Jan 03, 2022
13:45 IST / 8:15 GMT
Melbourne Cricket Ground - Melbourne, Australia
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Melbourne Stars are favorites to win
The Melbourne derby takes place on Monday evening as 6th placed Melbourne Stars take on bottom of the table Melbourne Renegades. The Stars were beaten by Perth Scorchers by 50 runs in Sunday’s early fixture. Melbourne Renegades’ New Year’s Day fixture against Sydney Sixers was abandoned due to wet weather. Read on as we preview this derby game. This BBL match begins at 19:15 local time.
Melbourne Stars have over ten players unavailable and gave four debuts in the defeat against top of the table Perth Scorchers on Sunday. The team showed plenty of character and will be competitive in this game.
Melbourne Renegades have struggled in this season’s BBL but will look at this fixture as very winnable. They will be looking to their experienced players to recognise the importance of a Melbourne derby and to step up.
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 expect both teams to choose to field first in this game if they win the toss. Both teams lost the toss in their last matches.
We expect a par score of around 185 on this pitch. The last BBL game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground saw individual scores of 103 and 99 not out. The surface will generate movement for medium pace bowlers.
The temperature will be in the high teens with clear skies throughout Monday evening in Melbourne.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades, Big Bash League 2021
Although Glenn Maxwell’s side suffered a 50 run defeat against Perth Scorchers in their last game, we expect them to name an unchanged side for this match. With over half of their regular squad in isolation, they do not have many options.
The Stars have won only one of their last four games but showed plenty of character in their defeat to Perth Scorchers.
Joe Clarke (wk), Tom Rogers, Charlie Wakim, Glenn Maxwell (c), Hilton Cartwright, Justin Avendano, Tom O’Connell, Qais Ahmad, Xavier Crone, Brody Couch, Haris Rauf
Batsmen:Aaron Finch, Hilton Cartwright, Mackenzie Harvey
All Rounder:Glenn Maxwell, Will Sutherland
Wicket Keeper:Joe Clarke (c), Sam Harper
Bowler:Kane Richardson (vc), Qais Ahmad, Haris Rauf, Brody Couch
As was the case before their abandoned game against Sydney Sixers, the Renegades will be without captain Nic Maddinson who has been called up to the Australia Test side. Bowler Kane Richardson will again captain the team for this match.
The Melbourne Renegades have now not won a game since early December and have suffered some big defeats in the matches.
Aaron Finch, Mackenzie Harvey, Sam Harper (wk), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mohammad Nabi, Jack Prestwidge, Kane Richardson (c), Reece Topley, Zahir Khan, Will Sutherland, Zak Evans
Melbourne Stars have a very strong record against their city rivals in the BBL.
| Matches Played | MLS Won | MLR Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Melbourne Renegades are slight favourites with the bookies but we fancy the Stars to win.
Joe Clarke is one of the form batters in the tournament and will be targeting his fourth successive score of 50+ in the 2021-22 BBL.
Joe Clarke, Glenn Maxwell and Tom Rogers are our batting tips for Melbourne Stars. Clarke has hit 189 of his 203 tournament runs in his last three innings.
Aaron Finch, Sam Harper and Mackenzie Harvey are our batting recommendations for Melbourne Renegades. Finch has scored 9 runs in his last two innings and is due a big score.
For Melbourne Stars, Haris Rauf, Qais Ahmad and Glenn Maxwell are our bowling tips. Rauf took 2-40 in his first game on Sunday.
For Melbourne Renegades, we are recommending Kane Richardson, James Pattinson and Reece Topley with the ball. Pattinson has gone wicketless in his last two games but is a fine bowler in any format.
A derby game is always exciting and this game has particular interest due to the new players in the Melbourne Stars’ line-up. Neither team is in good form and both are in the bottom three spots but we are backing Melbourne Stars to come out on top.
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