SIX vs REN Dream11 Prediction, BBL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 2 of BBL 2023-24

Melbourne Renegades last won a match against the Sydney Sixers during the 2018-19 season.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 08 Dec 2023, 13:00 IST

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Preview

Sydney Sixers (SIX) will take on Melbourne Renegades (REN) in the second match of the Big Bash League 2023-24 on Friday (December 8) at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Sixers finished in second place last season with 10 wins in 14 games. They lost the challengers game against Brisbane Heat by four wickets after posting a mere total of 116 runs on the board. Renegades won seven out of 14 league stage matches and were in third place in the points tally. Their campaign ended after losing the knockout match against the Heat.

The Sixers have won 12 out of 17 games against so far in BBL. Sixers have been a dominant force against this opponent and have won a total of seven previous matches. The Renegades last won a match against the Sixers during the 2018-19 season.

Moises Henriques will lead the Sixers again this season. Daniel Christian announced his retirement from T20 cricket after last season. Tom Curran has replaced him in the squad. A few changes have been made in the bowling unit as well. Joel Davies, a 20-year-old spinner, has been brought in from Sydney Thunder. Mitchell Perry, who played for Melbourne Renegades during the 2020-21 season of the tournament, has been picked. Mickey Edwards, Chris Jordan, Naveen-ul-Haq, and Nathan Lyon have been released from last season’s squad.

Nic Maddinson will lead the Renegades again this season. He suffered an ACL injury last season and was replaced by Aaron Finch. Will Sutherland has been appointed the vice-captain of the team. Joe Clarke and Quinton de Kock have been added to the batting unit by the team. Martin Guptill, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Harris, Andre Russell, Zak Evans, Akeal Hosein, David Moody, Jack Prestwidge, Corey Rocchiccioli and Sam Harper were released. Adam Zampa has moved to the Renegades from Melbourne Stars in a trade deal. The Stars got Sam Harper in return. Nathan Lyon bid adieu to a decade-long career with the Sixers and will play for the Renegades this season. Peter Siddle also made a switch from Adelaide Strikers and will lead the Renegades’ pace attack.

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Match Information

Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades, 2nd Match

Big Bash League, 8 Dec 2023, Fri, 1:45 PM IST ,Sydney Cricket Ground

Broadcast

Star Sports Network

Live Stream

Disney+ Hotstar

Weather Report

Sydney Cricket Ground

Clouds

21.2°C

76% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Sydney Sixers

L
L
W
W
W

Melbourne Renegades

L
W
L
L
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Jake Fraser-McGurk

REN - bat

257 Runs

9 Matches

2

Josh Philippe

SIX - wk

257 Runs

11 Matches

3

Moises Henriques

SIX - all

257 Runs

11 Matches

4

James Vince

SIX - bat

244 Runs

9 Matches

5

Daniel Hughes

SIX - bat

221 Runs

7 Matches

6

Jordan Silk

SIX - bat

189 Runs

11 Matches

1

Will Sutherland

REN - all

162.32

9 Matches

2

Joel Davies

SIX - bowl

160.00

5 Matches

3

Jake Fraser-McGurk

REN - bat

158.64

9 Matches

4

Ben Dwarshuis

SIX - bowl

157.14

11 Matches

5

Adam Zampa

REN - bowl

150.00

8 Matches

6

Steve Smith

SIX - bat

141.86

2 Matches

1

Ben Dwarshuis

SIX - bowl

17 Wkts

11 Matches

2

Jack Edwards

SIX - all

11 Wkts

11 Matches

3

Sean Abbott

SIX - all

11 Wkts

9 Matches

4

Jackson Bird

SIX - bowl

9 Wkts

6 Matches

5

Steve O'Keefe

SIX - bowl

8 Wkts

9 Matches

6

Tom Stewart Rogers

REN - bowl

8 Wkts

9 Matches

1

Akeal Hosein

REN - bowl

4.50

1 Match

2

Todd Murphy

SIX - bowl

6.16

9 Matches

3

Steve O'Keefe

SIX - bowl

6.29

9 Matches

4

Tom Curran

SIX - bowl

6.50

4 Matches

5

Ben Dwarshuis

SIX - bowl

7.04

11 Matches

6

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

REN - bowl

7.48

6 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Sydney Sixers

JR Philippe (wk), Steve Smith, JM Vince, Kurtis Patterson, Moises Henriques (C), JC Silk, TK Curran, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Steve O'Keefe, JM Bird

Bench : Daniel Hughes, J Edwards, Hayden Kerr, Joel Davies, Todd Murphy, Izharulhaq Naveed, Mitchell Perry

Melbourne Renegades

JM Clarke (wk), Nic Maddinson (C), J Fraser-McGurk, AJ Finch, MW Harvey, JW Wells, W Sutherland, T S Rogers, KW Richardson, A Zampa, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Bench : Q de Kock, SE Marsh, Nathan Lyon, PM Siddle, Ruwantha Kellapotha, Harry Dixon, Fergus ONeill

Injury and availability news

Hayden Kerr has been ruled out for this game and has been replaced by Ryan Hadley. Quinton de Kock is unavailable for selection, and Jordan Cox has been included in the squad in place of him. Nathan Lyon will miss this game as he is preparing for the upcoming Test series.

Pitch Report

The average first innings in the last five T20 matches at the Sydney Cricket Ground has been 151 runs. The surface might have enough for both batters and bowlers. The teams batting first have won three out of these five matches. The team winning the toss might look to bowl.

52%

Pace Bowling

48%

Spin Bowling

45%

Batting Pitch

151

Average Score

55%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8.5
C

Steve Smith SIX | BAT

He finished as the second-highest run-scorer for the Sixers last season despite featuring in just five matches. Smith scored 346 runs at an average of 86.50 and a strike rate of 174.74. He hit two centuries and a half-century during his short stint last season.

8
C

Josh Philippe SIX | WK

He had a quiet last season and managed just 266 runs in 15 innings at a strike rate of 117.69. He scored less than 300 runs for the first time in the last five years. Philippe has enjoyed a decent run in the domestic circuit recently and hence, he can be a good captaincy pick.

9

Sean Abbott SIX | ALL

He finished as the leading wicket-taker last season, with 29 wickets in 15 matches at an average of 14.03. He became the first bowler to cross the 150-wicket mark last season.

8

Ben Dwarshuis SIX | BOWL

He had a great outing in the recently concluded T20I series against India, where he picked up five wickets in just two matches. Dwarshuis took 15 wickets last season in 12 matches at an average of 23.13.

9

Kane Richardson REN | BOWL

He is the third-highest wicket-taker in the tournament and took 12 wickets last season in 12 matches at an average of 27.41.

7.5

Will Sutherland REN | ALL

The 24-year-old all-rounder has been named the vice-captain of the Renegades for this season. He scored 210 runs and took seven wickets last season in 15 matches.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

9

Quinton de Kock

REN | WK

He will miss the season opener for the Renegades and hence, can be left out of fantasy teams.

9

Aaron Finch

REN | BAT

He last played a T20 match in the Major League Cricket tournament and could make only 68 runs in five games at a strike rate of 88.31.

Last Updated On - Dec 8 2023 1:00 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

SIX

7 : 4

REN

Credits Left
8.5/100

Head To Head
Josh Philippe

8

Joe Clarke

8

James Vince

9

Steve Smith
C

8.5

Tom Curran

7

Will Sutherland

7.5

Sean Abbott
VC

9

Steve O'Keefe

8.5

Ben Dwarshuis

8

Kane Richardson

9

Adam Zampa

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

SIX

8 : 3

REN

Credits Left
7/100

Mega League
Josh Philippe
C

8

Joe Clarke

8

Jordan Silk

8.5

James Vince

9

Steve Smith

8.5

Moises Henriques

9

Tom Curran

7

Sean Abbott

9

Ben Dwarshuis
VC

8

Kane Richardson

9

Adam Zampa

9

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