Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder – BBL Betting Tips
Melbourne Renegades will be looking to continue their winning ways when they take on Sydney Thunder in the 40th match of the 2021 Big Bash League played at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne
In the previous game, Melbourne Renegades registered a comfortable win over Brisbane Heat Stars, courtesy excellent performances from Aaron Finch, Mohammad Nabi, Kane Richardson and Shaun Marsh.
On the other hand, Sydney Thunder managed to outclass Perth Scorchers, courtesy excellent performances from Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Matthew Gilkes and Alex Hales. With this result, Sydney Thunder moved to third place in the league table.
Melbourne Renegades Form and Team News
After their crucial win over Brisbane Heat, Renegades will not make any changes to their XI for this game.
In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, Nic Maddinson, Sam Harper and Mackenzie Harvey to deliver notable scores in this fixture.
In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Nic Maddinson, Kane Richardson, Reece Topley and Zahir Khan to provide timely breakthroughs.
Sydney Thunder Form and Team News
After a comfortable win over Sydney Thunder in a rain-curtailed game, Sydney Thunder will go into this game with an unchanged side against Melbourne Renegades.
In the batting department, the side will be depending on the likes of Matthew Gilkes, Alex Hales, the middle-order trio of Jason Sangha, Sam Billings and Olivier Davies to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ronan McDonald and Jack Clayton to deliver timely breakthroughs.
Odds by Casumo
According to the Casumo sportsbook, Sydney Thunder will be clear favorites to win the fortieth game of the 2021-22 Big Bash League be played at Docklands Stadium. For the 40th BBL game, Sydney Thunder is placed at 1.70 odds, while Melbourne Renegades are at 2.06 odds
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Our Tipsters Angle
Based on current form, Sydney Thunder will fancy their chances of beating Melbourne Renegades in this fixture. With likes of Matthew Gilkes, Alex Hales and Jason Sangha showing good form in the previous game, the side has enough firepower to dismantle Renegades’ bowling unit.
Therefore, the prediction is for Sydney Thunder to register a comfortable win over Melbourne Renegades.
Tip 1-Aaron Finch to continue his decent form for Renegades
With crucial scores of 37 and 50 against Melbourne Stars and Brisbane Heat, Aaron Finch seemed to have found form with the bat. He will be looking to continue his merry ways with the bat. He will take heart from the fact that he has decent numbers against Melbourne Renegades. In 10 matches played, Aaron Finch has accumulated 314 runs at an average of 31.4 with two fifties to his name. Given his notable contributions in the previous couple of matches, we can expect opener Aaron Finch to score 20 runs or more against Sydney [email protected]
Tip 2- Saqib Mahmood to continue his excellent form for Sydney Thunder
England pacer has been a valuable addition to Sydney Thunder’s bowling attack. He has regularly picked up wickets with the new-ball. With 13 wickets at an economy of 9.13, he is currently joint leading wicket-taker for Sydney Thunder. Given his impressive bowling performances this season, we can expect pacer Saqib Mahmood to take one wicket or more against Melbourne [email protected]
Conclusion
Expect Sydney Thunder to beat Melbourne Renegades by a comfortable margin at Docklands Stadium.
- Opener Aaron Finch to score 20 runs or more against Sydney Thunder- Melbourne [email protected]
- pacer Saqib Mahmood to take one wicket or more against Melbourne Renegades- Sydney [email protected]
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