Squads –
REN –
Kane Richardson (c), Cameron Boyce, Zak Evans, Aaron Finch, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sam Harper, Mackenzie Harvey, Zahir Khan, Joshua Lalor, Jono Merlo, Mohammad Nabi, James Pattinson, Mitch Perry, Jack Prestwidge, James Seymour, Will Sutherland, Reece Topley
SCO –
Ashton Turner (C), Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Laurie Evans, Aaron Hardie, Peter Hatzoglou, Nick Hobson, David Moody, Colin Munro, Matt Kelly, Kurtis Patterson, Andrew Tye
Team News –
REN –
– Melbourne Renegades after playing 3 games have lost 2 games and are placed in last position in the points table. Team will however be delighted by return of their skipper for this game.
– Aaron Finch and James Pattinson are available for selection and will play this game.
– Mackenzie Harvey will open the Innings along with Aaron Finch. Finch is back after missing 1st 3 games, Harvey has been highest scorer of team so far this season.
– Nic Maddinson will bat at 1 down and Sam Harper at 2 down. Harper opened in 1st 3 games but after arrival of Finch he will shift down.
– Mohammad Nabi will bat in middle with Prestwidge and Will Sutherland to follow. Team has a very weak middle order as there is no proper batsman after Nabi to rely on.
– Mohammad Nabi and Zahir Khan will be crusial with their spin for Renegades.
– James Pattinson, Kane Richardson and Reece Topley will lead the pace bowling of team. Will Sutherland and Jack Prestwidge will assist them.
SCO –
– The Scorchers are looking extremely strong and are yet undefeated in this season. They won last game by 42 runs and are at top of the table.
– Kurtis Patterson will open along with Josh Inglis with Mitchell Marsh at 3. Patterson has been playing some really good cricket lately, scored 78 last game. Inglis will keep the Wickets.
– Colin Munro and Laurie Evans will bat at middle followed by Skipper Ashton Turner. Munro batted low last game promoting Inglis at opening slot. Turner is an important player in the middle and get’s promoted a lot due to his hitting ability.
– Ashton Agar and Peter Hatzoglou will lead the spin attack. Both are quality spinner, Hatzoglou’s left arm wrist spin took everyone with surprise last season. Agar took 2 wickets last game.
– Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Mitchell Marsh and Tymal Mills will lead the pace bowling of team.
Probable XI –
REN –
Sam Harper(wk), Aaron Finch, Nic Maddinson, Mackenzie Harvey, Mohammad Nabi, Jake Fraser McGurk/James Seymour, Will Sutherland/Jack Prestwidge, James Pattinson, Kane Richardson, Reece Topley, Zahir Khan
SCO –
Kurtis Patterson, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Colin Munro, Laurie Evans, Ashton Turner, Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Peter Hatzoglou, Tymal Mills
Pitch Report –
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
The pitch experiences a lot of swing and seam at the start, once batsman are set team can score big.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Sam Harper(Open, RHB + wk, very attacking batsman, top scorer of team last year with 351 runs and SR of 131, scored 78 runs in 3 games, Must have choice )
Cameron Bancroft (Open/2 down, RHB , over a 1500 t20 runs with a SR of 128, 156 runs in 7 innings last season )
Josh Inglis (Open, RHB + wk, very good striker of ball, 153 runs in 5 games against Renegades, Must have)
BAT –
Aaron Finch(Open, RHB, big name in t20 cricket, very poor season last year, looked good in WC 2021, will play this game)
Colin Munro( Open, LHB, one of the cleanest hitters of the ball, known for his big hitting, 443 runs last season for the Scorchers , 114 runs of 73 balls last 2nd game, didn’t open last game)
Ashton Turner( 2/3 down, RHB + Off spin, most important player of team, , poor record against Hurricanes with 174 runs averaging 23)
Kurtis Patterson( Open, has been brilliant so far at the opening slot with 146 runs in 4 games, Must have )
Jake Fraser McGurk( 2/3 down, LHB, can also bowl some spin, 198 runs in 9 innings last season)
M Harvey( Open, LHB, 198 runs in 9 innings last season and 176 in just 3 games this season, Must have )
ALL –
M Nabi( 3 down, RHB + Off spin, one of the best all-rounder around, 1500 runs + 75 wickets in T20i cricket, 1w last game, Must have)
M Marsh(1 down, RHB + Right Arm medium fast, one of the premium allrounders in Australia, 100 in last 2nd game, Must have )
Ashton Agar( Slow left arm, international cricketer, 5 Wickets in 7 innings against Melbourne, 2 wicket last game )
Aaron Hardie ( RHB + Right Arm Fast medium, bowled atleast 2 overs in each game last season, 10 Wickets in 16 innings + 123 runs with bat last season)
Will Sutherland( Right Arm medium fast + RHB, important with both bat and bowl, played just 4 games last season, 2 wickets in 2 overs last 2nd game)
BOWL –
James Pattinson(Right Arm Fast, hit the deck, very experienced bowler, 60 wickets in t20s, 1 wicket in last game played, will play this game )
Kane Richardson( Right Arm medium fast, International experience, 16 Wickets in 12 games last season, 5 Wickets in 3 games so far )
Tymal Mills (Left arm fast, very good at death with his variations, 165 t20 Wickets , 1w last game, Must have any day)
Andrew Tye (Right Arm medium fast, one of the best at death, 10 Wickets in 4 games so far, Must have )
Jason Behrendorff( Left arm medium fast, known for his swing at the start, 11 Wickets in 8 games against Renegades, Must have, wicketless in last game )
Matt Kelly( Right Arm Fast, hit the deck bowler, can bowl upto 150ks, excellent 1st game picking 4 Wickets against brisbane, not played last 2 games)
P Hatzoglou(Left arm wrist spin, mystery bowler, was excellent last season for Renegades picking up 17 Wickets in 12 innings, 1w in the last game )
Cameron Boyce( Leg spinner, wicket taking option, 87 t20 Wickets, can also bat , will not play)
Josh Lalor( Left arm medium fast, has very good variations at death, high chances of not playing )
Reece Topley( Left arm medium fast, 7ft tall bowler, 123 t20 Wickets in just 92 games, will get good help of wicket, 3w in last 2nd game )
Zahir Khan ( Left arm wrist spin, Afghani Spinner, 81 wickets in 67 t20 games, 7 Wickets in last 3 games so far, Must )
C/VC Options –
REN –
Mohammad Nabi
Aaron Finch
Kane Richardson
SCO –
M Marsh
Andrew Tye
