Aaron Finch masterminds chase to end Brisbane Heat's
The cool heads of Aaron Finch and Mohammad Nabi ended Brisbane Heat's season with a calm 87-run stand to guide Melbourne Renegades to a seven-wicket win at Marvel Stadium.
The Heat needed to win to play in the finals but suffered another top-order collapse and failed to take their chances in the field to let the season literally slip through their fingers and hand the fifth and final playoff berth to the Sydney Thunder.
Finch and Nabi came together needing 87 from 63 balls on a pitch that was slowing as the afternoon progressed. The captain produced a brilliant knock making an unbeaten 63 from 49 balls to win it with four balls to spare, but he received a huge reprieve with 20 runs needed from 14 balls when he was dropped by Jack Prestwidge at deep midwicket. Nabi was equally outstanding making 38 not out from 28 balls with three fours and a six showing a calm hand under pressure.
Earlier, Will Sutherland took 3 for 30 as the Heat once again stumbled with the bat making an underwhelming 7 for 154 on a good surface. They slumped to 3 for 46 in the powerplay with some reckless strokeplay. A classy 65 from Matt Renshaw staved off another collapse and gave them something to bowl at but it wasn't enough.
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