Jan 13, 2022
14:05 IST / 8:35 GMT
Docklands Stadium - Melbourne, Australia
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Melbourne Stars are favourites to win
The second Melbourne derby of the 2021-22 BBL season gets underway at the Marvel Stadium, Melbourne on Thursday evening. Melbourne Renegades are in 6th place with fifteen points from eleven games. Melbourne Stars are one place below their city rivals with fourteen points from ten matches. Read on as we preview this fixture. This BBL group stage fixture begins at 19:35 local time.
Melbourne Renegades were victorious in the first Melbourne derby on January 3rd and, although they have not been in great form, will fancy their chances against Melbourne Stars.
Melbourne Stars were well beaten by top of the table Perth Scorchers on Tuesday but will see this game as a winnable fixture against their city rivals.
Seven Network and Fox Sports will show this game in Australia. In India, you can watch it on Sony Six. Sky Cricket have the rights in the UK with Willow TV showing the match in the USA. In South Africa you can watch it on SuperSport with Sky Sports showing the game in New Zealand.
BBL Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar.
We predict that both sides will want to bat first in this game. Melbourne Stars won the toss earlier in the month and elected to bat first.
The Marvel Stadium is a venue which always appeals to batters. The ball comes onto the bat nicely and often races away to the boundary. Any score over 165 should be competitive.
Cloud cover will increase as the game progresses with a chance of rain late on in the evening.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars, Big Bash League 2021-22
The Renegades have shuffled their batting order a few times in recent games and currently have Jake Fraser-McGurk opening with Aaron Finch. Shaun Marsh and Mackenzie Harvey have been their best batters but will be in the middle-order. There are no injury worries in the squad.
No Renegades have lost their last two matches and are two points from the foot of the table.
Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, Nic Maddinson (c), Mackenzie Harvey, Sam Harper (wk), Will Sutherland, Cameron Boyce, Kane Richardson, Josh Lalor, Zahir Khan.
Glenn Maxwell returned from isolation and came back into the Melbourne Stars side for their defeat to top of the table Perth Scorchers on Tuesday. We expect him to resume captaincy duties for this derby game with Adam Zampa concentrating on his bowling.
The Stars have lost three of their last four matches in the BBL but may well have turned a corner with their top players back to full fitness.
Joe Clarke, Beau Webster, Nick Larkin, Joe Burns, Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Sam Rainbird, Qais Ahmad, Adam Zampa (c), Haris Rauf, Brody Couch
The Stars have a strong record in the Melbourne derby but it is the Renegades who have won the last two clashes.
| Matches Played | MLR Won | MLS Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
The bookies are backing the Stars to win this clash between Melbourne’s BBL sides.
Joe Clarke is the form batter on show in this game although there are plenty of experienced batters who will be looking to show they can still contribute.
Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh and Mackenzie Harvey are our batting tips for Melbourne Renegades. Marsh has made some useful starts with the bat in recent games.
Joe Clarke, Glenn Maxwell and Beau Webster are our batting recommendations for Melbourne Stars. Clarke had a slow start in the tournament but has been brilliant in recent games.
For Melbourne Renegades, Kane Richardson, Zahir Khan and Nic Maddinson are our bowling tips. Richardson is a strike bowler who is always threatening.
For Melbourne Stars, Adam Zampa, Haris Rauf and Brody Couch are our bowling tips. Zampa is an excellent spinner but we expect to see Rauf as the main strike bowler.
Both teams have won only two of their last five games but a Melbourne derby should be enough to get the Renegades and the Stars playing to a higher standard. We are predicting an exciting game with Melbourne Stars coming out on top.
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