Big Bash League: Match 18
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
28th December 2022
Sydney Sixers will welcome Melbourne Renegades in the 18th game of the Indian Super League at Sydney Cricket Ground. Renegades have been the more consistent of the two teams and Sydney has a big negative run rate going into the game. Who will win?
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Sydney is coming into the game with back-to-back wins against Hobart and Melbourne. They have a 100% win record at home this season. However, they lost their opening two games of the season and are sitting in the fifth position. Due to the defeats in initial games, they have a negative net run rate of -0.795. The sixers will be looking to fix this in the crucial game against Melbourne. Sean Abbott has impressed in the initial phases of the competition taking seven wickets with an average of 21. Sydney will be hoping to make three wins out of three at home in this game.
Sydney Sixers Predicted lineup
Josh Philippe (wk), Kurtis Patterson, James Vince, Moises Henriques (c), Jordan Silk, Daniel Christian, Hayden Kerr, Sean Abbott, Steve O’Keefe, Naveen-ul-Haq, Todd Murphy
Melbourne Renegades Form
Melbourne impressed in this early phase of BBL winning all three of their initial games. They were however not able to get over the line against Hobart Hurricanes in their last game on Saturday. They were not able to chase a small total of 123 in the allotted 20 overs and were all out for 114 runs. Renegades will be depending on Nic Maddinson and Aaron Finch to provide them with runs in this crucial game. Akeal Hosei has been the best bowler for Melbourne taking 10 wickets already in four games. Renegades will be looking to get back on to the winning ways and get crucial two points.
Melbourne Renegades' possible lineup
Sam Harper(w), Nic Maddinson(c), Jake Fraser McGurk, Aaron Finch, Jonathan Wells, Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Will Sutherland, Tom Rogers, David Moody, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades expert tips
We expect a great surface for batting on Wednesday. The pacers and spinners can also benefit from the pitch given they bowl in good areas. Win the toss and bowl first has been the mantra for the captains in the tournament so far but with the humidity levels increasing, the captains will prefer to bat first on this venue. The Melbourne Renegades will be favourites for this game given their history against the Sixers in BBL but we expect Sydney to win this game given their recent performance. Expect a huge total on the board with favourable batting conditions.