BBL 23-24 Prediction: Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades 12/8

The second match of the BBL season 13 will be between Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers on December 8, 2023, at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground. The two champion sides have quality players in their squad and it would be a thrilling contest to watch.

We will analyze the recent performances of both Sixers and Renegades teams, their past head-to-head matches, the Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades prediction, and the favorite team to win the match.

Head-to-Head Comparison of Renegades vs Sixers:

Here is an overall past Head-to-head record of the Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Sixers teams. Let us review the different stats that make the upcoming game between these two teams interesting.

Melbourne Renegades	Team	Sydney Sixers
17	Matches	17
5	Win	12
184	Highest score	205
60	Lowest Score	111
Aaron Finch (435)	Most Runs	Josh Philippe (386)
Kane Richardson (13)	Most Wickets	Ben Dwarshius (24)

Now, we will go through the scorecards and statistics of the previous five encounters between these two teams.

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
Dec 30, 2022	Melbourne Renegades 7/124 (20)	Sydney Sixers 4/126 (17.5)	Simonds Stadium Geelong, Australia	Sydney Sixers
Dec 28, 2022	Sydney Sixers 8/149 (20)	Melbourne Renegades 115 (19)	Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney, Australia	Sydney Sixers
Jan 11, 2022	Melbourne Renegades 105 (17)	Sydney Sixers 6/150 (20)	Simonds Stadium Geelong, Australia	Sydney Sixers
Jan 1, 2022	Sydney Sixers No result	Melbourne Renegades No result	International Sports Stadium Coffs Harbour, Australia	No result
Dec 29, 2021	Melbourne Renegades 6/168 (20)	Sydney Sixers 8/169 (19.5)	Carrara Oval Carrara, Australia	Sydney Sixers

Previous Performances of Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Renegades Teams:

Here are detailed statistics of both teams in their last 5 matches that relate to their recent performance, Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades prediction, and give hints on how they will perform this season.

Melbourne Renegades's Last 5 Matches:

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
29 Jan, 2023	Melbourne Renegades 5/162 (20)	Brisbane Heat 3/164 (18.5)	Marvel Stadium Melbourne, Australia	Brisbane Heat
24 Jan, 2023	Melbourne Renegades 4/143 (18.2)	Adelaide Strikers 7/142 (20)	Marvel Stadium Melbourne, Australia	Melbourne Renegades
22 Jan, 2023	Perth Scorchers 5/212 (20)	Melbourne Renegades 5/202 (20)	Perth Stadium Perth, Australia	Perth Scorchers
19 Jan, 2023	Sydney Thunder 2/144 (18.3)	Melbourne Renegades 9/142 (20)	Manuka Oval Canberra, Australia	Sydney Thunder
14 Jan, 2023	Melbourne Renegades 7/162 (20)	Melbourne Stars 7/156 (20)	Marvel Stadium Melbourne, Australia	Melbourne Renegades

Sydney Sixers’s Last 5 Matches:

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
2 Feb, 2023	Sydney Sixers 9/116 (20)	Brisbane Heat 6/117 (18.2)	Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney, Australia	Brisbane Heat
28 Jan, 2023	Perth Scorchers 3/154 (18.3)	Sydney Sixers 8/151 (20)	Perth Stadium Perth, Australia	Perth Scorchers
23 Jan, 2023	Hobart Hurricanes 8/156 (20)	Sydney Sixers 7/180 (20)	Bellerive Oval Hobart, Australia	Sydney Sixers
21 Jan, 2023	Sydney Sixers 2/187 (19)	Sydney Thunder 62 (14.4)	Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney, Australia	Sydney Sixers
17 Jan, 2023	Sydney Sixers 5/203 (20)	Adelaide Strikers 144 (19)	International Sports Stadium Coffs Harbour, Australia	Sydney Sixers

Teams Analysis Before the Match:

The overall analysis of both teams gave you an idea about their playing combination and weak and strong links in their squad and you can make the right decision regarding the Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades prediction.

Sydney Sixers:

Sydney Sixers are three-time champions of BBL and have been runners-up 3 times. This shows the overall performance and dominance of the Sixers in the history of this competition. They always enter the Big Bash League with full preparation and this time they are stepping in as the favorites to win the title for the 4th time.

Steve Smith will be available for one match as he has National duty for the Pakistan series. overall a good batting combination with players like Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, Moises Henriques, and James Vince. While the bowling looks strong with Ben Dwarshius, Tom Curran, Jackson Bird, etc.

Melbourne Renegades:

Melbourne Renegades didn't do well last season and this time they have prepared well and signed players like Zampa, and Mujeebr Rehman. The batting looks quite solid with Aaron Finch and South African star batter Quinton De Kock giving a flying start at the top of the order.

The middle order of this team has players like Nic Maddinson who will captain the side in this year's BBL. Renegades have quality all-rounders who can finish the innings through their hard-hitting and bowl well on tricky pitches.

The fast bowling unit of Renegades has quality players like Kane Richardson and Will Sutherland who can bamboozle any batting attack on their day.

Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades prediction of the Upcoming Match:

Sydney Sixers have a strong bunch of guys with excellent team combinations and players have been in nice touch in their recent run of domestic cricket. Renegades have also done well in terms of making good combinations with top-quality players.

So it would be a thrilling contest but Sydney Sixers are a clear favorite to win the match in our Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades prediction because of more depth in batting and bowling. Further, they are excellent in fielding and Moises Henriques has done a fantastic job while captaining the side over the years.

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