Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Renegades will resume their Big Bash League rivalry after 13 months in the 36th match of the ongoing 12th season of the tournament at the Adelaide Oval tomorrow. Facing each other for the first time in this season this late, both the teams will also be locking horns in their last league match after a couple of weeks.
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Played at the same venue, the last match between these two teams had witnessed the visitors getting bundled out for 100 chasing a mediocre 150-run target.
It is quite evident from the below mentioned numbers that Adelaide have mostly dominated Melbourne over the years. Speaking of playing at home, Strikers have won 37 and lost 27 out of their 65 matches at this iconic stadium. Renegades, on the other hand, have won four and lost five out of their nine matches here. Average run rate of AS (8.4) and MR (7.54) at the Adelaide Oval also varies significantly.
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Having said that, Strikers are currently below Renegades on BBL 2022-23 points table. While Adelaide are at the fifth position on the back of winning and losing four matches each, Melbourne are at the third position after winning five and losing four out of their nine matches thus far.
Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades head to head records in BBL history
Total number of matches played: 16
Matches won by AS: 10
Matches won by MR: 6
Matches played in January: 10 (AS 6, MR 4)
Matches played on Tuesday: 4 (AS 1, MR 3)
Matches played at Adelaide Oval: 9 (AS 5, MR 4)
AS average score against MR: 163
MR average score against AS: 144
Most runs for AS: 306 (Jake Weatherald)
Most runs for MR: 160 (Sam Harper)
Most wickets for AS: 9 (Wes Agar and Michael Neser)
Most wickets for MR: 14 (Kane Richardson)
Most catches for AS: 8 (Michael Neser and Jake Weatherald)
Most catches for MR: 4 (Sam Harper and Kane Richardson)
NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).