Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades will be the 47th game in the BBL 12, which Manuka Oval (Canberra) will host this Thursday (19th January) evening.
It will be their second meeting this season. In their first encounter of the BBL 2022/23, Renegades won by four wickets with one ball remaining.
In the latest BBL points table, Thunder are in the sixth place with ten points in 11 matches (five wins and six losses), and Renegades are in the third spot with 12 points in 11 games (six wins and five losses).
THU vs REN Match Overview
Competition: Big Bash League (BBL)
Season: 2022/23 (BBL 12)
Stage: League
Tournament Match no: 47
Match: Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades
Format: T20
Date and Time: Thursday, 19th January, 13:45 IST (19:15 local time)
Venue: Manuka Oval, Canberra
Live Broadcasting/Streaming: (In Australia) Channel 7, Kayo, Fox Cricket and SEN Radio
(In India) Sony Sports Network; Sony LIV
THU vs REN Weather Forecast
According to weather.com, the temperature will be between 18°C and 13°C. There is almost no threat of rain.
THU vs REN Pitch Report
It will be the second game at Manuka Oval (Canberra) in this BBL season. When it hosted the season opener Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars, it was a final-ball thriller where Thunder won the game by one wicket after successfully chasing 123 runs.
Last October, when Australia vs England T20I series had one complete match at Canberra, the English team won by eight runs after scoring 178/7.
Toss prediction: Win the toss and bowl first.
THU vs REN complete available squad
Sydney Thunder: Ben Cutting, Joel Davies, Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green (C), Baxter Holt, Nathan McAndrew, Blake Nikitaras, Ross Pawson, Usman Qadir, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, David Warner, Sam Whiteman.
Melbourne Renegades: Aaron Finch (C), Fawad Ahmed, Matt Critchley, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Martin Guptill, Sam Harper, Mackenzie Harvey, Ruwantha Kellapotha, David Moody, Jack Prestwidge, Kane Richardson, Corey Rocchiccioli, Tom Rogers, Will Sutherland, Jon Wells
THU vs REN Predicted XIs
Sydney Thunder Predicted XI: Matthew Gilkes (wk), David Warner, Sam Whiteman, Oliver Davies, Daniel Sams, Alex Ross, Nathan McAndrew, Ben Cutting, Chris Green (C), Brendan Doggett, Usman Qadir
Melbourne Renegades Predicted XI: Martin Guptill, Sam Harper (wk), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Finch (C), Jon Wells, Matt Critchley, Will Sutherland, Tom Rogers, Kane Richardson, Ruwantha Kellepotha, Fawad Ahmed
THU vs REN Dream11 Team Prediction #1:
Wicketkeeper(s): S Harper
Batters: D Warner, A Finch, J Wells, A Ross, O Davies
All-rounder(s): W Sutherland, D Sams (C)
Bowlers: K Richardson, N McAndrew, T Stewart Rogers (vc)
THU vs REN Dream11 Team Prediction #2:
Wicketkeeper(s): S Harper (C), M Gilkes
Batters: D Warner, A Finch, O Davies
All-rounder(s): M Critchley, W Sutherland (vc), D Sams
Bowlers: K Richardson, N McAndrew, T Stewart Rogers
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