THU vs SIX T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, BBL 2023
Match 19 of the 2023-24 Big Bash League sees Sydney Thunder take on Sydney Sixers at the Sydney Showground Stadium on Saturday evening. Thunder have won one of their four matches in the competition with the Sixers winning three of their four games so far. Read on as we preview this Sydney derby. The fixture gets underway at 19:15 local time.
Sydney Thunder were unable to follow up their win over Melbourne Stars in Match 12 with another victory and they will be looking for some bigger scores from their top order in this game. That said, Sydney Thunder will still be a very tough opponent.
Sydney Sixers were surprisingly beaten at home by Melbourne Stars in their last game but they will have no problem getting themselves up for this derby game. With plenty of experience in their side, bouncing back with a win is something they will expect to achieve,
Sydney Thunder 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.
THU vs SIX Match Toss Prediction
There have been 30 BBL games played at the Sydney Showground Stadium with an even split of 15 wins for the team batting first and 15 for the side batting second. With humidity set to increase across Saturday evening, we predict that both skippers will want to field first.
THU vs SIX Pitch Report
The par score at this venue in T20 cricket in 2022 was only 145 and we can expect a pitch which provides movement for the quicks and the spinners in this match.
Sydney Weather Report
According to the forecast, there is no chance of any rain interrupting this game on Saturday evening.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers, BBL 2023
Sydney Thunder Team News & Playing 11
THU Team News
With a batting line-up which includes some top white ball players as well as some of the most exciting young T20 batters in Australia, we are expecting Sydney Thunder to pick the same team from the last game. There may be a temptation to bring Daniel Sams into the attack earlier in this match.
THU Key Players
- Cameron Bancroft- the keeper-batter gave Sydney Thunder a decent chance of chasing down their target of 173 against Brisbane Heat and has been the most consistent batter for the side in this year’s competition.
- Alex Hales- the 34 year old tall right-hander hit six boundaries against Brisbane Heat on Wednesday and is looking in fine form at the moment.
- Daniel Sams- the former Australian international was the sixth bowler used by Thunder in their last game and picked up a remarkable four wickets in his final over.
- Zaman Khan- the 22 year old right arm fast bowler has had an excellent spell with Thunder so far and has taken five wickets from the last two games.
THU Team Form
Sydney Thunder were unable to make it successive victories in this BBL and have already been beaten three times.
Sydney Thunder Predicted Playing 11
Cameron Bancroft (wk), Alex Hales, Jason Sangha, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Gurinder Sandhu, Zaman Khan, Tanveer Sangha
Sydney Sixers Team News & Playing 11
SIX Team News
Sean Abbott came back into the side for Sydney Sixers ahead of their Boxing Day fixture at the SCG against Melbourne Stars. Tom Curran, who has been suspended for the last three games, will be sitting this match out as well before his ban is complete.
SIX Key Players
- James Vince- the 32 year old made only 16 runs from his first three innings in BBL 2023-24 but hit eight fours and two sixes in a fluent innings in the last match.
- Moises Henriques- picking the team up after a surprise defeat will be a good test of the skipper’s leadership. He has already made a score of 40 in this year’s tournament.
- Sean Abbott- the all-time leading wicket taker in the history of the BBL kept the runs down as well as taking important wickets in his final two overs against Melbourne Stars.
- Jackson Bird- the right-arm fast medium bowler picked up two wickets inside the first seven overs of the last match including the big prize of Glenn Maxwell.
SIX Team Form
Sydney Sixers had won three matches in a row before their surprise defeat to Melbourne Stars on Boxing Day.
Sydney Sixers Predicted Playing 11
Josh Philippe (wk), James Vince, Daniel Hughes, Moises Henriques (c), Jordan Silk, Jack Edwards, Joel Davies, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Jackson Bird, Steve O’Keefe
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers Head to Head
This will be the 24th time that the two Sydney sides have clashed in the BBL and currently it is Sydney SIxers who lead the head to head 16-7. The Sixers have also won all four of the last head to heads.
THU vs SIX Head to Head Stats in T20s
| |
Matches Played |
THU Won |
SIX Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| Overall |
23 |
7 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers Betting Odds
Sydney Sixers are the strong favourites ahead of this game and can be backed at 1.66 with Sydney Thunder’s odds at 2.10 to get the victory.
Who will win Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers T20 Match?
Sydney Sixers are a very hard team to beat in the BBL and they are not missing any players through injury. Thunder have been disappointing for most of this campaign and the Sixers look to be the stronger group.
🏆 Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers Prediction
A Sydney derby is always must-watch cricket and the crowd on Saturday night can expect to be entertained from start to finish. Sydney Thunder have not picked up anywhere near enough positive results this season but with Cameron Bancroft and Daniel Sams in form they should be competitive. Sydney Sixers have been hard to beat over recent seasons and will be keen to show their last fixture was a minor blip. Our prediction is for Sydney Sixers to win Match 19.
Sydney Sixers to beat Sydney Thunder
Dec 30, 2023
13:45 IST / 8:15 GMT
Sydney Showground Stadium - Sydney, Australia
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