STA vs REN Dream11 Prediction: Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades Dream11 Team, Playing 11, Fantasy Cricket Tips of Today’s Big Bash League

STA vs REN Dream11 Prediction: In the match 27 of the BBL 2022, Melbourne Stars will face off against Melbourne Renegades at the Melbourne Cricket Ground at 01:45 PM IST. Both teams are at the bottom half of the points table and hence are looking to earn some wins to stay in the contention.

STA vs REN Dream11 Team Prediction for Today MATCH

Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades, Match 27 of Big Bash League T20 2022

03 January, 01:45 PM IST

Melbourne Cricket Ground

Where to watch Big Bash League Live?

You can watch the Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades live on Sony Sports Network Channel 5 and Sony LIV app.

Big Bash League Points Table

Rank	Team	Matches	Won	Lost	N/R or Tie	Points	NRR
1	Perth Scorchers	6	5	1	0	10	1.056
2	Sydney Thunder	7	4	3	0	8	0.019
3	Sydney Sixers	7	4	3	0	8	-0.281
4	Adelaide Strikers	7	3	4	0	6	1.029
5	Melbourne Renegades	7	3	3	0	6	-0.232
6	Hobart Hurricanes	6	3	3	0	6	-0.589
7	Melbourne Stars	6	2	4	0	4	-0.379
8	Brisbane Heat	5	2	3	0	4	-0.804

STA vs REN Pitch Report

In 44 T20I innings at MCG, the 180-run mark was breached only 3 times. In BBL games at this venue, team batting first has won 5 games and the chasing team has won 3 games. The last game of the season played here was on 16th December wherein the Stars scored 183 runs and restricted Heat to 145.

STA Playing 11

The Stars have named an unchanged squad for this game.
Joe Clarke and Thomas Rogers will be the openers. Beau Webster provides strength in the middle-order with Marcus Stoinis.
Trent Boult is a key bowler with Luke Wood and Liam Hatcher playing important roles.

1. Joe Clarke

2. Thomas Rogers

3. Beau Webster

4. Marcus Stoinis

5. Hilton Cartwright

6. Nick Larkin

7. Campbell Kellaway

8. Luke Wood

9. Trent Boult

10. Liam Hatcher

11. Adam Zampa (c)

Joe CLarke Stats in T20

The wicket-keeper batter is in good form. He is team’s leading run-getter this season and has scores of 42, 33, 27, 18 and 101* in last 5 games.

Matches	Runs	Highest score	Average	Strike rate	100s/50s
142	3585	136	27.36	148.26	4/21

Luke Wood Stats in T20

He was wicket-less and expensive in the last game but he is having a great season. Before the last game, he had taken 11 wickets in 5 games and has a strike-rate of 12.8.

Matches	Wickets	Strike-rate	Average	Economy	Best figures
88	85	18.5	26.01	8.40	5/50

REN Playing 11

Nic Maddinson is unavailable due to injury. Jake Fraser-McGurk and Jack Prestwidge have replaced Maddinson and Peter Handscomb. Aaron Finch will lead the team.
Martin Guptill may get extended rope as the opener while Aaron Finch will play a big role in the batting department.
Kane Richardson and Akeal Hosein will lead the bowling department.

1.Martin Guptill

2.Aaron Finch

3.Jake Fraser-McGurk

4.Jonathan Wells

5.Mackenzie Harvey

6.Will Sutherland

7.Akeal Hosein

8.Jack Prestwidge

9.Tom Rogers

10. Kane Richardson

11.Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Aaron Finch Stats in T20

The stand-in captain is in fine form. He made 65 runs in previous game and with 236 runs in 7 games, he is team’s leading run-getter this season.

Matches	Runs	Highest score	Average	Strike rate	100s/50s
374	11200	172	33.83	138.63	8/75

Akeal Hosein Stats in T20

He has bowled well recently and has claimed 12 games in last 7 outings. He can be crucial in this game too.

Matches	Wickets	Strike-rate	Average	Economy	Best figures
96	82	21.9	23.69	6.49	4/13

Who will win STA vs REN today match?

The Renegades have 3 wins in 7 games in BBL 2022 while the Stars have 2 wins in 6 games.
In Head to head battle, the Stars have won 3 and the Renegades have won 2 games with the Stars winning the last game.
The Renegades have lost all their last 4 games while the Stars broke their losing streak of 3 games by winning their last game.
Based on current form, expect Melbourne Stars to pocket this game.