BBL 2019-20: Match 26, Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers: Match Prediction – Weather Report, Pitch Conditions, Playing XIs and Live Streaming Details

The Melbourne Renegades’ campaign in the ongoing BBL 2019-20 is in absolute shambles. The team, led by Aaron Finch, is languishing at the bottom of the points table, having lost all their six matches. Their previous defeat by eight wickets came against the Melbourne Stars, the table-toppers. The Renegades are next set to lock horns with the Perth Scorchers at the Simonds Stadium in Geelong.

The Scorchers haven’t had the best of journeys as well. Placed seventh in the table with two victories from six games, Mitchell Marsh’s men aren’t in great rhythm. Their net run rate of -0.589 are the worst among the eight teams. In their last meeting, the Scorchers beat the Renegades by 11 runs. On head-to-head count, Scorchers have a 9-2 lead, and both the Renegades’ wins came last season.

Pitch and Conditions

Only one game has place at the venue in this BBL. In that game, the Thunder chased down 170 in 19.4 overs. The pitch stayed true throughout and run-making wasn’t all that tough. Runs flowed in the powerplay and chasing won’t quite be a bad option. There will be chances of rain from morning to around 7 pm. So, there could be a delay. The temperature will be around 18 degrees Celsius.

Team Combination

Melbourne Renegades

The Renegades have made their three changes to their squad. All-rounder Samit Patel, speedster Andrew Fekete and Marcus Harris have been roped in. They  have replaced Tom Cooper, Joe Mennie and Jack Wildermuth. Shaun Marsh, Finch and  Webster are topping the run-charts for the Renegades. Kane Richardson is their leading wicket-taker with support from Boyce, Sutherland and Andrews.

Probable XI

Sam Harper (wk), Aaron Finch (C), Shaun Marsh, Beau Webster, Daniel Christian, Samit Patel, Will Sutherland, Cameron Boyce, Tom Andrews, Kane Richardson, Richard Gleeson

Perth Scorchers

Sam Whiteman has replaced Nick Hobson in the Scorchers’ squad. The team’s batting has depended heavily on Mitchell Marsh, who has 193 runs. His top score of 56* came versus the Renegades itself. Livingstone, Bancroft and Inglis have been inconsistent at the top of the order. Fawad Ahmed and Chris Jordan have eight wickets each. The Scorchers’ bowlers have to take care of their economy rate.

Probable XI

Liam Livingstone, Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Bancroft, Mitchell Marsh (C), Cameron Green, Chris Jordan, Tim David, Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Matthew Kelly, Fawad Ahmed

Probable Top Performers

Aaron Finch– Melbourne Renegades |Mitchell Marsh– Perth Scorchers

Broadcast Details

TV- Sony Ten 3, Sony Ten 3 HD

Online– Sony LIV

Match Timings – 01:40 PM IST, and 07:10 PM local time

The prediction is for Melbourne Renegades to win the match.