Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers – Big Bash – Toss Report
Sydney Sixers have won the toss and are batting first against Melbourne Renegades in a crunch match of the KFC Big Bash League, played at the Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, January 2, 2012.
Sixers have made one change to the lineup which played against the other Melbourne franchise, the Stars after an closely fought encounter ended with the Sydney side winning by a 2-run margin. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Josh-Reginald-Hazlewood-c69504.
As for the hosts, they have named an unchanged lineup from the one which conjured up their first success of the tournament against the Thunders. In an another belter of a clash, the Renegades emerged victorious courtesy of a special bowling contribution by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 who picked up three crucial wickets to be named as the Player of the Match.
Currently, the Sixers occupy the fourth position in the table with 4 points and will be looking to make a strong claim to their standings by winning this clash. Despite not having the services of skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Bravo-c1379.
Bravo was awarded the Player of the Match in the previous outing where he scored a commanding half-century. He will be looking to give his side a solid start which could be capitalized by the remaining batters.
However, their strength lies in the bowling department, comprising of experienced personnel in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stuart-Charles-Glyndwr-MacGill-c91433.
As for the hosts, they will be looking to improve on their batting display from the previous match where no one added sizeable contributions apart from the opening batters. Despite not performing well, they managed to triumph over the Thunders due to some precise piece of bowling by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DP-Nannes-c1396 and Afridi.
However, it is still a must win game for the Renegades who are second from bottom with only one win from their three games. Their last home bout also resulted in a loss against Perth Scorchers so an improved performance will be expected by the home fans.
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