Melbourne R
Melbourne R is a franchise cricket team representing the city of Melbourne in the Australia T20 League. The franchise was founded in 2011 and has The Marvel Stadium at its home venue. The team is currently led by Nic Maddinson and coached by former Australian cricketer David Saker. The team has won the league once, and made two semi-final appearances in the 11 seasons played.
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Melbourne R Australia T20 League Team Record
The team has made three play-offs appearances, including a title win in the 8th season of the league.
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- Positions
- Years
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- Champions(1)
- 2018-2019
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- Play-offs(2)
- 2012-13, 2017-18
Melbourne R: Australia T20 League 2022/23 Match Schedule
Melbourne R will play five of their home matches at the Marvel Stadium and the other two at the Geelong Stadium.
| Sr. No. | Match | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
Brisbane H vs. Melbourne R |
Thursday, 15th Dec. |
1:45 PM |
Cairns |
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2 |
Melbourne R vs. Sydney T |
Sunday, 18th Dec. |
1:45 PM |
Melbourne (Marvel) |
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3 |
Melbourne R vs. Brisbane H |
Wednesday, 21st Dec. |
1:45 PM |
Geelong |
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4 |
Hobart H vs. Melbourne R |
Saturday, 24th Dec. |
10:00 AM |
Hobart |
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5 |
Sydney S vs. Melbourne R |
Wednesday, 28th Dec. |
1:45 PM |
Sydney (SCG) |
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6 |
Melbourne R vs. Sydney S |
Friday, 30th Dec. |
1:00 PM |
Geelong |
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7 |
Melbourne R vs. Perth S |
Sunday, 1st Jan. |
8:10 AM |
Melbourne (Marvel) |
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8 |
Melbourne S vs. Melbourne R |
Tuesday, 3rd Jan. |
1:45 PM |
Melbourne (MCG) |
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9 |
Melbourne R vs. Hobart H |
Saturday, 7th Jan. |
12:35 PM |
Melbourne (Marvel) |
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10 |
Adelaide S vs. Melbourne R |
Tuesday, 10th Jan. |
2:10 PM |
Adelaide |
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11 |
Melbourne R vs. Melbourne S |
Saturday, 14th Jan. |
2:00 PM |
Melbourne (Marvel) |
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12 |
Sydney T vs. Melbourne R |
Thursday, 19th Jan. |
1:45 PM |
Canberra |
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13 |
Perth S vs. Melbourne R |
Sunday, 22nd Jan. |
1:45 PM |
Perth |
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14 |
Melbourne R vs. Adelaide S |
Tuesday, 24th Jan. |
1:45 PM |
Melbourne (Marvel) |
Melbourne R Full Squad: Australia T20 League 2022/23
Andre Russell, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Akeal Hosein and Martin Guptill Ruwantha Kellapotha are the team’s overseas players.
Batters: Aaron Finch, Marcus Harris, Shaun Marsh, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Martin Guptill (NZ), Jon Wells
Wicketkeeper: Sam Harper, Peter Handscomb
All-rounders: Nic Maddinson (C), Will Sutherland, Ruwantha Kellapotha (SL), Jack Prestwidge, Andre Russell (WI)
Bowlers: Corey Rocchiccioli, Tom Rogers, Mujeeb ur Rahman (AFG), Kane Richardson, Zak Evans, Akeal Hosein (WI), David Moody
Melbourne R: Overall Statistics
Melbourne R: Overall Record Against Other Teams
| Opponents | Matches | Won | Lost | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Adelaide S
|
16 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
 Brisbane H
|
18 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
 Hobart H
|
15 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
 Melbourne S
|
22 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
 Perth S
|
14 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
 Sydney S
|
16 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
 Sydney T
|
15 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
FAQs: Melbourne Renegades
Melbourne R have a single Australia T20 Bash League title, which they won in the 8th edition of the league in 2018-19.
Kane Richardson has taken the highest number of wickets for Melbourne Renegades: 80 wickets in 55 at an average of 20.28 and economy of 7.82.
Aaron Finch, former skipper of Melbourne Renegades, has scored a total of 2821 runs in 88 matches, including 2 centuries and 22 half centuries.
Melbourne R failed to qualify for the play-offs, finishing in last place for the third season running. They registered just 3 wins out of their 14 matches played.
In the batting department, Aaron Finch and Nic Maddinson hold the key, while in the bowling department, Kane Richardson and will be the most important players.
