The 2012–13 Melbourne Renegades season was the second in the club's history. Coached by Simon Helmot and captained by

Aaron Finch Aaron James Finch (born 17 November 1986) is a Australian international cricketer who captains the Australian cricket team in T20I and formerly captained the national team in ODI cricket. Finch currently holds the record for two of the three h ...

, they competed in the

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's 2012–13 season.

Summary

The

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saw the Renegades release several star players including the previous seasons captain, Andrew McDonald. However the recruitment of consistent players such as

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and

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and cricket legend

Muttiah Muralitharan Deshabandu Muttiah Muralitharan ( si, මුත්තයියා මුරලිදරන්, ta, முத்தையா முரளிதரன், also spelt Muralidaran; born 1972) is a Sri Lankan cricket coach, former professional c ...

, saw the season being the Renegades most successful season to date, finishing on top of the ladder, only losing to the

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in the regular season. Aaron Finch also became the first Renegades player to score a century after scoring 111 from 65 balls against the

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. Finch also won The Renegades were knocked out by the

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in the semi-finals, losing by 15 runs.

Fixtures

Regular season

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Knockout stage

Ladder

Ladder progress

Squad information

The current squad of the Melbourne Renegades for the

Season statistics

Home attendance

References

External links

Official website of the Melbourne Renegades

Official website of the Big Bash League
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