The Renegades host the Scorchers in their first game at Marvel Stadium for BBL|14 with both sides looking for their second win
Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers: match preview
Match facts
Who: Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers
What: Match 10, KFC BBL|14
Where: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
When: Monday, December 23. Bat flip at 6.30pm AEDT, first ball at 7.15pm AEDT
How to watch: Channel Seven, 7plus, Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports
Buy tickets: Tickets are on sale here
Live scores: Match Centre
Highlights, news and reactions after the match: cricket.com.au, the CA Live and Big Bash apps
Officials: Gerard Abood and Gregory Davidson (field), Troy Penman (third), Daryl Brigham (fourth), Kent Hannam (match referee)
Match squads
Melbourne Renegades: Will Sutherland (c), Jacob Bethell (England), Josh Brown, Laurie Evans (England), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Fergus O'Neill, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Tim Seifert (New Zealand), Callum Stow, Jon Wells, Adam Zampa
The Renegades have named an unchanged squad for their first match at Marvel Stadium for BBL|14 after rolling the Hurricanes for 74 in their previous match in Geelong last Thursday.
Perth Scorchers: Ashton Turner (c), Ashton Agar, Finn Allen (New Zealand), Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Nick Hobson, Matthew Hurst (England), Josh Inglis, Bryce Jackson, Keaton Jennings (England), Matt Kelly, Lance Morris, Matthew Spoors, Andrew Tye
Ins: Bryce Jackson. Outs: Jhye Richardson (Test squad)
The Scorchers have made one change to their squad to face the Renegades with Jhye Richardson replaced by pace bowler Bryce Jackson. Right-armer Richardson will join Australia's 15-player squad for the Boxing Day Test when he lands in Melbourne, while fellow Test squad member Josh Inglis is available for selection against the Renegades.
The absence of Richardson opens the door for Albany product Jackson – the local replacement player for Mitch Marsh – to make his Big Bash debut if selected.
Club news
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Top performers
Most Runs
BBL|14 BKT Golden Bat
| Player | Total |
|---|---|
1
Mitchell Owen
M Owen
|
111 |
|
2
Jamie Overton
J Overton
|
96 |
|
3
Sam Harper
S Harper
|
95 |
|
4
Tim Seifert
T Seifert
|
92 |
|
5
Marcus Stoinis
M Stoinis
|
90 |
|
6
Jimmy Peirson
J Peirson
|
80 |
|
7
Cooper Connolly
C Connolly
|
78 |
|
8
Nathan McSweeney
N McSweeney
|
78 |
Most Wickets
BBL|14 BKT Golden Arm
| Player | Total |
|---|---|
|
1
Lloyd Pope
L Pope
|
6 |
|
2
Lockie Ferguson
L Ferguson
|
5 |
|
3
Will Sutherland
W Sutherland
|
5 |
|
4
Jamie Overton
J Overton
|
5 |
|
5
Henry Thornton
H Thornton
|
5 |
|
6
Ben Dwarshuis
B Dwarshuis
|
4 |
|
7
Xavier Bartlett
X Bartlett
|
4 |
|
8
Tom Rogers
T Rogers
|
4 |
Most sixes scored
BBL|14
| Player | Total |
|---|---|
|
1
Jamie Overton
J Overton
|
7 |
|
2
Mitchell Owen
M Owen
|
5 |
|
3
James Bazley
J Bazley
|
4 |
|
4
Alex Ross
A Ross
|
4 |
|
5
Marcus Stoinis
M Stoinis
|
4 |
|
6
Cameron Bancroft
C Bancroft
|
3 |
|
7
Cooper Connolly
C Connolly
|
3 |
|
8
Tom Curran
T Curran
|
3 |
Local knowledge
Rapid stats
- Melbourne Renegades haven't beaten Perth Scorchers in their last six attempts. The most recent win over the five-time BBL champions came back in December 2020.
- Kane Richardson (99) is one away from becoming the first player to take 100 wickets for the Melbourne Renegades in the BBL and the sixth player to achieve it for a single team in the history of the competition – Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers), Andrew Tye (Perth Scorchers), Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers), Jason Behrendorff (Perth Scorchers) and Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder).
What's on the line?
With both sides boasting healthy net run-rates, especially the Renegades (2.128) after their demolition of the Hurricanes in Geelong, a second win of the season could put either team on top of the BBL|14 standings.
The Scorchers will be looking to bounce back from their final over defeat to the Hurricanes on Saturday and head home for their Boxing Day blockbuster against the Heat full of confidence. The Renegades meanwhile will the out to keep their momentum going with a second win in a row.
KFC BBL|14 standings
| Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | NRR | Ded. | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
HEA
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.456 | 0 | 4 |
|
2
SIX
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.427 | 0 | 4 |
|
3
REN
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.128 | 0 | 2 |
|
4
SCO
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.528 | 0 | 2 |
|
5
STR
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.169 | 0 | 2 |
|
6
THU
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | 2 |
|
7
HUR
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2.187 | 0 | 2 |
|
8
STA
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.005 | 0 | 0 |
M: Matches played
W: Wins
L: Losses
T: Ties
N/R: No results
NRR: Net Run Rate
Ded.: Deductions
PTS: Total points
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