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Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Big Bash League 2022-2023 - Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder - 7th match - 18 December 2022
The 7th match of the Big Bash League 2022-2023 will take place between Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Thunder on the 18th of December, 2022 at the Docklands Stadium, Melbourne.
Live Scores - Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Thunder
Top Tournament Stats - Big Bash League 2022/23
Sydney Thunder Form Guide:
Sydney Thunder are currently placed at the 5th position on points table.
The highest run scorer for Sydney Thunder in the tournament is Alex Ross with 30 runs to his name.
The highest wicket taker for Sydney Thunder in the tournament is Fazalhaq Farooqi with 5 scalps under his belt.
Sydney Thunder have lost their previous match against Adelaide Strikers by 124 runs.
Adelaide Strikers batted first and they posted a total of 139 for 9 in 20 overs. Chris Lynn played well for his knock of 36 in 27 balls. Colin de Grandhomme also flexed his muscles and smashed 33 runs off 24 balls to help Adelaide Strikers reach a competitive total of 139 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Sydney Thunder lost their way right from the word go. They lost 5 wickets in the 3rd over itself at the total of 9 runs. There was no recovery for them thereon. Henry Thornton went on to pick 5 wickets while Wes Agar effected 4 dismissals as Sydney Thunder were bowled out for a small total of 15, losing the match by a big margin of 124 runs.
Melbourne Renegades Form Guide:
Melbourne Renegades are placed at the 3rd position on points table.
The top run scorer for Melbourne Renegades is Nic Maddinson with 87 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Melbourne Renegades is Akeal Hosein with 3 scalps under his belt.
Melbourne Renegades have won their previous match against Brisbane Heat by 22 runs.
Melbourne Renegades batted first and they posted a total of 166 for 7 in 20 overs of play. Sam Harper and Nic Maddinson started off well. They stitched a first wicket partnership of 65 runs. Nic Maddinson went on to score 87 runs in just 49 deliveries. Andre Russell also played a valuable knock of 35 runs in 28 balls to help Melbourne Renegades get past the 160 run mark and reach 166 for 7 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Josh Brown and Max Bryant lost their wicket early on in the innings. Colin Munro tried his best to take Brisbane Heat over the line with a knock of 35 in 30 balls. However, he couldn't find partners to achieve the feat. Jimmy Peirson scored 43 off 30 balls but failed to take Brisbane Heat home as they were restricted to 144 for 6, losing the match by 22 runs.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Brisbane Heat - Xavier Bartlett, James Bazley, Sam Billings, Max Bryant, Sam Hain, Sam Heazlett, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Colin Munro, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Ross Whiteley, Jack Wildermuth, Spencer Johnson, Will Prestwidge
Sydney Thunder - Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales, Baxter Holt, Nathan McAndrew, Alex Ross, Rilee Rossouw, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Fazalhaq Farooqi (replacing David Willey, first nine matches only), Ben Cutting, Usman Qadir, Gurinder Sandhu
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Sydney Thunder
Who will win?- Sydney Thunder
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Rilee Rossouw (Sydney Thunder), Max Bryant (Brisbane Heat)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder), Mark Steketee (Brisbane Heat)
Most Sixes – Rilee Rossouw (Sydney Thunder), Max Bryant (Brisbane Heat)
Player of the Match- Rilee Rossouw (Sydney Thunder)
Team Scores Batting first – Sydney Thunder 160+, Brisbane Heat 145+
Match Handicap: Sydney Thunder
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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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