Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades, BBL T20 2022, Today Match Prediction 19 January 2023

syt vs mlr Match Prediction & Analysis

BBL2022-23 is coming to the final phase of the league stages with just 10 matches remaining. Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers sit comfortably in the points table at the top and five teams are competing are the remaining spots with just 3 points separating them currently. Both Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Renegades are caught up in the mid table tussle where every victory will change the complexion of the qualification race.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Sydney Thunder Preview

Sydney Thunder were dismissed for 135 runs in their 20 overs last game. They were reeling at 24/4 in powerplay and kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Olivier Davies was their top scorer with 45 runs while Ben Cutting (20 runs) and Chris Green (21 runs) played cameos to support at the other end. Six players were dismissed for single digit scores.

Their bowlers failed to restrict the opposition in the chase to lose by 5 wickets. Daniel Sams was brilliant with the ball with figures of 4-0-18-4 in the match. Chris Green bowled an economical spell of 4-0-24-0. All the other bowlers went for runs at over 10 RPO in the match.

Key players: Daniel Sams, Chris Green, David Warner

Sydney Thunder Predicted Playing XI:

David Warner, Mathew Gilkes, Sam Whiteman, Olivier Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green, Usman Qadir, Brendan Doggett

Sydney Thunder Actual Playing XI:

Usman Qadir, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Ben Cutting, Blake Nikitaras, Brendan Doggett, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Oliver Davies, David Warner, Nathan McAndrew

Melbourne Renegades Preview

Melbourne Renegades posted a competitive score of 162/7 in their 20 overs. Sam Harper (51 runs) and Jonathan Wells (44 runs) were the chief run scorers in the match. Mathew Critchley, Will Sutherland and Aaron Finch played some little cameos but were unable to convert it to a big score.

Their bowlers restricted the opposition to 156/7 to win the tense match by 5 runs. Kane Richardson was superb with the ball with figures of 4-0-17-2 in the match. Fawad Ahmed, R Kellepotha, and Tom Rogers chipped in with crucial wickets in the match while Will Sutherland held his nerve in the final over to win by 5 runs.

Key players: Fawad Ahmed Sam Harper, Kane Richardson

Melbourne Renegades Predicted Playing XI:

Sam Harper, Jonathan Wells, Aaron Finch, Mathew Critchley, Will Sutherland, Martin Guptill, Jake Fraser, Tom Rogers, Fawad Ahmed, R Kollepotha, Kane Richardson

Melbourne Renegades Actual Playing XI:

Aaron Finch, Kane Richardson, Martin Guptill, Matt Critchley, Sam Harper, Jonathan Wells, Jake Fraser McGurk, Fawad Ahmed, Thomas Rogers, Corey Rocchiccioli, Will Sutherland

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Canberra is one of the slow tracks where bowlers will have an upper hand owing to uneven bounce. Canberra will have bright and sunny weather on the match day with no rain expected.

Venue Details

Canberra will have variable bounce and slowness that will be enjoyed by the bowlers and any target above 150 runs will be tough to chase on this pitch.

Toss: To Bowl

Both teams will look to bat first as this pitch might slow down as the match progresses and batters find it hard to chase the target.