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Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars Predictions - Brown to lead Renegades to fourth win

Simon Lewis
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Last updated: 10 Jan 2026

In the anticipated cricket showdown, the Melbourne Renegades are tipped to claim victory. Key players such as Josh Brown are expected to be instrumental, potentially topping the scores as the best performer for the Renegades. Alongside him, Sam Harper is seen as a strong contender for the Melbourne Stars. Additionally, Peter Siddle's versatile skills might shine as he's anticipated to take 2+ wickets or score 30+ runs, making him a valuable player to watch closely in this match.

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  • Josh Brown has scored 26, 43, 84 and 22 in his last four innings.
  • Sam Harper (272 runs, ave 68.00) is 15th in the Big Bash runs list.
  • Can the Renegades beat the Stars for their third win on the bounce?
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Josh Brown
Josh Brown hits over the top against the Scorchers (Getty Images).

Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars Predictions


The Stars are up in third place on the table despite losing their last three games. The Renegades are down in 6th place but with a game in hand, so a win here could set them up to push into third or second place on the table.

  • Melbourne Renegades’ Josh Brown (190 runs, ave 31.66) is 10th in the BBL runs list.
  • Melbourne Renegades’ Mohammad Rizwan has scored 32, 41 & 21 in his last 4 innings.
  • Melbourne Stars’ Sam Harper has scored 110*, 29*, 37, 20 & 21 in his last 5 innings.
  • Melbourne Stars’ Marcus Stoinis has scored 186 runs (ave 62.00) in his 5 BBL innings.

Head-to-Head


The Renegades have won two and lost three of their last five Big Bash matches against the Stars.

Melbourne Renegades Form


The Renegades scored back-to-back wins when they scraped home off the last ball against the Scorchers, winning by four wickets.

Josh Brown (190 runs, S/R 165.21) and Tim Seifert (187 runs, S/R 158.47) are 11th and 13th on the runs list. Seifert hasn’t hit double figures in his last three innings, while Brown has scored 26, 43, 84 and 22 in his last four knocks. Oliver Peake top-scored with 42* off 30 balls against the Scorchers but will be unavailable for a fortnight as he is taking part in the U19 World Cup. Jake Fraser-McGurk has scored above 14 just once this season when he took 38 off the Sixers. His side will be hoping he comes good soon with the bat.

Gurinder Sandhu has been the key man in his side’s consecutive wins, taking 4/41 against the Stars and 4/28 against the Scorchers. He is joint top of the wickets list with 14 victims at a strike-rate of a wicket ever 11.4 balls. 

Melbourne Stars Form


The Stars’ poor run continued as they lost their third match in a row when they went down to the Sixers by six wickets.

Leading run-scorer Sam Harper has scored consistently after his century against the Sixers, but hasn’t passed 37 in that time. Blake Macdonald, Thomas Rogers and Campbell Kellaway have all played valuable cameos but will be looking to put some good scores together.

Marcus Stoinis scored 43, 16 and 33 in his last three knocks, but has been very tight in his last five matches with the ball, picking up six wickets and not going for more than 34 off his four overs. Peter Siddle and Haris Rauf are joint third on the wickets list with 13 wickets each, with Siddle ninth on the economy rate list (6.88).

Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars Team News


The Renegades have brought in Brendan Doggett for the first time this season for the second Melbourne Derby of the season. Batter Harry Dixon has also been brought into the squad while Andrew Tye has been left out. Ollie Peake has withdrawn to play in the Under 19 World Cup in Namibia.

The Stars have brought Tom Curran back after recovering from a sore hip, with Jono Merlo dropping out.

Melbourne Renegades (squad): Jason Behrendorff, Jason Brown, Harry Dixon, Brendan Doggett, Sam Elliott, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Caleb Jewell, Hassan Khan, Muhammad Rizwan, Gurinder Sandhu, Tim Seifert, Matthew Spoors, Callum Stow, Will Sutherland (c).

Melbourne Stars (squad): Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran, Sam Hain, Sam Harper, Liam Hatcher, Campbell Kellaway, Blake Macdonald, Glenn Maxwell, Hamish McKenzie, Haris Rauf, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Marcus Stoinis (c), Mitch Swepson.

Verdict

I am backing the Renegades to win, with Josh Brown likely to top score.
     
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