Big Bash League | Sydney Thunder VS Melbourne Renegades | 47th Match , 19th January , 1:45PM | Match Preview

Series: Big Bash League 2022-23

Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades, 47th Match 19th january 2023 afternoon 1.45pm

Venue: Manuka Oval, Canberra

Sydney Thunder find themselves outside top five on the table, having lost three games on the trot. They have 10 points from 11 games, having won five and lost six.
The Thunder had lost three in a row earlier in the season as well, to which they had responded with four consecutive wins.

In the previous game against Hobart, they were bowled out for 135 with Oliver Davies being the top scorer with 45 off 38.
They had reduced the Hurricanes to 20 for 3 in the second innings before Tim David took the game away. Daniel Sams was excellent with the ball, claiming 4 for 18 but didn’t have any support.

The Aaron Finch-led Melbourne Renegades have exceeded expectations, winning six of their matches.
They are in the top half of the table with 12 points and a net run-rate of 0.010. The Renegades are coming off a miraculous victory by six runs in the derby.

Sam Harper scored 51 off 34 while Jonathan Wells smashed a 24-ball 44 as the ‘Gades posted a decent total of 162/7.
The Stars needed 54 off 51 with eight wickets in hand when the men in red clawed their way back in.
Kane Richardson starred with 2 for 17 in four overs while Tom Rogers picked two important scalps at the back end.

Pitch report
The pitch at the Manuka Oval, Canberra is likely to stay conducive enough for the batters throughout the match duration,
but the pacers might well do much of the talking with the extra bounce and carry offered by the surface.
All in all, expect score in the vicinity of the 160-run mark as a winning total at this surface today as well.

KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH BATSMEN Sam Harper, Aaron Finch, David Warner, Oliver Davies

KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH BOWLERS Ben Cutting, Chris Green, Tom Rogers, Kane Richardson

Prediction: The overall record between the two sides is skewed towards Melbourne Renegades, who have claimed 10 matches as opposed to 6 wins by the Thunder. However,
Sydney Thunder have won four of the previous five encounters and have a stronger unit on paper. We predict Sydney Thunder to win this clash on Thursday.

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