Sydney Thunder have named a 15-player squad for Big Bash League (BBL) match No. 47 against the Melbourne Renegades at Manuka Oval, Canberra, on Thursday (January 19). The Thunder have suffered three consecutive defeats – including last Sunday’s loss to Hobart Hurricanes - despite another sensational show by batter Oliver ‘Ollie’ Davies.
The Thunder are caught in the log jam of teams trying to qualify for the BBL 12 Finals, and speaking ahead of the showdown with the Renegades, vice-captain Alex Ross nominated it as a ‘crucial’ game.
“This is probably the most crucial game in the rest of our season because we’re right in the middle (of the BBL’s competition ladder) with the Renegades,” said Ross. “Our other two games, as important as they will be, won’t affect our position on the ladder compared to those teams. Tomorrow night is going to be huge for us: we win, hopefully it will go a long way to putting us in the finals.”
Venue: Manuka Oval, Canberra
Date & Time: January 19, 145pm IST onwards
Live Streaming and TV details: Sony Sports Network and SonyLiv website and app.
Wicketkeepers: Sam Harper, B Holt
Batters: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shaun Marsh, David Warner
All-rounder: Nathan McAndew, Daniel Sams, Chris Green
Bowlers: Kane Richardson, Fawad Ahmed, Matthew Gilkes
Captain: Daniel Sams
Vice-captain: Nathan McAndrew
Sydney Thunder: Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, David Warner, Sam Whiteman, Nathan McAndrew, Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Matthew Gilkes, Brendan Doggett, Chris Green (C), Usman Qadir
Melbourne Renegades: Aaron Finch (C), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jonathan Wells, Martin Guptill, Wes Sutherland, Ruwantha Kellapotha, M Critchley, Sam Harper, Kane Richardson, Thomas Rogers, Fawad Ahmed
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