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BBL 2023-24: Sydney Thunder, Melbourne Renegades fight it out against to cap off the season on good note

Wednesday, 17-Jan-2024, 05:37 AM
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The 40th match of the ongoing Big Bash League will witness the clash between Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Renegades on Wednesday at Sydney Showground Stadium in Sydney. Sydney Thunder have been at the bottom of the points table with their one win from their nine games. They have recorded seven defeats with one game ending in no result. This has been a forgettable season for them with three points and the negative NRR of -0.652. Moving into this game, they would hope to finish the tournament on the positive note. Sydney Thunder are coming off a defeat from their last game against Adelaide Strikers. 

Likewise, Melbourne Renegades are also going through same scenario, having been eliminated from the tournament with 6 defeats from 9 games. They have only won two games with one game ending in no result for them. They carry five points along with the negative NRR of -0.289. Melbourne Renegades are coming off a win from their last game against Stars. They have given tough fights to the opposition teams, but they have failed to go all the way. Getting into their last game, both teams would hope to finish the tournament positively. 

Sydney Thunder Probable XI: David Warner, Alex Hales, Cameron Bancroft, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Matthew Gilkes (wk), Daniel Sams, Chris Green (c), Nathan McAndrew, Liam Hatcher, Tanveer Sangha

Melbourne Renegades Probable XI: Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jordan Cox (wk), Jonathan Wells, Will Sutherland (c), Akeal Hosein, Tom Rogers, Fergus O Neill, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa

 

 

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