The 33rd Match of the Big Bash League ( BBL T20 ) 2021/22 is scheduled to play  Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades on  Monday, 3rd January 2021 at The Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.

Melbourne Stars had lost their most recent match against Perth Scorchers by a massive margin of 50 runs. They lost the toss and were asked to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was very poor. They leaked 180 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Qais Ahmad was the most successful bowler from their side who picked two wickets in his four overs bowled out against 26 runs. Haris Rauf also picked two wickets but he leaked plenty of runs. He was charged for 40 runs in his four overs bowled out. Tom O Connell and Brody Couch picked one wicket each while Xavier Crone and the skipper, Glenn Maxwell were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket.

The most recent match of Melbourne Renegades against Sydney Sixers was abandoned with a toss due to rain. Earlier, they had lost their most recent match against Hobart Hurricanes by a huge margin of 85 runs. They won the toss and decided to field first. Their bowling unit almost failed to give the best performance and leaked 206 runs in their 20 overs inning. Reece Topley was the only successful and highest wicket-taker from their side who picked three wickets in his four overs bowled out against just 17 runs. Jack Prestwidge and the skipper, Maddinson picked one wicket each.

Total Matches: 20

• Melbourne Stars Won: 14
• Melbourne Renegades Won: 6

Melbourne Stars are overall a strong team as compared to the Melbourne Renegades at least on papers. According to our match prediction, Melbourne Renegades are the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Melbourne Stars a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Melbourne Stars had a decent record against Melbourne Renegades
• Melbourne Stars have some players in good form
• The batting order of Melbourne Stars is very strong
• Both teams have a strong batting order in the side at least on papers

Melbourne Stars is full of experienced and young players of the t20 format. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Melbourne Stars have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Melbourne Stars have a 58% chance to win this match
Melbourne Stars has a 42% chance to win this match

The toss will play an important role in the decision of all matches of Big Bash League. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in these kinds of big matches. According to our toss prediction, the team that will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 33rd match of Big Bash League 2021-22 is going to be held at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne. We had observed in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this venue is good for batting. The track is slower than the others we have seen and helps the spinners quite a bit. We are hoping that the surface is bound to get slower and be a bit more difficult for batting in this match. A score of 185 is going to be tough to chase.

The weather forecast in Melbourne is predicting some clouds around on match day but the weather forecast does not predict rain. We should be able to have a full uninterrupted match.

It will be updated shortly

Date: Monday, 3rd January 2022
Time: 02:15 PM BD

Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Opened: 1854
Capacity: 100000 (approx, including standing room)
Known as: The MCG, The “G”
Dimensions: 172.9m long, 147.8m wide
Ends: Members End, Great Southern Stand End
Time Zone: UTC +11:00

Glenn Maxwell (c), Hilton Cartwright, Justin Avendano, Tom O Connell, Qais Ahmad, Patrick Rowe, Lachlan Bangs, Joe Clarke (wk), Tom Rogers, Charlie Wakim, Xavier Crone, Brody Couch, Haris Rauf.