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Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades Predictions - Marsh to ride good form over the Renegades

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 06 Jan 2026

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Simon Lewis 06 Jan 2026

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Mitchell Marsh has scored 102 and 37 in his last two innings.
Josh Brown hit four sixes in his 48-ball 84 against the Stars.
Can the Scorchers hit four wins in a row by beating the Renegades?

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Mitch Marsh sweeps against the Strikers (Getty Images).

Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades Predictions

The Scorchers are on a great run of form and their batters are all getting among the runs. They look far too strong for the Renegades, who have lost three of their five matches.

Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades Predictions
Head-to-Head
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Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades Team News

Perth Scorchers’ Mitchell Marsh scored 102 off 58 balls against the Hurricanes.
Perth Scorchers’ Aaron Hardie has scored 23, 28 & 94* in his last 5 innings.
Melbourne Renegades’ Josh Brown has scored 26, 43 & 84 in his last 3 innings.
Melbourne Renegades’ Mohammad Rizwan has scored 32, 16 & 41 in his last 4 innings.

Head-to-Head

The Scorchers have won two and lost two of their last five Big Bash matches against the Renegades, with one match rained-out. The Renegades have won the last two matches.

Perth Scorchers Form

The Scorchers beat the Strikers by 33 runs to bring up three consecutive wins.

Aaron Hardie (28 & 94*) and Ashton Turner (99* & 28) have been on song with the bat in their last three matches. Turner (164 runs, strike-rate 210.25) and Finn Allen (165 strike-rate 187.50) have played their part in lifting their side in the closing overs.

Cooper Connolly scored 59 and 77 in his first two matches, but has scored just 38 runs in his last four innings. He is ninth in the Big Bash economy rates, taking seven wickets for 115 runs at an economy rate of 7.18. Joel Paris has taken two-plus wickets in each of his last four matches, including 3/22 in the win over the Strikers.

Melbourne Renegades Form

The Renegades bounced back from three defeats on the bounce to pick up their second win of the season, beating the Stars by four wickets.

Tim Seifert started with 102 against the Heat, but has scored just 74 runs in his last four matches. Josh Brown’s form has improved over the last three matches, culminating in his 48-ball 84 in the win over the Stars. Mohammad Rizwan is slowly finding his feet after innings of 32 and 41.

Gurinder Sandhu is joint fifth on the wickets list, taking 10 scalps at a cost of 17.80 (S/R 10.80). Sandhu took 4/41 in the win over the Stars. Will Sutherland has kept the runs down to less than 34 in each of his five matches.

Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades Team News

The Scorchers have received a significant boost with a trio of key inclusions for their upcoming match. Leading the charge is the speedy Jhye Richardson, who is back after being released from national duties. Opener Finn Allen is expected to return from a finger injury, and international player David Payne is set to make his BBL 15 debut for the team. However, the Scorchers will be missing Ashton Agar (calf), while Bryce Jackson and debutant Joel Curtis have been left out of the squad.

Meanwhile, the Renegades, fresh off their exciting Melbourne Derby victory, have made just one change for their trip west. Caleb Jewell, who transferred from the Hurricanes before BBL 15 and has yet to play for the Renegades, returns to the squad, replacing Harry Dixon, who has been left out.

Perth Scorchers (squad): Finn Allen, Mahli Beardman, Cooper Connolly, Brody Couch, Laurie Evans, Sam Fanning, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Mitch Marsh, Joel Paris, David Payne, Jhye Richardson, Corey Rocchiccioli, Ashton Turner (c).

Melbourne Renegades (squad): Jason Behrendorff, Josh Brown, Sam Elliott, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Caleb Jewell, Hassan Khan, Ollie Peake, Muhammad Rizwan, Gurinder Sandhu, Tim Seifert, Mattew Spoors, Callum Stow, Will Sutherland (c), Andrew Tye.

Verdict

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I am backing Perth Scorchers to win, with Mitchell Marsh to top score.

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