Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers Betting Tips

Melbourne Renegades will open their season against the three time champions Perth Scorchers at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart on 12th December 2020 at 13:45 IST. Both the teams will look to do better than the previous season.

Melbourne Renegades Form & Team News

Melbourne Renegades had a season forget in the 2019 Big Bash League as they finished at the bottom of the table. Two of the Renegades batsmen (Shaun Marsh and Beau Webster) broke into the top ten list of the highest runscorers, scoring over 400 runs and also Aaron Finch scored 363 runs. No other player actually clicked apart from these three. Only Cam Boyce and Kane Richardson managed to take wickets in double figures.

The Renegades have got in some experienced players in the international circuit like James Pattinson, Rilee Rossouw, Imran Tahir, Imad Wasim They have also left out Dan Christian, Tom Cooper, Jack Wildermuth, Harry Gurney. They need the likes of Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Mohammad Nabi, James Pattinson, Rilee Rossouw, Imran Tahir, Imad Wasim to fire, for the Renegades to have a really good season.

Perth Scorchers Form & Team News

Perth Scorchers only managed to finish a couple of places above the Melbourne Renegades, with just six wins in 14 matches. Similar to the Renegades, just two of the Scorchers batsmen (Liam Livingston and Josh Inglis) managed to get into the top ten highest run-getters list, scoring more than 400 runs. But the bowling department wasn’t that bad as the Renegades, as three bowlers ended up with 15 wickets.

They have dropped a couple of well established bowlers to make way for some firepower in the batting lineup by adding the likes of Cameron Gannon, Colin Munro, Jason Roy. With Colin Munro and Jason Roy in, their top order looks quite solid and with the likes of Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh and Cam Bancroft, the middle order looks pretty good as well.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, the Perth Scorchers are the favorites to win the match at 1.70 odds and underdogs Melbourne Renegades are placed at 2.15 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

After winning just three matches last season, the Renegades will be looking to start the season off with a win.

Tip 1: Highest Total in First 6 overs – Melbourne Renegades

In the last five head to head matches, the Renegades have scored 224 runs in the first six overs. They have scored more than 40 runs on four occasions while crossing the 50 run mark in two of them. The Scorchers on the other hand have scored 204 runs in the last five head to head matches. Even the Scorchers have scored more than 40 runs on four occasions while crossing the 50 run mark in two of them. And also the Renegades have outscored the Scorchers in three of the last five head to head matches. So the Renegades are expected to score more runs in the first six overs at 2.00 odds available on the Casumo sportsbook.

Tip 2: Highest Opening Partnership – Melbourne Renegades

In the last five head to head matches, the Scorchers have scored 139 runs for the opening stand. They had a 100 run opening partnership in one of those matches, but did not have a single partnership more than 20 runs in the remaining four matches. While the Renegades have scored 107 runs of the opening stand in the last five head to head matches, with two of the partnership being north of 40 runs. Also, the Renegades have outscored the Scorchers for the opening stand in three of the last five head to head matches. So the Renegades are more likely to score more runs than the Scorchers for the opening stand at 1.85 odds on the Casumo sportsbook.

Conclusion

This one is expected to be a tight clash, as both the teams are well balanced. So, Summarizing a couple of bets mentioned above

1. Highest Total in First 6 overs – Melbourne Renegades @ 2.00
2. Highest Opening Partnership – Melbourne Renegades @ 1.85

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