Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket Tips for the Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers game: The defending champions of Big Bash League, Melbourne Renegades will look to register their first win of the season when they meet the Adelaide Strikers in their upcoming match. Surprisingly, Aaron Finch’s men are yet to win a match in this season although they have played three matches.
On the other hand, Adelaide Strikers are yet to lose a match in this season. They have played three matches one of them has ended in a no result while the other two resulted in victories for the Strikers.
Shifting our focus to the individual stars who will be in action during this match, Aaron Finch will look to play big innings and inspire his team to a big win. From the Strikers, all eyes will be on Rashid Khan as the Afghan youngster has been phenomenal for the Adelaide-based franchise so far.
Weather Condition:
The temperature will hover in the mid-30s with a 10% chance of rain on the 29th of December.
Pitch Report:
The average first innings score at Docklands Stadium during the T20 matches of 2019 has been 146.2. The spinners have been more successful than the pace bowlers while the teams batting second have won 20 of the 34 matches played at this venue.
http://www.cricmetric.com/venue.py?venue=Melbourne%20(Docklands#TWENTY20Stats
Injury and Availability News:
The members of the Australian Test squad are playing the Boxing Day Test hence, they will miss the match.
Probable Playing XIs:
Melbourne Renegades:
Aaron Finch (C), Marcus Harris, Shaun Marsh, Sam Harper (WK), Tom Cooper, Daniel Christian, Kane Richardson, Richard Gleeson, Harry Gurney, Jack Wildermuth, Cameron Boyce,
Bench – Zak Evans, Mackenzie Harvey, Jon Holland, Will Sutherland, Beau Webster
Adelaide Strikers:
Jake Weatherald, Phillip Salt, Matthew Short, Alex Carey (C/WK), Cameron White, Jonathan Wells, Cameron Valente, Rashid Khan, Billy Stanlake, Peter Siddle, Wes Agar
Bench – Liam O Connor, Jack Lehman, Nick Winter, Harry Conway.
Top Picks:
Alex Carey and Jake Weatherald will be the top picks from Adelaide Strikers as the duo has been in great touch this season. Rashid Khan can be the ‘X-factor’ pick while from the Melbourne Renegades, Aaron Finch will be the supreme pick.
Captain and Vice-Captain Picks:
Captain – Alex Carey, Jake Weatherald, Aaron Finch
Vice-Captain – Rashid Khan, Kane Richardson, Matthew Short
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket:
Keepers – Alex Carey
Batsmen – Aaron Finch (C), Jake Weatherald, Beau Webster, Phillip Salt
All-rounders – Matthew Short (VC), Daniel Christian
Bowlers – Kane Richardson, Rashid Khan, Harry Gurney, Wes Agar
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket:
Keepers – Alex Carey (C)
Batsmen – Jake Weatherald (VC), Marcus Harris, Shaun Marsh, Jonathan Wells
All-rounders – Matthew Short, Daniel Christian
Bowlers – Kane Richardson, Harry Gurney, Peter Siddle, Billy Stanlake
Expert Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket Winning Tips:
Jonathan Wells had played an excellent knock against Melbourne Stars hence, he will be the wildcard pick. As per the pitch conditions, Rashid Khan will be the top pick but the likes of Kane Richardson can scalp a lot of wickets in the death overs. Matthew Short will be the all-rounder to watch out for in this contest.
Probable Winners:
Without a doubt, Adelaide Strikers will start as the favourites because they are yet to lose a match this year and they will face a team that is yet to win this year.
Match Details:
The fifteenth match of the Big Bash League will take place between Melbourne Renegades and Adelaide Strikers at the Docklands Stadium in Melbourne on the 29th of December.
The match starts at 1:40 PM IST (19:10 Local Time). The live streaming of the match will be available on the Sony Liv App.
