Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder match prediction 22nd match

Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Thunder | Best Team Bets to Win

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 will face each other for their second match this season, Sydney Thunder has been menacing all season, with 4 wins out of the 5 matches they have played. While they lost in their first game against the Stars, they have won every consecutive game, including getting their retribution against the Stars on Tuesday, where they beat them resoundingly with 75 extra runs! Renegades have the exact opposite trajectory, while they won their first game against the Scorchers, they have lost all the 4 games since then, including when they got out at 80 runs in their last matchup against Thunder and lost by 129 runs! Sydney Thunder is definitely the favourite to win in this match, but while the odds for them winning might not be that high, I have picked the top three bets from the market for you to win big from the match.

Sydney Thunder to have the Highest Opening Partnership

This bet is a winner with great odds, and we can base that on the performances by the teams this season. Shaun Marsh and Aaron Finch are opening for the Renegades, and while they have had their moments, they are still underwhelmed by the opening partnership of Usman Khawaja and Alex Hales, who open for Thunder. If we look at the past performances by the teams, in the last 5 matches in the season Thunder had a total of 187 runs (89, 70, 6, 1, 21) from their partnerships and while they were off to a rocky start they have come back with grit and an average of 37.4, this includes their partnership against Renegades where they made 70 runs in the last game. On the other hand, Renegades have also scored 174 runs (75, 13, 2, 14, 70) from their opening partnerships, but they scored a mere 13 runs against Sydney Thunder. The other thing that is pretty convincing for this bet is, Shaun Marsh and Aaron Finch have come out as openers in only the previous game against Thunder and scored 13 runs in the game, Usman Khawaja and Alex Hales have played three games against the Renegades and have an average partnership of 57.67 from the three games. RoyalPanda.com is offering odds of 1.90 for Sydney Thunder to have the highest opening partnership.

Sydney Thunder to hit the most Match 6’s

I have a bet here that is not only a winner but will allow you to double your money. In the last 5 matches of the season, Melbourne Renegades has scored a total of 11 sixes, while Sydney Thunder have hit a total of 40 sixes in their five matches, even though these teams have faced pretty much the same teams. I don’t feel like I need to substantiate this anymore, but if you’re wondering, that’s an average of 2.2 sixes per match for the Renegades and an average of 8.0 for Thunder. That is a massive difference. I would also like to bring attention to the fact that in their head to head match, Renegades managed to hit 1 Six while Thunder hit 12 sixes. While both teams have conceded sixes similarly, with Renegades conceding 29 sixes and Thunder conceding 31 sixes from the 5 matches the teams have played, the batting difference is substantial and in favour of the bet. The cherry on the cake for this bet is Sportsbet.io has offered odds of 2.08 for Sydney Thunder to hit the most Match 6’s.

Sydney Thunder to hit the most Match 4’s

I have another bet here that will allow you to double your money! This is yet another frontier where Thunder have an obvious advantage over the Renegades. From the 5 matches in the season the number fours hit by the teams are as follows:

Melbourne Renegades: 12, 10, 15, 2, 13

Total:52

Sydney Thunder: 20, 15, 15,16, 13

Total:79

That’s an average of 10.4 for the Renegades and 15.8 for Sydney Thunder. Even if we look at the number of fours the two teams have conceded we find a similar pattern. In the last 5 matches, Renegades have conceded a total of 81 fours at an average of 16.2, while Thunder have conceded a total of 50 fours at an average of 10.0. Even in the last match that the two teams played, Thunder Hit a total of 15 fours, while Renegades managed to hit only 10. LeoVegas.com have dreamed up odds of 2.0 for Sydney Thunder to hit the most match sixes and you should make it while you have the chance.