SCO vs REN Dream11 Prediction, Match 26, Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates

The Perth Scorchers are set to face the Melbourne Renegades in the 26th match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at the Perth Stadium in Perth on Wednesday, January 7.

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 06 Jan 2026, 21:45 IST

1 Min Read

Table Of Contents

Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

In the 26th game of the BBL 2025-26, Perth Scorchers (SCO) are set to face Melbourne Renegades (REN). The Perth Scorchers had a good start to this season as they won four out of the six games. Moreover, they won the previous game against the Adelaide Strikers by 33 runs. Mitchell Marsh and Sam Fanning played well and scored 37 and 31 runs, respectively. In bowling, Joel Paris performed well and took three wickets.

On the other hand, Melbourne Renegades haven't had a good start to this season as they lost three out of the five games so far. However, they won the previous game against the Melbourne Stars by 4 wickets. Josh Brown and Mohammad Rizwan played good innings and scored 84 and 41 runs, respectively. While Gurinder Sandhu did well in the bowling and took four wickets. 

Match Information

Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades, Match 26

Big Bash League, 7 Jan 2026, Wed, 1:45 PM IST ,Perth Stadium

Broadcast

Fancode

Live Stream

Fancode

Weather Report

Perth Stadium

Clouds

18.8°C

52% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Perth Scorchers

W
W
W
L
L

Melbourne Renegades

W
L
L
L
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Aaron Hardie

SCO - all

220 Runs

7 Matches

2

Mitchell Marsh

SCO - all

191 Runs

7 Matches

3

Josh Brown

REN - bat

190 Runs

6 Matches

4

Tim Seifert

REN - WICKETKEEPER

187 Runs

6 Matches

5

Cooper Connolly

SCO - ALL-ROUNDER

177 Runs

7 Matches

6

Ashton Turner

SCO - bat

176 Runs

7 Matches

1

Ashton Turner

SCO - bat

204.65

7 Matches

2

Finn Allen

SCO - WICKETKEEPER

186.02

6 Matches

3

Jhye Richardson

SCO - BOWLER

166.67

2 Matches

4

Josh Brown

REN - bat

165.22

6 Matches

5

Aaron Hardie

SCO - all

159.42

7 Matches

6

Tim Seifert

REN - WICKETKEEPER

158.47

6 Matches

1

Gurinder Sandhu

REN - bowl

14 Wkts

6 Matches

2

Joel Paris

SCO - bowl

11 Wkts

7 Matches

3

Cooper Connolly

SCO - ALL-ROUNDER

8 Wkts

7 Matches

4

Aaron Hardie

SCO - all

7 Wkts

7 Matches

5

Will Sutherland

REN - all

6 Wkts

6 Matches

6

Jason Behrendorff

REN - BOWLER

5 Wkts

6 Matches

1

Ashton Turner

SCO - bat

1.00

7 Matches

2

David Payne

SCO - bowl

5.75

1 Match

3

Adam Zampa

REN - bowl

6.00

2 Matches

4

Cooper Connolly

SCO - ALL-ROUNDER

6.75

7 Matches

5

Callum Stow

REN - bat

7.17

2 Matches

6

Joel Paris

SCO - bowl

8.18

7 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Perth Scorchers

Sam Fanning, Cooper Connolly, AC Agar, AM Hardie (C), MR Marsh, Mahli Beardman, Brody Couch, AJ Turner, JS Paris, NR Hobson, Joel Curtis (wk)

Bench : Finn Allen, JP Inglis, LJ Evans, Bryce Jackson, LR Morris, JA Richardson, M Kelly, David Payne, C Rocchiccioli

Melbourne Renegades

Josh Brown, Callum Stow, Tim Seifert, J Fraser-McGurk, O Peake, Hassan Khan, JP Behrendorff, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), W Sutherland (C), Gurinder Sandhu, Matthew Spoors

Bench : Fergus ONeill, Nathan Lyon, CP Jewell, T Rogers, Brendan Doggett, A Zampa, Harry Dixon, AJ Tye, Sam Elliott

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at Perth Stadium in Sydney is a neutral surface. The fast bowlers will have the upper hand in the early overs. However, as the game progresses, the pitch will settle down and become more favourable for batting. Spinners will also play a key role in this match. The batting first team has good records at this venue. So, toss-winning captains are likely to bat first. Any score above 170 runs could prove challenging for the opponent.

60%

Pace Bowling

40%

Spin Bowling

70%

Batting Pitch

167

Average Score

30%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8
C

Mitchell Marsh SCO | ALL

Mitchell Marsh is an excellent top-order batter. Moreover, he scored 37 runs in the last game against Adelaide. He also has the ability to deliver match-winning performances for the team.

7.5
VC

Josh Brown REN | BAT

Josh Brown is an excellent top-order batter and is currently in good form. Moreover, he also scored 84 runs in the previous match against the Stars. He is definitely a key player for the Renegades.

9

Aaron Hardie SCO | ALL

Aaron Hardie is an excellent all-rounder. He has also performed well in recent times. Moreover, he took two wickets in the last game against Adelaide. He is a key player for Perth this season.

7.5

Mohammad Rizwan REN | WK

Mohammad Rizwan is an excellent top-order batter, capable of delivering match-winning performances with the bat. Moreover, he scored 41 runs in the last game against the Melbourne Stars.

8.5

Joel Paris SCO | BOWL

Joel Paris is an excellent Bowler and has also performed well in recent times. Moreover, he took two wickets in the last game against Adelaide.

8

Tim Seifert REN | WICKETKEEPER

Tim Seifert is currently in excellent form and has scored 243 runs in the last 10 games. Fans will expect excellent innings from him this season.

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7.5

Lance Morris

SCO | BOWL

8

Nick Hobson

SCO | BAT

Last Updated On - Jan 6 2026 9:45 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

SCO

5 : 6

REN

Credits Left
10.5/100

Mega League
Tim Seifert

8

Mohammad Rizwan

7.5

Ashton Turner

8.5

Josh Brown
C

7.5

Mitchell Marsh
VC

8

Cooper Connolly

9.5

Aaron Hardie

9

Will Sutherland

7.5

David Payne

8.5

Jason Behrendorff

8

Gurinder Sandhu

7.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

SCO

5 : 6

REN

Credits Left
11/100

Head To Head
Tim Seifert
C

8

Mohammad Rizwan

7.5

Ashton Turner

8.5

Josh Brown

7.5

Jake Fraser-McGurk

8

Mitchell Marsh

8

Cooper Connolly

9.5

Aaron Hardie
VC

9

Will Sutherland

7.5

Brody Couch

8

Gurinder Sandhu

7.5

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