Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat Preview & Prediction | WBBL|10 | Final
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After powering past Sydney Thunder and into the final of this year’s WBBL, league stage winners Melbourne Renegades awaits for two-time champions Brisbane Heat in what should be a showpiece occasion at the MCG.
Date & Time: Saturday 30th November, 2024: USA PT – 7:20pm / USA ET – 10:20pm / Sunday 1st December, 2024: UK – 2:20am
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
Weather: Dry and sunny with temperatures of 25c.
How To Watch: USA – Willow TV / UK – Sky Sports & Sky Go / Australia – Seven Network, Foxtel & Kayo Sports
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Melbourne Renegades preview: Five-match winning streak gives Gades first chance of glory
Melbourne Renegades have never won the WBBL but will get a shot at it here after a late surge of form saw them claim top spot in the league stage and the right to host this year’s final, their first ever appearance in this marquee event.
Four wins in a row set up was what essentially a winner-take-all match against Sydney Thunder, which the Renegades dominated and emerged victorious by nine wickets, thus claiming the automatic passage through to the final.
Brisbane Heat Preview: Momentum with Heat after dominating Challenger triumph
Brisbane Heat were outstanding across Friday’s Challenger match, restricting Sydney Thunder to 133/7 on a good batting pitch at Allan Border Field, before blitzing the chase. It was a masterclass from the top order, who ensured their side got home with nine wickets and 4.4 overs remaining.
However, victory came at a cost as India overseas batter Jemimah Rodrigues was forced to retire hurt on 43, ending a second wicket partnership of 75 with Georgia Redmayne. It was a flare up of a wrist injury which has been troubling her a while and renders Rodrigues a huge doubt for the final.
Melbourne Renegades Betting Analysis
In the crunch matches, so often the big-name players step up and exactly what happened when Melbourne Renegades defeated the Thunder last time out, as Sophie Molineux recorded bowling figures of 4/23.
The Renegades captain and all-rounder has led from the front all tournament and boasts 15 wickets to her name. On a big ground such as the MCG, her slow-left-arm off-spin could prove effective once again, so explore backing Molineux to accumulate over 1.5 match wickets.
Brisbane Heat Betting Analysis
With Rodrigues potentially missing the final, this increases the weight of expectation on opener Georgia Redmayne, who made 50 not out in the Challenger, the second time this season she has recorded an unbeaten half-century.
Form and momentum in a final can be worth its weight in gold for any player and batting in the powerplay gives Redmayne an advantage from a run-scoring perspective. With that in mind, backing the 30-year-old to finish as Brisbane Heat’s top batter across the final and for the second time this campaign against the Renegades may prove a shrewd play.
Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat Expert Prediction
All the ingredients are in place for an absolute cracker between a Renegades team making their first ever WBBL finals appearance and a Heat side looking to erase the heartbreak of last year, which saw them fall short in the final against Adelaide Strikers. Although Brisbane will likely have to do so without Rodrigues, they remain well-stocked in the batting department and that depth could be very important.
For Melbourne Renegades, it’s how they adapt to the pressure of a final, especially playing a team who beat them by 28 runs in the league stage. That won’t be easy, whilst their opponents boast a long history of appearances in the WBBL final and that experience cannot be underestimated with many of Brisbane’s players having been in the side who lost last year. This time around, Brisbane Heat appear ready to take that final step and should be backed to claim a third WBBL crown.
Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat Top Tip: Brisbane Heat to win
