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Melbourne Renegades lock horns with the Perth Scorchers in a battle between two of the tournament’s most well-prepared and well-planned teams on paper prior to the season. Both the teams will step out on the field for the first time on Saturday, as they will aim to get off to a winning start in BBL 10.
Perth Scorchers didn’t qualify for the playoffs in the previous season as they were quite sloppy in the latter stages of the 8-team tourney with just a solitary win in the last five games. But this season, with the addition of Jason Roy and Colin Munro at the top of the batting order and Jason Behrendorff coming back after missing BBL 09 due to injury, the 3-time champions are one of the favourites for the title.
However, they haven’t found any replacement for Chris Jordan which will hurt them over the course of the tournament as the Englishman picked up 15 wickets in BBL 09. Also, batting in the death is also a spot of bother for the Scorchers and it will be interesting to see how they cope with it.
Much like the other teams, the Scorchers will also be without their first-choice players in the earlier half due to quarantine regulations or national duties and they will hope that the back-up players step up in the first few games.
On the other hand, the Renegades had a horrid run in BBL 09 as they were on a losing streak of 9 matches at one point in the tournament and they can only be a better side in this season. They have also put out a very good squad but the unavailability of some star players at the start might hurt them although they have got backups in Noor Ahmed and Imad Wasim to replace Nabi and Imran Tahir.
Perth Scorchers won both the matches in the previous season as they chased a target of 176 in one of the games and defended a big score of 195 in the other match.
Key Players to Watch/Key Stats
Perth Scorchers:
- Jason Behrendorff missed the previous due to injury but his return does make the side stronger in the upcoming season.
- Josh Inglis scored over 400 runs at an impressive strike rate of 153 last season and grabbed eyeballs as he was swift with his glovework and he will be a key player for the Scorchers.
- Andrew Tye has picked 11 wickets in 8 games at an economy rate of 7.8 against the Renegades.
- Mitchell Marsh was injured during the first game of the IPL while playing for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. But he returns to the field as he captains the Scorchers, and he will be a key player in the middle-order for the Scorchers. Marsh smashed 56* off 22 balls against the Renegades last season.
Melbourne Renegades
- Aaron Finch availability for the Renegades right from the first games is a huge boost to the side. He had a horrid run in the IPL for the Royal Challengers Bangalore but was in good touch in the white-ball matches against India.
- Harper scored at a strike rate of 144 but was inconsistent in BBL 09 and the Renegades will hope that his stay at the crease is longer this season.
- Shaun Marsh scored a half-century when the two teams met in the last season. Also, Marsh scored the fifth-most runs in BBL 09, with 449 at an average of 37.41. Beau Webster scored the seventh-most runs in BBL 09 with 425 at an impressive average of 42.50 and SR 131.98. This included two half-centuries against the Scorchers.
- Kane Richardson will be key in leading the Renegades attack. He has 34 wickets in his last 22 BBL games.
Stats and Facts
- Perth Scorchers have historically dominated this encounter with 10 wins while the Renegades won just 2 matches.
- Perth Scorchers have won 4 out of the 5 games at the Bellerive Oval, the Renegades have won the same number of matches but have played a couple of more games than the Scorchers.
- Shaun Marsh has scored the most runs in the matches between the two sides (including during his time with the Scorchers), while Andrew Tye and Jason Behrendorff have got the joint most wickets.
Possible Playing 11
Perth Scorchers: Scorchers will be without Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone and Cameron Green in the first game due to quarantine regulations and national duty. So much will be expected from the other senior players in the team.
Probable Playing XI: 1. Joe Clarke, 2. Josh Inglis (wk), 3. Colin Munro, 4. Mitch Marsh (c), 5. Ashton Turner, 6. Cameron Bancroft, 7. Aaron Hardie, 8. Jhye Richardson, 9. Jason Behrendorff, 10. Andrew Tye, 11. Fawad Ahmed
Melbourne Renegades: The big guns Mohammad Nabi, Imran Tahir, James Pattinson and Will Sutherland will be missing out on the first few games and the Renegades will hope that their replacements come good in the upcoming season.
Probable Playing XI: 1. Aaron Finch (c), 2. Sam Harper (wk), 3. Shaun Marsh, 4. Rilee Rossouw, 5. Beau Webster, 6. Jake Fraser-McGurk, 7. Jack Prestwidge, 8. Josh Lalor, 9. Cameron Boyce, 10. Kane Richardson, 11. Jon Holland
Bellerive Oval Pitch and Weather Report
The Hobart pitch was lively in the first game, although it did slow down in the latter part of the innings. Hobart Hurricanes defended 178 comfortably against the Sixers. The weather is expected to be a bit cloudy but there are absolutely no chances of rain.
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Match Prediction
The Renegades will miss quite a few star players compared to the Scorchers and hence the Scorchers’ win won’t be a surprising result.
