MLR vs PER Match Preview
The Renegades finished each of the last 3 seasons with a wooden spoon and are hoping for a revival this time around. The batting has been a big letdown in the last 3 matches. Andre Russell was excellent with the bat but had to depart after playing 4 matches.
Martin Guptill, who has joined the squad since then, hasn’t been in the best of forms. Aaron Finch is in sublime form so far and had been the mainstay of the Renegades’ batting but hasn’t received much support from the other batsmen.
Peter Handscomb, Jonathan Wells, and Will Sutherland have all struggled to get runs. Akeal Hosein, who is the third-highest wicket-taker this season, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman, have both been excellent with the ball but will be departing soon to play in the UAE.
Pundits were skeptical about the Scorchers’ performance this season due to the departure of star international players, including the likes of Mitch Marsh, Phil Salt, and Laurie Evans. However, the local talent has filled in nicely to ease the pain. Ashton Turner and Aaron Hardie have played well in the middle order, while Josh Inglis and Faf du Plessis have gone ballistic on the opposition bowlers.
Jhye Richardson is the top wicket-taker in the squad with 12 wickets and has received good support from Andrew Tye and Jason Behrendorff. Peter Hatzoglou and Aston Agar are leading the pace attack but have seen limited success so far.
Weather Report
The skies are expected to remain clear with temperatures ranging from 25-34 degrees Celsius.
Pitch Report
The Docklands Stadium uses a drop-in pitch which is generally excellent to bat on. The bounce is consistent and even, allowing the batsmen to free their arms. The average first innings score there is around 160. The quicker bowlers will find some assistance here, but the success for spinners is limited.
Notable stats
Ashton Turner’s Explosive Batting
The Scorchers’ captain has been reliable with the bat in the middle order. In the last 10 innings, Turner has scored 271 runs at an average of 45.17 and a superb strike rate of 153.97.
Team News
With a fully fit squad at their disposal, we do not expect either team to make any changes for this match.
MLR vs PER Probable 11
MLR Playing 11
- Martin Guptill
- Nic Maddinson (C)
- Aaron Finch
- Shaun Marsh
- Jonathan Wells
- Peter Handscomb (Wk)
- Akeal Hosein
- Will Sutherland
- Tom Rogers
- Kane Richardson
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
PER Playing 11
- Faf du Plessis
- Adam Lyth
- Nick Hobson
- Josh Inglis (Wk)
- Ashton Turner (C)
- Aaron Hardie
- Ashton Agar
- Matthew Kelly
- Jhye Richardson
- Andrew Tye
- Jason Behrendorff
Dream11 Prediction
The Perth Scorchers seemed to wobble a bit at the start of the season but they seem to have ironed out the niggles and are looking like a well-oiled machine in the last few matches. On the other hand, the Melbourne Renegades have entered a trough with regard to their form and are finding it difficult to find the right combination to get back to winning ways. That is why we are backing the Perth Scorchers to win this match.
Top Picks
Aaron Finch: Aaron Finch is the top run-scorer for Australia in T20 internationals and has been a prolific scorer in the BBL too. In the last 10 matches, Finch has scored 376 runs at an average of 47.00.
Akeal Hosein: Akeal Hosein is the leading wicket-taker for the Renegades this season. In the 6 matches this season, he has picked up 12 wickets at a bowling strike rate of 11.50.
Jhye Richardson: Jhye Richardson has picked up 16 wickets in the last 7 matches. His economy rate has been just 5.74 and he has a strike rate of 10.25.
MLR vs PER Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: J Inglis
Batters: A Finch, F du Plessis, A Turner
All-rounders: N Maddinson, W Sutherland, A Hardie
Bowlers: A Tye, A Hosein (VC), J Richardson (C), T Stewart Rogers
