Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers, BBL T20 2021, Today Match Prediction

mlr vs per Match Prediction & Analysis

BBL 2021-22 is back and running after a halt and every teams are gearing up back into action with their playing squads. Perth Scorchers have won all their 4 matches played so far. They will look to continue their winning form in this match too. Melbourne Renegades have won just one of their 3 games played so far. They need to get back to winning ways to regain momentum in the league phase. We expect both teams to give their best in this match to get the valuable points.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Melbourne Renegades Preview

Melbourne Renegades scored 140/6 in their 20 overs in the last game. Mackenzie Harvey (71 runs) was the only batter to make a big score in the last game. Sam Harper, Nic Maddinson, Mohammed Nabi, and Jack Prestwidge need to stand up with the bat as they need to play well as a unit.

Their bowling unit were unable to stop the opposition as they gave away 141 runs in just 16.1 overs. Zakir Khan was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4-0-27-2 in the match. Kane Richardson, Mohammed Nabi, and Jack Prestwidge chipped in with a wicket in the match. Reece Topley and Will Sutherland went for a lot of runs in their overs in the last match.

Key players to bet on India's best betting apps: Mackenzie Harvey, Zakir Khan, Nic Maddinson

Melbourne Renegades Predicted Playing XI:

Sam Harper (wk), Mackenzie Harvey, Nic Maddinson (c), James Seymour, Jake Fraser, Mohammad Nabi, Will Sutherland, Jack Prestwidge, Kane Richardson, Reece Topley, Zahir Khan

Melbourne Renegades Actual Playing XI:

Aaron Finch, James Pattinson, Jake Fraser McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Sam Harper, Will Sutherland, Nic Maddinson, Kane Richardson, Zahir Khan, Reece Topley, Mohammad Nabi

Perth Scorchers Preview

Perth Scorchers posted a competitive total of 167 runs with Kurtis Patterson leading from the front with 78 runs off 48 balls. Mitchell Marsh (21 runs) played a crucial cameo to build a 72-run partnership with Patterson. Ashton Agar gave a strong finish scoring 30 runs off 11 balls with three boundaries and 2 sixes.

Their bowling unit restricted the opposition to 125/9 in the 20 overs. Andrew Tye, Peter Hatzaglou, and Ashton Agar shared 7 wickets between themselves in the match. Jason Behrendoff, Tymal Mills, and Mitchell Marsh chipped in with economical overs to complete a combined effort from their bowling unit.

Key players to bet on with the top India betting sites: Kurtis Patterson, Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye

Perth Scorchers Predicted Playing XI:

Kurtis Patterson, Colin Munro, Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis (wk), Ashton Turner (c), Laurie Evans, Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Peter Hatzoglou, Tymal Mills

Perth Scorchers Actual Playing XI:

Ashton Turner, Peter Hatzoglou, Colin Munro, Jason Behrendorff, Andrew Tye, Laurie Evans, Ashton Agar, Tymal Mills, Cameron Bancroft, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Melbourne will have a bright and sunny weather on the match day with just 20% chances of rain by the forecasters. Rain interruptions are not expected in this game.

Venue Details

Docklands is a spinner friendly surface and batters might struggle against the slowness of the surface. They need to settle down on this track before going for big runs. We can expect a tough contest between the bat and ball with average scores around 150-160 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bat

Both captains might opt to bat first as the track might slow down as the match progresses. Spinners will come in handy in the second half of the match especially.