Dec 12, 2021
13:45 IST / 8:15 GMT
Sydney Showground Stadium - Sydney, Australia
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Melbourne Stars are favorites to win
Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Stars face off for the second time in three days when they meet at the Sydney Showground Stadium on Sunday evening. Melbourne Stars were victorious on Friday evening, winning by 4 runs in the clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Read on as we preview this match. This BBL group game gets underway at 19:15.
Sydney Thunder are always capable of an incredible performance one day and a shocker the next. They will be competitive but may not have enough in this game.
Melbourne Stars have a very impressive squad of players but all too often have not picked up enough victories over the last 12 months. They will fancy their chances of adding another win over Sydney Thunder in this match.
Seven Network and Fox Sports will show this game in Australia. In India, you can watch it on Sony Six. Sky Cricket has 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.
Both teams have chosen to field first after winning the toss in this year’s BBL. We predict that both skippers will do the same in this match.
The pitch at the Sydney Showground Stadium is often one which the batters enjoy batting on. Expect the spin bowlers to get more assistance from the surface than the pace bowlers
Mostly sunny with a high of 18 degrees during the game in Sydney.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars, Big Bash League 2021
After getting their campaign off to a winning start against Brisbane Heat, the Thunder were brought back down to earth by the Stars on Friday. Only two bowlers took wickets in the game and Daniel Sams’ place is under threat after conceding 50 from his 4 overs. There are no injuries in the Thunder squad.
The Thunder have won only two of their last five games and are looking for consistency at this early stage of the season.
Alex Hales, Sam Whiteman, Matthew Gilkes, Sam Billings (wk), Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha
After ending a losing streak of four games in BBL 2021, it would be a big surprise if Melbourne Stars choose to make any changes to their XI. Andre Russell was very expensive with the ball but will certainly get the nod again as he is only available for five games in the tournament.
The Stars had got their season off to the worst possible start with a heavy defeat against Sydney Sixers but the win on Friday could be a crucial turning point.
Marcus Stoinis, Joe Clarke (wk), Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell (c), Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Andre Russell, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa, Qais Ahmad, Brody Couch
Melbourne Stars have increased the size of their lead to two matches over Sydney Thunder.
| Matches Played | SYT Won | MLS Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
The bookies are expecting a close game with Melbourne Stars the narrow favourites.
Nick Larkin and Matthew Gilkes hit half-centuries in Friday’s game but there are plenty of other batters who are more than capable of big scores in this match.
We are backing Alex Hales, Sam Billings and Sam Whiteman as are our batting tips for Sydney Thunder. Hales has had a slow start to the tournament but is due a big score.
For Melbourne Stars, Marcus Stoinis, Joe Clarke and Nick Larkin are our recommendations with the bat. Larkin top scored with an impressive unbeaten half-century at the MCG in Friday’s clash.
For Sydney Thunder, Daniel Sams, Tanveer Sangha and Nathan McAndrew are our tips with the ball. Sams was expensive on Friday but had started the campaign with impressive figures.
Adam Zampa, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Qais Ahmad are our bowling picks for Melbourne Stars. We expect Zampa and Ahmad to enjoy the surface in Sydney.
Friday’s clash went all the way to the final ball and we expect this game to be equally as close. We predict that we will see some higher batting totals than on Friday with at least one batter going on to make a significant score. Overall we are backing Melbourne Stars to win this match.
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