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Sydney Thunder
Melbourne Renegades
We have reached the business end of the BBL league fixtures and now the teams have gotten a clear picture of where they stand in the point table. In the 40th fixture, Sydney Thunder will host Melbourne Renegades at the Giants Stadium on Wednesday.
Sydney Thunders have failed to perform at their best this season and now the team has no chance to qualify for the play-offs.]
Like Sydney Thunder, Melbourne Renegades also had a season that they would like to forget as soon as possible. Renegades have also lost any bit of a chance of making it to the playoffs.
Shaun Marsh has the highest average in the team with 181 runs in 5 matches at an average of 45.25.
The betting tip is...
Shaun Marsh to score above 40.5 runs
58 %
42 %
The Thunder are at the bottom of the point table with a single win and 6 losses in the season. They have maintained a net run rate of -0.507 this season.
Sydney Thunder witnessed another loss against the Strikers in their previous fixture. Even the presence of David Warner (13 off 10) couldn't help them to generate momentum from the batting side. Alex Hales (43 off 32) was the highest score but the team witnessed a major downfall in the middle order.
On the bowling front, the bowlers were visibly under pressure to perform because of the low score. Tanveer Sangha was the only bowler who picked up a single wicket in 4 overs and displayed an economy of 6.75.
Nathan McAndrew and Liam Hatcher were the expensive bowlers for the team with an economy of 13.50 and 15.43 respectively.
Chris Green, Tanveer Sangha, and Cameron Bancroft are the key players for the team.
Predicted Lineup: Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, Daniel Sams, Oliver Davies, Matthew Gilkes, Alex Hales, Cameron Bancroft, Alex Ross, Liam Hatcher, David Warner
Melbourne Renegades stunned everyone with a win over Melbourne Stars in their previous fixture. The bowler kept the game under control from the beginning and picked up timely wickets.
Akeal Hosein and Kane Richardson picked up 2 wickets each at an economy ofΒ 4.50 and 4.25 respectively. Fergus OβNeill, Tom Rogers, and Adam Zampa contributed with a single wicket each.
Shaun Marsh gave a solid start to the team with his bat as he scored 64 off 49 at a strike rate of 130.61. Aaron Finch failed to score a single run but Jake Fraser-McGurk maintained the scoring momentum with 42 off 31 at a strike rate of 135.48. It was a comfortable win for the Renegades and now they will be eyeing to close the season with another win.
Shaun Marsh, Kane Richardson, and Adam Zampa are the key players for the team.
Predicted Lineup: Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Jake Fraser McGurk, Shaun Marsh, Jonathan Wells, Thomas Rogers, Aaron Finch, Will Sutherland, Fergus OβNeill, Jordan Cox, Akeal Hosein
Sydney Thunderβs major problem is in their batting unit. The experienced batters have failed to score runs and the pressure of winning the fixture comes on the bowling unit, in which they have also failed.
The Renegades are coming after a win and they have a well-balanced team with top-order batters in right form. We predict a win for Melbourne Renegades on Wednesday.
