Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers, BBL T20 2021, Today Match Prediction 15 December 2021

mls vs sys Match Prediction & Analysis

BBL 2021-22 is off and running with all teams playing their first round of matches. Every team will look to build their core playing group which gives them the balance and depth from the squad available. Melbourne Stars won their last 2 games after losing their opening encounter against Sydney Sixers and will be looking to avenge for their defeat and make it three in a row. Sydney Sixers slumped to a defeat in their last game after winning their first 2 matches on a trot.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Melbourne Stars Preview

Melbourne Stars chased down the meagre total of 152 runs with ease inside 17.2 overs despite losing 2 early wickets. Marcus Stoinis (30 runs), Glenn Maxwell (40 runs), Andre Russell (43 runs), and Hilton Cartwright (22 runs) played vital knocks to keep their scoreboard moving.

Their bowling unit restricted the opposition to 151/5 in 20 overs. Brody Couch and Qais Ahmed were the pick of the bowlers as they claimed 2 wickets each in the match. Glenn Maxwell chipped in with a wicket in the middle overs. Adam Zampa, Nathan Coulter-Nile, and Andre Russell provide the required firepower to the bowling attack.

Key players to bet on: Qais Ahmed, Andre Russell, Glenn Maxwell

Melbourne Stars Predicted Playing XI:

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 Actual Playing XI:

Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Nick Larkin, Brody Couch, Joe Clarke, Andre Russell, BJ Webster, Glenn Maxwell, Qais Ahmad

Sydney Sixers Preview

Sydney Sixers failed to chase a massive total of 214 runs and ended up with just 151 runs in their 18 overs to lose by 44 runs as per DLS method. Josh Philippe was the star with the bat as he smashed 72 runs off 46 balls and shared vital partnerships with James Vince (26 runs) and Moises Henriques (26 runs) in the match.

Their bowling unit was taken away for a lot of runs as the opposition racked up 213 runs. Tom Curran and Chris Jordan picked up a wicket each in the match but were taken away for 97 runs in their combined 7 overs. Steve o Keefe was the only bowler with decent figures of 4-0-30-0 in the match.

Key players to bet on: Moises Henriques, Tom Curran, Josh Phillipe

Sydney Sixers Predicted Playing XI:

Josh Philippe (wk), James Vince, Daniel Hughes, Moises Henriques (c), Jordan Silk, Daniel Christian, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Sean Abbott, Hayden Kerr, Steve O Keefe

Sydney Sixers Actual Playing XI:

Chris Jordan, Josh Philippe, Steve O'Keefe, Ben Dwarshuis, DT Christian, Moises Henriques, Tom Curran, James Vince, Jordan Silk, Daniel Hughes, Lloyd Pope

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Melbourne will has dark and overcast weather on the match day with just 70% chances of rain by the forecasters. Rain interruptions are expected in this game.

Venue Details

MCG is a batter friendly wicket but spinners might get like the bigger boundary dimensions on this ground. We can expect a good contest between the bat and ball in this match and average scores to be around 160-180 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

Teams batting first has a good record in the matches played so far but rain and DLS equation might prompt the teams to bat second in this match. We expect both captains to bowl first if they win the toss.