The Big Bash League (BBL) 2023-24 started on Thursday. This is the 13th edition of the league and the first game was played between Brisbane Heat (HEA) will take on Melbourne Stars (STA) at The Gabba. The Heat won the game by 103 runs with Colin Munro missing a century as the New Zealand batter was not out at 99 runs. Mitchell Swepson picked three wickets against the Stars and was the pick of the bowlers for the Heat as they bowled them out on 111 runs.
The second match will be played between Sydney Sixers (SIX) and Melbourne Renegades (REN) in Sydney and Moises Henriques side would love to win their first match, they were second in the table but lost to Brisbane Heat and failed to reach the final the team this time would love to reach the final and win the tournament once again. Renegades, who finished third in the same season, also suffered elimination at the hands of Brisbane in the knockouts.
SIX vs REN: Match Details
Match: Sydney Sixers vs. Melbourne Renegades, 2nd match, BBL 2023
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Date & Time: 8th December, 1:45 PM IST
Live Streaming Details: Star Sports Network and Hotstar
SIX vs REN: Pitch Report
Spinners and pacers with good variety have performed well at SCG. It is a high-scoring venue due to the comparatively tiny square boundaries, and with a 65% batting first-win record, bowlers, particularly spinners, try to take advantage of the scoreboard pressure on the chasing team.
SIX vs REN: Head-to-Head Record
Matches Played | 17 |
Sydney Sixers | 12 |
Melbourne Renegades | 5 |
No Results | 0 |
Tie | 0 |
SIX vs REN: Probable Playing XI
Sydney Sixers:
Kurtis Patterson, Steve Smith, Moises Henriques (c), Daniel Hughes, Jordan Silk, Tom Curran, Hayden Kerr, Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Izharulhaq Naveed, and Steve O’Keefe
Melbourne Renegades:
Quinton de Kock (wk), Nic Maddinson (c), Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, Jake Fraser-McGurk, MacKenzie Harvey, Jon Wells, Will Sutherland, Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa, Peter Siddle
SIX vs REN: Full Squad
Sydney Sixers
James Vince, Josh Philippe (w), Steven Smith, Jack Edwards, Kurtis Patterson, Moises Henriques (c), Hayden Kerr, Tom Curran, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Jackson Bird, Todd Murphy, Izharulhaq Naveed, Joel Davies, Mitchell Perry, Jordan Silk, Daniel Hughes, and Steve OKeefe.
Melbourne Renegades
Aaron Finch, Joe Clarke (w), Jonathan Wells, Nic Maddinson (c), Mackenzie Harvey, Jordan Cox, Will Sutherland, Tom Rogers, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Fergus O’Neill, Harry Dixon, and Jake Fraser-McGurk.
SIX vs REN: Dream11
Grand League
Quniton De Kock, Steve Smith (captain), Aaron Finch, Jonathan Wells, James Vince, Moises Henriques, Tom Curran, Hayden Kerr (vice-captain), Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Wicketkeepers: Quniton De Kock
Batters: Steve Smith (captain), Aaron Finch, Jonathan Wells, and James Vince
Allrounders: Moises Henriques, Tom Curran, and Hayden Kerr (vice-captain)
Bowlers: Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Wicketkeepers: Quniton De Kock (captain)
Batters: Steve Smith, Shaun Marsh, Jonathan Wells, James Vince
Allrounders: Moises Henriques, Jack Edwards, Hayden Kerr (vice-captain)
Bowlers: Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Adam Zampa