With this win, the Renegades are at the second place in points table with four points and two wins in two games. Thunder are at fifth position with two points and one wins in three matches
An explosive half-century from Nic Maddison and fiery spell by spinner Akeal Hosein helped Melbourne Renegades start off their Big Bash League (BBL) campaign with a 22-run win over Brisbane Heat at Cairns on Thursday.
Lewis has been ECB's Elite Pace Bowling Coach since 2021, working alongside the England Men's Test and white-ball teams. He was previously Head Coach of the Young Lions, having joined the ECB from the coaching staff at Sussex CCC, as per a statement from ECB
The Australian pacer has been handed the ODI captaincy after former captain Aaron Finch's retirement from the 50-over format and will look to build a formidable team with the ODI World Cup just a year away.
While many teams chose to stick to their core, there are still some big names who were shown the door either because of their form or the team investing more in their future players.
The team released the maximum number of players among all the franchises and are left with the smallest purse for the IPL mini-auction scheduled for December 23 at Rs 7.05 crores.
The right-arm seamer, who was also handy with the bat, will depart along with all-rounder Chamika Karunaratne, Aaron Finch, Pat Cummins, Sam Billings, Mohammad Nabi, and Sam Billings.
It will be the first time that Australia and Afghnaistan will meet in the shorter format of the game. The Aussie team have been dealt a huge blow with Aaron Finch missing out on the playing eleven due to an injury. Matthew Wade will be captaining the side in his absence.
They are both recovering from hamstring injuries sustained in Australia's victory over Ireland at the Gabba on Monday; all-rounder Marcus Stoinis had to leave the field briefly late in that match due to a similar problem, which national selection panel chair George Bailey described as pre
The 35-year-old left the field after pulling up sore from a sprinting effort during the powerplay, against Ireland and didn't return for the rest of the game. Matthew Wade took over as the team's skipper after the batter didn't return to the field.