REN vs STA Dream11 Prediction, BBL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report &amp; Injury Updates For Match 23 of BBL 2024-

Preview

In the 23rd game of the Big Bash League, the (REN vs STA) The venue for this game is Melbourne Cricket Ground. This is the Melbourne Derby, and these two teams have played many close games. After winning their first game of the season, the stars have turned their fortunes around in the New Year and will be looking to stitch a few more victories.

A five-wicket victory over Brisbane Heat at the Gabba was the Melbourne Stars’ first victory of the 2024–25 BBL season, thanks to a strong bowling effort. After holding the Heat to 149 in the first innings, they managed to chase it down with a few overs remaining.

On the other side, Strikers defeated Melbourne Renegades handily in the last game. At Docklands Stadium, they could easily score 142 runs on a two-paced pitch with inconsistent bounce. But thanks to a fantastic knock from Chris Lynn, the Adelaide Strikers easily won the chase. These two teams are expected to play a hard-fought battle.

REN vs STA

Match Information

Match 23, Melbourne, January 04, 2025, 01:45 PM

Melbourne Renegades

168/7(20.0ov)

Melbourne Stars

171/5(19.4ov)

Melbourne Stars beat Melbourne Renegades by 5 wickets

Weather Report

Melbourne Cricket Ground

Clouds 38.4°C

12% (Humidity)

Pitch Report

The surface here will be a balanced one with good help for pacers througout the game. Both teams will prefer chasing at this venue.

50% Pace Bowling

50% Spin Bowling

55% Batting Pitch

161 Average Score

45% Bowling Pitch

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

STA

W

W

W

W

L

W

STAvsREN

STA Won By 42 runs

W

STAvsSIX

STA Won By 16 runs

W

STAvsREN

STA Won By 5 wickets

W

STAvsHEA

STA Won By 5 wickets

L

STAvsTHU

THU Won By 18 runs

REN

L

L

W

L

L

L

RENvsHUR

HUR Won By 4 wickets

L

RENvsSTA

STA Won By 42 runs

W

RENvsSCO

REN Won By 4 wickets

L

RENvsSTA

STA Won By 5 wickets

L

RENvsSTR

STR Won By 5 wickets

Players Stats in Series

1

David Warner

THU

324 Runs

8 Matches

2

Cooper Connolly

SCO

312 Runs

9 Matches

3

Mitchell Owen

HUR

270 Runs

8 Matches

4

Marcus Stoinis

STA

264 Runs

9 Matches

5

Alex Ross

STR

250 Runs

9 Matches

6

Max Bryant

HEA

247 Runs

8 Matches

1

Tom Rogers

REN

16 Wkts

9 Matches

2

Lloyd Pope

STR

15 Wkts

9 Matches

3

Jason Behrendorff

SCO

14 Wkts

9 Matches

4

Lance Morris

SCO

13 Wkts

7 Matches

5

Henry Thornton

STR

12 Wkts

8 Matches

6

Ben Dwarshuis

SIX

12 Wkts

8 Matches

1

Ben Duckett

STA

3 Fifties

7 Matches

2

David Warner

THU

3 Fifties

8 Matches

3

Sam Konstas

THU

2 Fifties

4 Matches

4

Glenn Maxwell

STA

2 Fifties

7 Matches

5

Tim David

HUR

2 Fifties

8 Matches

6

Max Bryant

HEA

2 Fifties

8 Matches

1

Steven Smith

SIX

121* Runs

64 Balls Faced

2

Matthew Short

STR

109 Runs

54 Balls Faced

3

James Vince

SIX

101* Runs

58 Balls Faced

4

Mitchell Owen

HUR

101* Runs

64 Balls Faced

5

Glenn Maxwell

STA

90 Runs

52 Balls Faced

6

Chris Lynn

STR

88 Runs

51 Balls Faced

Probable Playing XI

Melbourne Stars:

Thomas Rogers, Hilton Cartwright, Dan Lawrence, Marcus Stoinis(c), Glenn Maxwell, Ben Duckett, Sam Harper†, Usama Mir, Joel Paris, Mark Steketee, Peter Siddle.

Melbourne Renegades:

Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Brown, Jacob Bethell, Jonathan Wells, Will Sutherland(c), Tim Seifert†, Laurie Evans, Tom Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Adam Zampa, Xavier Crone.

Fantasy Sports Team

Team 1

STA 6 : 5 REN

CR: 88/ 100

WICKET KEEPER

T Seifert

REN - 8 Cr

BATSMEN

B Duckett

STA - 8 Cr

J Bethell

REN - 7.5 Cr

ALL ROUNDERS

G Maxwell

STA - 9 Cr

C

M Stoinis

STA - 9 Cr

D Lawrence

STA - 7 Cr

W Sutherland

REN - 9 Cr

BOWLERS

A Zampa

REN - 9 Cr

M Steketee

STA - 7 Cr

U Mir

STA - 7 Cr

VC

TS Rogers

REN - 7.5 Cr

Player Picks

Tom Stewart Rogers

Pacer Tom Stewart Rogers has been the pick of the bowlers for the Renegades. He leads the charts with 10 wickets in five matches.

Adam Zampa

Leg-spinner Adam Zampa is a wicket-taker in the shortest format. He took two more wickets against Adelaide Strikers.

Dan Lawrence

Englishman Dan Lawrence made an impact straightaway against Brisbane Heat with 64 runs and one wicket. Watch out for him in this fixture.

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