The Melbourne Renegades are 8-133 from 19 overs after being sent in by the Hobart Hurricanes in their clash at GMHBA Stadium.
Josh Brown struggled with an eight ball duck after he was caught by Nikhil Chaudhary off Riley Meredith.
Tim Seifert smashed five fours and a six in his 34 from 21 before he was bowled by Chris Jordan who had figures of 1-0 from his first nine balls.
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Muhammad Rizwan hit four fours in his 32 off 26, before he was bowled by Rehan Ahmed as the Renegades slumped to 3 for 69.
Oliver Peake hit two fours in his 14 off 13, before he was caught by a stunning grab from Matthew Wade off Nathan Ellis.
“That is a brilliant catch, Wade still has the hops,” Moises Henriques said.
Jake Fraser-McGurk battled to 7 off 11 balls, before he was bowled through the gate by Ahmed.
Hassan Khan smashed two fours and a six in his 23 off 15, before he was trapped LBW despite an unsuccessful review as Jordan got his second scalp.
Jordan produced another superb yorker to trap Will Sutherland LBW for 13 off 9 balls to give the Hurricanes all-rounder three wickets for the night.
Sutherland reviewed the decision out of desperation but the wicket stood.
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MATCH PREVIEW
Will Sutherland and the Melbourne Renegades host Nathan Ellis and the Hobart Hurricanes in a blockbuster clash at GMHBA Stadium.
The Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bowl first.
The Renegades are coming off a win over the Brisbane Heat, while the Hurricanes beat the Thunder before losing to the Stars.
Tim Seifert is coming off a ton and will lead the charge with Jake Fraser McGurk with the bat for the Renegades, while Jason Behrendorff and Sutherland will be key with the ball.
For the Hurricanes, Mitch Owen and Tim David will be ones to watch with bat in hand, while Ellis and Billy Stanlake will be danger men with the ball.
The second placed Renegades will be looking to go top of the table, while the second last Hurricanes can also jump to first with a victory.
It sets the scene for a crucial clash between the Renegades and the defending champions in Geelong.
TEAMS
Melbourne Renegades: Josh Brown, Tim Seifert, Muhammad Rizwan (wk), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Oliver Peake, Hassan Khan, Will Sutherland (c), Fergus O’Neill, Gurinder Sandhu, Adam Zampa, Jason Behrendorff
Hobart Hurricanes: Mitchell Owen, Tim Ward, Nikhil Chaudhary, Ben McDermott, Rehan Ahmed, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis (c), Rishad Hossain, Riley Meredith