News Renegades sign 'double threat' Seifert on two-year deal The New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter will be available for the entire BBL ESPNcricinfo staff 06-Aug-2024 • 21 mins ago Tim Seifert will bring further power to Melbourne Renegades' top order • AFP/Getty Images {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","contentUrl":"https://img1.hscicdn.
com/image/upload/f_auto/lsci/db/PICTURES/CMS/379900/379946.4.jpg","caption":"Tim Seifert will bring further power to Melbourne Renegades' top order"} Melbourne Renegades have signed New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Tim Seifert on two-year deal as a pre-draft BBL signing.
Seifert, 29, will have full availability across those two seasons as Renegades look to improve on last season's seventh place finish. His BBL deal means he will miss at least part of the Super Smash, New Zealand's domestic T20 tournament, and won't be in contention for the white-ball series against Pakistan over Christmas and New Year. Related All the BBL and WBBL squads for 2024-25 season BBL window for Australia Test players after India series Seifert has played three ODIs and 61 T20Is for New Zealand while has also been part of T20 leagues around the world.
Overall in the format he averages 27.43 with a strike-rate of 130.12 including three centuries.
Last month he finished as the leading run-scorer in the Lanka Premier League with 400 at 57.14 and a strike-rate of 135.13.
It appears likely he will form a power-packed top three for Renegades alongside.