Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades match prediction 18th match

SS vs MR Match 18 Predictions & Betting Tips

Sydney Sixers will take on Melbourne Renegades in the 18th match of the Big Bash League 2022-23 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on December 28, 2022 (Wednesday).

With two wins and two losses each, Sydney Sixers have found themselves in the bottom half of the table - a not-so-ideal scenario for them going ahead. The biggest challenge for them would be to get past Melbourne Renegades who have already won three games out of their four encounters so far in the ongoing edition of the Big Bash League which would further validate their credentials going into the next SS vs MR encounter on Wednesday at the former's home base in Sydney.

SS vs MR Team Bets:

Mentioned below are the top two team betting tips from the SS vs MR head-to-head contest. Take a look!

Sydney Sixers to win this encounter

In the ongoing season of the Big Bash League, Sydney Sixers have won two games in four games as compared to Melbourne Renegades' three wins in four matches. That would make many wonder that the Renegades are the favourite side going forward for Wednesday's encounter but that's not really the case. Both sides have played each other 16 times in the history of the Big Bash League but Melbourne have won only five head-to-head encounters whereas Sydney have won 10 games in the process. That is a colossal 69% of success rate in the league itself. Further, Sydney Cricket Ground is a venue where batting heavy teams always have a precedence over the process and that would mean Sydney are at an advantage. A balls per dismissal ratio of 18.2 combined with a batting average in the north of 25 at the venue in the last 10 years mean Sydney are always going to be at an advantage. Furthermore, there is another chance that would dictate the story. In the last five years, Sydney Sixers have lost only two games to Melbourne Renegades at their home venue, hence, things are more fluid for them going forward. Go to 1XBET and bet on Sydney Sixers to win this SS vs MR encounter with the affiliate partner providing odds of 1.736.

Total fours in the game over 25.5

As a matter of fact, both Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Renegades rely more on scoring off boundaries and sixes than going for the archaic habit of stealing singles. That is a story which is prominent over the years and in the last three seasons, both sides have managed a combined boundary percentage of 71.59% and no prizes for guessing, fours have dominated the discourse. Historically, Sydney Sixers have hit 16 fours per game in the last four seasons whereas the corresponding numbers for the Renegades are 16.5. From the simple summation method, the median value is coming to 32.5 fours. And think what? The market demands the total fours to be more than only 25.5 fours and that tells you that we are right in our zone. Then what are you thinking? Go to our affiliate partner 1XBET, which provides odds of 1.9 for both Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Renegades to score over 25.5 fours in the upcoming SS vs MR contest to yield you a handsome amount of money.

SS vs MR Player Bet:

Let us have a look at our top player betting pick from the SS vs MR head-to-head contest.

Colin Munro to score over 16.5 runs

There is no reason why we wouldn’t pick Colin Munro as the only player picked from the game. Make no mistake, Munro has been a T20 superstar for almost a decade now. In his 361-match career, Munro averages 30.42 at a strike rate of 140.1 that establishes his legend on the circuit. With five centuries and 52 half-centuries, Munro has ensured that things have been pretty upward for him in his incredible career. In 38 matches in Australia, Munro averages 31.91 at a strike rate of 127.1, which is fundamentally a differentiating factor while analysing this bet. In 2020, Munro averaged 30.07 in T20s and that increased to 41.97 in 2021 and 30.44 in 2022. Furthermore, his average of 39.71 against Sydney Sixers is a daring reminder that Munro is not a spent force in the T20s as the popular narrative goes. Hence, it is much prudent to bet on him to score the required pursuit of managing things. What you can do is to go to 1XBET and bet on Munro to score over 19.5 runs with our affiliate partner offering odds of 1.832 in this SS vs MR encounter and that would keep you in safe hands.

My Picks:

Sydney Sixers to win this encounter @ 1.736 (1XBET)

Total fours in the game over 25.5 @ 1.9 (1XBET)

Colin Munro to score over 16.5 runs @ 1.832 (1XBET)