Deadline: January 2, 2020 at 1:40 PM IST
Venue: Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Pitch report
The pitch at the Docklands Stadium is slightly on the slower side, making it difficult for the batsmen to hit against the line. Power up your fantasy team with spinners and pacers who have variations in their armoury.
Probable XIs
Renegades: Sam Harper (wk), Aaron Finch (c), Shaun Marsh, Marcus Harris, Beau Webster, Daniel Christian, Will Sutherland, Cameron Boyce, Kane Richardson, Richard Gleeson, Harry Gurney
Sean Abbott will be unavailable for four weeks due to side strain.
Sixers: Josh Philippe (wk), Hayden Kerr/James Vince, Daniel Hughes, Moises Henriques (c), Jordan Silk, Jack Edwards, Tom Curran, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott/Ben Manenti, Lloyd Pope, Jackson Bird
NOTE: Pick your fantasy cricket team wisely.
Match prediction
Renegades, the defending champions, are the only team that are yet to open their account this year. The strongest team on paper have lost all 4 matches – 2 each while defending and chasing. On the other hand, the Sixers are at the fourth spot with 3 wins in 5 matches.
In the previous season, the scoreline read 2-1 in the Renegades’ favour.
Players to watch out for
Tom Curran was the star of the match in Sixers’ win over Thunder in the super over. Curran first helped them level the scores with a magnificent knock of 35 (17) and then smothered the batsmen with his variations in the super over. An innings before that, he had plundered 43* off 21. He now has won Player of the Match awards in consecutive matches. With the ball, he has managed 8 wickets at 20.5.
Aaron Finch‘s efforts may have gone in vain, but his 2 half-centuries in 4 matches make him one of the top players in fantasy cricket. In all he has blasted 157 runs with a strike rate of 138.9 including 12 fours and 3 sixes. With 7 runs fewer, Shaun Marsh is their second-best batsman. He, however, has hit 3 sixes more than his captain.
For the Sixers, Josh Philippe has accumulated the most runs for them. However, he has been able to maintain his consistency ever since his spectacular knock of 81*.
Beau Webster has been dismissed only once in four matches. His scores read 17*, 67*, 11, and 36*. He may not have made any headlines yet, but he has been helping fantasy players accumulate crucial points.
Kane Richardson has been impressive thus far, sniping up two four-wicket hauls. He has managed to swing the ball both ways in the powerplay and then outfox the batsmen with his change in pace at the death.
Moises Henriques has been getting better with every match: his last three scores read 20, 35, and 41 – all at critical phases of the match.
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