The Melbourne Renegades are nervously awaiting outcomes of scans on Shaun Marsh’s injured hamstring after their BBL derby win over the Melbourne Stars.
The Renegades had player-of-the-match Tom Rogers (5-16) to thank for his or her 33-run triumph on the MCG on Tuesday evening.
The outcome ended the Renegades’ four-match dropping streak and squared their season document at 4-4.
But it got here at a value, with Marsh injured early in his knock of 32 off 35 deliveries and clearly hampered whereas working.
The 39-year-old, who missed the beginning of the season with a calf damage, didn’t subject through the Stars’ run chase and was despatched for scans.
“After playing a fair few games against him and missing the middle of his bat almost never, I’m pretty keen to see him back on the park,” Rogers stated.
Marsh’s newest setback comes after the Renegades misplaced captain Nic Maddinson (knee) and skilled batter Peter Handscomb (warmth stress) of their earlier recreation.
Maddinson is out for the season, whereas Handscomb is ready to return towards the Hobart Hurricanes on Saturday.
Another prolonged interval of absence for Marsh could be a hammer blow because the Renegades chase a return to finals motion after three straight wood spoons.
“It will (test our depth) but over the course of the season so far there have been different contributions from different players as we’ve gone along,” Rogers stated.
“(Aaron) Finch is class, he’s leading from the front there, and (Jon) Wells is chipping in as well.
“We at all times knew there was going to be a chance for different gamers throughout the match, particularly within the again half, and maybe that situation simply strikes ahead just a little bit.”
Rogers’ career-best haul of five wickets against the Stars was a stunning response to cricket’s latest Mankad controversy.
Stars captain Adam Zampa tried to run out Rogers as the non-striker crept out of his crease, in an incident that has sparked heated debate.
Rogers laughed off the incident, while Zampa said he’d have no issue performing the action again.
Rogers has claimed a team-high 15 wickets for the Renegades this season at a mean of 15.9 with an financial system price of 8.2.
