STA vs REN Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 22th T20 Match
Aditya - January 03, 2026Last Updated on Jan 03, 2026 03:16 PM
Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades Cricket Match Previews
Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26
STA vs REN Match Previews, Probable Playing 11, Cricket Match Live Score and Pitch Report
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STA vs REN Match Prediction, Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26, Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
STA vs REN (Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades) Match Details
| Match | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades (STA vs REN) |
| League | Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 |
| Date | Sunday, 4th January 2026 |
| Time | 12:35 PM (IST) - 07:05 AM (GMT) |
STA vs REN Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
STA vs REN Match Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
STA vs REN Pitch Report: The Pitch at Melbourne is surely balanced , the pacers get good swing and bounce from the surface and batters definitely need to toil bit hard to score big runs.
STA vs REN Weather Report: Weather in Melbourne, US is clean. The temperature is expected to around 11°C on the match day with 78% humidity and 8.3 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
Melbourne Cricket Ground Score Records:
| Total matches: | 28 |
| Batting first won: | 11 |
| Bowling first won: | 16 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 140 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 124 |
| Highest Total: | 186/5 |
| Lowest Total: | 74/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 172/5 |
| Lowest Defended: | 127/10 |
STA vs REN (Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades) Playing 11
Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades (STA vs REN) Match Preview
STA vs REN Match Preview: Melbourne Stars will take on Melbourne Renegades in Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 on Sunday, 04 January 2026 at 12:35 PM IST.
Melbourne Stars (STA) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Tom Fraser Rogers and Sam Harper will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Marcus Stoinis will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Campbell Kellaway and Glenn Maxwell will strengthen the middle order for Melbourne Stars.
- Marcus Stoinis will lead the Melbourne Stars as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Sam Harper will do the Wicket Keeping for Melbourne Stars.
Spin Bowlers
- Mitchell Swepson and Glenn Maxwell will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Peter Siddle and Liam Hatcher will lead the pace attack of his team.
Melbourne Renegades (REN) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Joshua Brown and Tim Seifert will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Mohammad Rizwan will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Jake Fraser-McGurk and Oliver Peake will strengthen the middle order for Melbourne Renegades.
- Will Sutherland will lead the Melbourne Renegades as a Captain. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Wicketkeeper
- Tim Seifert will do the Wicket Keeping for Melbourne Renegades.
Spin Bowlers
- Hassan Khan and Adam Zampa will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Hassan Khan is having topmost good points in this series.
Pace Bowlers
- Fergus ONeill and Gurinder Sandhu will lead the pace attack of his team.
Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades (STA vs REN) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
STA vs REN Match Prediction: Melbourne Stars looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, STA will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
STA vs REN Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 Match Expert Advice: Hilton Cartwright will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Peter Siddle will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
STA vs REN Head to Head
STA vs REN Head to Head Records: Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades have faced each other in 28 matches in T20. Out of these 28 games, Melbourne Stars have won 18 whereas Melbourne Renegades have won 10 Matches.
| Team | Match Win |
|---|---|
| STA | 18 Won |
| REN | 10 Won |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Star Sports/Hotstar.
POINTS TABLE - Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Stars | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.379 | 8 | LWWWW |
| 2 | Hobart | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.017 | 8 | LWLWW |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1.248 | 6 | WWLLW |
| 4 | Brisbane Heat | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.786 | 6 | WLWLW |
| 5 | Adelaide Strikers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.395 | 4 | WLLW |
| 6 | Sydney Sixers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.202 | 4 | WLLWL |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.879 | 2 | LLLW |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1.463 | 2 | LLWLL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 Schedule
Recent Forms: 529, Cricket, STA vs REN
STA - L W W W WREN - L L L W
STA vs REN Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, Sam Harper, Tim Seifert are the best choice.
- This pitch is compatible for both the Pacers & Spinners.
STA vs REN Winning Prediction
- Melbourne Stars team has the upper hand over Melbourne Renegades team. So try to pick more players from Melbourne Stars
STA vs REN Small League Must Picks:
STA - Hilton Cartwright [652 points], Peter Siddle [589 points]REN - Hassan Khan [792 points], Caleb Jewell [714 points]
STA vs REN Grand League Risky Picks:
STA - Marcus Stoinis [0 points], Glenn Maxwell [0 points]REN - Oliver Peake [0 points], Jake Fraser-McGurk [0 points]
STA vs REN Death Over Bowlers:
STA - Peter SiddleREN - Will Sutherland
Melbourne Stars (STA) Key Players
- Marcus Stoinis [43, 2W, (32*, 1W)]
- Glenn Maxwell [0W, 0W, 0W, 1W]
- Haris Rauf [1W, 1W, 3W]
- Sam Harper [37, 110*, 55]
- Mitchell Swepson [2W, 0W, 0W]
- Campbell Kellaway [29, 14, 28]
- Hilton Cartwright [26*, DNB, 10]
Melbourne Renegades (REN) Key Players
- Oliver Peake [14, 57]
- Jason Behrendorff [2W, 2W]
- Tim Seifert [34, 102]
- Will Sutherland [13, 3W]
- Andrew Tye [3W, 1W, 1W, 3W, 1W]
- Joshua Brown [0, 15]
- Hassan Khan [23, 0W]
STA vs REN Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Marcus Stoinis [PTs: 0, CR: 7]
- Tim Seifert [PTs: 29, CR: 8.5]
- Will Sutherland [PTs: 109, CR: 7.5]
- Sam Harper [PTs: 456, CR: 7.5]
- Campbell Kellaway [PTs: 561, CR: 7]
- Hassan Khan [PTs: 792, CR: 9]
STA vs REN Injury / Unavailability
Melbourne Stars Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
REN Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
STA vs REN Live Stream
Where can I see STA vs REN Live Score?
You can see STA vs REN Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
STA vs REN match will be live telecast on JioHotstar.
STA vs REN Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch STA vs REN match Live Streaming and highlights on JioHotstar
STA vs REN match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades (STA vs REN) Squads
Melbourne Stars (STA) Squad: Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Marcus Stoinis(C), Tom Curran, Peter Siddle, Sam Harper(WK), Jonathan Merlo, Liam Hatcher, Joe Clarke(WK), Mitchell Swepson, Haris Rauf, Tom Fraser Rogers, Campbell Kellaway, Blake Macdonald, Aryan Sharma
Melbourne Renegades (REN) Squad: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Will Sutherland(C), Mohammad Rizwan(WK), Jason Behrendorff, Tim Seifert(WK), Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa, Hassan Khan, Gurinder Sandhu, Caleb Jewell, Fergus ONeill, Matthew Spoors, Joshua Brown, Harry Dixon, Oliver Peake
STA vs REN Experts Team
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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