Australian T20 League 2022 

Match 27- STA vs REN 

Preview

The Stars will try to keep their form upright when they clash against the Renegades in the 27th match of the ongoing Australian T20 League, 2022. The match is scheduled for Tuesday, January 03, 2023, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. 

In the last encounter, the Stars recorded a well-fought victory over the Strikers. But although a positive outcome in the last game, they are lying in the bottom half of the league table with just four points under their belt. 

All they need is some consistency in their batting and bowling to manage a win in this derby. The batting side will be relying on the services of Joe Clarke, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Nick Larkin and Hilton Cartwright. 

In the last match, Marcus Stoinis was the star performer with the bat for the Stars and smashed 74 off 35 balls to seal their victory. He was assisted by keeper-batsman Joe Clarke, who scored 42 off 32 balls. 

The bowling side will have the services of Trent Boult, Luke Wood, Adam Zampa, Marcus Stoinis, and Liam Hatcher, who are expected to bring in time-to-time breakthroughs. 

Liam Hatcher was the standout bowler in the last match claiming two wickets and giving away only 29 runs. 

On the other side, the Renegades will hopefully try to bring their A-Game against their city rivals. The Renegades have lost four out of seven matches so far. 

The batting side will be counting on  Martin Guptill, and Mackenzie Harvey, along with veteran experts like Aaron Finch, Jonathan Wells and Shaun Marsh who are expected to score runs in order to win.

Aaron Finch was the best player, to be specific the lone warrior with the bat for his side and finished the innings being the top scorer, smashing 65 runs off 48 balls. 

The bowling side will have the services of pacers like Kane Richardson, Will Sutherland, and Tom Rogers along with the spin duo of Akeal Hosein and Mujeeb Ur Rahman who are expected to bring timely 

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Tom Rogers, Will Sutherland, and Kane Richardson along with the spin duo of Akeal Hosein and Mujeeb Ur Rahman to claim timely breakthroughs.

Match Details

Match: STA VS REN, 27th Match, Aus T20 League 2022-23

Date: Tuesday, January 03, 2023

Time: 01:45 PM IST

Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Pitch and Weather Report

The pitch at Melbourne is a batting-friendly surface, which initially supports the pace bowlers while offering them good bounce and swing. The spinners might not get much help on this track early on. Batting will be more effortless towards the latter half of the game. 

The temperature is expected to flow around 19°C to 14°C, with 64% humidity and 21 km/hr wind speed. Although there will be clouds hovering around, there is no possibility of downpours playing the killjoy.

Form Guide

STA: W L L L W

REN: L L L L W

Head-to-Head

Team                  Matches Won 

(i) STA                       15

(ii) REN                      7

Squads

STA: Trent Boult, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke, Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell (c), Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Luke Wood, Adam Zampa, Campbell Kellaway

REN: Nic Maddinson (c), Sam Harper (wk), Jake Fraser McGurk, Aaron Finch, Jonathan Wells, Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Will Sutherland, Tom Rogers, Kane Richardson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mackenzie Harvey, David Moody, Corey Rocchiccioli

Probable Playing XIs

STA: Marcus Stoinis, Joe Clarke, Glenn Maxwell, Joe Burns, Andre Russell, Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa, Qais Ahmad, Brody Couch

REN: Sam Harper, Aaron Finch, Mackenzie Harvey, Shaun Marsh, Nic Maddinson, Mohammad Nabi, Jack Prestwidge, James Pattinson, Kane Richardson, Reece Topley, Zahir Khan

Hot Fantasy Picks

Wicket Keepers

Joe Clarke- The English keeper-batsman has scored 232 runs in 6 matches with an average of 46.40 in this contest and his wicketkeeping skills surely make him one of the top fantasy picks for this match.

Batsmen

Hilton Cartwright- The Aussie batter has collected 215 runs with the bat in this tournament so far and can be a game-changer in this match too.

Aaron Finch- The veteran Australian batsman is one of the most experienced players and is also the second-highest scorer in the Australian T20 League. 

All Rounders

Marcus Stoinis- The charismatic all-rounder, Marcus Stoinis, who smashed a brilliant 74 off 35 in the last game is obviously a great choice. 

Bowlers

Henry Thornton- He is the highest wicket-taker in the league and has taken 16 wickets in 6 games.

Akeal Hosein- The Caribbean bowler has bagged 12 wickets in 7 games and is holding a fifth place among the best bowlers in this league season. 

Match Prediction

Based on the current standings, the Starts are the favourites and have greater chances of beating the Renegades in this encounter. With the services of Joe Clarke and Marcus Stoinis in sublime form, the Stars will look forward to a phenomenal start in this derby. Renegades on the other side will have to raise their bar in both the batting and the bowling departments to outscore their opponents in this match. 

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