STR vs REN Prediction, BBL 2025-26, Match 38, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI, and Pitch Report

Adelaide Strikers (5W-3L top-4 hunt, Short 280r, Holland spin) vs Melbourne Renegades (3W-5L, Fraser-McGurk 200+r, Zampa 12 wkts) BBL Match 38 Adelaide Oval Jan 16: STR 60% home favorites on 165-175 par deck favoring spin balance.

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Adelaide Strikers will lock horns with the Melbourne Renegades in the 38th match of the ongoing BBL 2025-26 season at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on Saturday, January 17.

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The Adelaide Strikers, led by Matthew Short, are currently holding the sixth position with three wins and six losses from nine matches, earning only six points. On the other hand, the Will Sutherland-led Melbourne Renegades are holding the seventh position with three wins and six losses in nine games, picking up only six points. Both Strikers and Renegades have already been eliminated from the campaign. 

STR vs REN, BBL 2025-26, Match 38, Match Details

Match: Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades, BBL 2025-26, Match 38

Time & Date: 11:30 AM IST Saturday, January 17

Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

STR vs REN, BBL 2025-26, Match 38 Pitch Report

The average first innings score at this venue is 168 in the ongoing season. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bowl first and chase down any given target. Any score above 180 would be a tough ask for the chasing side.

STR vs REN, BBL 2025-26, Match 38 Probable XIs

Adelaide Strikers

Alex Carey (wk), Matthew Short (c), Chris Lynn, Liam Scott, Jason Sangha, Jamie Overton, Harry Manenti, Hasan Ali, Cameron Boyce, Lloyd Pope, Tabraiz Shamsi.

Melbourne Renegades

Josh Brown, Tim Seifert, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Harry Dixon, Hassan Khan, Will Sutherland (c), Sam Elliott, Gurinder Sandhu, Brendan Doggett, Adam Zampa.

STR vs REN, BBL 2025-26, Match 38 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: Adelaide Strikers.

Both the Strikers and Renegades are struggling to find consistency in the ongoing season.  Notably, both these sides got eliminated from the campaign. However, we can expect the Adelaide Strikers to win the match, thanks to their all-round firepower.

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