The 17th Match of the Big Bash League ( BBL T20 ) 2021/22 is scheduled to play Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers on  Wednesday, 22nd December 2021 at The Docklands Stadium, Melbourne.

Melbourne Renegades were beaten by Brisbane Heat in their most recent match by the margin of five wickets. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first. The performance of their batting order was not impressive. They could manage to score 140 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Mackenzie Harvey was the only successful batsman from their side who remained not out after scoring 71 runs. He faced 56 balls and smashed eight boundaries during his inning. The skipper, Maddinson scored 19 runs while Sam Harper could manage to score 12 runs.

Perth Scorchers are coming to this match on the back of a massive win over Hobart Hurricanes with a handsome margin of 42 runs. They won the toss and decided to bat first. The performance of their batting order was outstanding. They scored 167 runs in their 20 overs inning. Kurtis Patterson was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who scored 78 runs on 48 deliveries with the help of six boundaries and five huge sixes. Ashton Agar scored 30 runs while Mitchell Marsh scored 21 runs.

Total Matches: 14

• Melbourne Renegades Won: 3
• Perth Scorchers Won: 11

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

• Perth Scorchers is the unbeaten team of this tournament right now
• Melbourne Renegades has the advantages of home ground
• Perth Scorchers is overall a strong team of this tournament
• Perth Scorchers had a decent record against Melbourne Renegades
• The batting order of Melbourne Renegades is very strong
• Both teams have a strong batting order in the side at least on papers

Perth Scorchers 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 Perth Scorchers 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.

Perth Scorchers have a 58% chance to win this match
Melbourne Renegades 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 this kind of big match. According to our toss prediction, the team that will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 17th Match match of Big Bash League 2021-22 is going to be held at Docklands Stadium, 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.

Date: Wednesday, 22nd December 2021
Time: 08:15 AM GMT / 04:15 PM LOCAL / 02:15 PM BD

Stadium: Docklands Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Opened: 2000
Capacity: 12,000 to 70,000 (Cricket: 48,000)
Known as: Etihad Stadium, Colonial Stadium, Telstra Dome
Dimensions: 170m long, 140m wide
Ends: Lockett End, Coventry End
Time Zone: UTC +11:00
Home to: Australia
Other Sports: it is home to Australian Rules, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Soccer
Floodlights: Yes

Ashton Turner (c), Laurie Evans, Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Cameron Bancroft, Nick Hobson, David Moody, Matthew Kelly, Aaron Hardie, Kurtis Patterson, Colin Munro, Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis (wk), Peter Hatzoglou, Tymal Mills.