Shah helps Hurricanes secure home semi-final

Extraordinary. Exciting. Bizarre. He summarized Hobart Hurricanes' last gasp win over Melbourne Renegades in Bellerive Oval, which ensured Xavier Doherty is a side Bash Big League semi-final at home.

Owais Shah played a match-winning innings for Hobart Hurricanes

Chasing 174, it came down to the most past. Renegades captain Andrew McDonald bet Shahid Afridi confident with the work. Hurricanes need 10 to win from six balls Afridi.

Before this climax, Renegades had been in control. Hurricanes needed 52 off 30 balls with Owais Shah, 26, and Jonathon Wells on 62. Afridi admitted 18 of more than 16, including a delivery that costs five wides, as he was unable to fight the movement pre-delivery and unusual beat Shah.

Shah was still there at the beginning of the final over, but he was arrested at the end of the non-striker. Phil Jaques had moved down to five to accommodate the inclusion of Mark Cosgrove. With 8 from 4 balls faced, Jaques top-edged a reverse sweep over short third man for three runs. The equation was seven out of five. Shah cut off point for the next one. Six off four. Fired a total aphid move that quickly reached Jaques on the pad. Do not run. Jaques squeezed one from the next, leaving five Shah's victory two balls. Afridi was on the verge of being the hero.

Then the twist. Shah retreated, Afridi dismissed full and broad, thin edge Shah succeeded to third man for four. Hobart needed off the last ball to avoid a super long. Afridi with a required width. Shah was not required to play a shot to win your next game. He was named Man of the Match for his unbeaten 49 from 30 balls.

Early in the game, Renegades seemed to have saved his best performance for their last tournament appearance. After winning the toss, Brad Hodge and Aaron Finch Hobart rollicked along in the sun. They hit an open position of 126 from just 13.3 overs. Finch made 67, 63 Hodge, as the pair hit four sixes and thirteen boundaries between them. The coup de grace Finch was three consecutive sixes against Jason Krejza. The offspinner had the last laugh, however, have Finches captured in long-off. Despite being expensive, Krejza picked up three important wickets.

Renegades were unable to capitalize on the incredible foundation that was laid. Hodge then left in another 14, they managed only 43 of the last 36 deliveries of the innings.

He made a compelling pursuit for a Hobart inform top order. Jonathan Wells made his highest score of the tournament - a well-compiled 72 from 61 balls. He was ably supported by the leaders of Big League Bash run scorer, Travis Birt, who hit 25 from 16 balls including three sixes in the space of six balls.

When Afridi trapped LBW Birt, Renegades regained the ascendancy before Shah came to do what he does best. He pursued them with controlled intelligent placement and excellent weather. He left the last ball to seal the victory, but he got the result they needed and his team secured a home semi-final in the process.