BBL 2019-20: Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder Dream 11 Predictions

The 3rd match of the Big Bash League 2019-20 will take place between Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Thunder. Here is the Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder Dream 11 Predictions.

Match Details

The third game of BBL 2019-20 will take place between Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder at the Simonds Stadium in Geelong. The match will begin at 7:10 PM Local and 1:40 PM IST.

Team News

Melbourne Renegades

Renegades have the players like Shaun Marsh, Richard Gleeson and Jake Fraser-McGurk in their squad in place of Chris Tremain, Cameron White and Tim Ludeman. They wouldn’t get the service of Jon Holland who recently underwent surgery for a chronic finger issue. Usman Shinwari and Faheem Ashraf will not take part for their series opener as well.

Defending champions Melbourne Renegades have strong bowling attack. Their economical bowling was the USP in the last season and the team would look to depend on that this year as well.

Most Impactful Players 

Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, Kane Richardson, Harry Gurney

Probable Playing XI

Aaron Finch (C), Shaun Marsh, Sam Harper (WK), Tom Cooper, Dan Christian, Alex Doolan, Cameron Boyce, Richard Gleeson, Jack Wildermuth, Kane Richardson, Harry Gurney

Sydney Thunder

Sydney Thunder started their Big Bash League 2019 -20 campaign on a winning note. Captain Callum Ferguson, Usman Khawaja, Alex Ross and Chris Green performed well with the bat. Ferguson smashed an unbeaten 44-ball 73 and took them to a 172-run total in the opening game.

Disciplined bowling from Chris Green and Arjun Nair then sealed the deal for Thunder, registering a convincing win by 29 runs.

Most Impactful Players 

Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson and Arjun Nair

Probable Playing XI

Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson (C), Matthew Gilkes, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Arjun Nair, Nathan McAndrew, Jonathan Cook, Chris Tremain

Pitch and Conditions

So far, two matches have been played in the BBL and two games were played at the venue last year. Both the times, the team batting first got the benefit. The pitch is on a slower side and chasing can be a tough task. Scoring runs in the powerplay should be the focus. The average score at the venue is 154 so far. There are no chances of rain today whereas the temperature would be around 18 degrees Celsius. The humidity is expected to be in the 50s.

Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder Dream 11 Predictions