Perth Scorchers will face Melbourne Renegades in the 26th match of the Big Bash League 2024/25 on Tuesday. Melbourne Renegades won the reverse fixtures by 2 wickets when both sides met each other earlier in the tournament.
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Match Details:
Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades, Match 26
Venue: Optus Stadium, Perth
Date & Time: January 7th at 1:45 PM IST and 4:15 PM Local Time
Live Telecast & Streaming: Star Sports Network & Disney+hotstar
What is the Pitch Report for SCO vs REN, Big Bash League 2024/25, Match 26?
Quickest surface in the country, where seamers will get purchases for the entire game. Having said that, the batters can score runs if they adapt themselves well to the conditions. The average 1st innings score this year at the venue is 162, where teams chasing holds 66 percent of the win record.
Recent form:
Perth Scorchers: Lost, Won, Won, Lost, Lost
Melbourne Renegades: Lost, Lost, Lost, Won, Won
SCO vs REN, Big Bash League 2024/25, Match 26 Probable Winners:
Melbourne Renegades are expected to win this match.
What is the Expected, Probable Playing XIs for SCO vs REN, Big Bash League 2024/25, Match 26?
Perth Scorchers
Matthew Hurst (wk), Finn Allen, Aaron Hardie, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Turner (c), Nick Hobson, Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson / Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Lance Morris.
Melbourne Renegades
Josh Brown, Jake Fraser McGurk / Marcus Harris, Tim Seifert (wk), Jacob Bethell, Jonathan Wells, Laurie Evans, Will Sutherland (c), Tom Stewart Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa.
68 off 38 MOMENT OF THE MATCH . Unreal @finnallen32 🔥🧡💪 pic.twitter.com/TBp6PSig3C
— Perth Scorchers (@ScorchersBBL) January 3, 2025
Injury Updates:
Currently, the players from both squads are doing well and fit. It will be added when there is an update.
What are the Fantasy Cricket Top Picks, Players for SCO vs REN, Big Bash League 2024/25, Match 26?
Top Pick – Batter
Josh Brown has converted his starts into a half-century only once in the tournament. Overall in 6 innings, he added 141 runs at a strike rate of 156.66.
Top Pick – All-Rounder
Cooper Connolly is a gem of a player, who has been consistent for the Scorchers in the tournament. In 6 matches, he made 272 runs at an average of 68 and also picked up 3 wickets.
A solid partnership from Bethell & Wells🤝#BBL14 #GETONRED pic.twitter.com/AqwTuJR4DX
— Melbourne Renegades (@RenegadesBBL) January 5, 2025
Top Pick – Bowler
Top Pick – Wicketkeeper
Tim Seifert is among the runs for Melbourne Renegades in the competition, adding 150 runs in 6 matches at a strike rate of 137.61 with the best score of 55.
X-Factor:
Finn Allen has taken his game to a different level, scoring back-to-back half-centuries in the last 2 matches. He has added 128 runs across 6 matches in the tournament.
What are the Fantasy Suggested Teams for SCO vs REN, Big Bash League 2024/25, Match 26?
1. Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Nick Hobson, Jacob Bethell, Josh Brown, Mitchell Marsh, Will Sutherland (vc), Cooper Connolly, Jason Behrendorff (c), Tom Stewart Rogers, Lance Morris.
2. Laurie Evans, Finn Allen, Jonathan Wells, Ashton Turner, Jacob Bethell (vc), Mitchell Marsh, Will Sutherland, Cooper Connolly (c), Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Behrendorff, Lance Morris.
Disappointing result tonight. #BBL14 #GETONRED pic.twitter.com/mLugjx4bq3
— Melbourne Renegades (@RenegadesBBL) January 4, 2025
Pre-Match Analysis:
Perth Scorchers were gutted to lose their home fixture against Sydney Thunder on the final ball. Andrew Tye, who delivered the last over, failed to defend 15 runs. A narrow loss meant that the Scorchers ended their short two-match winning streak and were pushed down to 5th in the standings. Finn Allen’s cracking 68-run knock and Lance Morris’ well-deserved 3-fer weren’t enough for them to win the game.
They will get a major boost, heading into their 7th fixture as all-rounder Mitchell Marsh is named in the squad for the first time in the tournament. Speedster, Jhye Richardson is in the line for a comeback as well.
Melbourne Renegades went down in an evenly poised battle over city-rivals Melbourne Stars by 5 wickets on Saturday to stretch their losing streak to 3 in a row. Useful contributions from Jacob Bethell (49), Jonathan Wells (45), and Laurie Evans (24*) got them to a respectable 168 for 7 in 20 overs. Gurinder Sandhu, who played his first game of the tournament, made a mark with a 3-fer, however, his efforts didn’t guide Renegades to a win as an 83-run stand for the 4th wicket between Ben Duckett and Marcus Stoinis, took the game away from them. Currently 6th in the standings with 4 points, they need to find ways to get back into the winning zone.
They make a couple of changes to their squad, with Marcus Harris and Kane Richardson coming in place of Mackenzie Harvey and Callum Stow.
