THU vs STR T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, BBL 2022
Sydney Thunder and Adelaide Strikers go head to head in the Knockout play-off fixture of the 2021-22 BBL on Sunday evening in Melbourne. Sydney Thunder finished the group stage in 3rd place, level on points with 2nd placed Sydney Sixers. Adelaide Strikers finished 4th and beat Hobart Hurricanes in the Eliminator on Friday. Read on as we preview this game. This BBL play-off match begins at the MCG at 19:15 local time.
Sydney Thunder ended the group stage with two defeats and a narrow 1-run win over bottom of the table Melbourne Renegades. They will need to raise their game to compete with the in-form Strikers.
Adelaide Strikers can do no wrong at the moment and have won every game from January 12 onwards. Their confidence levels will be sky high at the moment.
Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers T20 Live Streaming
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.
THU vs STR Match Toss Prediction
The skippers of both these sides chose to bat first in their last games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. We predict they will both opt to bat first in this knockout match.
THU vs STR Pitch Report
We saw the BBL team total record broken on Wednesday at the MCG and expect the surface to deliver plenty of runs again. Bowlers who take the pace off the ball should get some assistance from the wicket.
Weather Report
Partly cloudy but with the temperature in the 30s throughout this evening game in Melbourne.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers Knockout, Big Bash League 2022
Sydney Thunder Team News & Playing 11
THU Team News
After hitting two centuries in the Sydney Ashes Test, Usman Khawaja came back to the top of the Sydney Thunder order alongside Alex Hales on Wednesday. They had a narrow win against Melbourne Renegades but that will give the team confidence. We expect to see an unchanged XI for this match.
THU Key Players
- Usman Khawaja- the Sydney Thunder captain returned to the side after two successful Ashes Tests and top scored in the win over Melbourne Renegades.
- Alex Hales- the English opener has been in excellent form since the turn of the year and has hit 248 runs from his last five BBL innings.
- Daniel Sams- the all-rounder has had a very strong tournament, taking 19 wickets and with a top score of 98 not out
THU Team Form
Sydney Thunder got an important win over Melbourne Renegades on Wednesday to end a run of two successive defeats.
Sydney Thunder Predicted Playing 11
Alex Hales, Usman Khawaja (c), Matthew Gilkes (wk), Jason Sangha, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green, Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha
Adelaide Strikers Team News & Playing 11
STR Team News
The return of Australia’s Ashes wicket-keeper, Alex Carey, and Travis Head has given another boost to the Strikers who were already in excellent form. Alongside recent addition Ian Cockbain, their batting line-up now looks incredibly strong. There are no players unavailable and it would be a huge surprise to see any changes to the Adelaide XI.
STR Key Players
- Matt Short- the opening batter has hit 448 runs in the tournament and is the leading run scorer of those still left in the competition.
- Jonathan Wells- the experienced middle-order batter has made 3 half-centuries during this BBL and has finished the last two innings not-out.
- Peter Siddle- the 37 year old Strikers captain has had another excellent BBL season and is the tournament’s leading wicket taker with 27 dismissals.
STR Team Form
The Strikers are on fire in the BBL 2022 and have won their last five games.
Adelaide Strikers Predicted Playing 11
Matthew Short, Alex Carey (wk), Ian Cockbain, Travis Head, Jonathan Wells, Matthew Renshaw, Thomas Kelly, Henry Thornton, Peter Siddle (c), Harry Conway, Fawad Ahmed
Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers Head to Head
Sydney Thunder have a two game lead in the overall BBL head to head and have won six of the last seven meetings.
THU vs STR Head to Head Stats in T20s
|
Matches Played |
THU Won |
STR Won |
Tie |
NR |
Overall |
18 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
Last 5 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers Betting Odds
In spite of recent form, Sydney Thunder are favourites to win this match.
Who will win THU vs STR T20 Match?
There are talented Ashes winners on both teams and an in-form Alex Hales on show in this game.
Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers Betting Rate
🏆 Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers Prediction
This should be an excellent knockout game between Adelaide Strikers, who have beaten everyone in their path over the last five games, and Sydney Thunder, who have had a recent blip in form. We are predicting a close contest with Sydney Thunder progressing in the competition.
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