Cricket Free Tips | BBL 2021/22, Match 3: Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers

Melbourne Renegades and Adelaide Strikers will face off in the 3rd match of the 2021-22 BBL on tomorrow evening at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. Both teams will play their first game of the season in this matchup. Last year, the Melbourne Renegades finished last, with the Adelaide Strikers in fifth place.

Last season’s Melbourne Renegades were by far the poorest team in the competition. The addition of Reece Topley should give them better ball penetration, but this will be a difficult first game.

In this season’s BBL campaign, the Adelaide Strikers will be striving for more consistency. They have a lot of experience and quality on their team, so they will be confident going into this game.

Weather
The weather over Melbourne is gloomy, with a 65% chance of rain. The forecast for the temperature is 14°C.

Pitch
Melbourne’s Docklands Stadium boasts a well-balanced pitch. The par first-innings score in the last five encounters at this venue has been 168 runs. The pacers have enjoyed a lot of success in this arena. So far this season in the BBL, the captains who won the toss have chosen to bat first in both games. In this game, we believe it will be the same.

Probable Playing XIs
Melbourne Renegades:
Aaron Finch (c), Sam Harper (wk), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mohammad Nabi, Mackenzie Harvey, Beau Webster, Jono Merlo, Kane Richardson, James Pattinson, Jack Prestwidge, Reece Topley
Adelaide Strikers:
Peter Siddle (c), Harry Nielsen (wk), Jake Weatherald, Wes Agar, Harry Conway, Matt Short, George Garton, Rashid Khan, Ryan Gibson, Jonathan Wells, Liam O’Connor

Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers – Match 3, Dream 11:
Rashid Khan (c), Sam Harper (wk), Jake Weatherald, Matthew Renshaw, Aaron Finch, Mohammad Nabi, Matt Short, Prestwidge, Kane Richardson, Peter Siddle, Wes Agar

Prediction
Match winner

• Adelaide Strikers

Winning the toss

• Adelaide Strikers

Top Batsman

• Melbourne Renegades – Shaun Marsh
• Adelaide Strikers – Jake Weatherald

Top Bowler

• Melbourne Renegades – Kane Richardson 
• Adelaide Strikers – Wes Agar

Most Sixes 

• Melbourne Renegades – Shaun Marsh
• Adelaide Strikers – Jake Weatherald

Player of the Match

• Adelaide Strikers – Jake Weatherald

Team Scores Batting First 

• Melbourne Renegades – 160+
• Adelaide Strikers – 180+

Last season, the Renegades won only four of their fourteen games, and the Strikers will not be taken lightly in this match. Although we expect the Renegades to perform better in this BBL, we believe the Strikers will start their season with a win.