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.
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.
