Australian T20 League 2022

Match 32- REN vs HUR

Preview

On Saturday, the Renegades (REN) will face the Hurricanes (HUR) in the 32nd match of the Aus T20 League 2022-23 at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne. Renegades defeated Stars by 33 runs in their previous encounter, moving them to fifth place in the league rankings with four wins from the first eight games. Mackenzie Harvey, Martin Guptil, and Shaun Marsh chipped in with valuable contributions to propel their side to 141 runs, then Tom Rogers took five wickets to restrict the Stars to 108 runs.

In their last encounter, the Hurricanes suffered a 7 wicket loss to Strikers, defending a 230-run total. Ben McDermott, Caleb Jewell, and Zak Crawly all hit quickfire fifties to help the team reach 229/4, but the bowlers failed to defend. Hurricanes defeated Renegades by eight runs in the 14th match of the season, and they have also won four of their past five meetings.

Match Details

Match: REN vs HUR, 32nd Match, Aus T20 League 2022-23

Date: Saturday, January 07, 2023

Time: 12:35 PM

Venue: Docklands Stadium, Melbourne

Pitch and Weather Report

Docklands Stadium's pitch is batting-friendly, with little assistance for spin bowlers. The average first innings total here is 161 runs, with the pace bowlers getting a lot of support from the new ball.

Clear skies are predicted for this game and you can expect a full game without any interruptions. 

Form Guide

REN: LLLLW

HUR: LWLWL

Head to Head

Team                  Matches Won

REN                       7 

HUR                       9

Squads

REN: Sam Harper (wk), Aaron Finch (c), Martin Guptill, Marcus Harris, Jonathan Wells, Mackenzie Harvey, Will Sutherland, Akeal Hosein, Tom Rogers, Kane Richardson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fawad Ahmed, Jake Fraser McGurk, David Moody, Corey Rocchiccioli  

HUR: Matthew Wade (c & wk), Ben McDermott, Caleb Jewell, Zak Crawley, Mitchell Owen, Tim David, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Nathan Ellis, Patrick Dooley, Riley Meredith, Joel Paris, Wil Parker, D'Arcy Short

Probable Playing XIs

REN: AJ Finch(C), MW Harvey, JW Wells, MJ Guptill, MS Harris, W Sutherland, SB Harper, AJ Hosein, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, KW Richardson, T Rogers

HUR: Asif Ali, Tim David, CP Jewell, Zak Crawley, Mitchell Owen, DJM Short, BR McDermott, MS Wade(C), Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith, Paddy Dooley

Hot Fantasy Picks

(i) Wicket Keeper

Ben McDermott: The brilliant wicketkeeper-batter hit 57 runs off 30 balls against the Strikers in the previous match and has scored 144 runs for the Hurricanes in only five innings this season.

(ii) Batters 

Tim David: In the previous encounter, the destructive batter smashed 39* off 20 balls against the Strikers. Tim has scored 174 runs in seven innings in Aus T20 League 2022-23, at an average of 43.5 and a strike rate of 155.35. 

Aaron Finch: This season, the seasoned Australian top-order batter has been in superb form. He is the leading run scorer for Renegades with 237 runs scored in eight innings at an average of 39.50 and a strike rate of 112.32.

(iii) All Rounders 

Will Sutherland: In the previous encounter, the young bowling all-rounder took a wicket and scored six runs against the Stars. So far, he has scored 87 runs and claimed five wickets.

Akeal Hossain: This season, the West Indian spin all-rounder has been in fine form with both bat and ball. So far in Aus T20 League 2022-23, he has scored 90 runs and got 12 wickets in 8 innings.

(iv) Bowlers 

Patrick Dooley: The 25-year-old spinner claimed two wickets while conceding only 25 runs against the Strikers in the last game. He leads his team's bowling chart with 12 wickets in seven innings. 

Match Prediction

Both teams have had a hot and cold season thus far but looking at the balance within the squads and the home advantage, we are backing the Renegades to win this encounter. 

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