MATCH NO – 32nd MATCH
SERIES – Men’s Big Bash – 2024-25
DATE – 12th January, 2025
TIME – 01:45 PM IST
VENUE – Docklands Ground, Melbourne
INTRODUCTION
The Big Bash League (BBL) is one of the premier professional Twenty20 cricket leagues in the world. Founded in 2011 by Cricket Australia, it is modeled after the Indian Premier League (IPL) and showcases some of the most exciting cricketing talent from Australia and around the globe.
The Big Bash League (BBL) 2024-25 season is set to run from December 15, 2024, to January 27, 2025. The tournament will feature eight teams: Brisbane Heat, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Adelaide Strikers, Perth Scorchers, Hobart Hurricanes, Sydney Sixers, and Sydney Thunder. The format consists of a single round-robin stage followed by playoffs, with a total of 44 matches scheduled.
Teams:
The league features 8 city-based franchises, representing different regions of Australia:
Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers,Sydney Thunder.
Format:
The tournament follows a double round-robin format, where each team plays multiple matches against others, followed by knockout stages including eliminators, qualifiers, and the grand final.
Points are awarded for wins, and the top teams progress to the playoffs.
Records and Dominance:
The Perth Scorchers are the most successful team in BBL history, having won multiple titles.
Players like Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis and Rashid Khan are among the standout performers in the league’s history.
PITCH REPORT
Docklands Stadium, also known as Marvel Stadium, is a premier cricket venue in Melbourne, Australia, serving as the home ground for the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League (BBL). The stadium features a drop-in pitch with natural grass and a retractable roof, ensuring play continues regardless of weather conditions.
Pitch Characteristics:
Surface: The pitch at Docklands Stadium is generally flat, providing favorable conditions for batting. Batsmen often enjoy playing here due to the consistent bounce and pace.
Seam Movement: Fast bowlers may find some assistance with seam movement and tennis ball-like bounce, especially during the initial overs. This can pose challenges for batsmen early in the innings.
Statistics:
BBL Matches: As of January 2025, Docklands Stadium has hosted 69 BBL matches, with teams batting first winning 30 times and those batting second securing 39 victories. The average first innings score is approximately 157.
High Scores: The highest total recorded at this venue is 223 runs, while the lowest is 57 runs. The highest successful chase stands at 222 runs.
Tactical Considerations:
Batting Strategy: Batsmen should exercise caution during the initial overs to counter any seam movement. Once settled, the pitch offers opportunities for free scoring.
Bowling Strategy: Fast bowlers can exploit early movement, while spinners might play a crucial role in the middle overs, especially if the pitch offers some turn.
Toss Decision: Recent trends indicate a slight advantage for teams chasing, with the last five matches won by the side batting second. Captains winning the toss might prefer to field first.
Conclusion:
Docklands Stadium offers a balanced contest between bat and ball, with a slight edge for batsmen due to the flat nature of the pitch. Teams should strategize accordingly, considering the initial assistance for bowlers and the historical success of chasing teams.
GROUND STATS (BBL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 66 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 165+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 28 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 38 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 20 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 23 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 16 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 07 |
BOWLERS STATS ON DOCKLANDS GROUND (BBL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 66
PACER WICKETS – 445
SPINNER WICKETS – 236.
MATCH PREVIEW
32th match played between one times winner Melbourne Renegades (MLR) and One time winner Melbourne Stars (MLS) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up.This season Melbourne Stars (MLS) team performed poor, and won only 3 match and lost 5 matches out of 8 matches they played and second last position in point table, whereas Melbourne Renegades (MLR) team performed poor and won 3 matches and lost 4 matches out of 4 and sixth position in point table.
Last Time when both teams MLR VS MLS met in a BBL match Melbourne Renegades team scored 168 runs and Melbourne Stars team successfully chased this total and won the match by 5 wickets.
Melbourne Renegades is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They have a talented batting line-up, including the likes of Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Brown, Jonathan Wells, Tim Seifert, Laurie Evans. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Will Sutherland, Thomas Rogers, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa.
Melbourne Star is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Ben Duckett, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster.Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Peter Siddle, Adam Milne, Tom Curran, Mark Steketee.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades.
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 27
- MLS WIN – 17
- MLR WIN – 10
- NO RESULT – 00
MLR VS MLS TEAM NEWS,SQUADS, PLAYING11 & PLAYER STATS
MELBOURNE RENEGADES (MLR)
TEAM NEWS
- Melbourne Renegades performed not too good in this season and won 3 matches lost 4 matches out of 7 matches and sixth positions in the point table.
- When the Last match was played between Melbourne Stars & Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Renegades team failed to defend a good total of 168 runs and won the match by 5 wickets.
- Josh Brown has scored 141 runs in 6 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Tim Seifert has scored 150 runs in 7 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Jacob Bethell has scored 107 runs in 6 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Jonathan Wells has scored 45 runs in 1 inning in this season of Big Bash.
- Kane Richardson took 6 wickets in 6 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Adam Zampa took 8 wickets in 7 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Thomas Rogers has taken 13 wickets in 7 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Will Sutherland has scored 148 runs and also taken 9 wickets in 6 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- In the last BBL match Melbourne Renegades team successfully chased a total of 147 runs and won the match by 4 wickets against Perth Scorchers.
- Will Sutehrland scored 70 runs in 45 balls, Thomas Rogers scored 49 runs and Marcus Harris scored 21 runs in the previous match against Perth SCorchers.
- Adam Zampa took 3 wickets and Thomas Rogers, Will Sutherland took 2-2 wickets each, Kane Richardson took 1 wicket in the previous match against Perth SCorchers.
- Both teams played 27 matches and Melbourne Renegades team won 10 matches and lost 17 matches against Melbourne Stars.
SQUADS
Batting – Tim Seifert (wk), Harry Dixon, Laurie Evans, Mackenzie Harvey, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Brown, Jonathan Wells.
Bowling – Nathan Lyon, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Adam Zampa.
All Rounder – Jacob Bethell, Fergus O’Neill, Will Sutherland.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Jake Fraser-McGurk, Marcus Harris, Tim Seifert (wk), Jacob Bethell, Jonathan Wells, Laurie Evans, Will Sutherland ©, Tom Rogers, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Gurinder Sandhu.
PLAYER STATS:
1. MARCUS HARRIS – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 21r, 41r, 0r, 2r, 62r. |
| Stats on venue | 16 INNINGS – 231 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 42r, 12r, 15r, 0r, 8r. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 8 INNINGS – 96 RUNS. |
2. JAKE FRASER-McGURK – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 0r, 12r, 1r, 26r, 2r. |
| Stats on venue | 16 INNINGS – 357 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 12r, 42r, 14r, 1r, 32r. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 7 INNINGS – 126 RUNS. |
3. TIM SEIFERT (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 0r, 17r, 4r, 9r, 28r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 49 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 17r. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 1 INNING – 17 RUNS. |
4. JACOB BETHELL – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 2r, 49r, 21r, 2r, 30r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 100 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 49+0W. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 1 INNING – 49 RUNS – 0W. |
5. JONATHAN WELLS – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 45r, 2r, 10r, 2r, 7r. |
| Stats on venue | 15 INNINGS – 304 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 45r, 14r, 9r, 44r, 24r. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 17 INNINGS – 625 RUNS – 52A. |
6. LAURIE EVANS – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 0r, 24r, 6r, 40r, 24r. |
| Stats on venue | 5 INNINGS – 172 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 24r, 69r, 2r. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 3 INNINGS – 95 RUNS. |
7. WILL SUTHERLAND © – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 70+2W, 9+0W, 18+0W, 2W, 15+1W. |
| Stats on venue | 21 INNINGS – 161 RUNS – 12W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 9+0W, 10r, 4r, 9+0W, 6+1W. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 8 INNINGS – 56 RUNS – 2W. |
8. TOM ROGERS – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 49+2W, 1W, 2W, 23+1W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 17 INNINGS – 24 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 1W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 5W. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 7 INNINGS – 13 WICKETS. |
9. ADAM ZAMPA – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 15 INNINGS – 19 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 0W, 1W, 0W, 1W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 5 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
10. GURINDER SANDHU – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 3W, 1W, 0W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 12 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 3W, 1W, 2W, 0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 13 INNINGS – 12 WICKETS. |
11. KANE RICHARDSON – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 29 INNINGS – 40 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 2W, 0W, 2W, 1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 17 INNINGS – 22 WICKETS. |
MELBOURNE STARS (MLS)
TEAM NEWS
- Melbourne Stars performed very poor and lost 5 matches out of 8 matches they have played in this season and seventh position in the point table.
- When the Last match was played between Melbourne Renegades & Melbourne Stars, Melbourne Stars team successfully chased a good total of 168 runs and won the match by 5 wickets.
- Sam Harper has scored 124 runs in 8 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Marcus Stoinis has scored 246 runs and also took 2 wickets in 8 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Ben Duckett has scored 222 runs in 6 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Glenn Maxwell has scored 131 runs and also took 1 wicket in 6 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Beau Webster has scored 128 runs and also took 3 wickets in 5 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Peter Siddle has taken 10 wickets in 7 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Usama Mir has taken 7 wickets in 5 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- In the last BBL match Melbourne Stars team successfully defended a good total of 156 runs and won the match by 16 runs against Sydney Sixers.
- Ben Duckett Scored 20 runs, Beau Webster scored 48 runs, Glenn Maxwell scored 58 runs in the previous match against Sydney Sixers.
- Mark Steketee took 3 wickets, Peter Siddle, Marcus Stoinis & Usama Mir took 2-2 wickets each in the previous match against Sydney Sixers.
- Both teams played 27 matches and the Melbourne Stars team won 17 matches and lost 10 matches against the Melbourne Renegades.
SQUADS
Batting – Thomas Rogers, Sam Harper (wk), Ben Duckett (wk), Joe Clarke (wk), Hilton Cartwright.
Bowling – Doug Warren, Brody Couch, Joel Paris, Hamish McKenzie, Mark Steketee, Austin Anlezark, Adam Milne, Peter Siddle.
All Rounder – Marcus Stoinis ©, Glenn Maxwell, Campbell Kellaway, Beau Webster, Tom Curran, Jonathan Merlo.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Sam Harper (wk), Ben Duckett, Daniel Lawrence, Marcus Stoinis ©, Glenn Maxwell, Beau Webster, Hilton Cartwright, Joel Paris, Usama Mir, Mark Steketee, Peter Siddle.
PLAYER STATS:
1. SAM HARPER (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 4r, 1r, 8r, 4r, 12r. |
| Stats on venue | 27 INNINGS – 575 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 1r, 0r, 3r, 2r. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 4 INNINGS – 6 RUNS. |
2. BEN DUCKETT – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 20r, 67r, 0r, 67r, 68r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 73 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 67r, 11r. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 2 INNINGS – 78 RUNS. |
3. BEAU WEBSTER – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 48r, 57+0W, 39+1W, 20+3W, 3r. |
| Stats on venue | 13 INNINGS – 234 RUNS – 0W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 29+0W, 14+1W, 29+0W, 8+!W, 0r. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 6 INNINGS – 80 RUNS- 2W. |
4. DANIEL LAWRENCE – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 14r, 2+0W, 64+1W, 5r, 22r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 10 RUNS – 0W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 2+0W, 8r, 7+2W. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 3 INNINGS – 17 RUNS – 2W. |
5. MARCUS STOINIS © – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 4+2W, 48+0W, 62+0W, 22+0W, 20+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 209 RUNS – 7W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 48+0W, 2+0W, 0W, 6r, 37+1W. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 15 INNINGS – 468 RUNS – 11W. |
6. GLENN MAXWELL – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 58r, 20r, 0r, 6+0W, 32+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 13 INNINGS – 357 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 20r, 20+1W, 32+0W, 68r, 7+0W. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 22 INNINGS – 592 RUNS – 4W. |
7. HILTON CARTWRIGHT – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 2r, 24r, 1r, 17r, 15r. |
| Stats on venue | 8 INNINGS – 141 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 24r, 28r, 12, 20r, 12r. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 13 INNINGS -250 RUNS. |
8. JOEL PARIS – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 2W, 1W, 1W, 29+5W. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 2W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 7 INNINGS – 8 WICKETS. |
9. USAMA MIR – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 1W. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
10. MARK STEKETEE – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 1W, 2W, 3W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 5 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 1W, 1W, 2W, 1W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 10 INNINGS – 14 WICKETS. |
11. PETER SIDDLE – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 2W, 1W, 2W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 10 INNINGS – 9 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 2W, 1W, 1W, 3W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 10 INNINGS – 14 WICKETS. |
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – T. Seifert.
BATSMEN – B. Duckett, J. Bethell.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Stoinis, G. Maxwell, B. Webster, W. Sutherland.
BOWLERS – P. Siddle, A. Zampa, U. Mir, T. Rogers.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – T. Seifert.
BATSMEN – B. Duckett, J. Bethell.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Stoinis, G. Maxwell, B. Webster, W. Sutherland.
BOWLERS – P. Siddle, M. Steketee, U. Mir, T. Rogers.
BACK-UPS – J. Wells, M. Harris, J. McGurk.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – W. Sutherland, M. Stoinis.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – G. Maxwell, T. Rogers.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
MELBOURNE STARS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
