Match 21 of the BBL 2021/22 will be held at the Marvel Stadium in Docklands, played between Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Renegades. The match will be kicked off on 26th December (Sunday) at 16:15 (GMT+6).
On Boxing Day, the table topper Perth Scorchers will face the bottom of the table Melbourne Renegades for the 2nd time in 5 days. Perth Scorchers have won all of their five games, while Melbourne Renegades have lost three out of five games.
In this season’s BBL, the Scorchers have been unstoppable and were worthy winners against the Renegades earlier this week. The team will be confident in their ability to make it six wins in a row.
Over the last two seasons, the Renegades have had a poor performance in the BBL. They could be competitive again now that Aaron Finch is back making runs at the top of the order.
Weather
It was partly cloudy during the match, and the temperature dropped from 18 to 14 degrees celsius.
Pitch
On Wednesday, the surface at Marvel Stadium produced a high-scoring match. We expect much of the same in this encounter, with both teams having a chance to score over 200.
Probable Playing XIs
Perth Scorchers:
Ashton Turner (C), Josh Inglis (WK), Kurtis Patterson, Jason Behrendorff, Colin Munro, Laurie Evans, Peter Hatzoglou, Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, and Tymal Mills.
Melbourne Renegades:
Nic Maddinson (C), Sam Harper (WK), Aaron Finch, Jack Prestwidge, Mackenzie Harvey, Kane Richardson, Jake Fraser-McGurk, James Pattinson, Zahir Khan, Mohammad Nabi, and Reece Topley.
Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades – Match 21, Dream 11:
C Munro (C), N Maddinson (VC), J Inglis, A Finch, L Evans, M Harvey, M Marsh, A Agar, K Richardson, A Tye, P Hatzoglou
Prediction
Match winner
- Perth Scorchers
Winning the toss
- Perth Scorchers
Top Batsman
- Perth Scorchers – Kurtis Patterson
- Melbourne Renegades – Mackenzie Harvey
Top Bowler
- Perth Scorchers – Andrew Tye
- Melbourne Renegades – Zahir Khan
Most Sixes
- Perth Scorchers– Kurtis Patterson
- Melbourne Renegades – Mackenzie Harvey
Player of the Match
- Perth Scorchers – Kurtis Patterson
Team Scores Batting First
- Perth Scorchers – 180+
- Melbourne Renegades – 170+
Melbourne Renegades will have to put up a huge effort to beat Perth Scorchers in this encounter. On Wednesday, Aaron Finch and Nic Maddinson batted brilliantly, and they’ll have to do it again this time. Overall, the Perth Scorchers are expected to win again. Back the team now on Baji!