Melbourne Renegades opener Shaun Marsh has been given the inexperienced mild to play within the BBL conflict with the Perth Scorchers at Optus Stadium.
The Renegades received the toss and elected to bowl, with the largest news being the inclusion of Marsh for Sunday’s sport.
The 39-year-old has performed simply three BBL matches this season.
Marsh was sidelined for the beginning of the marketing campaign with a knee damage earlier than tweaking his hamstring quickly after his return.
The Scorchers made two adjustments, recalling left-arm paceman Jason Behrendorff and spinner Cooper Connolly rather than spin duo Ashton Agar and Peter Hatzoglou.
Scorchers paceman Jhye Richardson, who’s on the comeback path from a hamstring damage, was given extra time to recuperate.
The Renegades welcomed again Marsh and David Moody, whereas Jack Prestwidge was included for his first match of the season.
Opener Jake Fraser-McGurk, spinner Fawad Ahmed, and paceman Kane Richardson went out of the aspect.
The ladder-leading Scorchers will lock up high spot and internet hosting rights for subsequent week’s ‘The Qualifier’ in opposition to the Sydney Sixers if they’ll beat the fourth-placed Renegades.
A loss would give the second-placed Sixers an opportunity to leapfrog the Scorchers and earn internet hosting rights themselves.
Scorchers: Cameron Bancroft, Stephen Eskinazi, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis (wk), Ashton Turner (capt), Nick Hobson, Cooper Connolly, Matthew Kelly, Andrew Tye, David Payne, Jason Behrendorff.
Renegades: Shaun Marsh, Martin Guptill, Sam Harper (wk), Aaron Finch (capt), Matthew Critchley, Jonathan Wells, Will Sutherland, Jack Prestwidge, Tom Rogers, Corey Rocchiccioli, David Moody.
