MELBOURNE, Australia CMC – Marlon Samuels cleaned up the tail-enders as his side Melbourne Renegades crushed Adelaide Strikers to return to the top of the ladder in the Australian Big Bash League yesterday.
Samuels finished with leading figures of 3 for 16 off three overs after Muttiah

Muralitharanripped through the middle orderand helped inspire a 48-run win at Etihad Stadium.
The Strikers offered no real resistance and crumbled to 107 all out after Samuel’s Renegades posted a more than competitive total of 155 for 6, with Samuels contributing 16 from 9 balls that included two fours and a six.
Murali was virtually unplayable on his way to 3 for 18 off four overs, including Kieron Pollard who he caught plumb off front to end any hopes the Strikers had of a middle-order revival.
Pollard himself shared in the highlights of the match by taking a spectacular one-handed catch running back with the flight off his own bowling.
The Renegades are now virtually assured of a top-four finish while the Strikers are right back in the pack, sitting at fourth for the moment ahead of the Scorchers and the Heat, who have a game in hand against the Stars tonight.