# 2019–20 Melbourne Renegades season

The 2019–20 Melbourne Renegades season was the ninth in the club's history. Coached by Michael Klinger and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2019–20 season.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.526 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Sydney Sixers (C) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.269 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 3 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.564 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.355 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 5 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.446 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 6 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.023 | |
| 7 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.237 | |
| 8 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | −0.348 | |

## Fixtures and results

Match 3
* 19 December 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 5/169 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 4/171 (19.4 overs) |
| Shaun Marsh 42 (33) Daniel Sams 2/26 (3 overs) | | Alex Hales 68 (38) Harry Gurney 2/26 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets GMHBA Stadium, Geelong Attendance: 8,421 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 7
* 21 December 2019 21:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Perth Scorchers 7/196 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 6/185 (20 overs) |
| Mitchell Marsh 56* (22) Kane Richardson 4/22 (4 overs) | | Beau Webster 67* (37) Fawad Ahmed 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 11 runs Optus Stadium, Perth Attendance: 23,869 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh (Perth Scorchers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Match 11
* 24 December 2019 14:45 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 147 (19.1 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 3/151 (19.1 overs) |
| Aaron Finch 50 (37) Nathan Ellis 3/15 (3 overs) | | D'Arcy Short 60 (45) Tom Cooper 2/32 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 7 wickets Blundstone Arena, Hobart Attendance: 8,865 Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Riley Meredith (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 15
* 29 December 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 6/155 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 8/137 (20 overs) |
| Phil Salt 54 (26) Kane Richardson 4/33 (4 overs) | | Aaron Finch 50 (39) Rashid Khan 2/15 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 18 runs Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 20,089 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 20
* 2 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 6/153 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 4/154 (19.5 overs) |
| Sam Harper 45 (24) Lloyd Pope 2/22 (4 overs) | | James Vince 41 (26) Tom Andrews 2/22 (3 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 11,903 Umpires: Simon Fry and John Ward Player of the match: James Vince (Sydney Sixers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 22
* 4 January 2020 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 9/142 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 2/143 (18.5 overs) |
| Shaun Marsh 43 (33) Sandeep Lamichhane 3/26 (4 overs) | | Marcus Stoinis 68* (55) Kane Richardson 1/34 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 54,478 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Melbourne Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Match 26
* 7 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 5/175 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 4/178 (19 overs) |
| Sam Harper 73 (46) Jhye Richardson 3/22 (4 overs) | | Liam Livingstone 59 (39) Richard Gleeson 3/35 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets GMHBA Stadium, Geelong Attendance: 11,568 Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Liam Livingstone (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Match 30
* 10 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 7/168 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 3/169 (18.4 overs) |
| Shaun Marsh 63 (43) Nathan Coulter-Nile 2/29 (4 overs) | | Glenn Maxwell 83* (45) Samit Patel 1/21 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 30,388 Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Lance Morris (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
Match 33
* 12 January 2020 15:40 Scorecard
| (H) Adelaide Strikers 6/173 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 110 (17.4 overs) |
| Jonathan Wells 58 (38) Cameron Boyce 1/22 (4 overs) | | Beau Webster 49 (33) Peter Siddle 3/14 (3 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 63 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 28,271 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Jonathan Wells (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 37
* 15 January 2020 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 4/172 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 7/122 (14 overs) |
| Sam Harper 52 (38) Liam Bowe 2/23 (4 overs) | | Alex Ross 51 (27) Dan Christian 3/14 (2 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 12 runs (DLS method) Manuka Oval, Canberra Attendance: 9,005 Umpires: Simon Fry and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Sam Harper (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sydney Thunder were given a revised target of 135 runs from 14 overs due to rain.
Match 44
* 19 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 6/164 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 120 (15 overs) |
| Beau Webster 36 (26) Ben Laughlin 3/31 (4 overs) | | Sam Heazlett 56 (37) Cameron Boyce 4/15 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 44 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 27,524 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Cameron Boyce (Melbourne Renegades)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* Brisbane Heat suffered the worst 10-wicket collapse in a BBL match, losing all ten wickets for 36 runs, including the last seven wickets for seven runs in 16 balls.
Match 47
* 21 January 2020 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 3/190 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 4/186 (20 overs) |
| Mac Wright 70* (50) Cameron Boyce 2/27 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Nabi 63 (30) Qais Ahmad 1/25 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 4 runs Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 12,241 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Mac Wright (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* As a result of this match, Melbourne Renegades were eliminated.
Match 52
* 25 January 2020 15:40 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 5/175 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 3/176 (18.4 overs) |
| Aaron Finch 109 (68) Tom Curran 3/27 (4 overs) | | Steve Smith 66* (40) Will Sutherland 1/24 (3.4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 23,587 Umpires: Darren Close and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Steve Smith (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Nathan McSweeney and Brayden Stepien (Melbourne Renegades) both made their T20 debuts.
Match 56
* 27 January 2020 14:45 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 7/154 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 3/155 (19.2 overs) |
| Matt Renshaw 65 (47) Will Sutherland 3/30 (3 overs) | | Aaron Finch 63* (49) Ben Cutting 2/35 (2.2 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 14,087 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
* Zak Evans (Melbourne Renegades) made his T20 debut.

## Squad information

The following is the Renegades men squad for the 2019–20 Big Bash League season as of 24 January 2020.
| 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 | Slow left arm orthodox | Captain |
| 26 | Tom Cooper | Netherlands | 26 November 1986 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Vice captain |
| 14 | Alex Doolan | Australia | (1985-11-29) 29 November 1985 (age 38) | Right-handed | – | Injury replacement player for Zak Evans |
| 23 | Jake Fraser-McGurk | Australia | (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
| 14 | Marcus Harris | Australia | (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 32) | Left-handed | Right arm off break | |
| 3 | Mackenzie Harvey | Australia | (2000-09-18) 18 September 2000 (age 24) | Left-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 9 | Shaun Marsh | Australia | 9 July 1983 (age 36) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 29 | Tom Andrews | Australia | (1994-10-07) 7 October 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Injury replacement player for Jon Holland |
| 41 | Faheem Ashraf | Pakistan | (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Visa contract, didn't make an appearance due to national team call-up |
| 54 | Daniel Christian | Australia | (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Vice captain |
| 77 | Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | 1 January 1985 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Visa contract, replacement player for Richard Gleeson |
| 10 | Jack Wildermuth | Australia | 1 September 1993 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 20 | Beau Webster | Australia | 1 December 1993 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| 12 | Will Sutherland | Australia | (1999-10-27) 27 October 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 48 | Samit Patel | England | (1984-11-30) 30 November 1984 (age 39) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Visa contract, injury replacement player for Harry Gurney |
| 38 | Nathan McSweeney | Australia | (1999-03-08) 8 March 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | Replacement player for Kane Richardson |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 6 | Sam Harper | Australia | (1996-12-10) 10 December 1996 (age 27) | Right-handed | – | |
| 4 | Brayden Stepien | Australia | (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Injury replacement player for Sam Harper |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 2 | Zak Evans | Australia | 26 March 2000 (age 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 16 | Joe Mennie | Australia | (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 33 | Richard Gleeson | England | (1987-12-02) 2 December 1987 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Visa contract |
| 11 | Harry Gurney | England | (1986-10-25) 25 October 1986 (age 37) | Right-handed | Left arm fast medium | Visa contract |
| 55 | Kane Richardson | Australia | (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 17 | Andrew Fekete | Australia | (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Replacement player for Mackenzie Harvey |
| – | Luke Robins | Australia | (1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Replacement player for Aaron Finch |
| 36 | Usman Khan Shinwari | Pakistan | (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Left arm fast | Visa contract, didn't make an appearance due to national team call-up |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 13 | Cameron Boyce | Australia | (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
| 18 | Jon Holland | Australia | 29 May 1987 (age 32) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |

## Season statistics
### Home attendance

| Match No. | Opponent | Attendance |
| 3 | Sydney Thunder | 8,421 |
| 15 | Adelaide Strikers | 20,089 |
| 20 | Sydney Sixers | 11,903 |
| 26 | Perth Scorchers | 11,568 |
| 30 | Melbourne Stars | 30,388 |
| 47 | Hobart Hurricanes | 12,241 |
| 56 | Brisbane Heat | 14,087 |
| Total Attendance | Total Attendance | 108,697 |
| Average Attendance | Average Attendance | 15,528 |