SIX vs THU T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, BBL 2024
Match 34 of the 2023/24 Big Bash League sees the two Sydney clubs go head to head at the Sydney Cricket Club on Friday evening. Sydney Thunder have won only one match so far in this campaign and are in seventh place trailing their city rivals by seven points. Read on as we preview this evening derby game. The match gets underway in Sydney at 19:15 local time.
With two BBL titles and making the play-off stage from the last five competitions, Sydney Sixers have a squad of players who have performed very well in this tournament over recent years. They will be very confident of beating their city rivals in this match.
Sydney Thunder have been beaten by Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes and Perth Scorchers over their last four matches with only the no-result against the Sixers during this run of games. They will be hoping the return of David Warner will be able to spark the team into life.
Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder 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.
SIX vs THU Match Toss Prediction
The toss winning skippers at the SCG have all chosen to field first in this year’s BBL. We predict that both teams will want to field first if they win the toss.
SIX vs THU Pitch Report
The SCG pitch has got slightly slower over recent years with the average T20 score dropping from 173 in 2021 to 152 in 2023. We can expect sideways movement for the quick bowlers in this game.
Sydney Weather Report
According to the forecast, the temperature will be in the mid-twenties across this game. There will be some cloud cover and also high humidity during the match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder, BBL 2024
Sydney Sixers Team News & Playing 11
SIX Team News
There was one change for Sydney Sixers in their last game against Melbourne Stars with Kurtis Patterson dropping out and Daniel Hughes coming back into the team. We can expect to see Steve Smith coming into the side for this game before he rejoins the Test team.
SIX Key Players
- James Vince - The right-handed England opener took the Player of the Match Award in the win over Melbourne Stars after striking 12 fours across his innings.
- Daniel Hughes - The 34 year old left-hander came back into the team for his first appearance since Boxing Day and hit 41 runs from 32 balls in Match 28.
- Sean Abbott - The right-arm fast medium bowler will be looking forward to returning to the SCG where he has already picked up four wickets this BBL campaign.
- Ben Dwarshuis - The 29 year old left-arm pacer has taken a wicket in each of the last three games and got the first breakthrough against Melbourne Stars.
- Jack Edwards - Edwards has picked 8 wickets in 7 matches so far at a strike rate of 15.7. We are backing him as a key player on this slow track which will favour the bowlers.
SIX Team Form
Sydney Sixers had been unfortunate with weather over recent games but got back to winning ways in their last match.
Sydney Sixers Predicted Playing 11
Josh Philippe (wk), James Vince, Steve Smith, Daniel Hughes, Moises Henriques (c), Tom Curran, Jack Edwards, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Todd Murphy, Steve O’Keefe
Sydney Thunder Team News & Playing 11
THU Team News
After retiring from Test cricket and finding a helicopter to transport him back to Sydney from his brother’s wedding in the Hunter Valley, David Warner is expected to be back in the Sydney Thunder XI for this derby. The left-hander will replace Tom Kohler-Cadmore in the top order.
THU Key Players
- Alex Hales - The former England international hit his highest scorer of this year’s tournament with 72 runs from 55 balls at the top of the order against a strong Perth Scorchers bowling unit on Monday.
- David Warner - The left-hander will now be putting all of his efforts into white ball cricket and he brings a record of eight centuries and 11695 runs in this format to the team.
- Chris Green - The captain took the first wicket in the defeat to Perth Scorchers and he has dismissed a batter in all but two games so far in this campaign.
- Nathan McAndrew - The right-arm medium fast bowler went wicketless from his first five BBL games this season but has taken three from his last two matches.
- Daniel Sams - Sams is the leading wicket taker in the Thunder team with 11 wickets at a strike rate of 10.6 and has also scored 91 runs at a strike rate of 118.18. He will be a key all-rounder for the team this season.
THU Team Form
Sydney Thunder have been very poor since Christmas with three defeats and one no-result from their last four matches of BBL 2023-24.
Sydney Thunder Predicted Playing 11
Cameron Bancroft, David Warner, Alex Hales, Matthew Gilkes (wk), Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Chris Green (c), Nathan McAndrew, Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha
Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder Head to Head
Sydney Thunder have not beaten Sydney Sixers since January 2020 and have lost four times since then. When the sides met earlier in this campaign, Thunder posted 151/7 before rain arrived after four overs of Sydney Sixers’ innings.
SIX vs THU Head to Head Stats in T20s
| |
Matches Played |
SIX Won |
THU Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| Overall |
24 |
16 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder Betting Odds
With their strong recent record over Sydney Thunder, Sydney Sixers come into this match as the favourites. The Sixers can be backed at 1.66 with Sydney Thunder at 2.10.
Who will win Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder T20 Match?
Sydney Sixers beat a very strong Melbourne Stars side in their last game and the addition of Steve Smith makes them a better XI. Although David Warner will do the same for Sydney Thunder, going through both XIs it is clear that the Sixers have the stronger XI.
🏆 Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder Prediction
A Sydney derby in the BBL always captures the interest of cricket fans across the world and this will be no different in spite of Sydney Thunder’s poor campaign. A defeat in this match will make it mathematically impossible for Thunder to make the top four and in spite of the return of David Warner with the bat, we do not think they have enough bowling threat. Our prediction is for Sydney Sixers to win this game.
Sydney Sixers to beat Sydney Thunder
Jan 12, 2024
13:45 IST / 8:15 GMT
Sydney Cricket Ground - Sydney, Australia
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