Who Will Win Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades?
The 37th game of the ongoing Big Bash League 2017/18 will see Sydney Thunder take on Melbourne Renegades. The match is scheduled to be played on January 24 at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. Live telecast will begin at 7:40 PM local time.
Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sony Six, Fox Sports, BT Sport
Live streaming: Bet365, Sony Liv
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades, BBL 2017/18....
Sydney Thunder Team News & Playing 11
James Vince and Shane Watson both played good knocks to steer the Thunder to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Melbourne Stars in the last game. With Usman Khawaja and Callum Ferguson ruled out due to injury, there will now be more reliance on Watson who will have to lead the charge with the bat. Fawad Ahmed (11 wickets in 9 matches) has been the team's most successful bowler this season and he could trouble the Renegades with his legspin. Pace bowler Mitchell McClenaghan will be backed for the early breakthroughs.
Sydney Thunder Predicted Playing 11
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Shane Watson (c), Aiden Blizzard, Ben Rohrer, Ed Cowan, James Vince, Mitchell McClenaghan, Gurinder Sandhu, Fawad Ahmed, Jay Lenton (wk), Chris Green, Arjun Nair
Melbourne Renegades Team News & Playing 11
None of their top-order batsmen could convert their starts into something substantial which is why the Renegades fell short of Adelaide Strikers' total by 26 runs in the last match. Cameron White has gone off for national duty while opener Marcus Harris has been axed owing to poor form. This will put more pressure on the likes of Tom Cooper, Brad Hodge and Kieron Pollard when it comes to batting. Dwayne Bravo took two wickets in that game. The West Indian allrounder is amongst the season's leading wicket-takers (14 wickets in 8 matches) and it will be mainly up to him to restrict the Thunder.
Melbourne Renegades Predicted Playing 11
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Brad Hodge (c), Tim Ludeman (wk), Matthew Short, Mackenzie Harvey, Tom Cooper, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Jack Wildermuth, Chris Tremain, Kane Richardson, Brad Hogg
Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades Betting Odds
While Betfair has Melbourne Renegades as favorites to win this match at odds of 1.9 and Sydney Thunder as marginal outsiders at 2, Ladbrokes has the latter as favorites at a price of 1.80 and the former as underdogs at 2. Both teams are however tied at odds of 1.90 each on Bet365, Unibet and Betway.
Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades Prediction
Melbourne Renegades clearly have an upper hand when it comes to head-to-head statistics. Out of the six matches played between these two teams in the BBL, five (including the most recent three) have been won by the Renegades and this surely gives them a massive psychological advantage heading into this game. They have also been the better side in both batting and bowling departments this season and so we feel they have a slightly better chance to win this match.
Final Verdict: Back Melbourne Renegades to beat Sydney Thunder at 1.9 on 1xbet, 2 on 10Cric and 1.90 each on Bet365, Unibet and betway.
Jan 24, 2018
14:10 IST / 8:40 GMT
Manuka Oval - Canberra, Australia
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