Who is playing in Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers?

Confirmed XIs are announced around the toss, ~30 minutes before the start. Based on their last matches, Melbourne Renegades are likely to field Tim Seifert, Josh Brown, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mohammad Rizwan and 7 more, and Sydney Sixers Daniel Hughes, Steven Smith, Josh Philippe, Moises Henriques and 7 more — full predicted XIs and squads are on this page.

Who leads the Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers head-to-head record?

Sydney Sixers lead 14–1 from 16 matches.

Where is Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers being played?

Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers is being played on 1 Jan 2027 at 10:30 IST.

Who are the top run-scorers in Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers head-to-head matches?

The top run-scorers in Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers H2H are Aaron Finch (399 runs), Moises Henriques (353 runs), Josh Philippe (344 runs).

Who are the top wicket-takers in Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers head-to-head matches?

The top wicket-takers in Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers H2H are Ben Dwarshuis (29 wkts), Sean Abbott (14 wkts), Will Sutherland (11 wkts).

Who are the top 2026/2027 run-scorers for Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Sixers?

The leading run-scorers in 2026/2027 are Josh Brown (311 runs), Steven Smith (299 runs), Tim Seifert (285 runs).

Who are the top 2026/2027 wicket-takers for Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Sixers?

The leading wicket-takers in 2026/2027 are Gurinder Sandhu (18 wkts), Ben Dwarshuis (13 wkts), Sean Abbott (11 wkts).

Where are Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Sixers in the standings?

Melbourne Renegades are 1st with 0 points and Sydney Sixers are 4th with 0 points.

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Predicted XIs based on each side's last completed match. Confirmed lineups usually land ~30 min before the toss — this page updates automatically. Get XI alerts

Melbourne Renegades

Last XI vs Adelaide Strikers · 17 Jan 2026 · prior season

1 Tim Seifert

2 Josh Brown

3 Jake Fraser-McGurk

4 Mohammad Rizwan WK

5 Caleb Jewell

6 Hassan Khan

7 Will Sutherland C

8 Samuel Elliott

9 Brendan Doggett

10 Michael Archer

11 Callum Stow

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Sydney Sixers

Last XI vs Perth Scorchers · 25 Jan 2026 · prior season

1 Daniel Hughes

2 Steven Smith

3 Josh Philippe WK

4 Moises Henriques C

5 Lachlan Shaw

6 Jack Edwards

7 Joel Davies

8 Benjamin Manenti

9 Ben Dwarshuis

10 Sean Abbott

11 Mitchell Starc

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MR made 3 changes for their last match. SS named an unchanged XI in their last 2 games.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is playing in Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers?

Who leads the Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers head-to-head record?

Where is Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers being played?

Who are the top run-scorers in Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers head-to-head matches?

Who are the top wicket-takers in Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers head-to-head matches?

Who are the top 2026/2027 run-scorers for Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Sixers?

Who are the top 2026/2027 wicket-takers for Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Sixers?

Where are Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Sixers in the standings?

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Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers - Players & Playing XI · Big Bash League

The Statz verdict

Head-to-head record

Season comparison

Hit rates: who delivers?

Top performers in this fixture

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is playing in Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers?

Who leads the Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers head-to-head record?

Where is Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers being played?

Who are the top run-scorers in Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers head-to-head matches?

Who are the top wicket-takers in Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers head-to-head matches?

Who are the top 2026/2027 run-scorers for Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Sixers?

Who are the top 2026/2027 wicket-takers for Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Sixers?

Where are Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Sixers in the standings?

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