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Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Renegades, two teams looking to progress to the play-off stage of BBL12, play their 12th games of the tournament. Thunder come into this match as favourites and with odds of 4/5 (1.80).
These odds from Ladbrokes were correct at the time of writing.
- Match 47, BBL 2022-23
- Thursday January 19th, from 08:15 AM GMT
- Manuka Oval, Canberra
Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
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There will be some lateral movement for the bowlers off the pitch and potentially through the air as well. Any score over 175 would be considered over par and would be hard to chase down in the second innings of the game.
The weather in Canberra is often far cooler than the rest of Australia and the forecast is for the temperature to drop below 15 degrees in the final stages of this game. We expect cloudy conditions throughout the match.
Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades – Match Predictions
Although it is Melbourne Renegades who are much further up the table and in better recent form, Sydney Thunder have enough match-winners to get a victory in Canberra. Oliver Davies has been in fine form and if he can turn his good innings into ones which dominate a fixture, then Thunder can get their BBL12 campaign back on track with a win.
Prediction 1
Renegades To Hit Most Sixes
5/6 (1.83)
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Prediction 2
Rogers to Be the Highest Wicket Taker for Renegades
3/1 (4.00)
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Prediction 3
Davies to Be the Man of the Match
9/1 (10.00)
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Probable 6s
David Warner and Oliver Davies are more than capable of plundering some maximums for Sydney Thunder in this match, but the team has struggled for runs over recent games. Melbourne Renegades’ keeper-batter, Sam Harper, has scored three successive half-centuries and hit 14 sixes across those matches. When you consider that Martin Guptill, Matt Critchley and Will Sutherland are also in the line-up, you can see why we expect the Renegades to clear the ropes the most.
Our prediction: Melbourne Renegades to Hit Most Sixes 5/6 (1.83)
Probable Wickets
Only Andrew Tye (21 wickets) and Sean Abbott (20) have taken more wickets than Tom Rogers across this BBL season so far. He has taken 39 wickets from his last 24 BBL appearances and chipped in with another two dismissals in the Melbourne derby on Saturday. His role in the side is very simple: do not worry about conceding runs and focus on taking wickets!
Our prediction: Tom Rogers to Be the Highest Wicket Taker for Melbourne Renegades 3/1 (4.00)
Man of the Match
It has been an excellent break-through BBL campaign for Sydney Thunder’s 22 year old batter, Oliver Davies. Over recent weeks, he has produced consistent scores in spite of his team’s struggling form. He was dismissed for a duck against Sydney Sixers in Match 34 but has struck three half-centuries and a score of 45 across his last five innings. Another big knock in this game will see growing calls for him to be called up at international level.
Our prediction: Oliver Davies to Be the Man of the Match 9/1 (10.00)
Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades Preview
With three group stage games remaining, both teams are not yet guaranteed a place in the top five and a place in the play-offs. Both teams are likely to keep faith with their best XIs as they try to wrestle some momentum.
Sydney Thunder
David Warner has been unable to hit the ground running in this tournament and, as a result, Sydney Thunder have struggled to replace the top order runs of Alex Hales. Oliver Davies has been their only consistent run scorer over recent games.
Bowling all-rounder Daniel Sams took four wickets against Hobart Hurricanes in the last match but it has been Nathan McAndrew who has led the bowling attack. He has been a constant wicket taking threat during BBL12.
Playing XI: Matthew Gilkes (wk), David Warner, Sam Whiteman, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Usman Qadir, Brendan Doggett
Melbourne Renegades
Although Sam Harper has hit three 50+ scores from the last three games, Melbourne Renegades desperately need the likes of Martin Guptill and Aaron Finch to use their T20 experience and also make big contributions.
The form of Tom Rogers has kept the Renegades in the hunt throughout this BBL season. He struggled to find much back-up from his team-mates earlier in the campaign, but Kane Richardson has taken wickets in his last five games.
Playing XI: Martin Guptill, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sam Harper (wk), Aaron Finch (c), Matt Critchley, Jonathan Wells, Tom Rogers, Will Sutherland, Ruwantha Kellepotha, Kane Richardson, Fawad Ahmed
How to watch Big Bash in the UK: Live Streaming and Channel List
Live streaming of this Big Bash League game will be provided by Sky Go. If you will be following the game from the comfort of your own home then turn onto Sky Sports Cricket for the full match.
- Sky Sports Cricket (TV)
- Sky Go App (Streaming)
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