Big Bash League Cricket Match Prediction 2023-24 | Match 23 | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades – Let’s see who will win. | Jan 02, 2024

Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades Match Analysis

The Stars and Renegades square off in a Melbourne derby in Match 23 of the 2023–24 Big Bash League on New Year’s Day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Despite playing one fewer game than the Renegades, the Stars have won their previous three games and are three points ahead of them. In Melbourne, the game starts at 19:15 local time.

One of the most successful teams in the league, Melbourne Stars, won their most recent game by seven wickets with six balls remaining. The Stars will be confident that they can defeat their local rivals, even though it’s a derby and anything can happen.

After winning their first game of the season, Melbourne Renegades will feel a lot better, but many analysts believe the team still has a lot more in store. 

Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades Team Preview & Squads

Melbourne Stars

Usama Mir and Haris Rauf, two Pakistani internationals, left the Melbourne Stars, and Dan Lawrence of England entered the team to replace one of the foreign players. In the match against the Strikers, Corey Rocchiccioli made his Stars debut as well.

The 30-year-old all-rounder Beau Webster is enjoying one of his greatest BBL seasons. Not only has his batting been his greatest asset, but he also took 4/29 against Sydney Thunder. On Sunday, Glenn Maxwell, the captain, scored an innings that featured five fours and a normally rapid twenty-eight off seventeen balls. He contributed two wickets as well!

Although Corey Rocchiccioli, a 26-year-old off-spinner, has only participated in five BBL games so far in his career, he always seems like a threat to take wickets. This season, Joel Paris, a left-arm fast-medium opening bowler, has only lost one wicket in one game, and on New Year’s Eve, he got rid of Jamie Overton, a big hitter.

Melbourne Stars Squads

Melbourne Stars Squads

Glenn Maxwell (c), Sam Harper (wk), Dan Lawrence, Marcus Stoinis, Imad Wasim, Hilton Cartwright, Joel Paris, Beau Webster, Corey Rocchiccioli, Thomas Rogers, Mark Steketee

Melbourne Renegades

Joe Clarke, the first batsman, had a quad injury during Friday’s unexpected victory over the Adelaide Strikers and had to leave the game hurt. Jordan Cox, an Englishman, is predicted to replace the Englishman at the top of the order because the latter is not anticipated to be fit for this game.

The young top-order batsman Jake Fraser-McGurk won Player of the Match once more after hitting five fours and four sixes in the previous game. The 40-year-old left-hander Shaun Marsh enters this game having already scored half-centuries against the Strikers and the Scorchers.

Despite going without a wicket in his most recent match, bowling all-arounder Tom Rogers has been very effective with the ball during the BBL’s Christmas break. Afghan off-spinner Mujeed Ur Rahman was on fire against the Adelaide Strikers, taking out batsmen Matthew Short, Chris Lynn, and Jake Weatherald.

Melbourne Renegades Squads

Melbourne Renegades Squads

Will Sutherland (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jonathan Wells, Tom Rogers, Mackenzie Harvey, Adam Zampa, Shaun Marsh, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Jordan Cox, Peter Siddle

Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades outfield report 

Melbourne Cricket Ground

These teams have opted to field first when they have won the toss in previous games. Therefore, if either captain wins the toss before this derby match, we predict that they will both opt to field first.

The weather forecast indicates that there may be a few thunderstorms in the vicinity of the field during this game. Throughout the game, it will be overcast and quite humid.

It is anticipated that the MCG pitch will be a little slower than it was at the beginning of the competition. For this game, a par score will be approximately 155.

Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches

In their last five matches, Melbourne Renegades won four matches and the Melbourne Stars won just one.

Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades Prediction

Winning the toss

• Melbourne Stars

Player of the Match

• Melbourne Stars – Dan Lawrence

Most runs

• Melbourne Stars – Dan Lawrence
• Melbourne Renegades – Jake Fraser-McGurk

Most wickets

• Melbourne Stars – Imad Wasim
• Melbourne Renegades – Adam Zampa

Most sixes

• Melbourne Stars – Dan Lawrence
• Melbourne Renegades – Jake Fraser-McGurk

Team Scores Batting First

• Melbourne Stars – 170+
• Melbourne Renegades – 165+

According to cricket analysts, Melbourne Stars has a 52% chance to win.

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