AUS T20 League 2024-2025

Match 23: REN vs STA

Preview

Melbourne Renegades will cross swords with Melbourne Stars for the 23rd match of the Australia T20 League 204-25. The game is scheduled to be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, January 4. The Melbourne Derby had many close encounters in the past, and we expect this match to be one of them.

An all-around performance from the Stars earned them their first win of the season against the Brisbane Heat at the Gabba by 5 wickets in the New Year's event. After five consecutive losses, this win motivated them, but with their seat at the bottom, nothing changed in the points table. 

On the other hand, the Renegades lost their last game against the Adelaide Strikers by five wickets. This was their third loss of the season, and with two wins, they are in sixth place in the league standings. 

Both teams are desperately searching for wins to move up the points table, making this match a promising encounter. 

Match Details

Match: REN vs STA, 23rd Match, Aus T20 League 2024-25

Date: Saturday, January 04, 2025

Time: 01:45 PM

Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Pitch Report

The pitch at Melbourne is a batting-friendly surface. In the game’s initial phase, it supports the fast bowlers, offering them good swing and bounce. The spinners might not get much help on this track early on. Batting can play more effortlessly in the latter half of the game. 

The temperature is expected to flow around 35°C to 22°C, with 21% humidity and 16 km/hr wind speed. Although there will be clouds hovering around, there is no possibility of downpours playing the killjoy.

REN vs. STA Squads

REN: Josh Brown, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Tim Seifert (wk), Jacob Bethell, Laurie Evans, Mackenzie Harvey, Will Sutherland (c), Fergus O Neill, Thomas Stewart Rogers, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Gurinder Sandhu, Callum Stow, Jonathan Wells

STA: Ben Duckett, Thomas Fraser Rogers, Daniel Lawrence, Marcus Stoinis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Sam Harper (wk), Hilton Cartwright, Usama Mir, Mark Steketee, Joel Paris, Peter Siddle, Jonathan Merlo, Brody Couch, Campbell Kellaway

REN vs STA Probable Playing XIs

REN: Josh Brown, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Tim Seifert (wk), Jacob Bethell, Mackenzie Harvey, Laurie Evans, Will Sutherland (c), Fergus O'Neill, Tom Rogers, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson

STA: Ben Duckett, Thomas Rogers, Sam Harper (wk), Dan Lawrence, Marcus Stoinis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Usama Mir, Mark Steketee, Joel Paris, Peter Siddle

Match Prediction

Team forms change very quickly in T20 tournaments, and we see such a change in momentum as the Renegades look like they are struggling, and the Stars are on the quest to go up. Thus, we predict another win for the bottom fragger, the Melbourne Stars.

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