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Melbourne Renegades gun Aaron Finch will return for Wednesday night’s clash with the Perth Scorchers at Marvel Stadium.
Melbourne Renegades gun Aaron Finch will return for Wednesday night’s clash with the Perth Scorchers at Marvel Stadium.
The 35-year-old has missed the Renegades’ opening three matches, taking time to recover from a knee injury after leading Australia to its maiden T20 World Cup title.
But Finch, the Renegades’ all-time leading run-scorer, confirmed he is now good to go.
His return will provide a major boost to the Renegades’ inexperienced batting line-up as they look to improve on a 1-2 start to the season.
“I’ll play,” Finch told media on Monday.
“I’ll hit a lot of balls over in the next couple of days but all’s feeling good at the moment.
“I trained the other day. I haven’t done a huge amount of running or anything, but I batted and felt pretty good. I’ll have a good solid hit-out today and a decent field.
“We pushed really hard to get back (for the World Cup) and that was a risk well worth taking.
“It just probably needed a little bit more time and from the end of the World Cup to now, there’s been a good month of rehab into (my knee) which has helped.”
The Renegades will now play three straight games at Marvel Stadium, with back-to-back clashes against the Scorchers on December 22 and 26, followed by the Hobart Hurricanes on December 29.
Fans who buy a ticket to the match on December 22 will get free access to the game on December 26.
