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Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers: Scorchers 65% to win

Renegades 35%. Scorchers 65%.

KFC BBL|16, match 1Saturday 12 December 2026, 2:40pm IST (8:10pm AEDT)MA Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiNeutral ground: the Renegades are the designated home side

Renegades

ParBatting+3.3Bowling−3.8Overall−0.5

Scorchers

ParBatting+6.9Bowling+1.4Overall+8.3

Renegades bat first

First innings161
Scorchers chase in16.4 overs
68%Scorchers win
32%Renegades win

Scorchers bat first

First innings176
Renegades short by42 runs
63%Scorchers win
37%Renegades win

First innings

161Renegades bat first
176Scorchers bat first
170Par
178Recent average here

Par is the total defended about half the time. The recent average covers 28 innings since Sept 2023.

Chasing here

64%

18 of 28 won chasing over the last three years. All-time 47% (48 of 103). IPL and T20Is; no BBL match has been played here.

Rain risk

21%

of games in wet weather at major Indian grounds were shortened or washed out (18 of 87).

The match is beyond the forecast range, so pick a scenario. The win chance and players stay the same.

Strengths and weaknesses

Mitch MarshBatting standout, Scorchers: 501 runs, SR 172 (last 10)
Calvin HarrisonBowling standout, Scorchers: 15 wkts, econ 6.55 (last 10)
RenegadesBowling weakness: −3.8 runs a game. Sutherland econ 9.15 in the last 10.

Perth Scorchers favoured by about 9 runs on paper

Perth Scorchers are favoured, with a 65% win chance. They are also the stronger side on paper, about 9 runs clear, built on both batting and bowling: 3.6 runs better with the bat and 5.1 runs better with the ball. Melbourne Renegades project 161 batting first, Perth 176, against a par score of 170.

Chasers have won 18 of the last 28 games here, and the recent first-innings average at this ground is 178 from 28 innings since 2023. Perth's batting edge is led by Mitch Marsh, who has 501 runs at a strike rate of 172 in his last 10 T20 matches, while Melbourne's bowling unit is rated 3.8 runs worse than average. The sharpest angle is whether Melbourne's attack can hold Perth below the ground's recent scoring norm.

The case for the Renegades

  • Josh Brown is rated 2.8 runs better than an average opener, with 311 runs at a strike rate of 150.2 in his last 10 T20 matches.
  • Jason Behrendorff is rated 0.9 runs better than an average bowler over four overs, with 200 career T20 wickets at an economy of 7.6.

Batting standout

Josh Brown

311 runs, SR 150, 20 sixes in the last 10. Rated +2.8 runs a game with the bat.

Rated 2.8 runs better than an average opener. His last 10 T20 matches brought 311 runs at a strike rate of 150.2, with 20 sixes.

Bowling weakness

Will Sutherland

7 wkts, econ 9.15 in the last 10. Rated −2.3 runs a game with the ball.

Rated 2.3 runs worse than an average bowler over four overs. His last 10 T20 matches brought 7 wickets at an economy of 9.15.

The case for the Scorchers

  • Rated 8.3 runs better than an average side overall, with a batting edge of 3.6 runs and a bowling edge of 5.1 runs.
  • Mitch Marsh has 501 runs at a strike rate of 172 in his last 10 T20 matches, and Ashton Turner has 277 runs at a strike rate of 179.9 in his last 10.
  • Calvin Harrison has 15 wickets at an economy of 6.55 in his last 10 T20 matches.

Batting standouts

Mitch Marsh

501 runs, SR 172, 31 sixes in the last 10. Rated +5.0 runs a game with the bat.

Rated 5 runs better than an average opener. His last 10 T20 matches brought 501 runs at a strike rate of 172, with 31 sixes.

Ashton Turner

277 runs, SR 180, 11 sixes in the last 10. Rated +3.2 runs a game with the bat.

Rated 3.2 runs better than an average middle-order batter. His last 10 T20 matches brought 277 runs at a strike rate of 179.9, with 11 sixes.

Bowling standout

Calvin Harrison

15 wkts, econ 6.55 in the last 10. Rated +2.5 runs a game with the ball.

Rated 2.5 runs better than an average bowler over three overs. His last 10 T20 matches produced 15 wickets at an economy of 6.55.

Bowling weakness

Lance Morris

15 wkts, econ 8.49 in the last 10. Rated −0.9 runs a game with the ball.

Rated 0.9 runs worse than an average bowler over four overs, on limited data. His last 10 T20 matches, 20 months old, brought 15 wickets at an economy of 8.49.

Photo: SriniG · CC BY-SA 3.0

MA Chidambaram Stadium

Chennai, India · 0 BBL matches here

Chepauk has staged cricket since 1916 and held its first Test in February 1934.

Opened
1916
Capacity
38,200 seats
Ends
V Pattabhiraman Gate End · Anna Pavilion End
Home to
Chennai Super Kings (IPL)

The ground's full record

Every first innings here

47 of 105

reached par (170). Median 165.

Under par Par or more

Recent BBL first innings average 170; games here have scored about 2% below their leagues' averages. Medians by era: 2008–2017 163, 2018–2022 157, 2023 onward 175.

What total is safe?

First inningsDefended
Under 15022%6 of 27
150–16959%17 of 29
170–18965%13 of 20
190–20963%12 of 19
210+88%7 of 8

Weather: rain-threatened

Humid and overcast with showers most likely between 16:00 and 19:00 IST, overlapping the second half of the match.

Rain-threatened, with showers most likely between 16:00 and 19:00 IST, overlapping the second innings. At major Indian grounds, 21% of games in similar wet weather were shortened or washed out. Heat and wind have made no measurable difference to scoring. Lost overs and a rain-rule finish are a real possibility.

During play: 25.9 °C on average, humidity 91%, wind 26 km/h gusting to 45.

Heaviest rain 16:00–19:00, mostly over the second innings. Runs figures assume 20 overs. If overs are lost, totals and par come down: check how your bookmaker settles runs markets in reduced matches.

Melbourne Renegades XI

Batting positionPlayer and last 10BatBowl
1Josh Brown311 runs, SR 150+2.8–
2Jake Fraser-McGurk163 runs, SR 138+2.1–
3Caleb Jewell155 runs, SR 129−0.5–
4Muhammad Rizwankeeper, unsigned204 runs, SR 117+0.3–
5Ollie Peake188 runs, SR 134+0.5–
6Will Sutherland4 overs120 runs, SR 120; 7 wkts, econ 9.15+1.5−2.3
7Sam Elliott3 overs23 runs, SR 72; 5 wkts, econ 7.96−1.7−0.6
8Tom Rogers4 overs9 wkts, econ 10.32–−1.0
9Michael Archer2 overs0 wkts, econ 7.50–−1.0
10Callum Stow3 overs6 wkts, econ 7.36–+0.2
11Jason Behrendorff4 overs6 wkts, econ 9.19–+0.9

Team record and squad

Perth Scorchers XI

Batting positionPlayer and last 10BatBowl
1Mitch Marsh501 runs, SR 172+5.0–
2Sam Fanningunsigned133 runs, SR 142−1.4–
3Aaron Hardie1 over93 runs, SR 133; 3 wkts, econ 9.02+2.1−0.1
4Cooper Connolly314 runs, SR 158+2.0–
5Ashton Turner277 runs, SR 180+3.2–
6Joel Curtiskeeper, unsigned1 match, 1 run off 2 balls−1.7–
7Ashton Agar4 overs38 runs, SR 106; 7 wkts, econ 8.50−0.2−0.1
8Calvin Harrison3 overs15 wkts, econ 6.55–+2.5
9Jhye Richardson4 overs16 wkts, econ 9.24–+0.4
10Mahli Beardman4 overs14 wkts, econ 7.97–−0.4
11Lance Morris4 overs15 wkts, econ 8.49 (form 20 months old)–−0.9

Team record and squad

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