Rogers, O'Neill and Sutherland lead Renegades to victory over Hurricanes, securing first win of the season

Melbourne Renegades secured a convincing victory by 6 wickets against Hobart Hurricanes in a low-scoring encounter. Batting first, the Hurricanes were bowled out for just 74 runs, with Ellis top-scoring with 35. Melbourne's bowlers were dominant, with Sutherland, O'Neill, and Rogers picking up 3 wickets each. In response, the Renegades chased down the target with ease, finishing on 78 for 4. Seifert top-scored with an unbeaten 37, while Brown chipped in with 13. Ellis was the pick of the bowlers for the Hurricanes, taking 2 for 12.

Hobart Hurricanes crumbled to their lowest BBL total, and lost Matthew Wade to a calf injury, in a shambolic six-wicket loss against Melbourne Renegades in Geelong.

After being asked to bat first, Hurricanes' innings at GMHBA Stadium lasted less than 13 overs on Thursday night as they were skittled for 74. They fell well short of their previous low benchmark - 91 against Sydney Sixers in 2015.

New Zealander Tim Seifert, who pulled off a remarkable catch behind the stumps, belted an unbeaten 37 as Renegades chased down 75 in only nine overs.

Captain Nathan Ellis saved Hurricanes from worse embarrassment, smashing 35 after coming to the crease at 32 for 6. Ellis then bowled superbly, taking 2 for 12 from his three overs, to clearly be Hurricanes' best player.

In a further blow for Hurricanes' hopes of breaking through for their first title, Wade was assessed for a calf injury after pulling up sore behind the stumps. Wade, who was on the player microphone for Fox Cricket, expressed his frustration via the commentary when there was a long delay in being able to get off the field.

Ben McDermott eventually replaced Wade as Hurricanes' wicketkeeper after two overs of chaotic communication. The former Australia player didn't return to the field for the rest of the match, sitting on the bench with a compression bandage on his calf.

After conceding boundaries from his first two balls, Renegades seamer Tom Rogers struck back to take 3 for 25, including being on a hat-trick. Fellow opening bowler Fergus O'Neill also claimed wickets in consecutive deliveries. Captain Will Sutherland joined Renegades' wicket party, finishing with career-best T20 figures of 3 for 14.

It was the first BBL match in Geelong since last year's match between Renegades and Perth Scorchers was abandoned due to an unplayable pitch.

Renegades move to 1-1 after losing their opening game of the tournament on Monday night against Sixers. Hurricanes will attempt to put a disastrous start to the season behind them when they host Scorchers on Saturday.