THU vs REN Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match? BBL 2020-21, Match 14

The Renegades have a 9-2 head-to-head record over the Thunder and winning both matches at the Manuka Oval.

Published - 25 Dec 2020, 16:08 IST | Updated - 25 Dec 2020, 16:08 IST

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Melbourne Renegades started their 2020-21 BBL campaign with a resounding win over Perth Scorchers. To their sheer dismay, losses at the hands of Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Sixers have pushed them back quite a bit.

Their upcoming contest is against the Sydney Thunder, who are brimming with confidence after back-to-back wins against the Perth Scorchers and Brisbane Heat. However, going by history, the Renegades have the upper hand as they have a 9-2 head-to-head record over the Thunder.

Moreover, at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, the Renegades have gotten the better of the Thunder two out of two times. The Renegades squad are also set to witness a few changes going into the next game. The Renegades will be desperate to find their feet back in the event.

Pitch and Conditions

The pitch at the Manuka Oval in Canberra has been an excellent one for batting. Though the first game at the venue was a low-scoring affair, scores over 170 can be chased down as the track isn’t expected to change during the course of the match.

Batting second should be the way forward. The temperature will be around 21 degrees Celsius. There will be a chance of rain, though not a whole lot.

Average first-innings score

156 (4 unaffected matches in BBL 2020-21)

Record of the chasing teams

Won – 3; Lost – 1

Playing Combinations for THU vs REN

Sydney Thunder

Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson (C), Alex Ross, Baxter Holt, Ben Cutting, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Adam Milne, Jonathan Cook, Tanveer Sangha

Bench– Arjun Nair, Chris Tremain, Olivier Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Nathan McAndrew, Jason Sangha

Melbourne Renegades

Aaron Finch (C), Shaun Marsh, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sam Harper (WK), Rilee Rossouw, Mohammad Nabi, Beau Webster, Will Sutherland, Kane Richardson, Josh Lalor, Noor Ahmad

Bench– Peter Hatzoglou, Brody Crouch, Jon Holland, Zak Evans, Mitchell Perry, Jack Prestwidge, Mackenzie Harvey

Probable Top Performers for THU vs REN

Daniel Sams– Sydney Thunder

Daniel Sams has been consistent for the Thunder over the last two seasons. Even as he was good with the ball last season, this time he has delivered with the bat as well, scoring 65 runs at a strike-rate of 250.

With the ball in hand, the left-arm fast bowler has used his variations to good effect, picking up five wickets. But he would want to work on his economy rate, which is currently at 8.72.

Rilee Rossouw– Melbourne Renegades

Rilee Rossouw is a veteran in the T20 format, having played in most tournaments around the globe. Among all the Renegades’ batter, he has looked the most fluent. In three games, he has scored 76 runs at an average and strike-rate of 38 and 135.71 respectively.

In the previous game, he managed 59 runs and that should give him a whole lot of confidence going into the upcoming encounter.