Melbourne Renegades defeated their city rivals Melbourne Stars in match 22 of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday, January 4, 2026. Opting to bowl first, all did go to plan for the Renegades, as Gurinder Sandhu (4/41) and the rest, did the damage early on the innings.
Melbourne Stars Vs Melbourne Renegades, BBL 2025-26: Brown, Sandhu Clinch Bragging Rights For MLR
Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades, Big Bash League 2025-26: Gurinder Sandhu and Josh Brown were start of the show as MLR grabbed the derby bragging rights on Sunday, January 4, 2026
Such was Renegades' dominance, that Stars found themselves reeling at 80/5. However, a lower-order fight-back saw from Tom Curran (38) and Hilton Cartwright (28), took their team's score past 150-mark as they could post 173.
In reply, Renegades lost an early wicket in Tim Seifert (6) but it was the Josh Brown show, who hammered a 48-ball 84. Mohammad Rizwan too chipped in with a handy 41. Despite a string of wickets, Renegades held on as they won by four wickets.
Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades, BBL 2025-26: Toss Update
Melbourne Renegades have won the toss and have opted to field.
Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades, BBL 2025-26: Playing XIs
Melbourne Renegades (Playing XI): Josh Brown, Tim Seifert, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Oliver Peake, Hassan Khan, Will Sutherland(c), Matthew Spoors, Gurinder Sandhu, Callum Stow, Jason Behrendorff
Melbourne Stars (Playing XI): Sam Harper(w), Thomas Rogers, Campbell Kellaway, Blake Macdonald, Marcus Stoinis(c), Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran, Mitchell Swepson, Haris Rauf, Peter Siddle
Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades, BBL 2025-26: Full Squads
Melbourne Stars: Sam Harper (wk), Campbell Kellaway, Marcus Stoinis (c), Hilton Cartwright, Glenn Maxwell, Tom Curran, Blake Macdonald, Mitchell Swepson, Haris Rauf, Peter Siddle, Liam Hatcher, Sam Hain, Hamish McKenzie.
Melbourne Renegades: Josh Brown, Tim Seifert, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Oliver Peake, Hassan Khan, Will Sutherland (c), Matthew Spoors, Andrew Tye, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Behrendorff, Harry Dixon, Callum Stow.
Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades, BBL 2025-26: Live Streaming Details
The Big Bash League 2025-26 matches, including Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades, will be live-streamed in India on the JioHotstar app and website. Television broadcasts will take place on the Star Sports Network channels in the country.
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