2025–26 Melbourne Renegades season

Melbourne Renegades
2025–26 season
CoachCameron White
Captain(s)Will Sutherland
Home groundMarvel Stadium
GMHBA Stadium
BBL season7th
BBL finalsDid not qualify
Leading Run ScorerJosh Brown (311)
Leading Wicket TakerGurinder Sandhu (18)
Highest home attendance42,846
vs. Melbourne Stars
at Marvel Stadium
(10 January 2026)
Lowest home attendance10,043
vs. Brisbane Heat
at GMHBA Stadium
(15 December 2025)
Average home attendance21,403
Club membership12,528
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The 2025–26 Melbourne Renegades season was the fifteenth in the club's history. Coached by Cameron White[1] and captained by Will Sutherland they competed in the Big Bash League's 2025–26 season.

Summary

Squad information

The squad of the Melbourne Renegades for the 2025–26 Big Bash League season as of 16 January 2026.[2][3][4]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nat. Date of birth Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
6 Josh Brown  Australia (1993-12-26) 26 December 1993 Right-handed Right-arm off spin
22 Harry Dixon  Australia (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 Left-handed Right-arm off spin
23 Jake Fraser-McGurk  Australia (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 Right-handed Right arm leg spin
32 Caleb Jewell  Australia (1997-04-21) 21 April 1997 Left-handed Left-arm medium
19 Oliver Peake  Australia (2006-09-11) 11 September 2006 Left-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
98 Hassan Khan  United States (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 Right-handed Left-arm orthodox Overseas draft pick (Gold)[5]
Will Salzmann  Australia (2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 Right-handed Right-arm medium
7 Matthew Spoors  Canada (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 Right-handed Right-arm Leg break Replacement player for Lyon.[6]
12 Will Sutherland  Australia (1999-10-27) 27 October 1999 Right-handed Right-arm fast Captain
Wicketkeepers
16 Mohammad Rizwan  Pakistan (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 Right-handed N/a Overseas draft pick (Platinum)[5]
43 Tim Seifert  New Zealand (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 Right-handed N/a Overseas draft pick (Gold)
Pace bowlers
5 Jason Behrendorff  Australia (1990-04-20) 20 April 1990 Right-handed Left-arm fast
35 Brendan Doggett  Australia (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 Right-handed Right-arm fast
1 Sam Elliott  Australia (2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 Right-handed Right-arm medium Replacement player for Salzmann.[7]
69 Fergus O'Neill  Australia (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 Right-handed Right-arm fast
8 Tom Rogers  Australia (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 Left-handed Right-arm fast
28 Gurinder Sandhu  Australia (1993-06-14) 14 June 1993 Left-handed Right-arm fast
68 Andrew Tye  Australia (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Replacement player for Rogers.[8]
Spin bowlers
44 Michael Archer  Australia (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Replacement player for Zampa.[9]
67 Nathan Lyon  Australia (1987-11-20) 20 November 1987 Right-handed Right-arm off spin
24 Callum Stow  Australia (2002-08-27) 27 August 2002 Right-handed Left-arm unorthodox
88 Adam Zampa  Australia (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin

Regular season

Main article: 2025–26 Big Bash League season § League stage

League table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Perth Scorchers (C) 10 7 3 0 14 1.363 Advanced to the Qualifier
2   Sydney Sixers (R) 10 6 3 1 13 0.605
3   Hobart Hurricanes 10 6 3 1 13 0.331 Advanced to the Knockout
4   Melbourne Stars 10 6 4 0 12 0.759
5   Brisbane Heat 10 5 5 0 10 −0.431
6   Adelaide Strikers 10 4 6 0 8 −0.231
7   Melbourne Renegades 10 3 7 0 6 −1.202
8   Sydney Thunder 10 2 8 0 4 −1.212
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up

Matches

Match 2
15 December 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
5/212 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
8/198 (20 overs)
Tim Seifert 102 (56)
Jack Wildermuth 3/34 (4 overs)
Colin Munro 55 (32)
Will Sutherland 3/33 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 14 runs
Kardinia Stadium, Geelong
Attendance: 10,043[10]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Tim Seifert (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Match 8
21 December 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
9/145 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
3/149 (13.5 overs)
Tim Seifert 34 (21)
Chris Jordan 4/19 (4 overs)
Nikhil Chaudhary 79 (38)
Jason Behrendorff 2/35 (3 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 7 wickets
Kardinia Stadium, Geelong
Attendance: 10,267[11]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Stephen Dionysius
Player of the match: Chris Jordan (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tim Ward (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
Match 15
29 December 2025
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
9/162 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
6/163 (19 overs)
Oliver Peake 29 (22)
Nathan Ellis 3/30 (4 overs)
Matthew Wade 43* (20)
Adam Zampa 3/25 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 4 wickets
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Attendance: 9,195[12]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Chris Grant
Player of the match: Nathan Ellis (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Match 18
1 January 2026
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
9/164 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
4/168 (19.1 overs)
Josh Brown 43 (19)
Sean Abbott 3/16 (4 overs)
Babar Azam 58* (46)
Gurinder Sandhu 2/23 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 26,865[13]
Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and Sharad Patel
Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Match 22
4 January 2026
18:05 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
9/173 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
6/177 (19.5 overs)
Tom Curran 38 (18)
Gurinder Sandhu 4/41 (4 overs)
Josh Brown 84 (48)
Peter Siddle 2/39 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Josh Brown (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Match 26
7 January 2026
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
127 (19.2 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
6/130 (20 overs)
Aaron Hardie 44 (40)
Gurinder Sandhu 4/28 (4 overs)
Oliver Peake 42* (30)
Ashton Turner 1/1 (1 over)
Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets
Perth Stadium, Perth
Umpires: Eloise Sheridan and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Oliver Peake (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Match 30
10 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
7/166 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
2/170 (15.5 overs)
Josh Brown 80 (50)
Marcus Stoinis 3/33 (4 overs)
Sam Harper 84* (51)
Hassan Khan 1/20 (3 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Umpires: Sam Nogajski (Aus) and Riki Wessels (Eng)
Player of the match: Sam Harper (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Match 33
12 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
8/170 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
6/140 (15.2 overs)
Hassan Khan 46 (31)
Wes Agar 2/23 (4 overs)
Chris Green 34* (13)
Gurinder Sandhu 4/42 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 4 wickets (DLS method)
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Troy Penman
Player of the match: Chris Green (Sydney Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sydney Thunder were set a revised target of 140 runs from 16 overs due to rain.
Match 36
15 January 2026
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
7/219 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
7/169 (20 overs)
Finn Allen 101 (53)
Sam Elliott 4/28 (3 overs)
Tim Seifert 66 (43)
Cooper Connolly 2/23 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 50 runs
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Finn Allen (Perth Scorchers)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
  • Perth Scorchers secured a spot in the finals as a result of this match, while Melbourne Renegades were eliminated from finals contention as a result of this match.[14]
Match 38
17 January 2026
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
99 (16.5 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
2/100 (11.5 overs)
Will Sutherland 38 (28)
Tabraiz Shamsi 4/15 (3.5 overs)
Matthew Short 30 (22)
Callum Stow 1/8 (2 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Troy Penman
Player of the match: Tabraiz Shamsi (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Michael Archer (Melbourne Renegades) made his T20 debut.

References

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  2. ^ "Full squads: How each club's list is shaping up for BBL|15". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  3. ^ "Melbourne Renegades - BBL Squad". melbournerenegades.com.au. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  4. ^ https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/big-bash-league-2025-26-1490534/melbourne-renegadessquad-1515461/series-squads
  5. ^ a b "Rizwan lands at Gades, headlines epic draft haul | Melbourne Renegades". www.melbournerenegades.com.au. June 19, 2025.
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  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Match18Attend was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ "Allen blasts 101 as explosive Scorchers end Renegades' slim final hopes". ESPNcricinfo. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
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