REN vs SIX Prediction, BBL 2025-26, Match 18, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI, and Pitch Report

Melbourne Renegades will clash against the Sydney Sixers in the 18th match of the ongoing BBL 2025-26 season at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne on Thursday, January 1.

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The Melbourne Renegades, led by Will Sutherland, are currently holding the seventh rank with a win and two losses from three matches, earning only two points. On the other hand, the Moises Henriques-led Sydney Sixers are holding the fifth position with a win and three losses in four games, picking up only two points.

REN vs SIX, BBL 2025-26, Match 18, Match Details

Match: Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers, BBL 2025-26, Match 18

Time & Date: 10:30 AM IST, Thursday, January 1

Venue: Docklands Stadium, Melbourne

REN vs SIX, BBL 2025-26, Match 18 Pitch Report

The average first innings score at this venue in the previous season was 161. Three out of four games saw the chasing side winning the games quite comfortably on this surface. We can expect the captain, who won the toss, to bowl first.

REN vs SIX, BBL 2025-26, Match 18 Probable XIs

Melbourne Renegades

Josh Brown, Tim Seifert, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Oliver Peake, Hassan Khan, Will Sutherland (c), Fergus O'Neill, Gurinder Sandhu, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff.

Sydney Sixers

Daniel Hughes, Babar Azam, Josh Philippe (wk), Moises Henriques (c), Jack Edwards, Joel Davies, Jordan Silk, Ben Dwarshuis, Ben Manenti, Sean Abbott, Kane Richardson.

REN vs SIX, BBL 2025-26, Match 18 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: Melbourne Renegades.

Both the Renegades and Sixers are yet to find consistency, winning only one game apiece. With the home advantage on their side, we can anticipate the Melbourne Renegades to get back to winning ways after suffering two consecutive defeats to the defending champions, the Hurricanes.

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