Fresh off their first win of the season, the Stars host crosstown rivals the Renegades in the Melbourne derby at the MCG
Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades: match preview
Match facts
Who: Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades
What: Match 23, KFC BBL|14
Where: MCG, Melbourne
When: Saturday, January 4. 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: Shawn Craig and Donovan Koch (field), Simon Lightbody (third) Chris Grant (fourth) Bob Parry (match referee)
Match squads
Melbourne Stars: Marcus Stoinis (c), Hilton Cartwright, Ben Duckett, Sam Harper, Campbell Kellaway, Dan Lawrence, Glenn Maxwell, Jonathan Merlo, Usama Mir, Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Mark Steketee, Douglas Warren
In: Douglas Warren. Out: Brody Couch
The Stars have made one change to their squad ahead of the Melbourne Derby on Saturday with left arm off-spinner Doug Warren replacing quick Brody Couch.
It will be a second BBL game for the 23-year-old if he is to make the final XI.
Hamish McKenzie (side) and Tom Curran (calf) weren't considered for selection as they continue their recoveries. Scott Boland and Beau Webster remain unavailable for the Stars due to Test commitments.
Melbourne Renegades: Will Sutherland (c), Jacob Bethell, Josh Brown, Xavier Crone, Laurie Evans, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Fergus O'Neill, Tom Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Tim Seifert, Callum Stow, Jon Wells, Adam Zampa
In: Xavier Crone. Out: Kane Richardson
The Renegades have made a late change with Kane Richardson being ruled out with a soreness a couple of hours ahead of the game. Fergus O'Neill, who was initially replaced by Xavier Crone for the derby, comes back into the side.
It will be a first outing of the BBL campaign for Crone if he is to make the final XI.
Left arm leg-spinner Callum Stow is also a chance to make his BBL debut following the squad change while pace bowler Gurinder Sandhu is also an option.
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Top performers
Most Runs
BBL|14 BKT Golden Bat
| Player | Total |
|---|---|
1
Cooper Connolly
C Connolly
|
272 |
|
2
Marcus Stoinis
M Stoinis
|
242 |
|
3
Ben Duckett
B Duckett
|
202 |
|
4
Mitchell Owen
M Owen
|
189 |
|
5
Chris Lynn
C Lynn
|
183 |
|
6
David Warner
D Warner
|
178 |
|
7
James Vince
J Vince
|
175 |
|
8
Alex Ross
A Ross
|
158 |
Most Wickets
BBL|14 BKT Golden Arm
| Player | Total |
|---|---|
|
1
Tom Rogers
T Rogers
|
11 |
|
2
Henry Thornton
H Thornton
|
11 |
|
3
Lloyd Pope
L Pope
|
11 |
|
4
Ben Dwarshuis
B Dwarshuis
|
10 |
|
5
Jason Behrendorff
J Behrendorff
|
10 |
|
6
Xavier Bartlett
X Bartlett
|
9 |
|
7
Jamie Overton
J Overton
|
9 |
|
8
Chris Green
C Green
|
8 |
Most sixes scored
BBL|14
| Player | Total |
|---|---|
|
1
Cooper Connolly
C Connolly
|
14 |
|
2
Mitchell Owen
M Owen
|
10 |
|
3
Finn Allen
F Allen
|
9 |
|
4
Josh Brown
J Brown
|
9 |
|
5
Chris Lynn
C Lynn
|
9 |
|
6
Jamie Overton
J Overton
|
9 |
|
7
Max Bryant
M Bryant
|
8 |
|
8
Tim David
T David
|
8 |
Local knowledge
Rapid stats
- Melbourne Stars' Glenn Maxwell (2969) and Melbourne Renegades' Jon Wells (2954) are 31 runs and 46 runs respectively away from reaching 3000 in the BBL. They would be the fifth and sixth batters to the milestone after Chris Lynn, Aaron Finch, D'Arcy Short and Moises Henriques.
- Glenn Maxwell (45) is also five wickets away from reaching 50 in the Big Bash League.
KFC BBL|14 standings
| Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | NRR | Ded. | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
SIX
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.228 | 0 | 9 |
|
2
THU
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.309 | 0 | 8 |
|
3
HUR
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.154 | 0 | 8 |
|
4
SCO
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.785 | 0 | 6 |
|
5
HEA
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -0.727 | 0 | 5 |
|
6
REN
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.413 | 0 | 4 |
|
7
STR
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.299 | 0 | 4 |
|
8
STA
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.531 | 0 | 4 |
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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