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Renegades vs Hurricanes match preview

The Melbourne Renegades host the Hobart Hurricanes on Thursday night as the Big Bash League heads to Geelong.

The Gades kicked off their BBL14 campaign on Monday night with a disappointing five-wicket loss to the Sixers at the SCG. After an explosive start, the middle order struggled as the visitors set a total of 169, which the Sixers knocked off with nine balls and five wickets to spare.

Despite the result, there were plenty of positives for the Renegades. Wicketkeeper Tim Seifert led the way with 55 off 42 on his Big Bash debut, while captain Will Sutherland scored 36 off 28 and took 2/20 in an impressive all-round display.

Nevertheless, online bookmakers have Cameron White’s charges as $2.05 outsiders for their clash with the Hurricanes, who are $1.78 favourites despite playing on the road.

Star duo Matthew Wade and Ben McDermott are expected to open the batting for Hobart, while all-rounders Tim David, Nikhil Chaudhary and Chris Jordan will provide the lower-order hitting.

The Hurricanes have a choice of three spinners in Paddy Dooley, Peter Hatzoglou and Afghan import Waqar Salamkheil. Their pace attack will certainly include Nathan Ellis and Riley Meredith, with Billy Stanlake also in the mix.

At $8 with major BBL betting sites, the Hurricanes have the fourth-best odds to win the tournament.

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Given the makeup of the Hurricanes’ batting lineup, expect them to produce some big scores in this tournament. They have a strong spin-bowling attack, while their two front-line seamers have plenty of experience. The Renegades are fragile with the bat and lacked potency with the ball in their opener, so back Hobart as favourites at $1.78 with Neds.

One of the bright spots in the Gades’ opener was the performance of Will Sutherland. Despite recent injury concerns, the skipper was the best of Melbourne’s bowling attack, taking two crucial wickets. For a player that specialises in bowling during the power surge and at the death, Sutherland offers great value to lead the Renegades’ bowlers at $7.25 with top sports betting sites.

With 30 wickets across the last two BBL tournaments, Hobart Hurricanes seamer Nathan Ellis has become a regular figure in the Australian T20 squad. Despite lacking raw pace, his unorthodox action and wide variety of deliveries make him incredibly difficult to get away. His consistency often draws out false shots, so back him to lead the Hurricanes’ wicket-takers at $4 with leading Aussie bookies.

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