THU vs REN Dream11 Prediction, Match 33, Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates

The Sydney Thunder are set to face the Melbourne Renegades in the 33rd game of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at the Sydney Showground Stadium in Sydney on Monday, January 12.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 12 Jan 2026, 13:30 IST

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Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

In the 33rd game of the BBL 2025-26, Sydney Thunder (THU) are set to face Melbourne Renegades (REN). Sydney Thunder didn't perform well this season as they won just one out of the eight games and placed at the bottom of the points table. They also lost the last match against the Brisbane Heat by 7 wickets. However, David Warner batted well and scored 82 runs off 56 balls. While Daniel Sams, Chris Green, and Wes Agar took one wicket each in the bowling department.

On the other hand, Melbourne Renegades also didn't perform well this season as they won three games out of seven. Moreover, they lost the previous game against the Melbourne Stars by 8 wickets. Josh Brown played a good innings and scored 80 runs. While Hassan Khan did well in the bowling and took a wicket as well. 

Match Information

Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades, Match 33

Big Bash League, 12 Jan 2026, Mon, 1:45 PM IST ,Sydney Showground Stadium

Broadcast

Fancode

Live Stream

Fancode

Weather Report

Sydney Showground Stadium

Rain

24.3°C

79% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Sydney Thunder

L
L
L
L
L

Melbourne Renegades

L
W
W
L
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

David Warner

THU - bat

433 Runs

8 Matches

2

Josh Brown

REN - bat

311 Runs

10 Matches

3

Tim Seifert

REN - WICKETKEEPER

285 Runs

10 Matches

4

Matthew Gilkes

THU - wk

232 Runs

10 Matches

5

Sam Billings

THU - wk

204 Runs

10 Matches

6

Mohammad Rizwan

REN - wk

187 Runs

10 Matches

1

Nathan McAndrew

THU - all

177.78

7 Matches

2

Daniel Sams

THU - ALL-ROUNDER

158.93

10 Matches

3

Matthew Gilkes

THU - wk

155.70

10 Matches

4

Chris Green

THU - bowl

155.56

10 Matches

5

David Warner

THU - bat

154.09

8 Matches

6

Josh Brown

REN - bat

150.24

10 Matches

1

Gurinder Sandhu

REN - bowl

18 Wkts

9 Matches

2

Daniel Sams

THU - ALL-ROUNDER

12 Wkts

10 Matches

3

Nathan McAndrew

THU - all

8 Wkts

7 Matches

4

Shadab Khan

THU - all

7 Wkts

6 Matches

5

Wes Agar

THU - bowl

7 Wkts

5 Matches

6

Will Sutherland

REN - all

7 Wkts

10 Matches

1

Adam Zampa

REN - bowl

6.71

4 Matches

2

Callum Stow

REN - bat

7.10

4 Matches

3

Sam Elliott

REN - bowl

7.36

4 Matches

4

Chris Green

THU - bowl

7.78

10 Matches

5

Hassan Khan

REN - bowl

8.24

10 Matches

6

Tanveer Sangha

THU - bowl

8.32

8 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Sydney Thunder

M Gilkes (wk), David Warner (C), CT Bancroft, Sam Billings, Nic Maddinson, DR Sams, Chris Green, DJ Willey, Tanveer Sangha, R Hadley, WA Agar

Bench : N McAndrew, S Konstas, SH Khan, TD Andrews, LH Ferguson, Oliver Davies, Blake Nikitaras, AP O’Connor, RJW Topley, Charlie Anderson, Pat Cummins

Melbourne Renegades

Josh Brown, Tim Seifert, J Fraser-McGurk, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), CP Jewell, Hassan Khan, W Sutherland (C), Gurinder Sandhu, Brendan Doggett, JP Behrendorff, A Zampa

Bench : Callum Stow, Fergus ONeill, Nathan Lyon, O Peake, T Rogers, Harry Dixon, Matthew Spoors, AJ Tye, Sam Elliott

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at Sydney Showground Stadium in Sydney is generally a balanced surface, which is helpful for both batters and bowlers. The bowlers will receive some swing in the first power play. However, the batsmen can also perform well by focusing on the first power play. Batting first in the first innings is easy on this pitch, so the captain winning the toss will prefer to bat first.

65%

Pace Bowling

35%

Spin Bowling

60%

Batting Pitch

158

Average Score

40%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

David Warner THU | BAT

David Warner is an exceptional batter who has performed brilliantly in recent times. Moreover, he scored 82 runs in 56 balls in the previous game against the Brisbane Heat.

7.5
VC

Josh Brown REN | BAT

Josh Brown is currently in excellent form and has scored 312 runs in the last 10 games. Moreover, he also scored 80 runs in the last game. Fans will expect many excellent innings from him this season.

8.5

Sam Billings THU | WK

Sam Billings is an excellent wicket-keeper batter who performed brilliantly in the recent past. Moreover, he scored 34 runs in the last game against the Brisbane Heat.

8

Tim Seifert REN | WICKETKEEPER

Seifert is an excellent top-order batter, capable of delivering match-winning performances with the bat. Moreover, he scored 240 runs in the last 10 games.

8.5

Daniel Sams THU | ALL-ROUNDER

Daniel Sams is an excellent bowling all-rounder and is currently in excellent form. Moreover, he took 12 wickets in the previous 8 games. He will definitely be a key player for the Sydney Thunder.

7.5

Gurinder Sandhu REN | BOWL

Gurinder Sandhu is currently in excellent form. Moreover, he also took 14 wickets in the last 7 games. He will definitely be a key player for Melbourne Renegades.

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8.5

Hassan Khan

REN | BOWL

8.5

Ryan Hadley

THU | BOWL

Last Updated On - Jan 12 2026 1:30 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

THU

5 : 6

REN

Credits Left
11.5/100

Mega League
Sam Billings

8.5

Matthew Gilkes

6.5

Josh Brown
VC

7.5

Jake Fraser-McGurk

8

David Warner
C

9

Daniel Sams

8.5

Will Sutherland

7.5

Wes Agar

8.5

Jason Behrendorff

8

Adam Zampa

9

Gurinder Sandhu

7.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

THU

5 : 6

REN

Credits Left
12/100

Head To Head
Tim Seifert

8

Mohammad Rizwan

7.5

Sam Billings
VC

8.5

Matthew Gilkes

6.5

Josh Brown

7.5

David Warner
C

9

Daniel Sams

8.5

Will Sutherland

7.5

Chris Green

8.5

Adam Zampa

9

Gurinder Sandhu

7.5

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