REN vs THU Dream11 Team: Match Info, Playing11, Dream11 Predictions

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Melbourne Renegades Team News

Squad – Cameron Boyce, Dan Christian, Tom Cooper, Alex Doolan, Aaron Finch, Richard Gleeson, Harry Gurney, Sam Harper, Shaun Marsh, Kane Richardson, Will Sutherland, Beau Webster, Jack Wildermuth

• Mohammad Nabi is not available for selection.
• BBL Local Committee has approved the inclusion of  Alex Doolan as a local replacement in place of Zak Evans who is recovering from a back injury.
• The defending champions come into this new edition of the BBL with plenty of expectation once again as they have a strong squad despite various changes.
• Melbourne Renegade’ have won last 5 head to head matches against Sydney Thunder.
• Aaron Finch and Sam Harper will open the inning while ever reliable Shaun Marsh will bat next. All the 3 are very talented players of this format. Shaun Marsh is a technically strong batsman while Aaron finch is a hard-hitting batsman. Finch has two 30+ and a 50+ score in his last 5 T20I matches along with a century (119 runs) in his last List A match. Shaun Marsh was also in good form in Australia Domestic One Day Cup. His scores were 101*, 8, 85, 30 in last 4 List A matches.
• Sam Harper (341 runs) was the top scorer of the team in the last season. He scored an attacking century in the warm-up game.
• Tom Cooper and Alex Doolan will play in the middle order.  Tom Cooper (324 runs)  is a very talented batsman and was the 2nd highest run-scorer for Renegades in the last season. Doolan is an average batsman.
• Daniel Christian and J Wildermuth will do late hitting duty. Christian is a very talented batsman and was the 3rd highest run-scorer (254 runs) in the last season. Currently, he is out of form with the bat and is occasionally taking wickets but he is a match-winner of this format.
• Kane Richardson, Harry Gurney and R Gleeson will lead the pace attack of the team while Jack Wildermuth will assist them. Kane Richardson was the leading wicket-taker (24 wickets) in the last season and currently, he is in great form.
• Harry Gurney is known for his variations and is a very good death bowler. R Gleeson has a good name in England’s domestic circuit.
• Cameron Boyce will handle the spin department where Tom Cooper can support him with his spin bowling. Cameron Boyce was the 2nd leading (16 wickets) wicket-taker for Renegades in the previous season.

Probable11 of Melbourne Renegades:

Aaron Finch, Sam Harper, Shaun Marsh, Tom Cooper, Alex Doolan, Dan Christian, Jack Wildermuth, Kane Richardson, Cameron Boyce, Harry Gurne, R Gleeson

Important Players of Melbourne Renegades:

• Aaron Finch,
• Shaun Marsh,
• Sam Harper,
• Tom Cooper,
• Daniel Christian,
• Kane Richardson,
• Cameron Boyce

Sydney Thunder Team News:

Squad – Callum Ferguson (C), Jonathan Cook, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales, Liam Hatcher, Usman Khawaja, Jay Lenton, Nathan McAndrew, Arjun Nair, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Chris Tremain

• Wicketkeeper/batsman Jay Lenton will join the team for the Renegades match, replacing 18-year-old leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha in the squad.
• Sydney Thunder got off to a winning start in the opening game of BBL 2019-20.
• Usman Khwaja and Alex Hales will open the inning. Both are very talented batsmen and are the consistent performers of this format. Khwaja got out early in the last match but he played in attacking manner and can score big in this match. Alex Hales got out cheaply in the last match but can score big on his day.  He has just played the innings of 97* & 41 in his last 2 matches before coming in BBL 2019-20.
• Callum Ferguson, Matthew Gikes and Alex Ross will bat in the middle order. Callum Forguson scored a match-winning knock of 73* runs against in the last match and is a very talented batsman. He carried out his Australia Domestic One-day Cup performance where he scored 122, 127, 91, 28, 0 in his last 5 matches. Mathew Gikes  got out cheaply in last match but he is a rising star, having given glimpses of his talent for New South Wales this season to follow his 51 off 38 balls on T20 debut for the Thunder last summer.
• Daniel Sams and Chris Green will do late hitting duty. Sams is a good hitter of the ball. Chris Green showed his all-round ability by scoring 25 runs with the bat in the last match.
• Daniel Sams and Chris Tremain will lead the pace attack and will be supported by Nathan McAndrew. C Tremain is their main pace bowler and is a wicket-taking bowler. D Sams is known for his variations.
• Jonathan Cook, Chris Green and Arjun Nair will lead the spin attack. All 3 spinners played a major role in the previous victory against Brisbane Heat as they bowled economically and picked 2 wickets each. C Green is their best spinner and is a genuine wicket-taker of this format.

Probable11 of Sydney Thunder:

Usman Khwaja, Alex Hales, Callum Forguson, Mathew Gikes (wk), Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Arjun Nair, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Tremain, Jonathan Cook

Important Players of Thunders:

• Usman Khwaja,
• Alex Hales
• Callum Forguson,
• Daniel Sams,
• Chris Green,
• Arjun Nair
• C Tremain

Pitch Condition:

In the last BBL, two matches were played at the venue and both times, the team batting first got the advantage. The pitch tends to get slower and chasing can be an arduous task. Scoring runs in the powerplay will be of prime importance. The average score at the venue is 154.

Overall wicket is expected to be neutral.

Fantasy Tips:

• In the wicketkeeper section, S Harper will be the best option as he is very talented and is in form batsman of the team.
• Try to cover all the important allrounder as this is a neutral wicket.
• K Richardson and H Gurney (Melbourne Renegades) and C Tremain and D Smas(Thunders) will handle the death bowling duties.
• Try J Wildermuth and D Sams as captain in the grand leagues.

Choice of Captains

For small – D Christian, Usman Khwaja, Aaron Finch, Daniel Sams, Shaun Marsh

For GL – Tom Cooper, J Wildermuth, Alex Hales