Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder match prediction 22nd match

Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Thunder | Best Player Bets in the Market

The 22nd match of the Big Bash League 2020 and the first match in 2021 will take place between Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Renegades at the Carrara Oval, also known as the Metricon Stadium on Friday, the 1st of January.

The two teams hailing from Sydney, are currently on the top of the table, having lost only one match each from the 5 matches they have played, while Renegades are currently at the bottom half of the table having won only one match of the 5 matches. We all remember how Thunder had completely dominated their previous match against the Renegades, scoring 209 runs and then getting the Renegades all out at a mere 80 runs, winning the match by 129 runs. While Thunder is still the favourite to win, they have only won 3 matches against the Renegades out of the total 12 matches faced. I have picked the top player bets from the match for you to make the match even more exciting.

Shaun Marsh to Score Over 24.5 Runs

I want to start with an easier bet. Shaun Marsh is a phenomenal batsman who has been playing for the Renegades for the last 2 seasons. He has a career total of 6247 runs from 186 innings at an average of 38.56. He has come out to bat for the Renegades for 17 innings and scored 595 runs at an average of 35.00. While he did fail to perform in their last match but his statistics against Sydney Thunder are really convincing. Shaun Marsh has played 8 matches against Sydney Thunder, and he has racked up 296 runs from the matches at an average of 49.33. Even though this is going to be his first match at the Carrara Oval, his performance this season has definitely been above par. In the 5 matches played, Marsh has scored 146 runs with an average of 29.2. Sportsbet.io has offered odds of 1.85 for Shaun Marsh to score over 24.5 runs.

Usman Khawaja to Score Over 23.5 Runs

Usman Khawaja has had a solid career, with a total of 2410 runs from 87 innings averaging at 29.39. He took a couple of matches to come into form in this season, but he has definitely come into his own skin. The Australian batsman has an average of 23.3 from his last 10 matches with a total of 233 runs scored, but he has a splendid average against the Renegades. In his career, he has played 7 matches against the Renegades and he has scored 244 runs from the matches at an average of 40.67. Even in their last match against the Hales and Khawaja wreaked havoc before Evans caught a spectacular catch and Khawaja got out at 34 runs. While he has never played at the Carrara Oval, his average for Sydney Thunder is impressive at 35.62 from 47 matches. Sportsbet.io has offered odds of 1.85 for Usman Khawaja to score over 23.5 runs.

Alex Hales to Score Over 25.5 runs

The English Batsman has played 270 innings with a total of 7452 runs scored, averaging at 29.69. Alex Hales is batting for Sydney Thunder for the second season now and in the 22 innings that he came to bat he scored a massive 728 runs at an average of 36.4. He has played 5 matches against the Renegades and scored a total of 173 runs at an average of 34.6, but only 3 of those matches were played while he was playing for Sydney Thunder and he scored a total of 134 runs (35, 31, 68) from the matches at an average of 44.66, and he scored over the required 25.5 runs in all the matches. While he has never played in Carrara Oval, he has an adequate average playing in Australia at 28.8 from 42 matches. Sportsbet.io has yet again offered the odds of 1.85 for Alex Hales to score over 25.5 runs.