“Obviously it’s a dream come true for me as a Melbourne boy. To play in front of this many people is amazing, let alone to be able to play a part in a win for the Renegades at the end.<\/p>\n
“I’m incredibly pumped, and I hope this kick starts our season for the ‘Gades.”<\/p>\n
For the 26-year-old, who has been playing in the BBL since 2018, Sunday night’s match was one of the biggest experiences of a career that already includes two one-day internationals in Australian colours and the captaincy of his state.<\/p>\n
“Even walking out the race and seeing this many people tonight was amazing,” he continued.<\/p>\n
Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades | BBL|15<\/p>\n
“(I was) just trying to be clear out there and not get overawed by the moment because, you know, it was pretty special.<\/p>\n
“I’m incredibly happy for Aussie cricket that so many people turned out and I still pinch myself at the moment, I’m a bit lost for words, but it was a lot of fun.”<\/p>\n
The attendance at the MCG was a key to the competition recorded its highest ever attendance for a single day.<\/p>\n
A total of 105,767 fans attended the two KFC BBL|15 played on January 4, the first between the Renegades and the Stars, and later between the Perth Scorchers and the Adelaide Strikers, which drew 37,643 fans to Perth Stadium.<\/p>\n
Brown’s boisterous knock sets up Gades’ chase<\/p>\n
The Big Bash has quickly made its mark on the summer of 2025-26, with the total attendance across the first 23 games of BBL|15 the highest since BBL|07.<\/p>\n
In claiming victory, the Renegades became the first team to get their hands on the Melbourne Mace, the league’s newest trophy struck this summer.<\/p>\n
The Mace will be presented to the winner of each Melbourne derby in the years to come.<\/p>\n
“I reckon it’s definitely a real rivalry, and that got shown tonight,” Sutherland explained.<\/p>\n
Sandhu takes four poles to rip through top Stars<\/p>\n
“I think I’ve said some things that I didn’t even realise I was saying, because you’re that fired up, but it shows it’s real.<\/p>\n
“The crowd, I think, knows it’s real. That’s why so many people show up.<\/p>\n
“It was pretty cool to have Jackson Warne come out and present the Mace to me on the MCG. That was a big moment for myself.”<\/p>\n
KFC BBL|15 standings<\/p>\n
Team<\/p>\n
\n Matches played\n <\/p>\n
M<\/p>\n
\n Wins\n <\/p>\n
W<\/p>\n
\n Losses\n <\/p>\n
L<\/p>\n
\n Ties\n <\/p>\n
T<\/p>\n
\n No results\n <\/p>\n
N\/R<\/p>\n
\n Net Run Rate\n <\/p>\n
NRR<\/p>\n
\n Deductions\n <\/p>\n
Ded.<\/p>\n
\n Total points\n <\/p>\n
PTS<\/p>\n
1
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\n Hobart Hurricanes Men
\n HUR<\/p>\n
7
\n 5
\n 2
\n 0
\n 0
\n 0.187
\n 0
\n 10<\/p>\n
2
\n
\n Perth Scorchers Men
\n SCO<\/p>\n
6
\n 4
\n 2
\n 0
\n 0
\n 1.32
\n 0
\n 8<\/p>\n
3
\n
\n Melbourne Stars Men
\n STA<\/p>\n
6
\n 4
\n 2
\n 0
\n 0
\n 1.091
\n 0
\n 8<\/p>\n
4
\n
\n Sydney Sixers Men
\n SIX<\/p>\n
6
\n 3
\n 3
\n 0
\n 0
\n 0.316
\n 0
\n 6<\/p>\n
5
\n
\n Brisbane Heat Men
\n HEA<\/p>\n
7
\n 3
\n 4
\n 0
\n 0
\n -0.773
\n 0
\n 6<\/p>\n
6
\n
\n Adelaide Strikers Men
\n STR<\/p>\n
5
\n 2
\n 3
\n 0
\n 0
\n -0.045
\n 0
\n 4<\/p>\n
7
\n
\n Melbourne Renegades Men
\n REN<\/p>\n
5
\n 2
\n 3
\n 0
\n 0
\n -0.636
\n 0
\n 4<\/p>\n
8
\n
\n Sydney Thunder Men
\n THU<\/p>\n
6
\n 1
\n 5
\n 0
\n 0
\n -1.429
\n 0
\n 2<\/p>\n
Legend<\/p>\n
M: Matches played<\/p>\n
W: Wins<\/p>\n
L: Losses<\/p>\n
T: Ties<\/p>\n
N\/R: No results<\/p>\n
NRR: Net Run Rate<\/p>\n
Ded.: Deductions<\/p>\n
PTS: Total points<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 68,124-strong turnout helped the BBL record its highest ever attendance for a single day The experience of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":393783,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,740,85,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-393782","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-cricket","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-text"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/393783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}