Sydney Thunder young gun Ollie Davies hits five sixes in a row to claim victory over Melbourne Renegades

There was drama of another kind in the nation’s capital, with another error from the umpires after several high-profile mistakes in recent games.

Aaron Finch dropped a catch behind the wicket after an edge from Daniel Sams. However, the decision was still sent upstairs by the umpire, with fans using the example to again critique the BBL’s review system.

The decision added to a number of howlers in recent weeks. Usman Khawaja was last week given a life despite being clearly caught behind.

Thunder Alex Hales and Khawaja opened the batting for Thunder and set up a solid foundation by racking up a 50-run partnership in just four overs.

Nabi broke through, sending Khawaja to the sheds for 34 before Peter Hatzoglou dismissed Hales for 35, who in the process notched his 1000th Big Bash run.

Thunder captain Callum Ferguson was then happy to play the support role for Davies, who doubled-down on his brilliant debut performance last week.

After being elevated to No.5, Daniel Sams required a concussion test after copping a ball to the grill of his helmet before hitting 22 off 12.

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Ben Cutting was run out without facing a ball before Ferguson fell for 31 as the Renegades managed to limit some of the damage with several late wickets. Kane Richardson almost took a hat-trick in the penultimate over, but still effected a wicket with his hat-trick ball after running out Baxter Holt. Nathan McAndrew rounded out the innings with a stunning 20 off 5 balls to set the Renegades a target they never looked like chasing down.

The Renegades had a horror innings as youngster Tanveer Sangha wreaked havoc, the 19-year-old leg-spinner finishing with 4-14 from 3.1 overs.

The game was reminiscent of the last time the Renegades faced a Sydney side, with the Sixers claiming a 145-run victory against them earlier this month.