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The best solution for a heartbreak might be to play the team that has almost lost all hope.

Adelaide Strikers, after finishing on the wrong end of Josh Hazlewood’s three straight fours, are looking for the perfect bounce back in the second-straight afternoon game in Adelaide. They did everything they could last game; including a Rashid Khan hat-trick, but fell just short.

They have a good chance to bounce back with victory over the winless Melbourne Renegades. With the BBL now rewarding a fifth team with a playoffs appearance, six wins out of 14 may be enough to get you there. However, it is a massive challenge to see where the Renegades will pick up one win; let alone six out of their last six games.

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Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

• Travis Head is available for this match. The Strikers’ skipper is the leading run-scorer in Strikers-Renegades matches with 221 at an average of 55.25.
• Head also has four wickets in four matches vs Renegades.
• Another big inclusion is Mohammad Nabi for the Renegades. Nabi hit 48 off 30 balls and took 1/21 on this ground last season.
• Phil Salt hasn’t had the best of times in BBL09. However, his most significant innings (54 off 26 balls) came against the Renegades.
• Rashid Khan is having a fine tournament. He is coming off a hat-trick vs Sydney Sixers, which took him to 12 wickets in seven BBL09 games.
• Also, Rashid was man-of-the-match vs Renegades earlier this season, scoring 25 off 16 balls then taking 2/15. He will be a handful against a side prone to collapse in the middle and late overs.
• Jake Weatherald and Jono Wells have been excellent in BBL09. Weatherald has 266 runs in seven games. Wells has 234 runs in seven games, dismissed only thrice (avg. 78.00).
• Marcus Harris played his most significant innings of BBL09 last game (42 off 32 balls). Also, he averages 40 vs Renegades in four innings.
• Shaun Marsh (298 runs) is in the running for the BBL09 golden cap. Also, Beau Webster has been a shining light for the Renegades in a tough season (261 runs at 65.25).
• With no Alex Carey available, Harry Nielsen will take the gloves. He has batted in the top order in T20, with a terrific recent effort for Prime Minister’s XI vs Sri Lanka (79 off 50).
• Michael Neser is coming off two wickets vs Sixers. Also, he has eight wickets vs Renegades.
• Cameron Boyce has five wickets in three innings vs Strikers.
• Peter Siddle: one of the Strikers’ key bowlers in BBL09 (seven wickets in six).
• Dan Christian won man-of-the-match in Adelaide last season. However, Christian has not looked the same player in BBL09.

Head-to-Head

• Matches 11, Strikers 7, Renegades 4.
• Adelaide Strikers won the earlier meeting vs Renegades in BBL09. Phil Salt and Rashid Khan were the star players.

Possible Playing 11

There have been changes to the Adelaide Strikers’ 13-man squad. Harry Nielsen will replace ODI player Alex Carey. Also, skipper Travis Head is back, and will likely replace the out-of-form Matt Short.

Adelaide Strikers: 1. Phil Salt, 2. Jake Weatherald, 3. Travis Head (c), 4. Harry Nielsen (wk), 5. Jono Wells, 6. Rashid Khan, 7. Michael Neser, 8. Cameron Valente, 9. Peter Siddle, 10. Harry Conway, 11. Billy Stanlake

Melbourne Renegades welcome Mohammad Nabi for his first match of BBL09. He will replace the departing Richard Gleeson. Also, Jack Wildermuth is a chance of replacing the out-of-form Will Sutherland.

Melbourne Renegades: 1. Shaun Marsh, 2. Marcus Harris, 3. Sam Harper (wk), 4. Beau Webster, 5. Tom Cooper, 6. Dan Christian, 7. Mohammad Nabi, 8. Samit Patel, 9. Jack Wildermuth, 10. Cameron Boyce, 11. Joe Mennie

Pitch and Conditions

Hot and sunny conditions are forecast for Sunday afternoon in Adelaide.

The Adelaide track was very much on the slow side for the Strikers vs Sixers match during the week. It usually is a nice track for batting, so it remains to been seen how it plays today. Spinners and cutters the way to go?

Dream11 Prediction

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Match Prediction

Melbourne Renegades look devoid of confidence. For that reason, it is too difficult to go past Adelaide Strikers for a win at home today.

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