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Melbourne Renegades
Perth Scorchers
The 36th match of the Big Bash League 2025/26 season will see Melbourne Renegades take on Perth Scorchers at Docklands Stadium. This game will carry significant importance for both sides as the league phase draws to a close. Perth will enter this match placed 2nd on the table with 10 points from 8 games. Melbourne sits 7th with 6 points from the same number of matches.
Perth will enter this contest with better recent form, having won four of their last five matches. Melbourne has only 2 wins from their last 5 and will be coming off consecutive defeats. Two matches will remain for the Renegades after this, and their finals hopes will depend on winning both and other results going their way.
Head-to-head numbers have both sides winning 3 games each in the last 7 meetings. Melbourne Renegades won the match earlier this season.
The Scorchers have multiple power hitters like Finn Allen, Mitchell Marsh & Ashton Turner who have hit over 45 sixes this season, giving them more six-hitting strength than the Renegades.
The betting tip is...
Most Sixes - Perth Scorchers
72 %
28 %
Melbourne RenegadesPerth ScorchersMelbourne Renegades will be under pressure. A heavy defeat against the bottom-placed Thunder will have severely dented their playoff chances. They will now finish the league phase with back-to-back do-or-die games against the Scorchers and Strikers.
Josh Brown will continue to be the key batter after scoring 305 runs from 8 innings at a strike rate of 160.52. Tim Seifert will support him at the top with 219 runs from 8 games at a strike rate of 148. Oliver Peake and Mohammad Rizwan will have crossed 160 runs each, though Rizwanβs strike rate will remain a concern after being retired out in the previous match.
Gurinder Sandhu leads the bowling with 18 wickets from 8 games at an economy of 9.92, including a four-wicket haul last time out. Jason Behrendorff and Will Sutherland have shared 11 wickets, while Adam Zampaβs spell will remain crucial.
Seifert, Brown and Peake are the key batters.
Predicted Lineup: Tim Seifert, Josh Brown, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Caleb Jewell, Hassan Khan, Will Sutherland (c), Sam Elliott, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Behrendorff, Adam Zampa
Perth Scorchers will come into this match with momentum after moving back into the top two. A victory here will put them close to sealing a finals spot.
Mitchell Marsh will lead the batting after regaining form since his Hobart hundred and scoring 88 off 51 balls in the previous match. He has 279 runs at 140.2 SR. Finn Allen will provide aggressive starts with 211 runs, striking at 193.57 this season. Aaron Hardie will add stability with 254 runs from 8 innings at a strike rate of 159. Ashton Turner and Cooper Connolly will strengthen the middle order, both crossing 170 runs, with Turner striking at 208.51.
Connolly will also contribute with the ball, taking 9 wickets from 7 matches at an economy of 6.91. Hardie and Mahli Beardman share 13 wickets between them.
Marsh, Allen and Hardie are the key batters.
Predicted Lineup: Mitchell Marsh, Finn Allen, Cooper Connolly, Josh Inglis (wk), Aaron Hardie, Ashton Turner (c), Laurie Evans, Jhye Richardson, Luke Holt, David Payne, Mahli Beardman
Perth Scorchers will approach this game with a clear intent to attack, especially through their top and middle order. Finn Allen and Mitchell Marsh have already combined for 35 sixes this season, with Allen striking at 193.57 and Marsh adding 17 sixes despite missing games.
Ashton Turner has chipped in with 14 sixes at a strike rate of 208.51 while Cooper Connolly has added 10 more, giving Perth consistent power.
Melbourne Renegades will rely heavily on Josh Brown, who leads the league with 20 sixes, but Tim Seifert is the only other batter in double figures with 11. Perthβs multiple six-hitters will tilt the most sixes battle in their favour.
