BBL|14 Match 20 - Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers - Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: January 2
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BBL|14 Match 20 - Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers - Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: January 2
Here are the Big Bash League Match 20 Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers, which will be played on the 2nd of January at the Docklands Stadium, Melbourne.
Match 20 - Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers (Docklands Stadium, Melbourne)
Current Form Melbourne Renegades:
Melbourne Renegades are currently placed at the 4th position on points table with 2 wins and 2 losses to their credit.
The top run scorer for Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League is Tim Seifert with 129 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League is Tom Stewart Rogers with 8 scalps under his belt.
Melbourne Renegades have lost their previous match against Sydney Thunder by 8 runs.
Sydney Thunder batted first and they posted a total of 156 for 4 in 20 overs. Except for David Warner, who scored 86 runs in just 57 balls, no other batter showed enough intent or responsibility to take Sydney Thunder to a respectable total. Warner hit 10 fours and 2 sixes during his knock to help Sydney Thunder get past the 150 run mark as they finished at 156 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Melbourne Renegades lost their way right from the word go. They were reduced to 68 for 4 in the 11th over. Laurie Evans tried his best to bring life into the game and scored 40 runs off 26 balls but it wasn't enough as Renegades were eventually restricted to 148 for 8 in 20 overs, as they lost the match by 8 runs.
Current Form Adelaide Strikers:
Adelaide Strikers are currently placed at the 7th position on points table with 1 win and 4 losses to their credit.
The top run scorer for Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League is Jamie Overton with 127 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League is Lloyd Pope with 7 scalps under his belt.
Adelaide Strikers have lost their previous match against Perth Scorchers by 7 wickets.
Adelaide Strikers batted first and they posted a total of 142 for 8 in 20 overs. The top order struggled to get going and Strikers were reduced to 58 for 8 in the 11th over. At that point, it looked like Strikers will be bowled out under 100. However, Brendan Doggett and Cameron Boyce played healthy knocks of 47 and 29 runs respectively to help Adelaide Strikers get past the 140 run mark as they finished at 142 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Perth Scorchers lost Matthew Hurst and Aaron Hardie early on in the innings. Finn Allen and Cooper Connolly then took the responsibility of taking Scorchers over the line. Allen made 50 runs while Connolly scored 48 runs to help Scorchers get home in the 15th over with 7 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Adelaide Strikers: Fabian Allen (West Indies), James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Jordan Buckingham, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Travis Head, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Harry Nielsen, Jamie Overton (England), Lloyd Pope, Ollie Pope (England), Alex Ross, D'Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thornton, Jake Weatherald
Melbourne Renegades: Jacob Bethell (England), Josh Brown, Xavier Crone, Harry Dixon, Laurie Evans (England), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Nathan Lyon, Fergus O'Neill, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Tim Seifert (New Zealand), Will Sutherland, Jon Wells, Adam Zampa
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Melbourne Renegades
Who will win?- Melbourne Renegades
Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Tim Seifert (Melbourne Renegades), Jake Weatherald (Adelaide Strikers)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Will Sutherland (Melbourne Renegades), Jamie Overton (Adelaide Strikers)
Most Sixes – Tim Seifert (Melbourne Renegades), Jake Weatherald (Adelaide Strikers)
Player of the Match- Tim Seifert (Melbourne Renegades)
Team Scores Batting first – Melbourne Renegades 155+, Adelaide Strikers 150+
Match Handicap: Melbourne Renegades
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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