STR vs REN Dream11 Prediction, Match 38, Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates

The Adelaide Strikers are set to face the Melbourne Renegades in the 38th match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on Saturday, January 17.

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 17 Jan 2026, 01:09 IST

1 Min Read

Table Of Contents

Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

In the 38th game of the BBL 2025-26, Adelaide Strikers (STR) are set to face Melbourne Renegades (REN). The Adelaide Strikers have not performed well this season, winning just three games out of nine, and they have already been eliminated from the play-offs. In the last game, they lost by 7 wickets against the Melbourne Strikers. Their batters didn't perform well, and they got all out on just 83 runs. However, Liam Scott did well in the bowling, taking two wickets.

On the other hand, Melbourne Renegades also didn't perform well this season as they won just three out of the nine games and were eliminated for the second round. Moreover, they lost the previous game against the Perth Scorchers by 50 runs. Tim Seifert and Jake Fraser-McGurk played good innings and scored 66 and 42 runs, respectively. While Sam Elliott did well in the bowling and took four wickets. 

Match Information

Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades, Match 38

Big Bash League, 17 Jan 2026, Sat, 11:30 AM IST ,Adelaide Oval

Broadcast

Fancode

Live Stream

Fancode

Weather Report

Adelaide Oval

Clear

16.0°C

63% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Adelaide Strikers

L
L
L
W
L

Melbourne Renegades

L
L
L
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Josh Brown

REN - bat

311 Runs

10 Matches

2

Liam Scott

STR - all

310 Runs

10 Matches

3

Tim Seifert

REN - wkbat

285 Runs

10 Matches

4

Matthew Short

STR - ALL-ROUNDER

280 Runs

10 Matches

5

Mohammad Rizwan

REN - wk

187 Runs

10 Matches

6

Chris Lynn

STR - bat

178 Runs

10 Matches

1

Henry Thornton

STR - bowl

200.00

3 Matches

2

Alex Carey

STR - wk

157.38

3 Matches

3

Josh Brown

REN - bat

150.24

10 Matches

4

Tim Seifert

REN - wkbat

148.44

10 Matches

5

Ollie Peake

REN - all

146.02

6 Matches

6

Liam Scott

STR - all

139.01

10 Matches

1

Gurinder Sandhu

REN - bowl

18 Wkts

9 Matches

2

Lloyd Pope

STR - bowl

15 Wkts

10 Matches

3

Jamie Overton

STR - all

12 Wkts

10 Matches

4

Hasan Ali

STR - bowl

9 Wkts

8 Matches

5

Tabraiz Shamsi

STR - bowl

8 Wkts

4 Matches

6

Luke Wood

STR - bowl

8 Wkts

7 Matches

1

Tabraiz Shamsi

STR - bowl

5.66

4 Matches

2

Adam Zampa

REN - bowl

6.71

4 Matches

3

Callum Stow

REN - bat

7.10

4 Matches

4

Sam Elliott

REN - bowl

7.36

4 Matches

5

Jamie Overton

STR - all

7.37

10 Matches

6

Jerrssis Wadia

STR - all

7.58

7 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Adelaide Strikers

AT Carey (wk), MW Short (C), CA Lynn, Jason Sangha, J Overton, Liam Scott, Thomas Kelly, CJ Boyce, L Pope, Hasan Ali, T Shamsi

Bench : TM Head, Jordan Buckingham, HJ Nielsen, AI Ross, Henry Thornton, MW Harvey, L Wood, J Wadia, Tom Straker, H Manenti

Melbourne Renegades

Tim Seifert, Josh Brown, J Fraser-McGurk, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Callum Stow, Hassan Khan, W Sutherland (C), Sam Elliott, JP Behrendorff, Brendan Doggett, AJ Tye

Bench : Fergus ONeill, T Rogers, Nathan Lyon, CP Jewell, O Peake, A Zampa, Harry Dixon, Gurinder Sandhu, Matthew Spoors

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at Adelaide Oval generally offers a balanced surface. However, in the recent past, it has provided a slight upper hand to batters. This surface provides good pace and bounce. Bowlers can also be effective here, especially in the early stages of the game, but the pitch usually becomes more favourable to batsmen as the match progresses. Fast bowlers can take advantage of the bounce, while spinners will receive some assistance in the middle overs.

55%

Pace Bowling

45%

Spin Bowling

60%

Batting Pitch

151

Average Score

40%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Matthew Short STR | ALL-ROUNDER

Matthew Short performed brilliantly in the recent past for the Strikers. Moreover, he scored 290 runs in the last 9 games. He has the ability to perform well with the bat and ball.

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 337 runs in the last 10 matches. He is definitely a key player for the Renegades.

8

Liam Scott STR | ALL

Liam Scott is an excellent middle-order batter. He has delivered many match-winning performances with the bat. Moreover, he scored 359 runs in the last 10 games.

8

Tim Seifert REN | WKBAT

Tim Seifert is an excellent top-order batter, capable of delivering match-winning performances with the bat. Moreover, he scored 285 runs in the last 8 games.

9

Jamie Overton STR | ALL

Jamie Overton is currently in excellent form. Moreover, he also took 12 wickets in the previous 8 games. He is definitely a key player for the Adelaide Strikers.

7.5

Gurinder Sandhu REN | BOWL

Gurinder Sandhu is an excellent Bowler and currently the highest wicket-taker this season. Moreover, he took 18 wickets in the last 9 games.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

8

Thomas Kelly

STR | BAT

7.5

Caleb Jewell

REN | BAT

Last Updated On - Jan 16 2026 1:09 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

STR

6 : 5

REN

Credits Left
12/100

Mega League
Tim Seifert

8

Alex Carey

7

Jake Fraser-McGurk

8

Josh Brown
VC

7.5

Will Sutherland

7.5

Matthew Short
C

9

Jamie Overton

9

Liam Scott

8

Hasan Ali

9

Lloyd Pope

7.5

Gurinder Sandhu

7.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

STR

4 : 7

REN

Credits Left
12.5/100

Head To Head
Tim Seifert
C

8

Alex Carey
VC

7

Jake Fraser-McGurk

8

Josh Brown

7.5

Will Sutherland

7.5

Matthew Short

9

Jamie Overton

9

Liam Scott

8

Sam Elliott

8

Gurinder Sandhu

7.5

Jason Behrendorff

8

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