Jan 15, 2022
05:10 IST / 0:20 GMT
Adelaide Oval - Adelaide, Australia
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Melbourne Stars are favorites to win
Adelaide Strikers host Melbourne Stars at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday morning in South Australia. The Strikers beat top of the table Melbourne Stars by 6 wickets on Friday, reaching their target with 6 wickets remaining. Melbourne Stars beat Melbourne Renegades on Thursday. Read on as we preview this game. This BBL group stage fixture begins at 10:40 local time.
Adelaide Strikers have won three of their last four games in the BBL and are now four points behind 4th placed Hobart Hurricanes. They are rising up the table and high on confidence
Melbourne Stars have won two of their last three matches in the competition and are now back to full strength after missing players through isolation over recent weeks.
Seven Network and Fox Sports will show this game in Australia. In India, you can watch it on Sony Six. Sky Cricket have the rights in the UK with Willow TV showing the match in the USA. In South Africa you can watch it on SuperSport with Sky Sports showing the game in New Zealand.
BBL Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar.
The Strikers chose to field first after winning the toss on Friday. We expect both teams to want to bat second in this game.
The surface in Adelaide allows for an excellent contest between bat and ball. There will be something for the spin and pace bowlers and we anticipate a par score to be around 155.
Sunny with the temperature rising into the mid-20s as the game progresses.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars, Big Bash League 2021-22
The Strikers became only the second team in the entire tournament to beat Perth Scorchers when they got a 6 wicket victory on Friday. They were able to deal with the departure of Rashid Khan and we expect to see an unchanged side for the hosts in this game.
The Strikers are now firing on all cylinders and have notched up three wins from their last four games in the BBL 2021-22.
Matt Short, Henry Hunt, Jake Weatherald, Jonathan Wells, Thomas Kelly, Ian Cockbain, Fawad Ahmed, Harry Nielsen (wk), Henry Thornton, Peter Siddle (c), Harry Conway.
Glenn Maxwell led his side to a famous Melbourne derby victory on Thursday as they reached their target with 33 balls remaining and 6 wickets in hand. They did not need to be at their best against Melbourne Renegades but will need to up their game against the Strikers. Haris Rauf has left the BBL after five games.
With wins against Melbourne Renegades and Adelaide Strikers in their last three games, the Stars are in good form.
Glenn Maxwell (c), Joe Clarke (wk), Beau Webster, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Nick Larkin, Qais Ahmad, Sam Rainbird, Brody Couch, Adam Zampa, Ahmed Daniyal.
The Strikers and the Stars are level with seven victories each in the BBL.
| Matches Played | ADS Won | MLS Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The bookies are backing Melbourne Stars to win this match.
Glenn Maxwell and Joe Clarke, together at the top of the Melbourne Stars’ batting order, will be the stroke makers to watch in this game.
Matt Short, Jake Weatherald and Jonathan Wells are our batting predictions for Adelaide Strikers. Short is a reliable presence at the top of the order.
Glenn Maxwell, Joe Clarke and Hilton Cartwright are our batting recommendations for Melbourne Stars. Maxwell ended a run of five single figure scores with 68 not out in the last game.
For Adelaide Strikers, Peter Siddle, Harry Conway and Fawad Ahmed are our bowling tips. Siddle has got better and more threatening as the tournament has progressed.
For Melbourne Stars, Adam Zampa, Brody Couch and Ahmed Daniyal are our bowling tips. Zampa is always a dangerous bowler on any surface.
This should be an excellent contest between two teams who have struggled during the tournament but have suddenly found some form. Both sides have managed to bounce back from losing key players in recent games and shown real character. We are predicting a win for Melbourne Stars.
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