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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Sydney Sixers won the toss and choose to bowl first
Sydney Sixers beat Adelaide Strikers by 3 wickets
Sydney Sixers aim for the top spot in the points table
Sydney Sixers to win
Tournament: | Big Bash League, 2024-25 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | Adelaide Oval, North Adelaide, Australia |
Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
Weather: | 22.4°C|Partly cloudy |
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Adelaide Strikers will take on Sydney Sixers in their last home game of the season. With just two more games left in their league stage campaign, the Strikers must win both these matches to have a good chance of making the playoffs.
Sydney Sixers, on the other hand, will be aiming for the top spot. They seemed to have lost their way with two consecutive losses but the recent win has put them back on the winning track.
Sixers had desperately needed that comeback with the bat. They will be taking on an in-form Adelaide batting lineup that recently scored 251 on this ground. Steven Smith’s 121 off 64 balls was the highlight of the Sixers’ recent win at the SCG.
Though Adelaide isn’t known to be a high-scoring venue, we’ve already had two games where the team batting first crossed the 200-run mark. We can expect another high-scoring thriller with two promising lineups going head-to-head.
187/5 in 18.4 10.02
186/5 in 20.0 9.3
142/9 in 20.0 7.1
143/5 in 17.1 8.33
142/8 in 20.0 7.1
146/3 in 14.3 10.07
203/6 in 20.0 10.15
214/5 in 20.0 10.7
161/6 in 20.0 8.05
111/10 in 19.3 5.69
203/5 in 20.0
BBL T20 2022
Sydney Sixers won by 59 runs
144/10 in 19.1
Matthew Short came into the side in the last match, taking over the captaincy from Alex Ross, and led the Strikers to their second home win. Short scored a brilliant hundred at the top and was part of the 121-run opening stand with Chris Lynn.
This is great news for the Strikers. Lynn has been in great form this season, scoring consistently as the opener for the side. However, Short joining him at the top with a brilliant game-changing knock will boost Adelaide’s hopes and confidence.
Alex Ross has also been in fine touch at number 5 and is a key player to watch out for. He can lead a great finish for the Strikers along with Jamie Overton in the lower order.
Though there has been some inconsistency in the middle order and we’ve seen many changes to the batting lineup, Alex Carey and Ollie Pope are quite experienced players with a lot of skill and we expect them to find their rhythm soon.
D Arcy Short is a shoo-in to be the top bowler with his spin bowling. They recently made a lot of changes to the bowling attack and we think this is where the Strikers fall behind.
They haven’t got many reliable wicket-takers. This is an all-important game and we reckon the Strikers need to get Henry Thornton back in the side to bowl alongside Brendan Doggett.
Matt Short has scores of 109, 52, and 11 runs in the matches played at Adelaide Oval this season. Overall at Adelaide in 34 T20 matches, Short has scored 1220 runs, averaging 40.7. With the Strikers in a must-win situation, expect Short to step up with the bat and play another match-winning knock.
Matthew Short (c), D Arcy Short, Chris Lynn, Ollie Pope, Alex Carey (wk), Alex Ross, Jamie Overton, Brendan Doggett, Liam Haskett, Jordan Buckingham, Lloyd Pope
Alex Ross, Matthew Short, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Brendan Doggett, Lloyd Pope, Henry Thornton, Jordan Buckingham, Alex Carey, D'Arcy Short, Harry Manenti
Sydney Sixers will be confident after their recent win. Before this win, they were struggling with the bat and failed to chase down 157 and 162-run targets in their previous two outings.
While Steve Smith led the batting effort in the last game, what the Sixers need at the moment is a comeback from Josh Philippe and Kurtis Patterson in the top 3. These two batters have struggled to get going since the last 3 consecutive matches.
Their lack of form can hurt the Sydney Sixers big time. This will also put a lot of pressure on Steve Smith if he continues to feature in the XI. Skipper Moises Henriques is a key batsman in the middle order.
He has a big role to play at number 4. He was in fine touch in the recent outing and will be hoping to carry the momentum into this game. Ben Dwarshuis batted ahead of Jordan Silk and Jack Edwards in the last game and scored an unbeaten 23 off 7 balls.
There is plenty of firepower in the lower order. They will have to build partnerships and also deliver a big finish considering the poor run of form of two of their top 3 batters.
There is a great variety in the bowling attack. The Strikers have many promising pacers in the squad like Ben Dwarshuis, Hayden Kerr, and Sean Abbott. Abbott has been the consistent wicket-taker and will be one to watch out for in this game.
Steve Smith announced his BBL 2025 arrival with a match-winning unbeaten 121 in 64 balls against the Scorchers. At Adelaide Oval, Smith averages 33 runs per BBL game, and against the Strikers in three matches, he has amassed 167 runs. Considering his current form and record against the Adelaide Strikers, we back Steven Smith to score over 30 runs in today's match.
Josh Philippe (wk), Steven Smith, Kurtis Patterson, Moises Henriques (c), Jordan Silk, Jack Edwards, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Hayden Kerr, Sean Abbott, Todd Murphy
Jack Edwards, Steven Smith, Jordan Silk, Moises Henriques, Hayden Kerr, Sean Abbott, Josh Philippe, Jafer Chohan, Ben Dwarshuis, Todd Murphy, Lachlan Shaw
It will be partly cloudy in Adelaide on the match day with a high of 21 degrees Celsius. There are no signs of rain, however, and we can expect a complete T20 match at one of the best venues in Australia.
Pitch Condition
BattingBatting Conditions
High ScoringPace Bowling
SwingSpin Bowling
Average TurnIt is a balanced wicket that has assisted the bowlers on many occasions in the past. This season we saw a couple of high-scoring games and the pitch has looked much better for batting than previous seasons. The average 1st innings score in the last 10 T20s played here is 178 runs. The highest total successfully chased on this ground in recent times is 179 runs. We reckon anything over 185 would be a competitive total in this game.
The number of fours hit per BBL game at Adelaide Oval this season is 29, with three out of the four matches exceeding a total fours count of 27. This is attributed to the fast outfield and the short square boundaries on either side of the ground. We predict another high-scoring game where the total fours count will exceed 27.
Adelaide Strikers won 3 of the 8 coin tosses this season, while Sydney Sixers won 7 of the 8 coin tosses. For today's game, we predict Sydney Sixers to win the Coin Toss.
The average total match score in the four BBL matches played at the Adelaide Oval this season is 367 runs. Two out of the four matches played have seen scores in excess of over 346 runs this season. Considering the good batting track and the form of the teams, we predict the total match score in today's match to be over 346 runs.
Teams batting first have won 4 of the last 5 matches in BBL 2024-25 at this venue in Adelaide. Both teams have an in-form batting lineup and can post a highly competitive total on this ground.
Though Adelaide Strikers won their last outing here and it is their home venue, we reckon they won’t have as big an advantage in this match. Their bowlers aren’t very reliable and the opposition is also coming in with a deep batting order with plenty of big hitters in the side. There are certain issues the Sixers need to resolve in their batting, but they will have a slight edge in our match prediction and start as favorites to win.
Sydney Sixers to win
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