Jan 19, 2022
10:40 IST / 5:10 GMT
Melbourne Cricket Ground - Melbourne, Australia
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Sydney Thunder are favourites to win
Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Renegades face off in the penultimate 2021-22 BBL group stage game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday late afternoon. Sydney Thunder come into this game in 3rd place, level on points with Sydney Sixers in 2nd. Melbourne Renegades are bottom of the table. Read on as we preview this game. This match begins at 16:10 local time.
Sydney Thunder have lost their last two games to end a very impressive run in the BBL. However, they will be focused ahead of this game and will be very confident of beating the Renegades.
Melbourne Renegades got close to beating Hobart Hurricanes on Tuesday but came up short again. They have a big task on their hands if they are to challenge Sydney Thunder in this match.
Seven Network and Fox Sports will show this game in Australia. In India, you can watch it on Sony Six. Sky Cricket have the rights in the UK with Willow TV showing the match in the USA. In South Africa you can watch it on SuperSport with Sky Sports showing the game in New Zealand.
BBL Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar.
Sydney Thunder prefer to field first in the BBL with Melbourne Renegades more than comfortable batting first. Irrespective of who wins the toss, we expect to see Sydney Thunder bowling in the first innings.
The large open spaces of the Melbourne Cricket Ground mean there will be plenty of runs on offer. Expect the pitch to favour the bowlers who take the pace off the ball
Sunny with a high of 27 degrees with the temperature staying in the mid-20s as the evening progresses.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades, Big Bash League 2022
Ashes Fourth Test hero Usman Khawaja is expected to be parachuted straight into the Sydney Thunder side ahead of this game after celebrating the series win in Hobart. Mohammad Hasnain has returned to Pakistan ahead of this season’s PSL.
After two defeats on the spin, Sydney Thunder can not claim to be in top form as they approach the play-offs
Matthew Gilkes (wk), Alex Hales, Jason Sangha, Usman Khawaja, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Oliver Davies, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha
Unmukt Chand made his BBL debut in the defeat against Hobart Hurricanes on Tuesday and in spite of only scoring 6 runs, is expected to retain his place for this game. Aaron Finch took over the captaincy with regular skipper Nic Maddinson and Kane Richardson both out injured.
Melbourne Renegades have lost their last four games and have shown very little throughout the tournament.
Aaron Finch (c), James Seymour, Shaun Marsh, Unmukt Chand, Jonathan Merlo, Sam Harper (wk), Will Sutherland, Cameron Boyce, Zak Evans, Josh Lalor, Zahir Khan
Up until recently, Melbourne Renegades had always had the edge over Sydney Thunder but they have been beaten by them in their last three meetings.
| Matches Played | SYT Won | MLR Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sydney Thunder are favourites to inflict another defeat on Melbourne Renegades.
Alex Hales, Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh will all be looking to continue their recent run of good form in the competition.
Alex Hales, Jason Sangha and Matthew Gilkes are our batting tips for Sydney Thunder. Sangha is averaging 54.57 this BBL season.
Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh and Unmukt Chand are our batting recommendations for Melbourne Renegades. Finch missed the first half of the tournament through injury but has hit 2 half-centuries since returning.
Marnus Labuschagne, Ben Duckett and Max Bryant are our batting tips for Brisbane Heat. Labuschagne hit 74 at the Gabba in the First Ashes Test in December.
Josh Philippe, Moises Henriques and Daniel Hughes are our batting recommendations for Sydney Sixers. Philippe has hit 79 runs in his last two knocks.
Neither team come into their final group stage game in strong form but Sydney Thunder will be far more confident than Melbourne Renegades in this match. Even with a big innings from Aaron Finch, the Renegades could still not get a win on Tuesday and we are backing Sydney Thunder to triumph at the MCG.
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