STR vs STA T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, BBL 2022
Match 23 of the 2022-23 Big Bash League gets underway on Saturday evening at the Adelaide Oval as Adelaide Strikers welcome Melbourne Stars. The Strikers are in second place in the table but have lost their last two matches. The Stars are joint bottom of the league with only two points from their opening five fixtures. The game gets underway in New South Wales at 18:30 local time.
Adelaide Strikers are still competing with the teams in the top positions in spite of losing two successive games. They have plenty of talent across their team and should be able to get back to winning ways in this match.
Melbourne Stars are a bit of a mystery to cricket pundits so far in this competition. They have the top run scorer and an excellent bowling attack but are struggling. We expect them to be competitive in this match.
Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars T20 Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Sky Cricket, FoxTel and the Sony Network.
Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Sky Go, FoxTel and Sony Liv.
STR vs STA Match Toss Prediction
The team batting first at the Adelaide Oval have won 57.1% of BBL matches and it would be a big surprise if either skipper won the toss and chose to field first in this match.
STR vs STA, Adelaide Oval Pitch Report
It is a good cricket wicket at the Adelaide Oval which will see the ball come onto the bat at a good pace but will also deliver turn and movement off the wicket. A par score will be around 170.
Adelaide Weather Report
After a sunny day in Adelaide, it will be a warm New Year’s Eve for the entirety of this game. There is no danger of rain interrupting the game at any point.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars, BBL 2022
Adelaide Strikers Team News & Playing 11
STR Team News
An abdominal strain for opener Jake Weatherald kept him out of the Boxing Day clash against Perth Scorchers with his replacement, Henry Hunt, making a golden duck in his first BBL appearance of the season. We expect Weatherald to return for this match.
STR Key Players
- Matthew Short - The 27 year old opener has hit scores of 65 and 84 across the competition and has also picked up five wickets from his last two matches.
- Chris Lynn - The vastly experienced top order batter has scored quick runs at number three in every match and will be backing himself to do so again in this game.
- Henry Thornton - No bowler has taken more wickets than the 26 year old in BBL 2022-23 so far. He took another two wickets in the last fixture.
The Strikers had an excellent start to the 2022-23 BBL and still had a 100% record before Match 13 but are now looking to avoid their third successive defeat.
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Adelaide Strikers Predicted Playing 11
Matthew Short, Jake Weatherald, Chris Lynn, Adam Hose, Colin de Grandhomme. Thomas Kelly, Benjamin Manenti, Harry Nielsen (wk), Rashid Khan, Henry Thornton, Peter Siddle (c)
Melbourne Stars Team News & Playing 11
STA Team News
Australian internationals, Marcus Stoinis and Nathan Coulter-Nile, both returned to the Melbourne Stars XI for Thursday’s defeat against Perth Scorchers. They both make the team stronger and we do not expect any changes to the team ahead of this match.
STA Key Players
- Joe Clarke - The 26 year old keeper-batter has scored 68 runs from his last three innings after hitting a century on December 16. He continues to score consistent runs and hit three boundaries in the last game.
- Marcus Stoinis - The batting all-rounder has been very disappointing with the bat so far in the tournament, scoring 14 runs from four matches. However, he has a strike-rate of 147.33 in IT20s and could well come good in this game.
- Luke Wood - The left-arm pace bowler got the big wickets of Faf du Plessis and Ashton Turner against Perth Scorchers. Only Jhye Richardson and Henry Thornton have taken more wickets than him in this campaign.
The Stars come into this clash after losing three matches in a row and with only one victory on the board so far in this campaign.
Melbourne Stars Predicted Playing 11
Joe Clarke (wk), Thomas Rogers, Beau Webster, Nick Larkin, Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Campbell Kellaway, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Luke Wood, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa (c)
Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars Head to Head
The teams are separated by only one victory in favour of Adelaide Strikers over the course of their 15 clashes across the BBL. The Strikers have beaten the Stars in four of the last six clashes.
ADS vs MLS Head to Head Stats in T20s
| |
Matches Played |
STR Won |
STA Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| Overall |
15 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars Betting Odds
Although both teams have been struggling for form over recent matches, it is Adelaide Strikers who come into this game as strong favourites with the bookies.
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Who will win Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars T20 Match?
Two of the four highest run scorers in the tournament are on show in this match but we think it will be in the bowling departments where this game is won and lost. The Stars have the big names but it is the Strikers with the know-how on this wicket in Adelaide.
Dec 31, 2022
13:30 IST / 8:00 GMT
Adelaide Oval - Adelaide, Australia
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