BBL 2025–26: Match 36, REN vs SCO Match Prediction – Who will win today’s BBL match Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers?

Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers – Match 36

The 36th match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025–26 will see Melbourne Renegades face Perth Scorchers on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at Docklands Stadium, Melbourne. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:15 PM local time.

Melbourne Renegades, led by Will Sutherland, will aim to leverage home conditions with an aggressive batting unit featuring Josh Brown, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Caleb Jewell, Mohammad Rizwan, and Tim Seifert for explosive starts. All-round depth comes from Harry Dixon, Oliver Peake, and Mohammad Hassan Khan, while the bowling is bolstered by pace from Jason Behrendorff, Brendan Doggett, Tom Rogers, and William Salzmann, plus spin mastery from Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa, and Fergus O’Neill.

Perth Scorchers, captained by Ashton Turner, bring a powerful lineup with Mitchell Marsh, Finn Allen, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, and Laurie Evans providing batting firepower. All-rounders like Ashton Agar add versatility, while the bowling features pace options from Joel Paris, Brody Couch, Bryce Jackson, and Mahli Beardman.

Docklands Stadium is often a balanced-to-batting venue in recent BBL seasons, with average first-innings scores in the mid-150s to low-160s. The pitch can offer early assistance to pacers with bounce, but tends to flatten out, favoring teams batting second (chasing success around 60-70% in similar conditions). A first-innings total of 160–170 is usually competitive, though high scores are possible if batters dominate.

Expert Prediction: Perth Scorchers have 55% and Melbourne Renegades has 45% winning chance.