Preview
Sydney Thunder will face the Melbourne Renegades side in the 55th Match of the Australian T20 Bash. The Thunder outfit is placed at the third spot in the table, having mustered 8 wins in 13 matches.
On the other hand, the Renegades are helplessly placed at the last spot, having won just 3 out of their 12 rubbers. Both these outfits lost their respective previous matches.
Match Details
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Date & Time: 19th January 2022 at 10:40 AM IST and 04:10 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network
Pitch Report
The pitch will have something in it for both batters and bowlers. The batters can score runs if they get their eye in while the bowlers will be rewarded if they bend their backs.
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Probable Playing XIs for STH vs MRE
Sydney Thunder
Matthew Gilkes (wk), Usman Khawaja Alex Hales, Jason Sangha, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha, Mohammad Hasnain
Melbourne Renegades
Aaron Finch (c), James Seymour, Shaun Marsh, Unmukt Chand, Jonathan Merlo, Sam Harper(w), Will Sutherland, Cameron Boyce, Zak Evans, Josh Lalor, Zahir Khan
Top Picks for STH vs MRE 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Jason Sangha has plundered 382 runs in the tournament and has scored his runs at an average in excess of 50. Sangha is a batter who can run tear apart the bowlers.
Aaron Finch is a dangerous batter who can demolish bowling attacks. He has scored 229 runs at an average of close to 30. Finch will look to impose himself on the proceedings early on.
Daniel Sams has scalped 18 wickets in the competition and has taken his wickets at a strike rate of 15.60. Sams is a bowler who can contain the flow of runs and also has the knack of picking up wickets as well.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for BRH vs SYS 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Matthew Gilkes, Sam Harper, Daniel Sams, Jonathan Merlo, Jason Sangha (C), Aaron Finch (VC), Shaun Marsh, Alex Hales, Tanveer Sangha, Cameron Boyce, Gurinder Sandhu
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for BRH vs SYS 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Matthew Gilkes, Daniel Sams (C), Will Sutherland (VC), Jonathan Merlo, Jason Sangha, Aaron Finch, Alex Ross, Josh Lalor, Cameron Boyce, Nathan McAndrew, Gurinder Sandhu
Captain and Vice-Captain Options
Captain Options: Jason Sangha and Daniel Sams
Vice-Captain Options: Aaron Finch and Will Sutherland
