Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers *, Big Bash League 2020-21, Today Match Prediction 13 Jan 2021

syt vs sys Match Prediction & Analysis

BBL 2020-21 is entering a crucial phase in league stages with teams fighting it out for crucial points ahead of the business end. Sydney Sixers and Sydney thunder are currently in the top-2 oppositions of the points table and are set to meet each other in this all important group clash. The winner of this match will not only move ahead but also have a good lead over the second placed team in terms of confidence and points. Sydney Sixers have been on a roller coaster with alternating wins and losses while Thunder has lost 2 of their last 3 encounters recently. Both teams will look to have a psychological edge over the opposition with win in this match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Sydney Thunder Preview

Sydney Thunder failed to chase down the 186-run target despite the brilliance of Sam Billings (83 runs) last night. They were reduced to 46/4 at the end of power play with their top-3 batsmen Alex Hales, Usman Khawaja, and Callum Ferguson back in the hut. Their top order has scored the bulk of runs this season with every player scoring 200+ runs so far.

Brendan Doggett was the pick of the bowlers as he picked up 4 wickets last game. McAndrew and Ben Cutting chipped in with a wicket each and gave runs at less than 8.5 RPO in the last game. Spinners Tanveer Sangha and Chris Green were taken for a lot of runs and had combined figures of 4-0-53-0.

Top players to bet on:

Alex Hales – Hales is having a superb season with 269 runs at a strike rate of 160+ so far. His ability to score runs quickly at the top will rattle any opposition bowling unit easily. We expect him to score big in this match.

Brendan Doggett – Doggett made an immediate impact with his figures of 4-0-22-4 in his first match this season. He dismissed 4 of the top 5 batsemn of the opposition team in the last game.

Sydney Thunder Predicted Playing XI:

Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson (c), Sam Billings (wk), Alex Ross, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green, Adam Milne, Brendan Doggett, Tanveer Sangha

Sydney Thunder Actual Playing XI:

Alex Hales, Ben Cutting, Sam Billings, Daniel Sams, Callum Ferguson, Adam Milne, Usman Khawaja, Alex Ross, Tanveer Sangha, Nathan John McAndrew, Jonathan Cook

Sydney Sixers * Preview

Sydney Sixers won the last ball thriller last night owing to some superb batting from Daniel Hughes (51 runs) and Dan Christian (61* runs).  They both lead the batting from 54/4 to 126/5 with Christian finishing the match scoring 14 runs in the last over. Josh Philippe, Jack Edwards, Jordan Silk, and James Vince are also amongst runs this season so far.

Earlier their pace bowling quartet of Brathwaite (4 wickets), Jake Ball (3 wickets), Rainbird (2 wickets) and Dan Christian (1 wicket) picked up all 10 wickets between themselves. Spinners Lloyd Pope and Steve O Keefe contributed with combined economical bowling figures of 7-0-43-0 to mount pressure on one end of the bowling attack.

Top players to bet on:

Dan Christian – Christian produced a masterclass in chasing to help his team cross the lien by scoring 61 runs off 38 runs after coming in at 54/4. He also contributed with a wicket with the ball in hand in the match.

Carlos Brathwaite – Brathwaite had bowling figures of 4/18 and dismissed 3 batsmen inside 7 overs to put the opposition on back foot. He has 11 wickets at an economy rate of 7.2 RPO this season.

Sydney Sixers * Predicted Playing XI:

Josh Philippe (wk), Jack Edwards, James Vince, Daniel Hughes (c), Jordan Silk, Daniel Christian, Carlos Brathwaite, Steve O Keefe, Jackson Bird, Jake Ball, Lloyd Pope

Sydney Sixers * Actual Playing XI:

James Vince, Josh Philippe, Daniel Hughes, Lloyd Pope, Steve O'Keefe, Carlos Brathwaite, Jackson Bird, Justin Avendano, Jordan Silk, Jake Ball, DT Christian

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Canberra is expected to have a sunny and hot climate on the match day. Rain and weather interruptions might make their appearances in this match.

Venue Details

Canberra is a good pitch to bat on but in the last 2 matches pitch becoming slow especially in the second innings. It will hard to time the ball easily as the match progresses as the pitch tends to crack under hot sun.

Toss: To Bat

Teams batting first has posted 190+ runs and bowled out the opposition for sub-100 runs in the last 2 matches. We expect both teams to bat first if they win the toss.