Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers (ol), Big Bash League 2020-21, Today Match Prediction 03 Jan 2021

ads vs sys Match Prediction & Analysis

BBL 2020-21 is coming to the half-way mark with each team playing 5-6 matches so far. Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Sixers are having a good time in the tournament so far and are currently in the top half of the points table. Both teams will look to win this match and further strengthen their position in the points table. Adelaide Strikers beat Sydney Sixers in the previous match they met this season. They will have a psychological edge over the opponents with that win. Sydney Sixers impressive run of 4-match winning streak came to the halt with their loss against Brisbane Heat in the last encounter.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Adelaide Strikers Preview

Adelaide Strikers batting unit ended with a paltry score of just 148 runs in the previous match against Perth Scorchers. Skipper Alex Carey scored more than 60% of his teams runs (82 runs) to bring some respectability to their total. 7 players were dismissed for a single digit score last game.

Their bowlers did not threaten to halt the chase from opposition as they lost by 7 wickets. Wes Agar picked up 2 wickets in the middle overs while Peter Siddle and Rashid Khan chipped in with vital spells to restrict the opposition effectively.

Top players to bet on:

Alex Carey – Alex Carey scored 82 runs off 59 balls with 12 boundaries and 2 sixes. He kept scoring runs at one end despite the wickets tumbling at the other end. He will look to inspire his team with his performance in this match too.

Wes Agar – Wes Agar has 11 wickets in this season so far and is leading the bowling charts. But he needs to work on his economy arte of nearly 8.2 RPO to help his team restrict the opposition line-up.

Adelaide Strikers Predicted Playing XI:

Philip Salt, Jake Weatherald , Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey (c & wk), Jonathan Wells, Matthew Short, Rashid Khan, Daniel Worrall, Danny Briggs, Wes Agar, Peter Siddle

Adelaide Strikers Actual Playing XI:

Philip Salt, Matt Renshaw, Wes Agar, Alex Carey, Jake Weatherald, Danny Briggs, Peter Siddle, Rashid Khan, Ryan Gibson, Daniel Worrall, JW Wells

Sydney Sixers (ol) Preview

Sydney Sixers posted a competitive total of 165 runs with the back of impressive 40+ knocks from Josh Phillipe (48 runs) and Jordan Silk (43 runs).  They have a very strong batting line-up with the likes Daniel Hughes, Ben Dwarsius, and Jason Holder amongst the runs in the previous encounters.

Ben Dwarsius and Dan Christian picked up 2 wickets each but leaked runs in the death overs that cost the game for the team. Steve O Keefe and Ben Manenti chipped in with economical overs while Jason Holder and Carlos Brathwaite will come in handy with their all-round skills.  

Top players to bet on:

Josh Phillipe – Phillipe has scored 48 runs in the last 2 outings at the top at a good strike rate of over 130+. He will look to put a big score on board in this match to help their team post a massive total.

Jackson Bird – Bird impressed everyone with his bowling efforts in his first outing this season with the match figures of 4-0-26-1. He dismissed Joe Burns early in the match to give his team an upper hand in the contest.  

Sydney Sixers (ol) Predicted Playing XI:

Josh Philippe (wk), Jack Edwards, James Vince, Daniel Hughes (c), Jordan Silk, Daniel Christian, Carlos Brathwaite, Ben Dwarshuis, Steve OKeefe, Ben Manenti, Jackson Bird

Sydney Sixers (ol) Actual Playing XI:

Jack Edwards, James Vince, Josh Philippe, Daniel Hughes, Lloyd Pope, Carlos Brathwaite, Ben Dwarshuis, Jordan Silk, Jake Ball, DT Christian, Benjamin Manenti

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Queensland has a slightly cloudy and overcast conditions on the match day. Rain and weather interruptions might make their appearances in this match.

Venue Details

Queensland is a flat track where batsmen will make merry scoring a lot of runs easily. Teams scored more than 160 runs in all the matches played here this season.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing teams have won all the three matches played here this season and pitch is expected to remain the same through the entire duration. We expect both captains to bowl first if they win the toss.