oval, Ballarat Umpires: Dale Ireland and Greg Azzopardi
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* Melbourne Renegades' innings reduced to 14.3 overs due to rain delay
* Adelaide Strikers' target revised to 78 runs from 11 overs
* Match abandoned due to further rain delays
* Match 19 16 December 2018 14:10 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 8/174 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 7/153 (20 overs) |
| Sammy-Jo Johnson 31 (10) Molly Strano 4/21 (4 overs) | | Amy Satterthwaite 38 (33) Sune Luus 2/16 (2 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 21 runs Geelong Cricket Ground, Geelong Umpires: Greg Azzopardi and Daryl Brigham Player of the match: Molly Strano (Melbourne Renegades)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
* Match 25 22 December 16:30 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 6/122 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 6/123 (17.1 overs) |
| Heather Graham 42 (41) Lea Tahuhu 2/12 (2 overs) | | Jess Duffin 35 (31) Nicole Bolton 3/28 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: J Paterson and James Hewitt Player of the match: Heather Graham (Perth Scorchers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* Match 28 23 December 14:00 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 2/172 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 6/157 (20 overs) |
| Meg Lanning 75 (50) Molly Strano 1/29 (3 overs) | | Danielle Wyatt 42 (34) Heather Graham 2/32 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 15 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Dean Trigg and Ashlee Gibbons Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Perth Scorchers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* Match 31 27 December 14:50 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 8/110 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 3/111 (14.1 overs) |
| Maitlan Brown 33 (30) Lauren Cheatle 2/6 (2 overs) | | Alyssa Healy 70* (42) Molly Strano 3/26 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets (with 35 balls remaining) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Berend du Plessis and Ryan Nelson Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
* Match 34 29 December 14:50 Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 130 (19.5 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 9/131 (19.5 overs) |
| Lizelle Lee 36 (26) Amy Satterthwaite 3/16 (3 overs) | | Amy Satterthwaite 37 (33) Holly Ferling 2/14 (3 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining) Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Mattis van Eck Player of the match: Amy Satterthwaite (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
The Renegades recorded the second one-wicket victory in the league's history when Lea Tahuhu, a fast bowler not known for her batting ability, hit the winning single off leg spinning Stars captain Kristen Beams with just one ball to spare. Courtney Webb, on 21 not out, was the set batter at the non-striker's end.
* Match 39 1 January 14:50 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 5/149 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 7/101 (20 overs) |
| Sophie Molineux 78* (54) Holly Ferling 2/30 (4 overs) | | Georgia Elwiss 22 (25) Molly Strano 3/25 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 48 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 11,136 Umpires: Greg Azzopardi and Daryl Brigham Player of the match: Sophie Molineux (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
* Played as a double-header before a men's BBL match
* Match 41 3 January 14:50 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 8/115 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/119 (18.1 overs) |
| Corinne Hall 37 (30) Sophie Molineux 2/22 (4 overs) | | Amy Satterthwaite 27 (35) Sasha Maloney 3/20 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) GMHBA Stadium, Geelong Umpires: Dale Ireland and David Shepard Player of the match: Sophie Molineux (Melbourne Renegades)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Match 46 6 January 15:00 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 3/143 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 118 (18.5 overs) |
| Sophie Molineux 50 (52) Sune Luus 1/24 (3 overs) | | Beth Mooney 44 (31) Lea Tahuhu 3/13 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 25 runs Harrup Park, Mackay Attendance: 2,563 Umpires: Steven Farrell and David Taylor Player of the match: Sophie Molineux (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
* Match 47 8 January 13:50 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 4/139 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 4/141 (19.1 overs) |
| Danni Wyatt 59 (53) Nicola Carey 2/25 (3 overs) | | Alex Blackwell 66* (48) Lea Tahuhu 1/23 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) Spotless Stadium, Sydney Umpires: T Penman and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Alex Blackwell (Sydney Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Match 52 12 January 13:00 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 6/146 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 6/143 (20 overs) |
| Amy Satterthwaite 66 (57) Alex Hartley 3/21 (4 overs) | | Erin Fazackerley 52 (41) Lea Tahuhu 1/18 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 3 runs CitiPower Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and Greg Azzopardi Player of the match: Amy Satterthwaite (Melbourne Renegades)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
* Match 55 13 January 14:50 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 2/136 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 8/107 (20 overs) |
| Ellyse Perry 67* (62) Georgia Wareham 1/26 (3 overs) | | Jess Duffin 39 (39) Marizanne Kapp 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 29 runs GMHBA Stadium, Geelong Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Mattis van Eck Player of the match: Erin Burns (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat

### Knockout phase

* Semi-final 2 19 January 13:50 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 4/131 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 6/131 (20 overs) |
| Ellyse Perry 54* (59) Lea Tahuhu 1/18 (4 overs) | | Sophie Molineux 55 (54) Erin Burns 2/13 (3 overs) |
* Match tied (Sydney Sixers won the one over eliminator) Drummoyne Oval, Sydney Umpires: Claire Polosak and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Ellyse Perry became the first player to score 700 runs in a WBBL season
In the Renegades' first finals appearance, with three runs required off the last ball for an upset victory, Sophie Molineux was short of her ground attempting the winning run due to a "miracle" piece of team fielding by Sixers players Erin Burns, Sarah Aley and Alyssa Healy. In the resulting super over, Sixers captain Ellyse Perry hit a six off Molly Strano to eliminate the Renegades from the tournament. The match, in conjunction with the other semi-final played earlier in the day, was hailed as a showcase of "the irrefutable rise of women's cricket" and "sport with drama, skill and unpredictability – a potent recipe for success".

## Statistics and awards

* Most runs: Danielle Wyatt – 368 (11th in the league)
* Highest score in an innings: Sophie Molineux – 78* (54) vs Melbourne Stars, 1 January
* Most wickets: Molly Strano – 19 (equal 5th in the league)
* Best bowling figures in an innings: Molly Strano – 4/21 (4 overs) vs Brisbane Heat, 16 December
* Most catches (fielder): Jess Duffin, Sophie Molineux – 7 (equal 9th in the league)
* Player of the Match awards:
** Sophie Molineux – 3
** Amy Satterthwaite – 2
** Molly Strano, Danielle Wyatt – 1 each
* Renegades Player of the Season: Sophie Molineux
* WBBL|04 Player of the Tournament: Sophie Molineux (equal 4th)
* WBBL|04 Team of the Tournament: Molly Strano, Sophie Molineux (twelfth man)
* WBBL|04 Young Gun Award: Georgia Wareham (winner)