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Melbourne Renegades vs. Sydney Thunder || Big Bash League 2020-21 || Match Prediction

Big Bash League 2020-21 Match 22

Melbourne Renegades vs. Sydney Thunder – Fri, 1st January

Melbourne Renegades vs. Sydney Thunder Match Prediction:

Match 22 of the ongoing Big Bash League 2020-21 has the Melbourne Renegades are playing against the Sydney Thunder at the Carrara Oval on Friday 1st January.

Today match prediction infers BBL thrills off the New Year with a cracking game as former BBL champions, Renegades and the Thunder play center-stage on the field. Nonetheless, betting tips say the two sides have witnessed contrasting fate so far in this year’s edition of Big Bash League 20202-21.

While the Thunder will enter into this match as the exact picks, the Renegades have a sturdy roster filled with skill and talent as per the match tips. Led by Aaron Finch, the Renegades will badly look for a victory in this game to turn around their lucks. However, it wouldn’t be a calm task as match tips say against the likes of Daniel Sams and Usman Khawaja. With the Carrara Oval frolicking host to the first BBL 2020-21 game of the year, we would be in for a cracking match.

Sydney Thunder will win this game.       

Team Preview:

After winning the first game of the competition, betting tips claim the Renegades have lost four matches in a streak and languish at the penultimate spot on the BBL 2020-21 points table.

With their NRR so little and with the half-way phase impending, Melbourne Renegades will have to mark up some significant victories to stay in the competition for the playoff spot as per the betting tips. On the other hand, Sydney Thunder is part of a packed top of the league encounter as they are in second with only one point behindhand their crosstown competitors Sydney Sixers.

Their rivals, Sydney Thunder, are winged high with four victories out of five matches. Their bowling lineup has been impressive so far, with the young Tanveer Sangha affecting with the ball in hand. Alex Hales and Callum Ferguson are among the highest run-getters in the season.

Callum Ferguson is hitting the ball the finest we have seen him do so, and the influential middle-order is executed well too. Sam Billings, Daniel Sams, Oliver Davies, and Ben Cutting are all excellent players of the ball and can benefit from the control surge anywhere they come in.

The venue, Pitch Report, and Toss Prediction:

An OK batting track anticipates the two teams at the Metricon with adequate help for the pace bowlers’ assistances. Today match prediction reckons run-scoring will be stress-free against the trademark new ball with the field up, after which the spin bowlers should come into play.

The wicket circumstances shouldn’t alter much during the game with whichever team probable to chase upon captivating the toss. 160-170 must be a perfect target, with off-pace bowls being critical on this venue.

Key Players to watch:

Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson and Ben Cutting of the Sydney Thunder will be key players to watch out for match tips. 

Betting tips say that Aaron Finch, Kane Richardson and Rilee Rossouw of Melbourne Renegades will be vital players.