The Melbourne derby will headline a New Year’s Day double-header

Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades at the MCG, January 1, 7:15pm

The Melbourne derby will headline a New Year’s Day double-header under lights at the MCG.The teams played each other twice within a week last season and shared the town’s bragging rights – Renegades won the first match at the MCG by six wickets, before the Stars turned the tables with a 23 run win at Docklands Stadium.It was one of only two wins
last season for the Stars, who left daylight between itself and second-to-last Brisbane Heat.But Stars enjoy a dominant record over their cross-city rivals having won 9 and lost four against the Renegades.This year’s derby will once again dish up the exciting prospect of a showdown between Stars’ big hitting Glenn Maxwell, and the world’s best T20I batsman Finch.