The 35th match of Big Bash League is played between two derby teams that is Melbourne Renegades will be taking on Melbourne Stars on Saturday. Renegades will be looking for derby match when they host depleted Stars. Renegades batsman Aaron Finch will be back in action and will be captaining against Stars as ODI series against India has been concluded. Renegades have won three of their last four matches, their only defeat came against Brisbane Heat. The Renegades all-rounder Dan Christian has been contributing with both bat and ball so far and their bowling has been their biggest strength. To continue their winning strike, in batting department the responsibility of scoring runs will be Aaron Finch, Marcus Harris, Sam Harper and Tom Copper. In bowling department, Kane Richardson's return was the biggest boost for Renegades who has already 14 scalps in seven matches. One change is expected in playing XI Finch coming in for Mackenzie Harvey.
Melbourne Stars are set to welcome back Australian ODI quartet Glenn Maxwell, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis and Adam Zampa. When these players went on International duty Stars have lost all previous three matches. But all star players are back they might get into the winning way. Stars bowling is not up to the mark in last two matches opponent teams have easily crossed 175+ runs mark. If stars wants to win this match the in batting department the onus of scoring runs will be on Ben Dunk, Peter Handscomb and Glenn Maxwell and the
The 35th match of Big Bash League is played between two derby teams that is Melbourne Renegades will be taking on Melbourne Stars on Saturday. Renegades will be looking for derby match when they host depleted Stars. Renegades batsman Aaron Finch will be back in action and will be captaining against Stars as ODI series against India has been concluded. Renegades have won three of their last four matches, their only defeat came against Brisbane Heat. The Renegades all-rounder Dan Christian has been contributing with both bat and ball so far and their bowling has been their biggest strength. To continue their winning strike, in batting department the responsibility of scoring runs will be Aaron Finch, Marcus Harris, Sam Harper and Tom Copper. In bowling department, Kane Richardson's return was the biggest boost for Renegades who has already 14 scalps in seven matches. One change is expected in playing XI Finch coming in for Mackenzie Harvey.
Melbourne Stars are set to welcome back Australian ODI quartet Glenn Maxwell, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis and Adam Zampa. When these players went on International duty Stars have lost all previous three matches. But all star players are back they might get into the winning way. Stars bowling is not up to the mark in last two matches opponent teams have easily crossed 175+ runs mark. If stars wants to win this match the in batting department the onus of scoring runs will be on Ben Dunk, Peter Handscomb and Glenn Maxwell and the responsibility of picking wickets will be on Liam Plunkett and Jackson Bird. Few changes are expected in playing 11 after the return of star players.
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Wicket-keeper: Sam Harper (8.5 credits)
In-form wicket-keeper batsman of Renegades Harper, he has been scoring at an average of 27.50 with hefty strike-rate of 136.64. He features in the list top ten leading scorers of the tournament with 220 runs in his account along with one half century to his name. His good reflexes and his stroke-making skills with the bat are exemplary. The 22 year-old has played 14 T20s in his young career, he has scored 230 runs with the heft strike-rate of 134.50. He is the wicket-keeper batsman to look out for against stars.
Batsman: Ben Dunk (8.5 credits)
The only in-form hard hitting Melbourne Stars batsman in the current squad is Ben Dunk. Dunk has scored 102 runs in the last three innings, but he has not been backed enough by other batsmen when their star players were absent. Dunk has scored 163 runs so far in eight innings with an average of 20.37 while scoring at a strike-rate of 114.78 in this tournament. His highest score 62 runs came against Perth in this tournament, we can expect a big innings from his against Renegades. The 31 year-old has played 90 T20s were he scored 1975 runs, while scoring at an average of 23.29 with 127.57 strike-rate. He must be one of your batsmen in your team.
All-rounder: Daniel Christian (9.5 credits)
Two best all-rounders of Renegades are Mohammad Nabi and Daniel Christian. We are picking Daniel Christian over Nabi because he is a powerful hitter can fire runs quickly and top-order batsmen of Melbourne Stars are not in great form and their most wickets are fallen to fast-medium bowler so we pick him over spinners and also Christian has picked seven wickets in his nine matches in this tournament at an economy of 7.52, we can expect him to pick at least two wickets against Stars and he also scored 132 runs in seven innings so far with an average of 33 while scoring at a strike-rate of 118.91. The 35 year-old has an experience of playing 267 T20 matches in his career, were he picked 201 wickets and also scored 4077 runs with hefty strike-rate of 138.95.
Bowler: Kane Richardson (9 credits)
The right-arm fast-medium pacer of Renegades Kane Richardson is currently the second leading wicket-taker in this tournament with 14 scalps in just seven matches. This young fast bowler can cause troubles to batsmen when gets the ball to move around. Kane Richardson's return in his previous match against Sydney Sixers was the biggest boost for the Renegades, were he picked three wickets and gave only 26 runs in his four overs. He would like to replicate the same performance against Stars. The 27 year-old has picked 97 wickets in his 83 T20 matches. He must be in your team along with other bowlers.
Captain: Daniel Christian
Vice-captain: Kane Richardson
