The Melbourne Renegades will be looking to maintain its unbeaten run so far in the Big Bash League this season at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.

The Renegades have claimed the huge scalps of the Perth Scorchers and Adelaide Strikers, without their Aussie opening pair of Aaron Finch and Marcus Harris.

The Sixers will be looking to return to form after being on the wrong side of a Peter Handscomb masterclass the other night as it looks to return to 2-2 for the season.

Play will start at 7.15pm.

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Bancroft back in BBL

Cameron Bancroft will return to the sport he loves as a betterperson, but will it help him become a better cricketer?

Bancroft’s nine-month ban for ball tampering officially ended on Saturday, and he’ll make his highly-anticipated return for the Perth Scorchers in Sunday’s BBL clash with the Hobart Hurricanes in Launceston.

The 26-year-old used his time away from the game to immerse himself in yoga, dabble in Spanish, and also learn about Cameron Bancroft the person. Bancroft was ordered to do 100 hours of community service as part of his punishment.

Cameron Bancroft itching to return.Source:News Corp Australia

The right-hander did more than double that as his empathy for others grew. But the ball tampering scandal still remains a hot topic, with the issue rearing again on Boxing Day following the airing of Bancroft’s tell-all interview with Adam Gilchrist.

Bancroft revealed during the interview that David Warner was the one who told him to use sandpaper on the ball.

Warner and former captain Steve Smith still have three more months to serve on their bans, and it remains to be seen how they will be reintegrated back into the Test side.

Bancroft’s path back to the national set-up begins now, with the opener keen to hit the ground running.

“What a journey this has been over the last 9 months,” Bancroft wrote alongside one of his Instagram posts, revealing he struggled for motivation to get out of bed at times.

“After thinking, reading, wondering and living it came to me that I had a choice. To lay in suffering or get up, show up and act. Action led to motivation and motivation gave me all the inspiration I needed.

“Here I am now. Grateful of where I am and the person I continue to grow to be.”

The sixth-placed Scorchers (1-2) will be without wicketkeeper/batsman Josh Inglis, who has been ruled out for four weeks with a foot injury. But his loss has been offset by the return of Sam Whiteman from illness. The undefeated Hurricanes (3-0) have named an unchanged squad from the team that beat Sydney Thunder by seven wickets.

— AAP