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Melbourne Stars (STA) will be locking horns with Melbourne Renegades (REN) in Match 27 of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2022 at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday, January 3. Ahead of this high-octane Melbourne derby both teams have struggled for consistency in the tournament and need to pull up their socks in order to stay in contention for the knockouts going forward.
Stars need to up their game from here on as they are languishing at the sixth position on the ladder having won just two out of their six matches with four points in their kitty at a dismal net run rate of -0.379. They head into the contest against Renegades with a narrow eight-run victory over Adelaide Strikers in their previous fixture.
Renegades, on the other hand, have also not been able to make much impact in this competition as they occupy the fifth position on the table having managed just three victories from the seven matches played with six points with a net run rate of -0.232.
Renegades head into this fixture on the back of a five-wicket defeat that came at the hands of Perth Scorchers on New Year’s day (January 1).
Match Details
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Date & Time: January 3, 1:45 PM
Telecast & Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network and SonyLiv app
Pitch Report
The MCG surface is usually a balanced one for the batters and bowlers alike. The pacers are expected to fetch some extra bounce in the initial overs and the batters will be able to score freely once they are well set.
Since the last two BBL encounters have been won by the teams batting first at this venue, the captain winning the toss will look to put runs on the board.
Predicted Playing XIs for STA vs REN
Melbourne Stars:
Joe Clarke (wk), Thomas Rogers, Beau Webster, Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Nick Larkin, Campbell Kellaway, Luke Wood, Trent Boult, Liam Hatcher, Adam Zampa (c)
Melbourne Renegades:
Nic Maddinson (c), Aaron Finch, Sam Harper (wk), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jon Wells, Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Will Sutherland, Tom Rogers, Kane Richardson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Probable Best Performers from STA vs REN
Probable best batter: Aaron Finch
Australia T20I skipper Aaron Finch roared back to form with a splendid half-century in the last game against Perth Scorchers. He was the lone warrior for Renegades with the bat scoring a blistering 65 runs off 48 deliveries that helped them in posting a respectable total of 155/6.
Probable best bowler: Adam Zampa
Adam Zampa might have only managed a solitary scalp in the form of power-hitter Chris Lynn, but he was very economical with the ball in hand and kept the Adelaide Strikers batters guessing with his leg-spin as Stars eventually came out on top by eight runs. Zampa finished with figures of 1/25 from his four overs at an economy of 6.25.
Today’s Match Prediction: Melbourne Stars to win
Also Check: STA vs REN Dream11 Prediction
