'Not good enough': Renegades humiliated in 129-run Thunder humiliation

The Melbourne Renegades had very little to cheer as the Sydney Thunder hit a record score as a second gamer took the side to task in a record night.

Ollie Davies produced something special.

The Melbourne Renegades' season has gone from bad to worse, copping another massive hiding, this time from the Sydney Thunder.

The Renegades won their opening match of the season but since then it has been all down hill.

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After losing to the Sydney Sixers by a record 145 runs on December 13, the Renegades have now claimed the second biggest ever loss in BBL history, having been crushed by 129 runs as the Melburnians were embarrassingly rolled in 12.2 overs for 80 runs.

The Thunder were sent in to bat and took to it, starting quickly out of the blocks.

Usman Khawaja and Alex Hales got the Thunder off to a flyer, hitting 34 and 35 respectively as the openers pushed Sydney to 1/70 after Khawaja was dismissed with the final ball of the sixth over.

While it slowed the run rate as Callum Ferguson and Ollie Davies came to the crease, it wasn't for long as Davies hit four straight sixes in a Mohammad Nabi over, as well as hitting the next ball he faced off Will Sutherland for another maximum.

Unfortunately he was dismissed for the next ball for his 23-ball 48.

Ollie Davies went berserk.

It could have been worse as well with the Thunder 3/172 in the 17th over but losing 5/14 in a run of 2.4 overs.

Nathan McAndrew hit 20 off five balls in the last over with three sixes to push the Thunder over the magical 200 as the side hit a team record of 8/209 runs.

But both Ben Cutting and Baxter Holt were run out for diamond ducks, and Kane Richardson almost pulled off a hattrick in an action packed 20 overs.

The second wicket was also something special for the Renegades with Will Sutherland taking a brilliant outfield catch.

Callum Ferguson was 31 off 31 and had held the innings together.

But he was dismissed when he pushed a ball down the ground with Sutherland running around the boundary and taking a brilliant catch.

A seriously good catch from Will Sutherland... #BBL10 pic.twitter.com/C40r62yxXd

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 26, 2020

"That is as good as you'll see a boundary outfield catch," Brad Haddin said on Fox Cricket.

While Richardson couldn't get the hattrick for himself, it was a team hattrick as he ran Holt out.

After ending the innings with some momentum, it quickly dissipated for the Renegades as they quickly lost 3/33 including the wickets of Shaun Marsh and Aaron Finch.

The Renegades barely gave any resistance from there, losing the last seven wickets for just 27 runs.

"It's not good enough for a professional cricket team," Mark Waugh said on Fox Cricket. "It's not good enough in my book."

Brad Haddin added: "They haven't played smart cricket tonight. That reflects the scoreboard. But also the Thunder haven't allowed them to, they were on fire from the first over tonight."

The Melbourne Renegades have been spanked yet again.

The Renegades now hold the four worst losses in BBL history and are the only team to have lost by more than 100 runs.

It continues a dire run for the Renegades and one fan was wondering whether the Melbourne side were the "worst squad in the BBL".

Have the Renegades got the worst squad in The BBL? Seems they have 1 good bowler and 2 batsmen and nothing else???

— Wayne Siekman (@sambo54111) December 26, 2020

Renegades doing down chasing again. Very unpredictable BBL so far.

— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) December 26, 2020

Hasn't been the best of times for the men in red since winning the BBL title two years ago 😬#BBL10 pic.twitter.com/gweA27yp5g

— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 26, 2020

Originally published as 'Not good enough': Renegades humiliated in 129-run Thunder humiliation

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