BBL 2024-25 - 23rd Match - Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars - Cricket Match Predictions: 4th January 2025

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the Big Bash League, 23rd Match - Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars, which will be played on the 4th of January at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.

LIVE SCORES - 23rd Match - Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars (Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne)

Current Form Melbourne Stars:

Melbourne Stars are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 1 win and 5 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League is Marcus Stoinis with 194 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League is Peter Siddle with 6 scalps under his belt.

Melbourne Stars have won their previous match against Brisbane Heat by 5 wickets.

Brisbane Heat batted first and they posted a total of 149 for 7 in 20 overs. Their premier batters Tom Banton, Colin Munro and Nathan McSweeney got out without troubling the scorers much. Matt Renshaw also disappointed and got out cheaply. It was Max Bryant in the middle order who displayed his experience and smashed 77 runs off 48 balls, stayed not out and helped Brisbane Heat get to a tall total of 149 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Melbourne Stars lost 3 early wickets and looked to be in deep waters. The pair of Dan Lawrence and Marcus Stoinis then stitched a match winning partnership of 132 runs for the 4th wicket. Dan Lawrence in particular was simply exceptional during his knock of 64 runs. He hit 7 fours and 2 sixes to help Melbourne Stars win the match in the 19th over with 5 wickets in hand.

Current Form Melbourne Renegades:

Melbourne Renegades are currently placed at the 5th position on points table with 2 wins and 3 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League is Josh Brown with 135 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League is Tom Stewart Rogers with 10 scalps under his belt.

Melbourne Renegades have lost their previous match against Adelaide Strikers by 5 wickets.

Melbourne Renegades batted first and they posted a total of 142 for 9 in 20 overs. Josh Brown played really well at the top of the order as he scored 66 runs off 41 balls, hitting 5 fours and 6 sixes. The rest of the batters simply threw their wicket away and Melbourne Renegades never looked like putting on a big total. They were eventually restricted to an under par total of 142 for 9 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Adelaide Strikers got off to a flying start with Chris Lynn and D'Arcy Short smashing the bowlers to all parts of the ground. Chris Lynn in particular was simply exceptional with the bat. He scored 88 runs off 51 balls, hitting 10 fours and 4 massive sixes. On the back of his batting brilliance, Adelaide Strikers got home in the 18th over with 5 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Melbourne Renegades: Jacob Bethell (England), Josh Brown, Xavier Crone, Harry Dixon, Laurie Evans (England), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Nathan Lyon, Fergus O'Neill, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Tim Seifert (New Zealand), Will Sutherland, Jon Wells, Adam Zampa

Melbourne Stars: Scott Boland, Hilton Cartwright, Brody Couch, Tom Curran (England), Ben Duckett (England), Sam Harper, Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Hamish McKenzie, Jon Merlo, Usama Mir (Pakistan), Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Doug Warren, Beau Webster

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Melbourne Renegades

Who will win?- Melbourne Stars

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars), Tim Seifert (Melbourne Renegades)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Peter Siddle (Melbourne Stars), Adam Zampa (Melbourne Renegades)

Most Sixes – Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars), Tim Seifert (Melbourne Renegades)

Player of the Match- Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)

Team Scores Batting first – Melbourne Stars 175+, Melbourne Renegades 160+

Match Handicap: Melbourne Stars

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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