Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Big Bash League 2023 - Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades- 18th Match - Dec 29

The 18th match of the Big Bash League will take place between Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Renegades on the 29th of December, 2023 at the Docklands Stadium, Melbourne.

Live Scores and Stats - Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers 


Melbourne Renegades Form Guide:

Melbourne Renegades are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 4 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Melbourne Renegades in the competition is Jake Fraser-McGurk with 105 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Melbourne Renegades in the competition is Tom Stewart Rogers with 6 scalps under his belt.

Melbourne Renegades have lost their previous match against Perth Scorchers by 13 runs.

Perth Scorchers batted first and they posted a total of 162 before being bowled out. Zak Crawley and Copper Connolly got out early on in the innings. Aaron Hardie and Josh Inglis then took the responsibility of taking their team to a respectable total. They scored 57 and 64 runs respectively to bring Scorchers to 162 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Joe Clarke and Quinton de Kock started off well but took too long time to get going. It affected the required rate and it shot up to about 9 runs per over. It was a steep task for the middle order as wickets kept falling at regular intervals and Renegades were restricted to 149 for 8 in 20 overs, as they lost the match by 13 runs.


Adelaide Strikers Form Guide:

Adelaide Strikers are currently placed at the 4th position on the points table with 1 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for Adelaide Strikers in the competition is Matthew Short with 137 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Adelaide Strikers in the competition is Jamie Overton with 5 scalps under his belt.

Adelaide Strikers have lost their previous match against Sydney Sixers by a small margin of 1 run.

Sydney Sixers batted first and got off to a flier but the wheels took off with a couple of quick wickets. Jordan Silk played a nice innings of 66 runs to take Sixers past the 150 run mark as they finished at 155 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Adelaide Strikers lost D'Arcy Short early on. Matt Short continued his merry form and smashed the bowlers all around the park. He was dismissed after scoring 55 runs. Jamie Overton kept the hopes alive with a few boundaries but Strikers fell short by 1 run in the end.


Let’s have a look at the squads:

Melbourne Renegades - Nic Maddinson, Aaron Finch, Jake Fraser-McGurk, MacKenzie Harvey, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Jon Wells, Will Sutherland, Adam Zampa, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Joe Clarke, Harry Dixon

Adelaide Strikers - Wes Agar, James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Travis Head, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Ben Manenti, D'Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thornton, , Jamie Overton, Adam Hose, Jake Weatherald, Harry Nielsen, David Payne (overseas replacement for Rashid Khan)


Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Melbourne Renegades

Who will win?-   Adelaide Strikers

Top Batter (Runs Score) – Matthew Short (Adelaide Strikers), Quinton de Kock (Melbourne Renegades)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Jamie Overton (Adelaide Strikers), Adam Zampa (Melbourne Renegades)

Most Sixes – Matthew Short (Adelaide Strikers), Quinton de Kock (Melbourne Renegades)

Player of the Match- Matthew Short (Adelaide Strikers)

Team Scores Batting first – Adelaide Strikers 155+, Melbourne Renegades 150+

Match Handicap:  Adelaide Strikers


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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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