2022–23 Melbourne Renegades WBBL season
# 2022–23 Melbourne Renegades WBBL season

The 2022–23 Melbourne Renegades Women's season was the eighth in the team's history. Coached by Simon Helmot and captained by Sophie Molineux, the Renegades finished the regular season of WBBL|08 in seventh position and failed to qualify for the finals.

## Squad

Each 2022–23 squad was made up of 15 active players. Teams could sign up to five 'marquee players', with a maximum of three of those from overseas. Marquees are classed as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|08 signing period.

Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:

* Australian marquee Tayla Vlaeminck returned to the Renegades, departing the Hobart Hurricanes. Due to injury, Vlaeminck and fellow Australian marquee Georgia Wareham were unavailable for the tournament.
* Holly Ferling departed the Renegades, signing with the Perth Scorchers.
* Jess Duffin did not re-sign with the Renegades.
* Sarah Coyte signed with the Renegades, having previously played for the Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Sixers.
* Georgia Prestwidge signed with the Renegades, having previously played for the Brisbane Heat.
* Indian marquee Jemimah Rodrigues departed the Renegades, signing with the Melbourne Stars.
* Barbadian marquee Hayley Matthews signed with the Renegades, having previously played for the Hobart Hurricanes.
* South African marquee Shabnim Ismail returned to the Renegades for the first time since WBBL|01, having also previously played for the Sydney Thunder.
* English marquee Eve Jones did not initially return to the Renegades, but later signed as a replacement player.

Changes made during the season included:

* Sri Lankan marquee Chamari Athapaththu returned to the Renegades, having played for the side between WBBL|03 and WBBL|05, replacing the injured Harmanpreet Kaur.
* Paris Bowdler signed as a local replacement player, after Josie Dooley sustained a hip injury.
* Hayley Matthews stood in as acting captain for two games, after Sophie Molineux sustained a knee injury.

The table below lists the Renegades players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.

| No. | Name | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Batters ||||||||||||||
| 50 | Hayley Matthews | 19 March 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 253 | 109.52 | 9 | 7.04 | 3 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 11 | Courtney Webb | 30 November 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 252 | 97.29 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| All-rounders ||||||||||||||
| 58 | Chamari Athapaththu | 9 February 1990 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 10 | 133 | 90.47 | – | – | 2 | – | Overseas marquee (replacement) |
| 8 | Evelyn Jones | 8 August 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | 4 | 24 | 75.00 | – | – | 1 | – | Overseas marquee (replacement) |
| 7 | Harmanpreet Kaur | 8 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Overseas marquee (unavailable) |
| 74 | Carly Leeson | 9 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 211 | 106.56 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| Wicket-keeper ||||||||||||||
| 19 | Paris Bowdler | 24 November 2004 | Right-handed | – | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | – | – | 0 | 0 | Replacement player; † × 1 inns |
| 3 | Josie Dooley | 21 January 2000 | Right-handed | – | 11 | 185 | 105.11 | – | – | 9 | 0 | † × 10 inns |
| 15 | Erica Kershaw | 23 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 9 | 100 | 119.04 | – | – | 1 | 0 | † × 2 inns |
| Bowlers ||||||||||||||
| 25 | Sarah Coyte | 30 March 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 13 | 48 | 106.66 | 10 | 7.20 | 4 | – | |
| 12 | Ella Hayward | 8 September 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 11 | 8 | 40.00 | 6 | 6.09 | 4 | – | |
| 89 | Shabnim Ismail | 5 October 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | 13 | 8 | 53.33 | 11 | 6.95 | 1 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 23 | Sophie Molineux | 17 January 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 12 | 130 | 89.65 | 11 | 7.17 | 2 | – | Captain |
| 26 | Rhiann O'Donnell | 14 April 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 10 | 42 | 97.67 | 0 | 14.00 | 2 | | |
| 16 | Georgia Prestwidge | 17 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 13 | 13 | 70.73 | 5 | 8.20 | 2 | – | |
| | Tayla Vlaeminck | 27 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Australian marquee (unavailable) |
| 32 | Georgia Wareham | 26 May 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Australian marquee (unavailable) |

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (RU) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0.695 |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers (C) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.390 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat (CF) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.276 |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes (EF) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.457 |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0.373 |
| 6 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | −0.339 |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −1.042 |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | −1.000 |

* The top 4 teams advanced to the knockout phase

## Fixtures

All times are AEDT.

* Match 5 16 October 2022 10:15 Scorecard

| Adelaide Strikers 7/126 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 6/128 (19.5 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Madeline Penna 36 (43) Sophie Molineux 4/23 (4 overs) | | Sophie Molineux 32 (35) Megan Schutt 2/23 (4 overs) |

* Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay Umpires: David Taylor and Nathan James Player of the match: Sophie Molineux (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 9 18 October 2022 15:30 Scorecard

| Brisbane Heat 1/180 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 6/159 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Georgia Redmayne 98* (67) Shabnim Ismail 1/31 (4 overs) | | Hayley Matthews 35 (19) Amelia Kerr 2/27 (4 overs) |

* Brisbane Heat won by 21 runs Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay Umpires: Michael Mellifont and Nathan James Player of the match: Georgia Redmayne (Brisbane Heat)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 12 21 October 2022 12:00 Scorecard

| Brisbane Heat 8/163 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 137 (19 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Georgia Voll 52 (37) Shabnim Ismail 1/23 (4 overs) | | Courtney Webb 47* (40) Charli Knott 3/19 (4 overs) |

* Brisbane Heat won by 26 runs Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Harsimran Singh and James Cushway Player of the match: Georgia Voll (Brisbane Heat)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 17 24 October 2022 15:30 Scorecard

| Melbourne Renegades 101 (19.5 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 2/102 (17 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Carly Leeson 35 (33) Amanda-Jade Wellington 5/8 (3.5 overs) | | Deandra Dottin 55* (55) Sarah Coyte 2/19 (3 overs) |

* Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets (with 18 balls remaining) Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Dhaval Bhatt and Eloise Sheridan Player of the match: Amanda-Jade Wellington (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Amanda-Jade Wellington (Adelaide Strikers) equalled the WBBL record for best bowling figures in an innings.
* Match 22 29 October 2022 14:00 Scorecard

| Melbourne Renegades 91 (19 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 4/92 (17.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Hayley Matthews 24 (24) Sophie Day 4/19 (4 overs) | | Annabel Sutherland 42* (48) Shabnim Ismail 1/15 (4 overs) |

* Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining) Eastern Oval, Ballarat Umpires: Lisa McCabe and Mattis van Eck Player of the match: Annabel Sutherland (Melbourne Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 24 30 October 2022 15:00 Scorecard

| Sydney Sixers 3/188 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 9/151 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Alyssa Healy 78 (54) Sophie Molineux 2/38 (4 overs) | | Carly Leeson 52 (32) Maitlan Brown 3/16 (4 overs) |

* Sydney Sixers won by 37 runs Eastern Oval, Ballarat Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Gaurav Bawa Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 28 3 November 2022 19:10 (N) Scorecard

| Melbourne Renegades 5/133 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 6/137 (18.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Chamari Athapaththu 75* (59) Maisy Gibson 4/24 (4 overs) | | Heather Graham 39* (26) Sophie Molineux 2/31 (3.1 overs) |

* Hobart Hurricanes won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and Troy Penman Player of the match: Maisy Gibson (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 33 6 November 2022 13:40 Scorecard

| Sydney Thunder 6/121 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/122 (18 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Amy Jones 53 (48) Ella Hayward 2/14 (4 overs) | | Sophie Molineux 55* (45) Hannah Darlington 2/22 (3 overs) |

* Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Eloise Sheridan and Muhammad Qureshi Player of the match: Sophie Molineux (Melbourne Renegades)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 35 7 November 2022 19:10 (N) Scorecard

| Melbourne Renegades 80 (17.2 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 2/82 (10.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Courtney Webb 30 (36) Molly Strano 4/16 (4 overs) | | Elyse Villani 41* (34) Sophie Molineux 2/20 (3 overs) |

* Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 wickets (with 56 balls remaining) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Greg Beechey and Jeremiah Matibiri Player of the match: Molly Strano (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 37 10 November 2022 15:00 Scorecard

| Melbourne Renegades 1/64 (11 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers |
| - | - | - |
| Hayley Matthews 40 (41) Ashleigh Gardner 1/21 (3 overs) | | |

* No result CitiPower Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Chris Grant and Greg Azzopardi
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* No further play was possible due to rain.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 39 12 November 2022 10:15 Scorecard

| Perth Scorchers 4/192 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 88 (17.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Beth Mooney 90 (58) Georgia Prestwidge 1/37 (4 overs) | | Erica Kershaw 25 (22) Piepa Cleary 2/6 (2 overs) |

* Perth Scorchers won by 104 runs CitiPower Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Mattis van Eck and Stephen Dionysius Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Perth Scorchers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Perth Scorchers set a new WBBL record for greatest winning margin (by runs).
* Match 43 13 November 2022 13:40 Scorecard

| Melbourne Renegades 8/148 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 5/149 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Josie Dooley 54 (46) Sasha Moloney 4/15 (4 overs) | | Annabel Sutherland 62* (29) Sarah Coyte 3/22 (4 overs) |

* Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) CitiPower Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Chris Grant and David Taylor Player of the match: Annabel Sutherland (Melbourne Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel

In the 15th meeting between the two Melbourne teams—the first to take place in their home city since 30 November 2019—the Renegades lost three early wickets before Josie Dooley and Courtney Webb formed a 50-run partnership from 39 balls. Sarah Coyte hit two sixes off the bowling of Kim Garth in the 20th over, helping to set a target of 149 for victory.

The Stars began the run chase sluggishly, and failed to capitalise on several controversial umpiring decisions in their favour. Alice Capsey survived a close stumping chance but was ultimately dismissed for just eleven, while the Decision Review System overturned an LBW call for Garth who would nevertheless fall to the bowling of Coyte in the following over. Earlier in the innings, Coyte became the eighth player in WBBL history to claim 100 career wickets.

Annabel Sutherland breathed life into the contest as the Stars scored 22 runs from the 14th over against the previously economical Ella Hayward. The Renegades created several opportunities to effectively close out the match but put down key catching chances, which included an error in the field by Shabnim Ismail off her own bowling.

Needing an unlikely 23 runs from six balls to win, Sutherland promptly launched two sixes to dramatically shift the game's momentum. While delivering the third ball of the final over, Renegades captain Sophie Molineux suffered a knee injury which forced her from the field. Georgia Prestwidge was subsequently given the task of finishing the over, having not bowled throughout the innings up to that point. Sutherland proceeded to hit another six, and Stars captain Nicole Faltum then scored one run off the last delivery of the match to clinch her team's sixth win against their crosstown rivals.

* Match 47 15 November 2022 19:10 (N) Scorecard

| Sydney Thunder 95 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 2/98 (14.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Tahlia Wilson 20 (27) Georgia Prestwidge 3/22 (4 overs) | | Hayley Matthews 46* (40) Lauren Smith 1/12 (3 overs) |

* Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets (with 34 balls remaining) Manuka Oval, Canberra Umpires: Andrew Crozier and Dinusha Bandara Player of the match: Georgia Prestwidge (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 53 20 November 2022 10:15 Scorecard

| Perth Scorchers 2/46 (8 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 4/58 (7.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Sophie Devine 24* (22) Shabnim Ismail 1/12 (2 overs) | | Erica Kershaw 34* (18) Lilly Mills 3/9 (2 overs) |

* Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) (DLS method) Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Lisa McCabe Player of the match: Erica Kershaw (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 8 overs per side due to rain. Melbourne Renegades were set a revised target of 57 for victory.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel

## Statistics and awards

* Most runs: Hayley Matthews – 253 (24th in the league)
* Highest score in an innings: Chamari Athapaththu – 75* (59) vs Hobart Hurricanes, 3 November 2022
* Most wickets: Shabnim Ismail, Sophie Molineux – 11 each (equal 24th in the league)
* Best bowling figures in an innings: Sophie Molineux – 4/23 (4 overs) vs Adelaide Strikers, 16 October 2022
* Most catches (fielder): Sarah Coyte, Ella Hayward – 4 each (equal 31st in the league)
* Player of the Match awards:
   * Sophie Molineux – 2
   * Erica Kershaw, Georgia Prestwidge – 1 each
* WBBL|08 Player of the Tournament: Hayley Matthews (equal 9th)
* Renegades Player of the Season: Sophie Molineux
