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Jake Fraser-McGurk set Melbourne Renegades in a strong position during their must-win match against Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League (BBL) Season 2024-25. However, Jake Fraser-McGurk fell short of a well-deserved century Matt Renshaw took a sensational catch at long on in the last game.
After a tough season, the young sensation played a sensational knock for the Renegades as they chased down 197 against the Heat. The 22-year-old arrived at the crease at 22-1 and quickly dominated the experienced Heat bowling attack. He cleared the boundary on several occasions and reached a half-century.
Watch: Jake Fraser-McGurk falls short of century as Matt Renshaw takes a sensational catch
The young batsman came close to becoming only the second player in Melbourne Renegades history to score a Big Bash century. However, Jake Fraser-McGurk fell for 95 off 46 balls, with five fours and eight sixes.
The right-handed batsman was dismissed by Xavier Bartlett when Matt Renshaw took a spectacular catch at long-on. Renshaw sprinted to his right and completed an overhead hold, making sure he didn’t slip on the ropes. It was a brilliant display of play that kept the Brisbane Heat in the contest.
The official Big Bash League account on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) shared a clip of Jake Fraser-McGurk’s dismissal with the caption: “You can’t be serious! Jake Fraser-McGurk came THIS NEAR A BBL CENTURY 😱 #BBL14”.
Watch video of the incident below:
You can’t be serious!
Jake Fraser-McGurk got THIS close to a BBL century 😱 #BBL14 pic.twitter.corm/OTbbWKpsu0
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) Januarand 18, 2025
The Renegades successfully chased down the target of 197 with two overs to spare, moving off the bottom of the BBL table. This victory improved his net career percentage to positive, keeping his hopes of a miraculous finals appearance alive.
Earlier, Jack Wood, who scored 45 off 27 balls, was the top scorer for the Heat. Matt Renshaw, who hit 40 off 22 balls, including three straight sixes off Sutherland, and Tom Alsop also contributed with a quick-fire 42 off 26 balls.
Happy with the way we turned out today – Jake Fraser-McGurk
Jake Fraser-McGurk, the man of the match, expressed his satisfaction with the team’s performance, adding that everyone contributed to the win. Fraser-McGurk noted that cricket can be unpredictable. He hoped the team could continue to perform well and qualify further, and thanked the fans for their support.
“Happy with the way we turned out today. Everyone contributed today and hopefully a few results will come our way. I just wanted to start, give the bowlers an early on,” Fraser-McGurk said.
“Cricket is a game where you can have a terrible day but you’re always just two shots away from turning things around. Hopefully we can go higher, thanks to the fans for coming out today. Hopefully we can keep going performing for them this season,” he added.
Melbourne Renegades played their 10 league stage matches in the ongoing tournament. The Renegades are currently in fourth place with eight points after four wins from 10 matches.
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