BBL 2020-21: Match 55, REN vs HUR – Webster’s record-breaking fifty, 5-wicket haul for Zak Evans and more stats

Melbourne Renegades signed off BBL 2020-21 with a thrilling win against the Hobart Hurricanes who ended up losing their playoff berth. Renegades lost four wickets for 56 runs on the board at halfway stage but contributions coming from Beau Webster (54* off 37) and McKenzie Harvey (40 off 37) helped them to 150/5. Hurricanes secured the bash boost point as they scored 69 runs for the loss of two wickets after 10 overs. But the dismissal of D’Arcy Short in the 11th over changed the game to Renegades’ favour as the Hurricanes made only 139/9.

Here are all the statistical highlights from Melbourne Renegades’ victory during the REN vs HUR game:

End of Renegades’ losing streak against Hurricanes:

4 – The 11-run victory during REN vs HUR game brought an end to Melbourne Renegades’ 4-match losing streak in the BBL against Hobart Hurricanes. The last win of Renegades over the Hurricanes came back in the 2018-19 season while chasing a target of 146.

A record bowling performance from Evans:

2 – Zak Evans recorded only the 2nd 5-wicket haul in the history of Big Bash League for the Melbourne Renegades. Dwayne Bravo was the first player with a BBL 5-fer while representing Melbourne Renegades as he registered figures of 5/28 also against the Hurricanes in the 2017-18 season.

1 – Zak Evans became the first pace bowler to claim a 5-wicket haul in the Twenty20 format at the Melbourne cricket ground. He is the 3rd player with a T20 fifer at MCG after Samuel Badree (5/22 for Heat vs Stars in 2015-16) and Adam Zampa (5/17 for Stars vs Strikers in 2020-21).

5/33 – The 33 runs conceded by Evans for his 5-fer are the 2nd most expensive 5-wicket haul in the BBL. Brendan Doggett took 5/35 for Brisbane Heat against Perth Scorchers in 2017-18 season while James Pattinson also had figures of 5/33 for Heat against Scorchers in 2019-20.

Webster’s record-breaking fifty:

3 – Beau Webster became the first player in the Big Bash League to smash as many as three fifties while batting at No.6 or lower position. Webster scored an unbeaten 67 in the 2016-17 season at No.7 position for Hurricanes against Strikers and smashed 50* earlier this season at No.6 position against Brisbane Heat. His 54* on Tuesday against the Renegades also came while batting at No.6 spot.

54* – The unbeaten 54 by Beau Webster during REN vs HUR game is now the highest individual score at No.6 or a lower position for the Melbourne Renegades in the BBL. Webster surpassed Cameron Boyce’s 51* which came while batting at No.8 against Sydney Thunder in 2016-17 season.

Malan’s misery:

94.44 – Dawid Malan had a strike rate of 94.44 during his 34-run knock on Tuesday which came off 36 balls. This is the 2nd slowest 30+ innings in the BBL for Hobart Hurricanes behind Ben McDermott’s 35-ball 31 against Melbourne Stars earlier this season at a strike rate of 88.57 only.

Hatzoglou’s big series:

17 – Number of wickets for Peter Hatzoglou in the BBL 2020-21; the most by any spin bowler for the Melbourne Renegades in an edition of BBL surpassing Cameron Boyce’s tally of 16 wickets in the 2018-19 season.

Hatzoglou’s 17 scalps in this tournament are also the 3rd most for Renegades in a BBL edition behind Kane Richardson’s 24 wickets in 2018-19 and Dwayne Bravo’s 18 wickets in the 2017-18 season.