
The Perth Scorchers are set to face the Melbourne Renegades in the 26th match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at the Perth Stadium in Perth on Wednesday, January 7.
Preview
In the 26th game of the BBL 2025-26, Perth Scorchers (SCO) are set to face Melbourne Renegades (REN). The Perth Scorchers had a good start to this season as they won four out of the six games. Moreover, they won the previous game against the Adelaide Strikers by 33 runs. Mitchell Marsh and Sam Fanning played well and scored 37 and 31 runs, respectively. In bowling, Joel Paris performed well and took three wickets.
On the other hand, Melbourne Renegades haven’t had a good start to this season as they lost three out of the five games so far. However, they won the previous game against the Melbourne Stars by 4 wickets. Josh Brown and Mohammad Rizwan played good innings and scored 84 and 41 runs, respectively. While Gurinder Sandhu did well in the bowling and took four wickets.
Match Information
Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades, Match 26
Big Bash League, 7 Jan 2026, Wed, 1:45 PM IST ,Perth
Probable PlayingXI
Perth Scorchers
Cooper Connolly, Sam Fanning, AJ Turner, NR Hobson, Joel Curtis, AC Agar, AM Hardie(C), MR Marsh, Mahli Beardman, Brody Couch, JS Paris
Bench: Finn Allen, JP Inglis, LJ Evans, Bryce Jackson, LR Morris, JA Richardson, M Kelly, David Payne, C Rocchiccioli
Melbourne Renegades
Tim Seifert, J Fraser-McGurk, JP Behrendorff, Josh Brown, Callum Stow, O Peake, W Sutherland(C), Matthew Spoors, Mohammad Rizwan, Hassan Khan, Gurinder Sandhu
Bench: Fergus ONeill, Nathan Lyon, CP Jewell, T Rogers, Brendan Doggett, A Zampa, Harry Dixon, AJ Tye, Sam Elliott
Pitch Report
Mitchell Marsh SCO | all
Mitchell Marsh is an excellent top-order batter. Moreover, he scored 37 runs in the last game against Adelaide. He also has the ability to deliver match-winning performances for the team.- 7.5
Josh Brown REN | bat
Josh Brown is an excellent top-order batter and is currently in good form. Moreover, he also scored 84 runs in the previous match against the Stars. He is definitely a key player for the Renegades.
Avoid Player Message- 7.5
Lance Morris- SCO | BOWL- 8
Nick Hobson- SCO | BAT
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