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A spot in the final of this second season of the Big Bash League is
on the line, and even more vitally, a chance to run shoulders with the
world’s elite cricket clubs in the Champions League T20 next season.
With seven wins from eight games, the Melbourne Renegades will be
exactly in the frame of mind that should see them through to the final.
Especially given their track record at home this season – four wins from
as many games.
The Heat will greatly depend on Luke Pomersbach, who has shown some
excellent form this season. He enters this game with a match-winning
42-ball 82 against the Hurricanes under his belt, a knock that helped
the Heat qualify for this semi-final.
With Ben Cutting returning to the side to join Dan Christian and
James Hopes in the bowling line-up, the side has the fire-power but it
needs to show more consistency against a side that will be aggressive
from the very beginning.
It is Big Bash League 2012-13 semi-final time and the Melbourne
Renegades will host the Brisbane Heat in the first of the knock-out
games.
The Brisbane Heat sneaked through to the semi-final after an
underwhelming start to the competition. They won three of their last
four games and possessed the second-best net run-rate in the competition
to seal the semi-final deal.
The good news for the Renegades is that Aaron Finch has been dropped
from the Australian ODI squad, allowing him to participate in this
semi-final. Captain and the side’s best batsman by a distance, his
presence will prove to be a huge boost to the side.
While Marlon Samuels’ injury means that he has been ruled out of the
competition, his replacement Alex Hales had a BBL start to remember. He
thrashed a 52-ball 89 that included eight sixes to win them their match
against the Sydney Sixers.
With Ben Rohrer (253 runs) in the middle-order and a bowling attack
that consists of Nathan Rimmington, Darren Pattinson, Aaron O’Brien and
Mutthiah Muralitharan, the Renegades will be a team to beat.