Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers match prediction 18th match

Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers | Best Player Bets to Win

The 18th match of the Big Bash League 2020 will take place between Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Sixers at the Carrara Oval, in Queensland on Tuesday, the 29th of December.

Earlier this month in the 6th match of the 2020 season game Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Renegades faced each other where Sydney Sixers won by 145 runs at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Josh Phillipe was declared as the player of the match. Both the teams have played four matches this season out of which Sydney Sixers have had win over 3 and Melbourne Renegade over 1 only. Sydney Sixers have topped the points table and stand pretty with 12 points so far. In the last season of BBL 2019-20 Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Sixers have faced each other twice and Melbourne Renegades lost both the games to Sydney Sixers by 6 wickets and 7 wickets respectively. Having stated the facts and figures I have picked the top player bets for you in the coming match to put your money on.

Aaron Finch To Score Over 25.5 Runs

This aggressive top order batsman is known for his hard-hitting ability to finish matches. The power hitter captain holds a pretty good record in leading his team. Finch has played 238 domestic T20 matches with 7260 runs and an impressive average of 34.41. The right-handed batsman has contributed in 66 matches for the Melbourne Renegades with an average of 38.02 and 2319 runs. His average against Sydney Sixers from 9 matches played is 37.78. Finch has played only one match so far at the Carrara Oval. He has played 9 matches in the last season of BBL 2019-20 where he holds an average of 45.38. Last season also saw Finch scoring 109 runs from 68 balls including 6 boundaries and 7 sixes in the 52nd match played against Sydney Sixers. The Australian skipper also holds the record of being the highest scorer when playing against Sydney Sixers. LeoVegas.com is offering odds of 1.86 for Aaron Finch to score over 25.5 runs which is definitely a winner bet;

Shaun Marsh To Score Over 22.5 Runs

Shaun Marsh is one of the enigmatic Australian batsmen of the modern era. He has contributed in 16 matches for the Melbourne Renegades with a staggering average of 33.00 and scored 528 runs. The right-handed batsman has a career total of 5925 runs from 173 domestic T20 matches and a stunning average of 40.31. Shaun Marsh has played 7 matches against Sydney Sixers and has notched up 241 runs from the matches along with an average of 40.17. He has played a total of 53 BBL matches with a strong average of 43.62 and 1963 runs. The Australian batsman displayed excellent form last year where he played 12 BBL matches with an average of 37.42 and racking 449 runs.He has played 84 matches in Australia with an impressive average of 40.07 and 2885 runs. LeoVegas has offered odds of 1.86 for Shaun Marsh to score over 22.5 runs from the forthcoming match.

Josh Phillipe To Score Over 22.5 Runs

In the 6th match of this season BBL Sydney Sixers played against Melbourne Renegade, where Josh Phillipe bagged the tag of Player of the Series. He contributed to the team's win by hammering 95 runs from 57 balls including 9 boundaries and 3 sixes.This 23-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman is a promising player. Phillipe has so far played in only domestic T20 format, in which he has featured in 41 matches with a strong average of 31.25 and 1000 runs. He has played in 35 matches for the Sydney Sixers and scored 915 runs with 33.89 average. He has faced Melbourne Renegades in 6 matches and has an average of 46.83 from them along with 281 runs. Phillipe has played 2 matches at the Carrara Oval and managed an average of 36 from there. LeoVegas has offered odds of 1.75 for Josh Phillipe to score over 22.5 runs.