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Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades: match preview

Fresh off their first win of the season, the Stars host crosstown rivals the Renegades in the Melbourne derby at the MCG

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 Mitchell Owen M Owen
452
2 David Warner D Warner 405
3 Cooper Connolly C Connolly 351
4 Glenn Maxwell G Maxwell 325
5 Marcus Stoinis M Stoinis 311
6 Matthew Renshaw M Renshaw 280
7 Sam Billings S Billings 271
8 Max Bryant M Bryant 259
Most Wickets
BBL|14 BKT Golden Arm
Player Total
1 Jason Behrendorff J Behrendorff
17
2 Riley Meredith R Meredith 16
3 Tom Rogers T Rogers 16
4 Mark Steketee M Steketee 15
5 Lance Morris L Morris 15
6 Lloyd Pope L Pope 15
7 Ben Dwarshuis B Dwarshuis 14
8 Spencer Johnson S Johnson 13
Most sixes scored
BBL|14
Player Total
1 Mitchell Owen M Owen
36
2 Glenn Maxwell G Maxwell 27
3 Cooper Connolly C Connolly 19
4 Tim David T David 17
5 Matthew Renshaw M Renshaw 17
6 Max Bryant M Bryant 14
7 Josh Brown J Brown 12
8 Jake Fraser-McGurk J Fraser-McGurk 12

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
Matches played
M
Wins
W
Losses
L
Ties
T
No results
N/R
Net Run Rate
NRR
Deductions
Ded.
Total points
PTS
1 Hobart Hurricanes Men Hobart Hurricanes Men HUR 10 7 2 0 1 -0.12 0 15
2 Sydney Sixers Men Sydney Sixers Men SIX 10 6 2 0 2 0.156 0 14
3 Sydney Thunder Men Sydney Thunder Men THU 10 5 3 0 2 0.34 0 12
4 Melbourne Stars Men Melbourne Stars Men STA 10 5 5 0 0 0.135 0 10
5 Perth Scorchers Men Perth Scorchers Men SCO 10 4 6 0 0 0.219 0 8
6 Melbourne Renegades Men Melbourne Renegades Men REN 10 4 6 0 0 0.139 0 8
7 Brisbane Heat Men Brisbane Heat Men HEA 10 3 6 0 1 -0.831 0 7
8 Adelaide Strikers Men Adelaide Strikers Men STR 10 3 7 0 0 -0.122 0 6

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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