The Stars will be without the injured Marcus Stoinis as they hunt redemption against the Renegades in the Melbourne derby on Saturday night.
Stoinis went down with a low-grade hamstring injury, joining teammate Glenn Maxwell on the sidelines as the Stars look to build on a big nine-wicket win over the Strikers on Thursday.
The victory snapped a three-game losing skid for the Stars, who have just three wins all season and sit seventh on the ladder.
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Stoinis was replaced by all-rounder Tom O’Donnell in the squad the Stars named ahead of Saturday’s game, which will be crucial in building momentum for a possible finals push.
The Renegades picked up a 33-run win the last time these two teams met and currently sit intisde the top four with five victories from their first 10 games this season.
Leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed is in line to play his first game for the Renegades since January 2015 after being named to replace Marcus Harris in their squad ahead of Saturday night.
There will be added motivation for the Renegades too as Kane Richardson celebrates his 100th BBL game, with 36 coming during his time at the Strikers.
Stars Squad: Adam Zampa (c), Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke, Brody Couch
Nathan Coulter-Nile, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Campbell Kellaway, Nick Larkin
Tom O’Connell, Tom O’Donnell, Tom Rogers, James Seymour, Beau Webster, Luke Wood
Renegades Squad: Aaron Finch (c), Fawad Ahmed, Matt Critchley (ENG), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Martin Guptill (NZ), Sam Harper, Mackenzie Harvey, Ruwantha Kellapotha (SL), David Moody, Jack Prestwidge, Kane Richardson, Corey Rocchiccioli, Tom Rogers, Will Sutherland, Jon Wells
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