Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Big Bash League 2022-2023 - Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades - 27th match - 3 January 2023

The 27th match of the Big Bash League 2022-2023 will take place between Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades on the 3rd of January, 2023 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.

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Melbourne Stars Form Guide:

Melbourne Stars are placed at the seventh  position on points table.

The top run scorer for Melbourne Stars is Joe Clarke with 232 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Melbourne Stars is Luke Wood with 11 scalps under his belt.

Melbourne Stars have won their previous match against Adelaide Strikers by 8 runs.

Melbourne Stars batted first and they posted a total of 186 for 7 in 20 overs. Joe Clarke and Thomas Fraser Rogers started off very well and they scored 42 and 30 runs respectively to get Melbourne Stars off to a great start. Marcus Stoinis in the middle order played a fantastic innings of 74 runs in 35 balls to help Melbourne Stars get to a total of 186 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Adelaide Strikers lost Matthew Short early on in the innings. Henry Hunt and Adam Hose tried their best to take Adelaide Strikers over the line with knocks of 49 and 56 runs respectively. Rashid Khan also played a valuable innings of 24 in 14 balls but he failed to take Adelaide Strikers home as they were restricted to 178 for 5 in 20 overs, losing the match by 8 runs.


Melbourne Renegades Form Guide:

Melbourne Renegades are currently placed at the 5th position on points table.

The highest run scorer for Melbourne Renegades in the tournament is Aaron Finch with 236 runs to his name.

The highest wicket taker for Melbourne Renegades in the tournament is Akeal Hosein with 12 scalps under his belt.

Melbourne Renegades lost their previous match against Perth Scorchers by 5 wickets.

Melbourne Renegades batted first and they posted a total of 155 for 6 in 20 overs. The top 3 got dismissed for a very low score. Aaron Finch played a nice knock of 65 in 48 balls to take Melbourne Renegades to a competitive total of 155 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Perth Scorchers lost Adam Lyth early on in the innings. Faf du Plessis and Cameron Bancroft were brilliant as they smashed 39 and 46 runs respectively to take Perth Scorchers home in the 20th over with 5 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Melbourne Renegades - Zak Evans, Aaron Finch, Akeal Hosein, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sam Harper, Mackenzie Harvey, Nic Maddinson (c), Shaun Marsh, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Will Sutherland, Jon Wells, Jack Prestwidge, Ruwantha Kellapotha, Marcus Harris, Andre Russell (replacing Liam Livingstone, first four matches only), Martin Guptill

Melbourne Stars - Trent Boult, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke, Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell (c), Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Luke Wood, Adam Zampa, Campbell Kellaway


Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Melbourne Stars

Who will win?- Melbourne Stars

Top Batter (Runs Score) – Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars), Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Adam Zampa (Melbourne Stars), Akeal Hosein (Melbourne Renegades)

Most Sixes – Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars), Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades)

Player of the Match- Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)

Team Scores Batting first – Melbourne Stars 160+, Melbourne Renegades 145+

Match Handicap: Melbourne Stars

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