Aaron Finch has praised his aggressive top order after they put the Melbourne Renegades in what proved to be an unbeatable position against Brisbane Heat.
Jos Buttler of the Renegades bats against the Heat. Pic: Scott Barbour Source: Getty Images
THE Melbourne Renegades have held on to big-hitting Englishman Jos Buttler for one more outing and he'll line up in Wednesday's clash with the Hurricanes in Hobart.
Buttler cracked a stunning 61 off just 36 balls against the Brisbane Heat at Etihad Stadium on Monday night, including three fours and four massive sixes.
It was meant to be his last game but the Renegades lost Pakistani all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez, who was called in to his country's Test squad, allowing Buttler to play another game before linking with the English one-day team.
The combination of Buttler, skipper Aaron Finch and middle-order slugger Ben Rohrer added a massive 178 off just 98 balls on Monday night, with Rohrer hitting four sixes off his 11 balls faced.
Captain Aaron Finch hit 81 off 51 balls to lead the Melbourne Renegades to a 57-run win over Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League on Monday night.
"I've been feeling good the past few months, and it was good to finally put some runs on the board," he said.
"Hopefully it's just the start of things to come."
And after spending Christmas together brothers David and Mike Hussey will turn combatant when David's Stars clash with Mike's Thunder in Sydney tonight.
"He's just another opposing player, it's just he's a bit better than most," David said.
"We obviously want to get him out cheaply, but no extra words are ever spoken, he's just another player."
The Melbourne outfit has lost all-rounder James Faulkner to the Test squad, but recalled batsman Rob Quniey in a bid to maintain it's unbeaten start to the Big Bash.
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