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The Sydney Thunder will face with Melbourne Renegades in match 16 Big Bash League (BBL) 2024-25 at the Sydney Showground Stadium on Monday, December 30. Both teams started the season strong, with two wins from their three meetings so far. They displayed a mixture of tactical brilliance and individual flair, setting the stage for an exciting encounter. Sydney, playing on their home turf, will look to take advantage of the familiar conditions, while Melbourne will look to continue their good performances away from home.
The Sydney Showground provides a surface that keeps the bowlers engaged and requires the batsmen to earn their runs. Seamers can benefit from lateral movement early on, while the pitch is reduced later, giving batsmen a better chance to capitalise. However, spongy bounce stands out as a key feature, favoring bowlers who enjoy hitting the deck hard. The toss could be crucial, with the winning side likely to decide to bowl first to take advantage of the early conditions.
Xavier Crone, Harry Dixon, Nathan McAndrew, Sherfane Rutherford
Melbourne Renegades: Will Sutherland (capt), Jacob Bethell, Josh Brown, Xavier Crone, Harry Dixon, Laurie Evans, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Hassan Khan, Nathan Lyon, Fergus O’Neill, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Tim Seifert, Jon Wells, Adam Zampa
Sydney Thunder: David Warner (captain), Wes Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings, Ollie Davies, Lockie Ferguson, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Sam Konstas, Nic Maddinson, Nathan McAndrew, Sherfane Rutherford, Will Salzmann, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha , Tanveer Sangha