Renegades’ season hangs in the balance as they host the Scorchers at Marvel Stadium
Match details
WHO: Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers
That: Match 36, KFC BBL|15
Where: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
When: Thursday, January 15. Bat toss at 6:30 pm AEDT (3:30 pm AWST), first ball at 7:15 pm AEDT (4:15 pm AWST)
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Highlights, news and reactions after the game: cricket.com.au, CA Live and Big Bash apps
Officials: Ben Treloar and Sam Nogajski (field), Eloise Sheridan (third), Bede Sajowtiz (fourth), Sarah Elliott (match referee)
Match teams
Melbourne Renegades: Jason Behrendorff, Josh Brown, Harry Dixon, Brendan Doggett, Sam Elliott, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Caleb Jewell, Hassan Khan, Muhammad Rizwan, Gurinder Sandhu, Tim Seifert, Matthew Spoors, Will Sutherland (c), Adam Zampa
Tickets: Brendan Doggett, Matthew Spoors. Departures: Callum Stow (omitted), Andrew Tye (omitted).
Brendan Doggett has returned to the squad after being removed from the clash against the Thunder due to a slight discomfort in his hamstring. The newly crowned Test bowler joins spinner Matthew Spoors in the inclusions, with Andrew Tye and Callum Stow omitted on Thursday night.
Perth Scorchers: Finn Allen, Mahli Beardman, Cooper Connolly, Brody Couch, Laurie Evans, Sam Fanning, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Luke Holt, Mitch Marsh, David Payne, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner (c)
Tickets: – Departures: Josh Inglis (managed).
A big dent for the Scorchers with Josh Inglis out due to a workload management plan pre-arranged by Cricket Australia. The Scorchers have not named a replacement for Inglis, instead fielding a 13-player squad to face the Renegades.
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Players to watch
Muhammad Rizwan (renegades): All eyes will be on the high-profile international signing after he retired in the Renegades’ last match against the Thunder after scoring 23 off 26 balls. Scoring 101.83 in his eight matches this season with a high score of 41, a breakthrough performance in the box by Rizwan would give a huge boost to the Renegades’ top-four hopes as their place in the finals is at stake.
Cooper Connolly (Scorchers): Although he came off a golden duck courtesy of a Lloyd Pope stud in his last match, the young Western Australian has been an integral piece in the Scorchers’ push to top spot. A career-best nine wickets to date, including some big-name scalps including Mitch Owen, Chris Lynn and Muhammad Rizwan, along with a handy 177 runs with the bat have only reaffirmed his credentials as a key player in Australia’s T20 World Cup squad. He was restricted to just three runs after being bowled by former teammate Jason Behrendorff the last time the Scorchers and Renegades met, but was particularly destructive with a quick 60 runs, with six sixes to boot, in his most recent outing at Marvel Stadium in BBL|14.
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- Melbourne Renegades have won their last three BBL matches against Perth Scorchers, their longest winning streak against them in the competition’s history; The Renegades have pitched first that day in all three of those games.
- The Perth Scorchers have batted first that day in each of their last seven BBL matches; The Scorchers won four of those seven games.
- Melbourne Renegades have lost their last two BBL matches at Marvel Stadium; The last time the Renegades lost more than two consecutive games at the venue was a six-game span from December 2021 to January 2022.
- michel marsh (Perth Scorchers) have scored 924 runs at an average of 44 in their last 29 batting innings in the BBL, including 88 against the Strikers last time; Their goal will be to get more than 50 consecutive points in the competition for the first time since December 2013.
- Gurinder Sandhu (18 in BBL|15) is two away from recording the third-most wickets for the Renegades in a single season in BBL history (Kane Richardson – 19 in BBL|11). Only Richardson again (24th in BBL|08) and Tom Rogers (23rd in BBL|12) have recorded more.
What’s at stake?
Anything less than a victory and the Forsaken will officially be out of the final race. Meanwhile, the Scorchers are fighting for the top two with a win over the Renegades to secure a second playoff berth against the Stars at home on Saturday in their final regular season game.
KFC Rating BBL|15
| Equipment |
Games played METRO |
win W. |
Losses l |
Ties t |
No results N/R |
Net run rate NRR |
Deductions Death. |
Total points PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 HUR |
10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.331 | 0 | 13 |
|
2 OCS |
9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,319 | 0 | 12 |
|
3 S.T.A. |
9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,031 | 0 | 12 |
|
4 SIX |
9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.566 | 0 | 11 |
|
5 H.E.A. |
9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.375 | 0 | 10 |
|
6 WAS |
9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -0.625 | 0 | 6 |
|
7 ren |
9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -0.91 | 0 | 6 |
|
8 THU |
10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | -1,212 | 0 | 4 |
Legend
METRO: Games played
W: win
L: Losses
T: Ties
N/R: No results
NRR: Net run rate
Ded.: Deductions
PTS: Total points
