Preview:
Sydney Thunder will go head-to-head against Melbourne Renegades in the 55th match of the Big Bash League on Wednesday. Sydney Thunder won the battle when these teams met each other last time by a huge margin of 129 runs. Currently, they have 31 points in their bag.
Talking about Melbourne Renegades, the road to playoffs is closed for them, as they sit at the bottom of the standings with 15 points. There is no chance for them even if they win this match against Sydney Thunder. The scenario would have been different if they had won the battle against Melbourne Stars on Thursday.
Match Details:
Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades, Match 55
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Date & Time: 19th January, at 10:40 AM IST and 4:10 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network
Pitch Report:
It’s a tailor-made surface for the batters to score runs pretty easily. The bowlers need to be extremely precise in their line and lengths if the batters are in full flow. Batting first is always a good option here.
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Probable Playing XIs for THU vs REN:
Sydney Thunder:
Matthew Gilkes, Alex Hales, Jason Sangha (c), Alex Ross, Oliver Davies, Chris Green (c), Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, Gurinder Sandhu, Mohammad Hasnain
Melbourne Renegades:
Sam Harper (wk), Aaron Finch (c), Shaun Marsh, Nic Maddinson, Mackenzie Harvey, Jake Fraser McGurk, Jack Prestwidge, Cameron Boyce, Kane Richardson, Josh Lalor, Zahir Khan
Top picks for THU vs REN Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Batters
Alex Hales is a quality player and knows how to score runs against quality sides. He has piled up 330 runs in his 11 outings in this tournament at an average of 33 and has a fabulous strike rate of nearly 150.
Aaron Finch has seen plenty of ups and downs in this ongoing tournament. The Australian white-ball skipper has notched up 229 runs in 8 innings in this league at an average of 28.62.
Jason Sangha has been the best in business with the bat in this tournament for Sydney Thunder. He has mustered 382 runs at an average of 54.57 and has picked up 3 wickets as well.
Top Picks – All-Rounders
Daniel Sams is a must-have player in your fantasy teams. He has been impressive with his all-round performances in this BBL 2021/22 so far. In 13 games, he has picked up 18 wickets and has also scored 190 runs with the bat.
Top Picks – Bowlers
Kane Richardson is using all his experience and getting the right rewards as well. He has picked up 19 wickets in 11 matches in this tournament with the best figures of 4 for 32.
Top Picks – Wicket-keeper
Matthew Gilkes has accumulated 287 runs in 12 matches in this tournament at an average of 23.91, with the highest score of 93.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for THU vs REN Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Sam Harper, Matthew Gilkes, Shaun Marsh (VC), Alex Hales, Jason Sangha, Nic Maddinson, Daniel Sams (C), Kane Richardson, Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha, Zahir Khan
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for THU vs REN Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Matthew Gilkes, Aaron Finch, Jason Sangha (C), Mackenzie Harvey, Shaun Marsh, Nic Maddinson, Daniel Sams, Kane Richardson (VC), Cameron Boyce, Chris Green, Gurinder Sandhu
THU vs REN Risky Captaincy Choices:
Sam Harper has piled up 194 runs from 13 matches at an average of around 20. He will be a risky captaincy option for your Dream11 fantasy teams.
Mackenzie Harvey has struck 231 runs in this tournament, which is the most for Renegades. You can take a risk and pick him as your fantasy team skipper.
Player you should avoid:
Oliver Davies has scored 68 runs in 7 matches. Considering his current run of form, it’s better to avoid him while making your fantasy teams.
