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The Melbourne Renegades might have crushed the Brisbane Heat by three wickets in Match 38 of the 2024-25 Big Bash League (BBL 2024-25) on Saturday, January 18, but it was Spencer Johnson who got his bowling talking. Docklands. Melbourne Stadium.
In the 12th over of the Melbourne Renegades’ chase in Melbourne, Brisbane Heat bowler Spencer Johnson baffled two batsmen with magical deliveries. Johnson removed Oliver Peake for 19 runs and Tim Seifert for a golden duck in an absolute beauty at Melbourne’s Docklands Stadium.
Spencer Johnson’s impressive double strike steals the limelight in BBL 2024-25
In the second delivery of the 12th, Spencer Johnson, already pumped after removing Peake, bowled full and straight to the stumps, and Oliver Peake tried to go back and take a big shot but missed completely. The zing bails light up and Peake had to return after scoring 19 off 21 balls in the BBL 2024-25 clash on Saturday.
But it was the dismissal of New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert that left everyone in awe of Johnson. On the third ball of the same over, Spencer Johnson bowled a perfect yorker aimed at the base of the stumps, and that was too good for the new batsman, Seifert. Tim Seifert didn’t bring his bat down in time and was clean for a golden duck.
Watch Spencer Johnson unsettle Tim Seifert here:
THEN 🤯
This is really unplayable. What a ball from Spencer Johnson! #BBL14 pic.twitter.com/IO4DgdqrC2
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 18, 2025
Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat Match Highlights
With those quick wickets, Johnson brought Brisbane Heat back into the game, but Jake Fraser-McGurk’s remarkable knock of 95 runs was enough to get Melbourne Renegades over the line with 12 balls to spare and three wickets in hand in the Big Bash League. 2024-25 match in Melbourne.
Talking about the BBL 2024-25 clash, Melbourne Renegades won the toss and invited Brisbane Heat to bat first in Melbourne. Brisbane got 196/4 on the board in their 20 overs, thanks to valuable contributions from Jack Wood (40), Matt Renshaw (40) and Tom Alsop (42*).
For the Renegades, Adam Zampa and Callum Stow have taken four wickets together against the Heat. Chasing the challenging target, Melbourne did not get off to a good start, losing opener Tawanda Muyeye for just three runs, but then Jake Fraser-McGurk’s explosive onslaught pushed the Heat back.
I just wanted to start and give a charge to the bowlers earlier: Jake Fraser-McGurk
Jake Fraser-McGurk produced a remarkable knock of an unbeaten 95 off 46 balls laced with five boundaries and eight sixes to win the match for the Melbourne Renegades. For the Heat, Spencer Johnson, Michael Neser and Paul Walter took two wickets against the Renegades.
After being awarded Player of the Match, Jake Fraser-McGurk said: “Delighted with the way we performed today. Everyone contributed today and hopefully there will be a few results. I just wanted to start, give a load to the early bowlers.Cricket is a game where you can have a terrible day but you are always just two shots away from turning things around.Hopefully we can qualify more,thanks to the fans for turning up today. Hopefully, we can continue to perform for them this season.”
