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The world is ready to witness yet another big battle of BBL T20. The 18th match of Big Bash League 2025-26 is scheduled to be played between Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Sixers on Thursday, 1st January 2026 at Docklands Stadium, Melbourne. We are posting safe, accurate, and secure today match prediction of BBL T20 free.
Melbourne Renegades had failed to give the best performance in this edition of BBL T20. They had played three matches with one win to their name. They had lost two matches and are laying at the second position from the bottom of the points table. We are expecting that they will make some changes in their playing eleven for this match. Sydney Sixers had also failed to give the best performance in this tournament. They had played four matches with one win to their name. They had lost three matches and are holding the sixth position on the points table. We are expecting that they will make some changes in their playing eleven for this match.
Melbourne Renegades Reviews
Melbourne Renegades had lost their most recent match of this tournament against Hobart Hurricanes by the margin of four wickets. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first. The performance of their batting order was not much impressive and they could manage to score 162 runs in their 20 overs. Oliver Peake was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 29 runs to his name on 22 balls and he smashed two boundaries and one huge six during his inning. Josh Brown also performed well in the previous match and scored 26 runs on 13 balls with the help of three boundaries and two huge sixes.
Tim Seifert also performed well in the previous match and scored 26 runs while the skipper, Will Sutherland could manage to score 17 runs. The bowling unit of Melbourne Renegades did not perform well in the previous match and they failed to defend the target of 163 runs. They leaked this target in 19 overs. Adam Zampa was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with three wickets to his name in four overs against 25 runs. Hassan Khan also performed well in the previous match and picked one wicket while he was charged for 11 runs in two overs. Gurinder Sandhu and Andrew Tye also performed well in the previous match and picked one wicket each while Jason Behrendorff and the skipper, Will Sutherland were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket.
Sydney Sixers Reviews
Sydney Sixers had lost their previous match of this tournament against Melbourne Stars by the margin of seven wickets. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first. The performance of their batting order was not much impressive and they could manage to score 144 runs. Their full team came back to the pavilion in 20 overs. Daniel Hughes was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 60 runs to his name on 42 balls and he smashed eight boundaries and one huge six during his inning. The skipper, Moises Henriques also performed well in the previous match and scored 18 runs on 19 balls and he smashed one boundary during his inning.
Jordan Silk also performed well in the previous match and scored 12 runs while Jack Edwards could manage to score 11 runs. The bowling unit of Sydney Sixers did not perform well in the previous match and they failed to defend the target of 145 runs. They leaked this target in 17.3 overs. Joel Davies was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with two wickets to his name in four overs against 16 runs. Sean Abbott also performed well in the previous match and picked one wicket while he was charged for 30 runs in 3.3 overs. Jack Edwards, Kane Richardson, Ben Dwarshuis, and Ben Manenti were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket.
Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Sixers Head to Head History
Total Matches: 19
Melbourne Renegades Won: 05
Sydney Sixers Won: 14
Key Players to Watch in this match
Oliver Peake, Adam Zampa, Daniel Hughes, and Joel Davies are key players to watch in this match.
Favorite Team in Today Match Prediction
Melbourne Renegades are overall a strong team as compared to the Sydney Sixers at least on papers. According to our BBL T20 match prediction, Melbourne Renegades are the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Sydney Sixers a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:
- Melbourne Renegades is a strong and experainced team
- The bowling unit of Melbourne Renegades is strong
- The batting order of Melbourne Renegades is also strong
- Sydney Sixers are also a strong and experianced team
- The batting order of Sydney Sixers is also strong
Winning Chances of Today Match for the Both Teams
Melbourne Renegades is full of experianced and young players of the t20 foramt. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well known hitter of t20 format are the part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today match for Melbourne Renegades have been increased. The equation of who will win today cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.
Melbourne Renegades have a 52% chance to win this match
Sydney Sixers have a 48% chance to win this match
Toss Prediction in Today Match Prediction
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 kind of big matches. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to bat first.
Pitch Report and Conditions for Today Match
The 18th match of Big Bash League 2025-26 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.
Weather Report for Today Match
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.
Who Will Win Today Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers 18th Match BBL T20 2025-26
Who Will Win Today Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers 18th Match BBL T20 2025-26 Toss-SYS
Who Will Win Today Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers 18th Match BBL T20 2025-26 Match-SYS
Who Will Win Today BBL T20Match?
- SYS (100%, 1 Votes)
- MLR (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 1
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Today BBL T20 Match Time & Date
Date: Thursday, 1st January 2026
Time: 05:00 AM GMT / 04:00 PM LOCAL / 10:30 PM IST
Venue Details, Facts, and History
Stadium: Docklands Stadium
Opened: 2000
Capacity: 12,000 to 70,000 (Cricket: 48,000)
Known As: Etihad Stadium, Colonial Stadium, Telstra Dome
Ends: Lockett End, Coventry End
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Time Zone: UTC +11:00
Home To: Australia
Floodlights: Yes
Venue Scoring Pattern in ODIs
Total Matches: 12
Matches won batting first: 8
Matches won bowling first: 3
Average 1st innings Score: 253
Average 2nd innings Score: 198
Highest total recorded: 328/4 (50 Ovs) By AUS vs ICCWXI
Lowest total recorded: 137/10 (27.5 Ovs) By ICCWXI vs AUS
Highest score chased: 247/6 (49.4 Ovs) By NZ vs AUS
Lowest score defended: 206/7 (50 Ovs) By RSA vs AUS
Melbourne Renegades Squad
Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Will Sutherland (c), Josh Brown, Tim Seifert, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Oliver Peake,
Hassan Khan, Andrew Tye, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Behrendorff, Sam Elliott, Caleb Jewell, Fergus O Neill,
Matthew Spoors.
Sydney Sixers Squad
Josh Philippe (wk), Moises Henriques (c), Babar Azam, Daniel Hughes, Jordan Silk, Jack Edwards, Ben Dwarshuis, Joel Davies, Ben Manenti, Sean Abbott, Jafer Chohan, Lachlan Shaw, Hayden Kerr, Mitchell Perry.
Disclaimer
We have provided you with the above-mentioned BBL T20 Prediction on the basis of our research, understanding, and analysis. These prediction tips have also based on the reports which we have from our different sources. You can consider the point we had provided you and the decision will be yours that you have to make.
