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It’s a clash between the two teams placed in the bottom half of the standings as the Adelaide Strikers lock horns with the struggling Melbourne Renegades on their home turf of the Adelaide Oval.

Adelaide Strikers have been sloppy for the past two games having lost to the Perth Scorchers and the Sydney Sixers. They batted first but couldn’t set a match-winning sc0re as they lost both the matches with two or more overs to spare. The Alex Carey-led side will he hoping to get things into place and hope that they don’t slip up further down the standings.

On the other hand, the Renegades are replicating their performance from the previous season and have won a solitary match in the first 7 games. They have been bowled for a total of under 100 3 times this season, including the previous game against the Scorchers. With the Shaun Marsh and Rilee Roussow ruled out the Renegades will find it tough to make a come back, so a big effort is required.

The two times are meeting for the first time this season but the Strikers won both the meetings in the previous season.

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Adelaide Strikers:

• Alex Carey is the leading run-getter for Adelaide Strikers in BBL 10 with 192 runs at an average of 38.40 and SR 120.75.
• Rashid Khan has picked 11 wickets in this edition of the BBL so far and has been the go-to bowler for the Strikers. He is coming off a superb 3/18 against the Sixers, and has taken 10 wickets in six matches vs Renegades.
• Jake Weatherald has scored 207 runs against the Renegades, at an average of 29.57. This is the most runs for any current Strikers squad member against the Renegades.
• Jonathan Wells is coming off a half-century vs Sixers. Also, Wells was player of the match against Renegades on this ground last season (58 off 38 balls).
• Is this the day for Phil Salt to fire? The inconsistent batsman hit a half-century against the Renegades last season (54 off 26 balls).
• The last game vs Sixers was the first time that Wes Agar went wicketless in BBL 10. He took at least one wicket in each of his previous six outings (2/28, 2/28, 2/47, 1/25, 2/16, 2/43).

Melbourne Renegades:

• So much will depend on Aaron Finch. The skipper has been under-par so far in BBL 10, and must deliver today. However, against the Strikers, he has managed 86 runs in four games at an average of 21.50. Can he improve on those numbers?
• Beau Webster has struggled in BBL 10, but he performed well against the Strikers in BBL 09 (36* off 26 and 49 off 33).
• Kane Richardson has an ER of 6.4 in the power-play in BBL 10. Also, Richardson has taken six wickets in four games for the Renegades vs Strikers, including 4/33 last season.
• Mohammad Nabi didn’t quite have a good outing in the last game against the Scorchers with ordinary performances with the bat, ball and in the field. Can he deliver today?

Stats and Facts

• Head-to-head: Strikers 8, Renegades 4.
• Adelaide Strikers haven’t won while chasing against the Melbourne Renegades.
• Adelaide Strikers have won their last 3 games against the Renegades.
• Shaun Marsh, who won’t be playing today due to paternity leave, has the most runs for Renegades in BBL 10 with 247. The next best for the Renegades is Finch, way back with just 132 runs at an average of 22.

Possible Playing 11

Imad Wasim missed out on the last game due to border restrictions but will most likely make the XI. While Shaun Marsh is unavailable due to paternity leave.

Melbourne Renegades: 1. Sam Harper (wk), 2. Aaron Finch (c), 3. Rilee Rossouw, 4. Beau Webster, 5. Mohammad Nabi, 6. Jack Prestwidge, 7. Kane Richardson, 8. Imad Wasim, 9. Josh Lalor, 10. Peter Hatzaglou, 11. Noor Ahmad

Adelaide Strikers: 1. Phil Salt, 2. Matt Renshaw, 3. Alex Carey (c & wk), 4. Jonathan Wells, 5. Jake Weatherald, 6. Ryan Gibson, 7. Rashid Khan, 8. Daniel Worrall, 9. Danny Briggs, 10. Wes Agar, 11. Peter Siddle

Adelaide Oval Pitch Report and Weather

156 is the average first innings score at the venue and the wicket in the previous two games has been unpredictable. The weather expected to be sub-20 degrees and there are no chances of rain.

Dream11 Prediction

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Match Prediction

Both the teams aren’t in their best forms at the moment but given that the Strikers have a more settled side, they will have an edge over the Renegades.

Written by Sarthak Karkhanis. Follow Sarthak on Twitter today.