Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades, 19th Match | BBL 2017-18

Preview- The Melbourne sides have made contrasting starts to the season. The Renegades have three wins from their opening four matches while the Stars are looking for their first win of the campaign.
Venue- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Weather : Status Hot conditions have been forecast for our match on 6 January with a cool change expected early in the evening.
T20 Status on this Pitch :-
Total matches 10
Matches won batting first 5
Matches won bowling first 5
Average 1st Inns scores 140
Average 2nd Inns scores 128
Highest total recorded 184/3 (20 Ov) by Ind vs Aus
Lowest total recorded 74/10 (17.3 Ov) by Ind vs Aus
Highest score chased 172/5 (20 Ov) by SL vs Aus
Lowest score defended 127/10 (18.4 Ov) by Aus vs Pak

Head To Head

LAST FIVE MATCHES							DATE	SERIES/TOURNAMENT
MS		200/7	beat	154/9		MR	07/01/17	Big Bash League
MS		151/9	lost to	171/4		MR	01/01/17	Big Bash League
MS		156/2	beat	155/6		MR	09/01/16	Big Bash League
MS		163/3	beat	161/7		MR	02/01/16	Big Bash League
MS		154/7	beat	153/6		MR	10/01/15	Big Bash League

Team News :-
• Melborne stars spinner Liam Bowe has been released from National duties
• Melborne stars Left-arm paceman Jackson Coleman has also been included in the squad, along with batsman Seb Gotch,
• Melborne stars Rob Quiney and Evan Gulbis have been removed from the squad.
• MelbourneRenegades has been added Jon Holland and Chris Tremain in the squad.
Both Team Official Squad has been announced :-
MelbourneRenegades-
Aaron Finch (captain)
Dwayne Bravo
Tom Cooper
Marcus Harris
Brad Hodge
Brad Hogg
Jon Holland
Tim Ludeman
Mohammad Nabi
Kane Richardson
Chris Tremain
Cameron White
Jack Wildermuth
Melbourne Stars-
John Hastings (captain)
Michael Beer
Scott Boland
Jackson Coleman
Ben Dunk
James Faulkner
Seb Gotch
Peter Handscomb
Glenn Maxwell
Kevin Pietersen
Marcus Stoinis
Luke Wright
Adam Zampa

Expected Playing XI of Both teams :-
Melbourne Stars : Ben Dunk (wk), Luke Wright, Kevin Pietersen, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis, James Faulkner, John Hastings (c), Liam Bowe, Adam Zampa, Michael Beer
Melbourne Renegades : Aaron Finch (c), Marcus Harris, Cameron White, Tom Cooper, Brad Hodge, Dwayne Bravo, Mohammad Nabi, Tim Ludeman (wk), Jack Wildermuth, Kane Richardson, Brad Hogg.
Important Players for this match :-
• Brad Hodge
• Glenn Maxwell
• Cameron White
• Tom Cooper
• Brad Hogg
Best Record on this pitch
“When it comes to scoring runs on the MCG, there are few who compare to Brad Hodge. The Victorian would love another big score on the ground where he has made his name