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BBL 2025, 26th match - Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades: All you need to know

Monday, 06-Jan-2025
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In the 26th match of the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL), Perth Scorchers will be facing off against Melbourne Renegades on Tuesday at Perth Stadium, Perth. Perth Scorchers took the beating of Sydney Thunder in their last match, losing the game by four wickets. 

While, Melbourne Renegades were outperformed by Melbourne Stars in their last game. In the points table, Perth Scorchers feature in top four, sitting on the fourth place with three victories and as many defeats from last six games. They have six points along with the positive NRR of +0.785. 

Melbourne Renegades, on the other hand, find themselves in a terrifying position with two victories and four defeats from their last six games. They are positioned on sixth spot in the points table with four points and a positive NRR of +0.413. Coming off defeats in their last encounters, both sides will look to return to winning ways. 

Head to Head

Matches - 21

No result - 1

Perth Won - 16

Renegades Won - 4

Melbourne Renegades probable XI: Josh Brown, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Tim Seifert (wk), Jacob Bethell, Laurie Evans, Jonathan Wells, Will Sutherland (c), Thomas Stewart Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Adam Zampa, Xavier Crone

Perth Scorchers probable XI: Matthew Hurst (wk), Finn Allen, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Ashton Turner (c), Nick Hobson, Matthew Spoors, Matthew Kelly, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Lance Morris

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