Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat, BBL T20 2022, Today Match Prediction 21 December 2022

mlr vs brh Match Prediction & Analysis

A replay from their previous encounter, Brisbane Heat will be looking out for a different outcome against the Melbourne Renegades. On the other hand, Melbourne Renegades hold the advantage over their opponents as they have beaten them just a couple of days back. This will be a terrific encounter, given the sides played each other a few days back.

Melbourne Renegades have made a good start to the tournament, winning both their games in the competition. Melbourne Renegades will feel extremely confident going into the contest as they have already beaten this opposition. They need to make sure they are not too overconfident with it.

On the other hand, Brisbane Heat will see this as an opportunity to go one up and get one back on Melbourne Renegades. Even though they have just played one game, they will want to get up and running from this game onwards. It will be a good thing for Brisbane Heat as they already have a fair knowledge and will try to build around the shortcomings of the previous match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Melbourne Renegades Preview

Melbourne Renegades have made a dream start to this tournament, by winning both their games in the tournament. Even though it is still early in the tournament, Melbourne will want to go unbeaten for as long as possible and maintain that consistency in each and every game.

In the last game, the bowling department had a good day as they managed to restrict the Sydney Thunders to 176 runs and picked up 6 wickets. They picked wickets at regular intervals which didn’t allow the batting team to consolidate. Akeal Hosein and Kane Richardson were brilliant as they picked up one wicket each but were very economical.

Not that daunting, but the chase got really tricky toward the end. They got off to the worst start, losing a wicket in the first over itself. The top order steadied the ship, for the middle order to then take over. Aaron Finch put in a match-winning performance, scoring 70 off 43 balls, making sure Melbourne Renegades seal the win.

Key Players: Nic Maddinson, Aaron Finch, Akeal Hosein, Kane Richardson

Melbourne Renegades Predicted Playing XI:

Sam Harper(w), Nic Maddinson(c), Jake Fraser McGurk, Aaron Finch, Jonathan Wells, Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Will Sutherland, Tom Rogers, Kane Richardson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Melbourne Renegades Actual Playing XI:

Aaron Finch, Will Sutherland, Jonathan Wells, Jake Fraser McGurk, Kane Richardson, Nic Maddinson, Akeal Hosein, Thomas Rogers, Sam Harper, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Andre Russell

Brisbane Heat Preview

In spite of it being their first game, Brisbane Heat would have wanted to start off their campaign with a win. They will want to take it in their stride and not think about it for long, as the games come quickly and fast. Given it is the same opposition, they will ensure that they do not make the same mistakes as they did in the previous game.

The Bowling department was mighty impressive. They not only restricted their opponents but also picked up wickets at crucial intervals which restricted the flow of runs. Matthew Kuhnemann was the star of the show, as he picked up 3 wickets for 32 runs. He was well supported by James Bazley who gave away just 19 runs off 4 overs, picking up 2 wickets.

The batting department, however, let down the team, as they could not chase down the score of 167. They managed to score 144 runs losing 6 wickets just. Losing wickets throughout the innings meant, they didn't have any momentum while chasing the target. Jimmy Peirson tried till the very end, scoring 43 off 30 balls, but it was not to be.

Key Players:  Jimmy Peirson, Sam Billings, Matthew Kuhnemann, James Bazley

Brisbane Heat Predicted Playing XI:

Max Bryant, Josh Brown, Colin Munro, Sam Billings, Jimmy Peirson(w/c), Ross Whiteley, James Bazley, Mark Steketee, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann

Brisbane Heat Actual Playing XI:

Michael Neser, Sam Billings, Matthew Kuhnemann, Colin Munro, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Mark Steketee, Jimmy Peirson, James Bazley, Max Bryant, Ross Whiteley

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather will be extremely good to play cricket. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be in the 27°C - 16°C range, with no signs of rain.

Venue Details

The Simonds Stadium in Geelong, Australia will be hosting this encounter.  The capacity of the ground is 36,000.

Toss: To Bat

The team that wins the toss would want to bat first. Given the history of the ground, the team will look to bat first. Making use of the pitch while it is fresh, will be the best thing to do, as it can wear down as the match moves forward.