Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades Predictions - In-form Harper to hammer the Renegades

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Last updated: 02 Jan 2026

Simon Lewis 02 Jan 2026

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Sam Harper has scored 55, 110*, 29* and 37 in his four BBL innings.
Josh Brown hit four sixes in his 19-ball 43 against the Sixers.
Can the Stars beat the Renegades for their fifth win of the season?

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Sam Harper cuts against the Heat (Getty Images).

Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades Predictions

The Stars are top of the table after winning four of their five games. They should have little trouble beating 7th-place Renegades, who have lost three of their four games.

Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades Predictions
Head-to-Head
Melbourne Stars Form
Melbourne Renegades Form
Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades Team News

Melbourne Stars’ Sam Harper (231 runs, ave 115.50) is 2nd in the Big Bash runs list.
Melbourne Stars’ Marcus Stoinis has scored 62*, 32* & 43 in his 3 BBL innings.
Melbourne Renegades’ Josh Brown has scored 24, 15, 26 & 43 in his last 5 innings.
Melbourne Renegades Tim Seifert has scored 102, 34 & 26 in his last 4 innings.

Head-to-Head

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

Melbourne Stars Form

Melbourne Stars suffered their third loss on the bounce when they lost to the Sixers by six wickets.

The Stars posted 195/6 off their 20 overs, with Sam Harper (37 off 23) and Marcus Stoinis (43) laying a strong foundation. Blake Macdonald hit six boundaries in the final overs in scoring 37* off 12 balls.

Mitchell Swepson (2/30) and Peter Siddle (2/38) pegged the Heat back, and Glenn Maxwell bowled three tight overs for 20 runs, but it was not enough to prevent a four-wicket defeat.

Melbourne Renegades Form

After winning their first four matches in a row, the Stars suffered their first defeat of the season, losing to the Heat by four wickets with two balls to spare.

Josh Brown (43 off 19), Jake Fraser-McGurk (38 off 29) and Hassan Khan (39 off 29) starred with the bat as the Renegades struggled to 164/9.

Gurinder Sandhu (2/23, econ 5.75) and Will Sutherland (1/27, econ 6.75) did their best to contain the Sixers, only to go down with five balls still to bowl.

Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades Team News

The Stars have brought in left-arm off-spinner Doug Warren in place of paceman Brody Couch for Sunday’s derby. The Renegades have had to replace Kane Richardson with a fitness niggle. His place will be taken by Xavier Crone.

Melbourne Stars (squad): Marcus Stoinis (c), Hilton Cartwright, Ben Duckett, Sam Harper, Campbell Kellaway, Dan Lawrence, Glenn Maxwell, Jonathan Merlo, Usama Mir, Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Mark Steketee, Douglas Warren.

Melbourne Renegades (squad): Will Sutherland (c), Jacob Bethell, Josh Brown, Xavier Crone, Laurie Evans, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Fergus O'Neill, Tom Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Tim Seifert, Callum Stow, Jon Wells, Adam Zampa.

Verdict

Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades

I am backing Melbourne Stars to win, with Sam Harper to top score.

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