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Captain Will Sutherland hit two sixes in the final over to power Melbourne Renegades to a gripping four-wicket victory over rivals Melbourne Stars.
With 13 needed from the last over in pursuit of 174, Sutherland began by hitting Marcus Stoinis over the leg side and, with three needed from the last two balls, struck the Australia all-rounder back over his head to complete victory with a ball to spare in front of a crowd in excess of 65,000 people at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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Renegades had stumbled from a strong position of 127-1 after opener Josh Brown was bowled for 84 at the start of the 14th over.
They lost 5-34, including Mohammad Rizwan for 41, but Sutherland secured Renegades' second win of the season by finishing 19 not out from seven balls.
Stars, who would have gone top of the standings with a win, had to scrap to their total of 173-9 with England bowler Tom Curran top-scoring with 38.
Campbell Kellaway made 33 and Hilton Cartwright 28 but the loss of regular wickets checked the scoring.
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