REN vs HEA Dream11 Prediction: Get ready for a thrilling encounter as Melbourne Renegades (MR / REN) take on Brisbane Heat (BH / HEA) in the 2nd Match of the Big Bash League 2025. The match is scheduled at Simonds Stadium, South Geelong, Victoria, on December 15, 2025, 1:45 PM IST.
REN vs HEA Match 2 Details
| Team | Melbourne Renegades (REN) vs Brisbane Heat (HEA) |
| Competition | Big Bash League 2025 |
| Date & Time | December 15, 2025, 1:45 PM |
| Venue | Simonds Stadium, South Geelong, Victoria |
| Live Stream | Star Sports Network, JioHotstar |
| Scorecard | REN vs HEA Live Score |
REN vs HEA Team Preview & Head-to-Head Records
Although both sides enter the BBL with solid squads, it is the Heat’s potent bowling attack that tips the balance in their favour for the season opener.
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Melbourne Renegades Team News & Analysis
Mohammad Rizwan is in top form and is expected to be the key pillar of the Melbourne Renegades’ batting lineup.
Explosive batting is anticipated from Jake Fraser-McGurk, who has showcased his aggressive approach consistently over the past one to two seasons.
Adam Zampa remains the Renegades’ primary match-winning bowler, with 134 T20 international wickets to his name.
Jason Behrendorff adds further strength to the bowling attack, having claimed 140 wickets in the Big Bash League.
Tom Rogers is expected to provide balance to the bowling unit alongside Zampa.
While Nathan Lyon may not be the most attacking option in T20 cricket, his vast experience is likely to prove valuable across the season.
Brisbane Heat Team News & Analysis
Shaheen Shah Afridi remains the leader and trump card of the Brisbane Heat bowling attack, having taken 126 wickets in T20 internationals.
The Heat have suffered a major setback with Spencer Johnson ruled out for the entire season due to an injury sustained during the IPL.
Their top-order batting looks depleted because of Ashes commitments, with Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne unavailable.
Xavier Bartlett, however, has been in outstanding all-round form. With the bat, he has produced scores of 50, 72, and 83, while with the ball, he has consistently returned figures of two to four wickets per match.
Overall, the Brisbane Heat are expected to rely more heavily on their bowling strength than their batting in the upcoming matches.
Head-to-Head Record
Brisbane Heat have recorded two wins and three losses in their last five Big Bash League matches against the Melbourne Renegades.
| Matches | REN Won | HEA Won | No Result | Tied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
REN vs HEA Probable Playing XI & Key Player
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Key Players For Melbourne Renegades
- Top Batters: Mohammad Rizwan, Jake Fraser-McGurk
- Top Bowler: Jason Behrendorff, Andrew Tye
Key Players For Brisbane Heat
- Top Batters: Matthew Renshaw, Colin Munro
- Top Bowler: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Xavier Bartlett
REN vs HEA Pitch Report & Weather update for Simonds Stadium, South Geelong, Victoria
Simonds Stadium offers a balanced surface with some early assistance for bowlers. Batting becomes more comfortable after the initial phase, while defending totals has generally been easier, particularly in night matches.
Pitch Info
| Pitch Condition | Batting Condition | Pace Bowling Condition | Spin Bowling Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hard surface with consistent bounce | Batting becomes easier once batters are set | Early movement available with the new ball | Spinners get grip, especially in the middle overs |
| Slight grass cover on most occasions | Stroke play improves after the Powerplay | Hit-the-deck pacers are effective | Wrist spinners more effective than finger spinners |
| Even bounce throughout the match | Chasing can be slightly challenging | Cutters and slower balls work at the death | Dry surface later aids turn |
Recent Matches on this Pitch
| Year | 1st Innings Score | 2nd Innings Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 172/7 | 158/9 | Team batting first won |
| 2023 | 181/6 | 169/8 | Team batting first won |
| 2023 | 155/8 | 156/6 | Team chasing won |
| 2022 | 164/7 | 149/9 | Team batting first won |
| 2022 | 176/5 | 171/7 | Team batting first won |
REN vs HEA Player Stats & Record 2025
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| Player Name | Avg Fpts | Total Runs | Total Wk | Recent Runs | Recent Wk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Seifert (WK) | 83.4 | 195 | 0 | 34,102,57,1,1 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Mohammad Rizwan (WK) | 68.8 | 170 | 0 | 32,4,39,85,10 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Jimmy Peirson (WK) | 44.8 | 98 | 0 | 13,11,0,50,24 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Tom Alsop (WK) | 30 | 80 | 0 | 10,5,1,55,9 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Player Name | Avg Fpts | Total Runs | Total Wk | Recent Runs | Recent Wk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Renshaw (BAT) | 133.2 | 294 | 2 | 33,43,102,18,98 | 1,0,0,0,1 |
| Lachlan Hearne (BAT) | 122.25 | 233 | 0 | 100,66,19,48 | 0,0,0,0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne (BAT) | 113.67 | 131 | 2 | 77,4,50 | 0,1,1 |
| Ollie Peake (BAT) | 73.2 | 148 | 2 | 14,57,17,46,14 | 0,0,1,1,0 |
| Usman Khawaja (BAT) | 60 | 84 | 0 | 23,33,28 | 0,0,0 |
| Caleb Jewell (BAT) | 54.4 | 132 | 0 | 5,41,39,16,31 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Max Bryant (BAT) | 51.6 | 130 | 0 | 63,25,28,14,0 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Colin Munro (BAT) | 50 | 110 | 0 | 14,18,0,55,23 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Hugh Weibgen (BAT) | 36 | 78 | 0 | 10,30,0,38,0 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Harry Dixon (BAT) | 29.4 | 63 | 0 | 0,0,43,16,4 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Josh Brown (BAT) | 22 | 48 | 0 | 0,15,24,0,9 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk (BAT) | 18.8 | 28 | 0 | 7,14,4,0,3 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Player Name | Avg Fpts | Total Runs | Total Wk | Recent Runs | Recent Wk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Renshaw (BAT) | 133.2 | 294 | 2 | 33,43,102,18,98 | 1,0,0,0,1 |
| Jack Wildermuth (ALL) | 123.75 | 125 | 8 | 1,14,110,0 | 2,2,1,3 |
| Lachlan Hearne (BAT) | 122.25 | 233 | 0 | 100,66,19,48 | 0,0,0,0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne (BAT) | 113.67 | 131 | 2 | 77,4,50 | 0,1,1 |
| Tim Seifert (WK) | 83.4 | 195 | 0 | 34,102,57,1,1 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Xavier Bartlett (BOWL) | 77 | 63 | 7 | 15,3,0,1,44 | 3,0,2,1,1 |
| Ollie Peake (BAT) | 73.2 | 148 | 2 | 14,57,17,46,14 | 0,0,1,1,0 |
| Callum Stow (BOWL) | 70.4 | 20 | 8 | 5,0,0,15,0 | 0,2,2,1,3 |
| Adam Zampa (BOWL) | 69.6 | 8 | 9 | 8,0,0,0,0 | 0,2,2,2,3 |
| Mohammad Rizwan (WK) | 68.8 | 170 | 0 | 32,4,39,85,10 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Usman Khawaja (BAT) | 60 | 84 | 0 | 23,33,28 | 0,0,0 |
| Gurinder Sandhu (BOWL) | 55 | 4 | 6 | 4,0,0,0 | 1,2,0,3 |
| Caleb Jewell (BAT) | 54.4 | 132 | 0 | 5,41,39,16,31 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Max Bryant (BAT) | 51.6 | 130 | 0 | 63,25,28,14,0 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Will Sutherland (ALL) | 50.6 | 35 | 5 | 13,3,9,6,4 | 0,3,1,0,1 |
| Colin Munro (BAT) | 50 | 110 | 0 | 14,18,0,55,23 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Tom Stewart Rogers (BOWL) | 48.6 | 15 | 5 | 0,11,4,0,0 | 1,0,1,2,1 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann (BOWL) | 48.6 | 11 | 6 | 2,0,0,0,9 | 1,1,1,0,3 |
| Jason Behrendorff (BOWL) | 45.25 | 3 | 5 | 1,0,2,0 | 2,2,1,0 |
| Jimmy Peirson (WK) | 44.8 | 98 | 0 | 13,11,0,50,24 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Michael Neser (ALL) | 42.5 | 30 | 4 | 0,5,18,7 | 2,0,0,2 |
| Shaheen Afridi (BOWL) | 42 | 4 | 5 | 4,0,0,0,0 | 0,1,1,0,3 |
| Nathan McSweeney (ALL) | 36.8 | 82 | 0 | 0,9,29,1,43 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Hugh Weibgen (BAT) | 36 | 78 | 0 | 10,30,0,38,0 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Andrew Tye (BOWL) | 35.2 | 0 | 4 | 0,0,0,0,0 | 0,0,1,1,2 |
| Matthew Spoors (ALL) | 34.6 | 37 | 3 | 0,0,0,0,37 | 0,2,0,1,0 |
| Paddy Dooley (BOWL) | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fergus O'Neill (BOWL) | 33.8 | 39 | 3 | 6,0,27,0,6 | 0,0,0,2,1 |
| Tom Alsop (WK) | 30 | 80 | 0 | 10,5,1,55,9 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Harry Dixon (BAT) | 29.4 | 63 | 0 | 0,0,43,16,4 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Hassan Khan (ALL) | 26.8 | 40 | 1 | 23,5,1,7,4 | 0,0,1,0,0 |
| Liam Haskett (BOWL) | 24.6 | 7 | 3 | 0,0,2,5,0 | 0,1,0,0,2 |
| Brendan Doggett (BOWL) | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2,0,0,0,0 | 1,0,0,0,1 |
| Josh Brown (BAT) | 22 | 48 | 0 | 0,15,24,0,9 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk (BAT) | 18.8 | 28 | 0 | 7,14,4,0,3 | 0,0,0,0,0 |
| Ollie Patterson (BOWL) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon (BOWL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Callum Vidler (BOWL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Spencer Johnson (BOWL) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player Name | Avg Fpts | Total Runs | Total Wk | Recent Runs | Recent Wk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Bartlett (BOWL) | 77 | 63 | 7 | 15,3,0,1,44 | 3,0,2,1,1 |
| Callum Stow (BOWL) | 70.4 | 20 | 8 | 5,0,0,15,0 | 0,2,2,1,3 |
| Adam Zampa (BOWL) | 69.6 | 8 | 9 | 8,0,0,0,0 | 0,2,2,2,3 |
| Gurinder Sandhu (BOWL) | 55 | 4 | 6 | 4,0,0,0 | 1,2,0,3 |
| Tom Stewart Rogers (BOWL) | 48.6 | 15 | 5 | 0,11,4,0,0 | 1,0,1,2,1 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann (BOWL) | 48.6 | 11 | 6 | 2,0,0,0,9 | 1,1,1,0,3 |
| Jason Behrendorff (BOWL) | 45.25 | 3 | 5 | 1,0,2,0 | 2,2,1,0 |
| Shaheen Afridi (BOWL) | 42 | 4 | 5 | 4,0,0,0,0 | 0,1,1,0,3 |
| Andrew Tye (BOWL) | 35.2 | 0 | 4 | 0,0,0,0,0 | 0,0,1,1,2 |
| Paddy Dooley (BOWL) | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fergus O'Neill (BOWL) | 33.8 | 39 | 3 | 6,0,27,0,6 | 0,0,0,2,1 |
| Liam Haskett (BOWL) | 24.6 | 7 | 3 | 0,0,2,5,0 | 0,1,0,0,2 |
| Brendan Doggett (BOWL) | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2,0,0,0,0 | 1,0,0,0,1 |
| Ollie Patterson (BOWL) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon (BOWL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Callum Vidler (BOWL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Spencer Johnson (BOWL) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
REN vs HEA Dream11 Team Prediction Today’s BBL Match 2025
REN vs HET Best Captain/Vice-Captain Prediction Today’s Match
For Small League
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Will Sutherland
- Shaheen Shah Afridi
- Tim Seifert
For Grand League
- Jake Fraser-McGurk
- Matthew Renshaw
- Andrew Tye
- Jason Behrendorff
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FAQ – REN vs HEA Big Bash 2025 Quick Summaries
Which are the Key Players For Melbourne Renegades (REN)?
Mohammad Rizwan, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jason Behrendorff, and Andrew Tye will be the key players for Team REN.
Which are the Key Players For the Brisbane Heat (HEA)?
Matthew Renshaw, Colin Munro, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Xavier Bartlett will be the key players for Team HEA.
What’s the pitch report for Simonds Stadium, South Geelong, Victoria?
Simonds Stadium offers a balanced surface with some early assistance for bowlers. Batting becomes more comfortable after the initial phase, while defending totals has generally been easier, particularly in night matches.
Who are the best captain/vice-captain picks for today’s REN vs HEA match?
Mohammad Rizwan, Will Sutherland, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Tim Seifert will be good options for C/VC.
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