Stars openers take derby revenge on Renegades

Tom Rogers hit an equal second-fastest half-century for the Melbourne Stars as they chased down the Renegades' 166 to win the derby by eight wickets; Sam Harper finished unbeaten on 84 and leads the competition in runs.

Tom Rogers struck an equal second-fastest half-century for the Melbourne Stars as the team chased down the Renegades' total to win the Melbourne derby by eight wickets at Marvel Stadium. Josh Brown had earlier built the Renegades' innings with 80 off 50. Rogers made 53 off 24 before being run out and Sam Harper remained unbeaten on 84 off 51. The victory reversed a loss to the Renegades earlier in the season and moved the Stars back into a winning position. Match details: - Renegades 7-166, with Josh Brown scoring 80 off 50 (seven fours and four sixes). - Stars 2-170 with 25 balls remaining; Tom Rogers 53 off 24, bringing up his fifty in 19 balls, and Sam Harper 84 not out off 51 (four sixes, eight fours); Harper leads the competition with 356 runs at an average of 89.00 and a strike rate of 158.92. - Rogers' half-century equalled the Stars' second-fastest mark; Nicholas Pooran holds the Stars record with 17 balls and Chris Gayle holds the BBL record with a 12-ball fifty. - Marcus Stoinis was the pick of the Stars bowlers with 3-33, supported by Haris Rauf (2-31); Stoinis was denied a hat-trick by Hassan Khan. - Jake Fraser-McGurk hit the Docklands roof, producing a dead ball; Mohammad Rizwan was struck in the body by Peter Siddle and dropped by Glenn Maxwell but scored 21 off 20. - Teams chasing have now won 11 of the past 12 matches at Marvel Stadium. Summary: The Stars improved to 5-3 and revived their finals push while the Renegades sit at 3-4 in a closely contested group. Undetermined at this time.