Big Bash League: Match 32
Stadium: Marvel Stadium
7th January 2022
Melbourne Renegades will welcome Hobart Hurricanes in the 32nd game of the Big Bash League at Marvel Stadium. The teams are on the wrong side of the table and badly need a victory to keep their playoff dream alive. Who will win?
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The Renegades ended their four-game losing run with a win over Melbourne stars in the last game. The team did fairly well in the batting putting in a score of 141 runs in their 20 overs. Marsh, Guptill and Harvey score 32 runs each to get to the target. Tom Rogers was the pick of the bowlers taking five crucial wickets giving only 16 runs contributing to a win. They won three back-to-back games in the initial phase of the competition but then went on to lose four in a row. The renegades are sitting in the fifth spot in the BBL table and looking to enter the playoff spot with a win over Hurricanes.
Melbourne Renegades Predicted lineup
Martin Guptill, Sam Harper (wk), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Finch (c), Jon Wells, Mackenzie Harvey, Will Sutherland, Akeal Hosein, Tom Rogers, Kane Richardson, Mujeeb ur Rahman
Hobart Hurricanes Form
The Hurricanes suffered a heart-breaking seven-wicket defeat in their most recent fixture against Adelaide Strikers. They put up 229 runs on the board with the help of the fifties from Ben McDermott, Caleb Jewell and Crawley but were not able to defend it due to poor performance by their bowlers. Striker's Matt Short ton did not help the cause either. The Hurricanes will look to bounce back after the defeat and bowl to their strengths to get a victory in this crucial game.
Hobart Hurricanes' possible lineup
D'Arcy Short, Ben McDermott, Matthew Wade (c & wk), Caleb Jewell, Tim David, Asif Ali, Mitchell Owen, Faheem Ashraf, Nathan Ellis, Patrick Dooley, Riley Meredith
Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes expert tips
The pitch will be lively and will assist the pacers. The pacers can benefit from this greatly if they bowl in the right areas. The batters will take the charge against slower bowlers in the middle overs. The teams will be looking to bat first and put a decent total on the board. Melbourne Renegades have bounced back from the rough patch and they are expected to win the game. Expect a high-scoring game in BBL once again.