The 9th match of the Big Bash League will be played between the Melbourne Renegades and Perth Scorchers. These two will be in action on December 29, 2016, at the Docklands Stadium, Melbourne. The fans can expect a bit of fiery cracker of a t20 game with these two teams.
Where to Watch
Star Sports 2
Timing
1:40 Pm
Melbourne Renegades Team Preview
Aaron Finch led side has kicked off the 2016 edition of Big Bash League with a big bang and now, they will play their second match to continue their winning momentum.
The captain of this team, Finch is a big reputed t20 global player, and he needs to fire in this match to set up the big score against the the face factory of hots team especially Johansson. Apart from Finch, the batting unit of this team rely heavily on the likes of Cameron White, Callum Ferguson and Peter Nevil. Dwayne Bravo is the key role in the team as he has to fire both with bat and ball.
The major setup for the Renegades is the injuries to their main two bowlers James Pattinson and Peter Siddle as the duo are yet to recover from their respective injuries. Meanwhile, Chris Tremain has performed well in the last match, and he will be the leader of spreadhead.
Veteran Chinamen bowler Brad Hogg will be the lone spinner in the team and the team needs him to take wickets at regular intervals. With Finch in form, Melbourne Renegades is one of the tournaments favorite team.
Melbourne Squad
Aaron Finch(c), Marcus Harris, Cameron White, Callum Ferguson, Dwayne Bravo, Tom Cooper, Peter Nevill(w), Chris Tremain, Sunil Narine, Nathan Rimmington, Brad Hogg, Tom Beaton, Xavier Doherty, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle, Matthew Wade, Matthew Short, Nick Winter
Perth Scorchers Team Preview
Adam Voges’s led team has played two matches in the season, and they have tasted glory in the first match, and then, the team gets fizzled in the second match. The team has genuine match winners on their side, despite this, their batting order collapsed in the last match.
The return of Shaun Marsh in the team and the inclusion of Ian Bell has already solidified the batting of this team, but still, they have to combine and score the runs for the team. The likes of Micheal Klinger, Adam Voges, and Sam Whiteman has to setup and score the runs in case their star player failed to do so.
Mitchell Marsh and David Willey are the two all rounders in the team and contribution from both bat and ball is expected form these two talented players.
Mitchell Johnson will be the leader of the attack, and he will be accompanied by the Hilton Cartwright, who has been released from the Australian Test team to play Big Bash League.
This team has big numbers of match winners that can easily win them matches, but they have to ensure the collapse in the batting order to once again continue their winning streak.
Perth Scorchers Squad
Michael Klinger, Shaun Marsh, Ian Bell, Mitchell Marsh, Adam Voges(c), Ashton Turner, Sam Whiteman(w), Ashton Agar, David Willey, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mitchell Johnson, James Muirhead, Joel Paris
Prediction
Perth Scorchers are better side and they will enter the match as favorites.
