STA vs SIX T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, BBL 2024
Melbourne Stars take on Sydney Sixers in Match 28 of the 2023/24 Big Bash League on Saturday evening at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Stars have eight points from seven games with four victories whereas the Sixers have the same number of points but have won only three and had two no-results. Read on as we preview this fixture. The game gets underway at 19:15 local time.
Confidence is high in the Melbourne Stars squad after successive victories over the Sixers, Hurricanes, Strikers and Renegades. Any game against Sydney Sixers is a tough fixture but the Stars will have plenty of self-belief after beating them on Boxing Day.
Sydney Sixers have been unfortunate with weather conditions and found themselves on the wrong side of DLS in Wednesday’s game against Brisbane Heat. They have not won a BBL match since Match 11 but still have a squad full of strong T20 players.
Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers T20 Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Cricket, Fox Sports, Seven Network and the Star Sports Network.
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Kayo, Sky Go and Disney+ Hotstar.
STA vs SIX Match Toss Prediction
The Stars won the Melbourne derby at this venue when batting second earlier this month. As a result, we expect to see both captains choosing to field first if they win the game.
STA vs SIX Pitch Report
A par score at the Melbourne Cricket Ground will be no higher than 155 in this match. The pitch will be consistent but not particularly fast.
Melbourne Weather Report
According to the weather forecast, we can expect cloudy and overcast conditions on Saturday. No rain will fall but it will be humid throughout.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers, BBL 2024
Melbourne Stars Team News & Playing 11
STA Team News
Glenn Maxwell will be hoping to announce an unchanged side ahead of this game with Melbourne Stars in such strong form. There should be fresh players across the squad as well after delivering only 14 overs with the ball in the Melbourne derby and batting for 12 overs with the bat.
STA Key Players
- Glenn Maxwell- the captain was in typically attacking mood during the Melbourne derby when he finished unbeaten with a strike-rate of 213.33 to take his side to victory with two overs remaining.
- Beau Webster- the all-rounder made only 14 in Tuesday’s game but he had hit 160 runs from his previous three innings in BBL 2023-24.
- Joel Paris- the left-arm pace bowler is targeting picking up a dismissal for the fourth successive game and he dismissed the captain of the Melbourne Renegades during the Melbourne derby.
- Mark Steketee- the 29 year old right-arm fast medium bowler picked up his first wicket of the tournament on Tuesday and he will look forward to bowling a full four overs at the same venue in this game.
STA Team Form
Melbourne Stars lost their first three matches in this year’s tournament but are now targeting their fifth successive victory.
Melbourne Stars Predicted Playing 11
Thomas Rogers (c), Dan Lawrence, Beau Webster, Glenn Maxwell (c), Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Imad Wasim, Sam Harper (wk), Joel Paris, Jonathan Merlo, Mark Steketee
Sydney Sixers Team News & Playing 11
SIX Team News
On a slow pitch at the MCG, we expect to see Sydney Sixers stick with the same line-up from the last game which includes selecting both spinners, Todd Murphy and Steve O’Keefe. There are no injuries across the squad ahead of this fixture.
SIX Key Players
- Josh Philippe- the keeper-batter has struggled to build on good starts in this tournament but he looked near his best with four boundaries against Brisbane Heat.
- Moises Henriques- the right-handed batting all-rounder has hit over 5000 T20 runs and comes into this game after scoring 24 half-centuries in this format.
- Sean Abbott- the bowling all-rounder is one of the most feared bowlers in the BBL. He picked up the key wicket of big-hitting Colin Munro on Wednesday.
- Ben Dwarshuis- the left-arm fast medium bowler has already taken seven wickets in this BBL campaign and returned figures of 1/7 from two overs against Brisbane Heat.
SIX Team Form
Sydney Sixers have not won any of their last four games but only one of those has been a completed T20 match.
Sydney Sixers Predicted Playing 11
Josh Philippe (wk), James Vince, Kurtis Patterson, Moises Henriques (c), Jordan Silk, Tom Curran, Jack Edwards, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Todd Murphy, Steve O’Keefe
Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers Head to Head
Melbourne Stars finally ended their losing streak of nine matches against Sydney Sixers with the 4 wicket win on Boxing Day. However, the Sixers lead the overall head to head 13-8.
STA vs SIX Head to Head Stats in T20s
| |
Matches Played |
STA Won |
SIX Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| Overall |
21 |
8 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers Betting Odds
The bookies are unable to split the sides ahead of this game. The Stars and the Sixers are both at 1.83 but we are backing the Sixers to get the win.
Who will win Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers T20 Match?
When you look at the confidence levels of the two teams, it is Melbourne Stars who have the higher level ahead of this game but we expect Sydney Sixers to travel to the MCG with a point to prove and player for player they have a stronger group of T20 players.
🏆 Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers Prediction
With both teams on the same number of points, this promises to be a close contest. Sydney Sixers have not had a full game over their last three matches and they will welcome the better weather conditions for this fixture. Melbourne Stars are in excellent form but have been a little over reliant on Glenn Maxwell with both bat and ball. Our prediction is for a competitive match with Sydney Sixers getting the win.
Sydney Sixers to beat Melbourne Stars
Jan 06, 2024
13:45 IST / 8:15 GMT
Melbourne Cricket Ground - Melbourne, Australia
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