Brisbane Heat captain Jimmy Peirson has gained the toss and elected to bat first in opposition to the Melbourne Renegades within the BBL conflict in Geelong.
The second-placed Renegades wish to proceed their scorching type after successful their opening two matches, together with a 22-run victory over the Heat in Cairns final week.
Brisbane, who’ve solely performed as soon as, have since been bolstered by the return of paceman Michael Neser and batsman Matt Renshaw.
Neser missed the opening match whereas on Test obligation for Australia in opposition to South Africa, whereas Renshaw sat out to be current on the start of his first baby.
Renshaw rejoined the Heat through the winter after being launched by the Adelaide Strikers.
He and fellow batsman Max Bryant will play their fiftieth BBL video games on Wednesday evening.
The Renegades are unchanged from the aspect that beat Sydney Thunder by 4 wickets on Sunday.
Renegades captain Nic Maddinson top-scored with 87 final time in opposition to the Heat and is the competitors’s second-highest run-scorer with a median of 63.
Former Australia worldwide Shaun Marsh has arrived in Melbourne however remains to be recovering from a calf damage and stays unavailable for the Renegades.
Melbourne Renegades: Sam Harper, Nic Maddinson (capt), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Finch, Jon Wells, Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Will Sutherland, Tom Rogers, Kane Richardson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Brisbane Heat: Max Bryant, Colin Munro, Matt Renshaw, Sam Billings, Jimmy Peirson (capt), Ross Whiteley, James Bazley, Michael Neser, Mark Steketee, Matt Kuhnemann, Mitch Swepson.
