Melbourne Renegades Players Preparation 2023 BBL Season

The Melbourne Renegades Players are one of the most exciting teams in the Australian Big Bash league. This team is known for their explosive batting and decent bowling attack.

Renegades have played a modern brand of cricket and Aaron Finch who has been a stellar for this team also won them the BBL trophy in 2018-19 season.

In this blog, we will include an overview of this Victorian team competing in one of the world's most prestigious cricket competitions. We will also quickly review the squad, the clubs' prior results, the rivalries, and the build-up to the forthcoming BBL season, which begins on December 7, 2023.

Melbourne Renegades statistical Analysis in BBL History:

Over the years, the Melbourne Renegades have had their fair share of success in the Big Bash League. They've reached the finals, and even clinched the title once. Here is the overall performance of Renegades in the history of BBL and their points and standings over the years.

Season	Matches Played	Win	Loss	No Result	Points	NRR	Position	Finals
2011–12	7	2	5	0	4	-0.421	7th	DNQ
2012–13	9	7	2	0	14	+0.604	1st	Semi-finals
2013–14	8	3	5	0	6	-0.476	6th	DNQ
2014–15	8	3	5	0	6	-0.136	6th	DNQ
2015–16	8	3	5	0	6	+0.218	5th	DNQ
2016–17	8	4	4	0	8	-0.044	5th	DNQ
2017–18	11	6	5	0	12	+0.262	3rd	Semi-finals
2018–19	16	10	6	0	20	+0.146	2nd	Champions
2019–20	14	3	11	0	6	-0.453	8th	DNQ
2020–21	14	4	10	0	8	-0.927	8th	DNQ
2021–22	14	3	10	1	6	-1.099	8th	DNQ
2022–23	15	7	8	0	14	-0.072	3rd	Knockout

Melbourne Derby:

Teams from Melbourne, which represent the same city, have established fierce rivalry among themselves to maintain dominance. Because of their incredible performances, stars have dominated the Melbourne Derby over the years. Each year, both teams compete against one another to thrill the spectators at both home and away stadiums.

Melbourne Stars	Head to Head	Melbourne Renegades
24	Total matches	24
15	Won	9
171	Highest Team Total	208
57	Lowest Team Total	108
Glenn Maxwell (547)	Most Runs	Aaron Finch (622)
Adam Zampa (18)	Most Wickets	Kane Richardson (14)

BBL 2023-24 Melbourne Renegades Players

Here is the Melbourne Renegades players announced for the Big Bash Season 13 starting on December 7, 2023.

Name	Role	Nationality	Batting style	Bowling style
Aaron Finch	Batsman	Australia	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
Harry Dixon	Batsman	Australia	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
Jake Fraser-McGurk	Batsman	Australia	Right-handed	Right arm leg break
Mackenzie Harvey	Batsman	Australia	Left-handed	Nil
Nic Maddinson	Batsman	Australia	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox
Shaun Marsh	Batsman	Australia	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
Jonathan Wells	Batsman	Australia	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Will Sutherland	All Rounder	Australia	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Joe Clarke	WK/Batsman	England	Right-handed	Nil
Quinton de Kock	WK/Batsman	South Africa	Left-handed	Nil
Kane Richardson	Bowler	Australia	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Tom Rogers	Bowler	Australia	Left-handed	Right arm fast-medium
Peter Siddle	Bowler	Australia	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Nathan Lyon	Bowler	Australia	Right-handed	Right arm off break
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	Bowler	Afghanistan	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Adam Zampa	Bowler	Australia	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break

Key Melbourne Renegades Players in the Upcoming Big Bash League

Talking about the squad and key Melbourne Renegades players, this team has some of the star players on their squad. Australian T20 world cup winning captain, Aaron Finch, along with Shaun Marsh have been dependable for many years. Quinton De Kock, who has been a new addition will strengthen their top order further.

And then there's Kane Richardson, a world-class fast bowler who can really make the ball talk. His pace, accuracy, and bowling variations are quite impressive. Renegades have an experienced spin bowling attack with three world class spinners, Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa, and Mujeeb Rehman are part of this team who can be pivotal for their campaign in the upcoming BBL season 13.

Preparation and Challenges for Renegades in BBL 2024:

The Renegades Management team has done well picking up experienced players and some talented domestic players. This team has an established top order and the spin department also has all the experience in the world.

However the major challenge for Renegades is their weak fast bowling line up and lack of experience in the middle order. This would be a tough ride for the Renegades to cope up with this line up and perform well in the upcoming BBL season.

Home Ground & Fans Support For Renegades:

The Renegades call Melbourne, Victoria, their home, and their games are played at the iconic Marvel Stadium. This venue has been named as the best stadium to watch cricket. A Drop in pitch is used during the Big Bash matches because this stadium is used for hosting multiple sports events and pitch is removed after the BBL season ends.

The atmosphere there is absolutely electric, with fans cheering, singing, and waving their red flags in support of the team. This stadium has a seating capacity of around 47000 spectators.

Big Bash League 2023-24 Winning Prediction about Renegades:

Melbourne Renegades has a decent squad with experienced batters and bowlers. However, this does not look like a champion team and they might finish in top 4 with such squad depth. So, our prediction regarding this team is to finish in top 4 and the team has to play out of the box to claim their second title. So, it would be a tough ask for the teeam to win the BBL trophy this season.