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.
After the Melbourne Stars roped in Trent Boult in the overseas player draft in August, Guptill has joined the list of New Zealanders who have been freed from their national contracts to play in the BBL.
It was expected he would be available for the first eight matches of the tournament. Livingstone's international commitments have increased since the Draft. He was added to England's Test squad for a series in December, with West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell signed in his place for the f
Russell was overlooked in the BBL 12 Draft in August, in part because of his minimal availability and hefty cost, but he agreed to a four-game contract in December after Livingstone was unexpectedly selected for England's Test team for their tour of Pakistan.
The Redbacks will now miss the services of the Indian captain, who was last year's player of the tournament and will now not feature in the entire league owing to her injury.
The 24-year-old has been a regular fixture in the Women's Big Bash League and will join the Renegades for WBBL|08, after spending five of the past seven seasons in Hobart
Wells sits fourth on the Big Bash's all-time run scorers list - behind only Chris Lynn, Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell - with more than 2,500 career runs at an average of just under 35.
Molineux is a two-time ICC T20 World Cup winner and captained the Melbourne Renegades to the WBBL finals in her first campaign as captain last year. The move will see Meg Lanning take a step back in leadership within the Victorian squad.
Pattinson retired from international cricket last year. He made six appearances in the 2021-22 season where he claimed just three wickets before ending his season early due to managing injuries amid the challenge of the Covid restrictions at the time.