SYDNEY, Australia (CMC) – West Indies all-rounders Dwayne Bravo and Andre Russell produced small cameos with the bat but could do little with the ball, to prevent Melbourne Renegades from slipping to a comprehensive eight-wicket loss to Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League here yesterday.

Sent in, Renegades posted 154 for seven off 20 overs, with top-order batsman Callum Ferguson top-scoring with 40 from 32 balls and opener Matthew Wade getting 35 from 18 deliveries.
Bravo struck 22 from 18 balls with one four and two sixes to provide momentum during the middle overs for Renegades, while Russell arrived at the end to blast a four and a six in an unbeaten 18 off 13 balls.
In their turn at the crease, Sixers were lifted by opener Nic Maddinson’s superb unbeaten 84 off just 54 balls with four fours and six sixes, as they got home with seven balls to spare.
The 22-year-old put on 64 for the first wicket with Englishman Michael Lumb (28) and then a further 90 for the second wicket with captain Moises Henriques who hit 36.
Medium pacer Russell managed just one for 25 from his 2.5 overs while Bravo, also a seamer, went wicket-less but was miserly in his three overs which cost 18 runs.