# 2021–22 Melbourne Renegades WBBL season

The 2021–22 Melbourne Renegades Women's season was the seventh in the team's history. Coached by Simon Helmot and captained by Sophie Molineux, the Renegades were not scheduled to play any WBBL|07 games in their home state of Victoria due to ongoing border restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. They nevertheless finished the regular season in second position—their best performance across the WBBL's first seven editions—catapulted by a standout campaign from Indian marquee Harmanpreet Kaur, who was named Player of the Tournament.
In the Challenger, played at Adelaide Oval on 25 November 2021 for a spot in the championship final, the Renegades suffered a nine-wicket defeat against the Adelaide Strikers and were eliminated from the tournament.

## Squad

Each 2021–22 squad is made up of 15 active players. Teams could sign up to five 'marquee players', with a maximum of three of those from overseas. Marquees are classed as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|07 signing period.
Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:
* New Zealand marquees Amy Satterthwaite and Lea Tahuhu did not re-sign with the Renegades, opting to sit out the tournament.
* South African marquee Lizelle Lee departed the Renegades, initially signing with the Hobart Hurricanes.
* English marquee Evelyn Jones and Indian marquee Jemimah Rodrigues signed with the Renegades, marking their first appearances in the league.
* Indian marquee Harmanpreet Kaur returned to the league and signed with the Renegades, having previously played for the Sydney Thunder.
* Molly Strano departed the Renegades, signing with the Hobart Hurricanes.
* Holly Ferling signed with the Renegades, departing the Melbourne Stars.
* Maitlan Brown departed the Renegades, signing with the Sydney Sixers.
* Ellie Falconer signed with the Renegades, departing the Adelaide Strikers.
* Rhiann O'Donnell returned to the Renegades, having been a member of the team in WBBL|03 before playing for the Hobart Hurricanes in WBBL|04.
* Sophie Molineux was appointed captain, replacing Amy Satterthwaite (17–23 win–loss record).
* Simon Helmot was appointed head coach, replacing Lachlan Stevens.
Squad details during the season included:
* Georgia Wareham sustained a left knee injury while fielding in a match on 20 October, ruling her out for the remainder of 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 | 160 | 99.37 | – | – | 6 | – | |
| 8 | Evelyn Jones | 8 August 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | 12 | 236 | 99.57 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 50 | Jemimah Rodrigues | 5 September 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 13 | 333 | 116.43 | 0 | 12.00 | 3 | – | Overseas marquee |
| All-rounders ||||||||||||||
| 25 | Makinley Blows | 12 December 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | |
| 7 | Harmanpreet Kaur | 8 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 13 | 406 | 130.96 | 15 | 7.45 | 8 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 11 | Courtney Webb | 30 November 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 10 | 144 | 100.00 | 9 | 7.54 | 1 | – | |
| Wicket-keeper ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Josie Dooley | 21 January 2000 | Right-handed | – | 13 | 110 | 108.91 | – | – | 7 | 4 | |
| Bowlers ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ellie Falconer | 3 August 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 12 | 34 | 147.82 | 10 | 8.88 | 2 | – | |
| 9 | Holly Ferling | 22 December 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 12 | 13 | 118.18 | 0 | 10.46 | 5 | – | |
| 24 | Poppy Gardner | 5 January 2005 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 12 | Ella Hayward | 8 September 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 11 | 26 | 78.78 | 5 | 6.68 | 5 | – | |
| 74 | Carly Leeson | 9 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 11 | 57 | 111.76 | 4 | 8.21 | 1 | – | |
| 23 | Sophie Molineux | 17 January 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 13 | 77 | 106.94 | 10 | 5.85 | 4 | – | Captain, Australian marquee |
| 26 | Rhiann O'Donnell | 14 April 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 7 | 30 | 73.17 | 6 | 7.20 | 0 | – | |
| 32 | Georgia Wareham | 26 May 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2 | 18 | 105.88 | 3 | 3.71 | 2 | – | Australian marquee |

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0.649 |
| 2 | Melbourne Renegades (CF) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −0.149 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat (EF) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.517 |
| 4 | Adelaide Strikers (RU) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.707 |
| 5 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | −0.385 |
| 6 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.258 |
| 7 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | −0.301 |
| 8 | Sydney Sixers | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −0.704 |
* The top 4 teams advanced to the knockout phase

## Fixtures

All times are local

### Regular season

* Match 2 16 October 2021 15:40 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 121 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 125/4 (19.2 overs) |
| Naomi Stalenberg 28 (27) Georgia Wareham 3/13 (4 overs) | | Jemimah Rodrigues 33 (34) Belinda Vakarewa 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Andrew Crozier and Claire Polosak Player of the match: Georgia Wareham (Melbourne Renegades)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 8 20 October 2021 13:25 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 6/126 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 2/129 (17.3 overs) |
| Harmanpreet Kaur 41 (37) Sarah Coyte 3/20 (4 overs) | | Tahlia McGrath 50* (39) Ellie Falconer 1/14 (1 over) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets (with 15 balls remaining) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and David Taylor Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (Adelaide Strikers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 13 23 October 2021 19:05 (N) Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers | v | Melbourne Renegades |
* Match abandoned University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Jeremiah Matibiri
* No toss
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 15 24 October 2021 13:40 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 4/118 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 3/120 (17 overs) |
| Ellyse Perry 50* (51) Harmanpreet Kaur 2/17 (4 overs) | | Evelyn Jones 38 (30) Radha Yadav 1/12 (2 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets (with 18 balls remaining) University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Umpires: Shawn Craig and Mattis van Eck Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 19 27 October 2021 13:25 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 5/142 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 8/133 (20 overs) |
| Jemimah Rodrigues 75* (56) Kate Peterson 1/10 (2 overs) | | Smriti Mandhana 64 (44) Courtney Webb 3/21 (3 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 9 runs University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Umpires: Andrew Crozier and Roberto Howard Player of the match: Jemimah Rodrigues (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 21 30 October 2021 10:25 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 7/142 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 9/130 (20 overs) |
| Harmanpreet Kaur 43 (32) Ashleigh Gardner 2/8 (2 overs) | | Maitlan Brown 31 (20) Ellie Falconer 2/28 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 12 runs Lilac Hill Park, Perth Umpires: Trent Steenholdt and Jamie Thomas Player of the match: Jess Duffin (Melbourne Renegades)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 26 31 October 2021 10:25 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 5/160 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 4/162 (19.4 overs) |
| Dane van Niekerk 62 (47) Harmanpreet Kaur 2/31 (4 overs) | | Harmanpreet Kaur 73* (46) Megan Schutt 2/18 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) Lilac Hill Park, Perth Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Jamie Thomas Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Melbourne Renegades)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 30 3 November 2021 13:50 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 2/194 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 6/154 (20 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 101* (63) Harmanpreet Kaur 1/32 (3 overs) | | Courtney Webb 46 (34) Lilly Mills 4/25 (3 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 40 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Jarryd Buscall and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 31 6 November 2021 9:45 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 4/207 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 192 (20 overs) |
| Harmanpreet Kaur 65 (32) Grace Harris 1/29 (3 overs) | | Laura Kimmince 42 (21) Ellie Falconer 4/29 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 15 runs Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Shawn Craig and Harsimran Singh Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Melbourne Renegades)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* The combined team totals of 399 runs set a new record for highest match aggregate in WBBL history.
* Match 35 7 November 2021 13:10 Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 103 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 3/104 (14.1 overs) |
| Kim Garth 32 (24) Harmanpreet Kaur 3/22 (4 overs) | | Jemimah Rodrigues 45 (38) Kim Garth 2/23 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets (with 35 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Eloise Sheridan Player of the match: Sophie Molineux (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 42 11 November 2021 16:20 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades | v | Melbourne Stars |
* Match abandoned Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Eloise Sheridan and David Taylor
* No toss
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 48 17 November 2021 18:05 (N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 4/175 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 2/171 (20 overs) |
| Harmanpreet Kaur 81* (55) Samantha Bates 2/21 (4 overs) | | Smriti Mandhana 114* (64) Rhiann O'Donnell 1/25 (3 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 4 runs Harrup Park, Mackay Umpires: Joshua Adie and Nathan James Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Sydney Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Smriti Mandhana (Sydney Thunder) equalled the WBBL record for most runs scored in an innings.
* Sydney Thunder were eliminated from finals contention.
* Match 49 19 November 2021 14:40 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 5/161 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 109 (18 overs) |
| Ruth Johnston 63 (46) Courtney Webb 2/27 (4 overs) | | Ellie Falconer 24* (12) Sasha Moloney 3/17 (3 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 52 runs Harrup Park, Mackay Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and Nathan James Player of the match: Ruth Johnston (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 54 20 November 2021 18:05 (N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 5/156 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 113 (18.1 overs) |
| Georgia Redmayne 71 (51) Rhiann O'Donnell 2/26 (3 overs) | | Josie Dooley 35 (27) Jess Jonassen 3/10 (3.1 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 43 runs Harrup Park, Mackay Umpires: Steven Farrell and Nathan James Player of the match: Georgia Redmayne (Brisbane Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel

### Challenger

* 25 November 2021 18:40 (N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 8/83 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 1/86 (10.5 overs) |
| Ella Hayward 18* (23) Darcie Brown 2/9 (4 overs) | | Dane van Niekerk 43 (30) Carly Leeson 1/5 (1 over) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 9 wickets (with 55 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Eloise Sheridan Player of the match: Darcie Brown (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel

## Statistics and awards

* Most runs: Harmanpreet Kaur – 406 (8th in the league)
* Highest score in an innings: Harmanpreet Kaur – 81* (55) vs Sydney Thunder, 17 November 2021
* Most wickets: Harmanpreet Kaur – 15 (equal 9th in the league)
* Best bowling figures in an innings: Ellie Falconer – 4/29 (4 overs) vs Brisbane Heat, 6 November 2021
* Most catches (fielder): Harmanpreet Kaur – 8 (equal 5th in the league)
* Player of the Match awards:
** Harmanpreet Kaur – 3
** Jess Duffin, Sophie Molineux, Jemimah Rodrigues, Georgia Wareham – 1 each
* WBBL|07 Player of the Tournament: Harmanpreet Kaur (1st)
* WBBL|07 Team of the Tournament: Harmanpreet Kaur, Simon Helmot (coach)
* Renegades Player of the Season: Harmanpreet Kaur