BBL 2018-19, Match 16: Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades – Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips

The Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades will face off in the doubleheader Melbourne Derby at the MCG on the New Year’s Day. The Stars are coming from their first win after two losses while Renegades lost their previous game after losing their first two matches. Both the teams have a couple of changes to their squad for this fixture. The Stars will be missing Peter Handscomb, who was their best performer in the previous match. The keeper-batsman is set to join the Australian Test squad again.

The left-arm pacer Jackson Coleman will also miss out due to personal reasons. The duo will be replaced by Seb Gotch and Jonathan Merlo. For Renegades, pacer Andrew Fekete and spinner Jon Holland have been added to the squad in place of Jake Fraser-McGurk and Tim Ludeman. The Technical Committee has approved local replacement Fekete into the squad for Will Sutherland who will be playing for the Australian Under-19 side in Sri Lanka.

Match Details:

The 16th match of the Big Bash League (BBL) will be played between Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne.

The match starts at 7:15 PM local time (8:15 AM GMT) (1:45 PM IST).

The game will be live on Sony SIX and Sony SIX HD in India. Live streaming is available on Sony Liv.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The Melbourne pitch stays on the slower side and helps the chasing team due to the lower first innings totals. The last ten completed Twenty20 matches have been won the teams batting second. The Australia-India game could have made in 11 out of 11 if not for the rain intervention in the second half of the match. This BBL Melbourne Derby will be played after the WBBL Melbourne Derby.

Squads:

Melbourne Stars:

Glenn Maxwell (C), Michael Beer, Jackson Bird, Scott Boland, Dwayne Bravo, Ben Dunk, Evan Gulbis, Seb Gotch, Jonathan Merlo, Sandeep Lamichhane, Nick Larkin, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.

Melbourne Renegades:

Tom Cooper (C), Dan Christian, Jack Wildermuth, Kane Richardson, Sam Harper, Cameron White, Mohammad Nabi, Andrew Fekete, Jon Holland, Mackenzie Harvey, Beau Webster, Cameron Boyce, Usman Shinwari.

BBL 2018-19, Match 16, Result prediction

Injury and Availability Updates after the announcement of the squad:

(Will be updated when there is an update)

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Power Picks:

Jackson Bird hasn’t played any cricket this season but is expected to take the place of Coleman. He can cause trouble for the opposition batsmen on his day. He has taken 37 wickets in his 44-match T20 career including a 4-wicket haul thus far.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

With the likes of Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Christian and Mohammad Nabi around, both captain and vice-captain should be picked from among these three. Given the fact that batsmen from both sides have shown little consistency, there are no other major alternatives. However, Sandeep Lamichhane will be a worthy pick if considered.

Suggested Playing XI for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Seb Gotch

Batters – Cameron White, Sam Harper, Nick Larin, Glenn Maxwell (C)

All-Rounders – Daniel Christian (VC), Mohammad Nabi, Marcus Stoinis

Bowlers – Kane Richardson, Sandeep Lamichhane, Jack Wildermuth

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Ben Dunk

Batters – Tom Cooper, Sam Harper, Nick Larin, Glenn Maxwell (VC)

All-Rounders – Daniel Christian, Mohammad Nabi (C), Dwayne Bravo

Bowlers – Cameron Boyce, Sandeep Lamichhane, Jack Wildermuth

Expert Advice:

Seb Gotch and Ben Dunk are the only players from the wicketkeepers who will be available for this game. Gotch is sure of playing due to a weaker batting line-up of the stars. Marcus Stoinis can be ignored for the fact that he will not bowl and does not bat in top four.

Probable Winners:

The Melbourne Renegades will be starting as the favourites in this game due to a better all-round line-up.

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