BBL: Adelaide Strikers will take on Sydney Thunder at the Adelaide Oval Monday – January 25.
The Big Bash League – T20 Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder match will begin at 1:45 PM IST. Strikers and Thunder are playing back-to-back games against each other in the space of two days. Both the Strikers and Thunder are all but assured of a top-five finish in the BBL this season, although the Strikers hold the advantage ahead of this match.
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In their last meeting, Strikers edged out Thunder by a narrow margin of six runs. With a good blend of youth and experience, the Strikers have won their last two BBL games and look on course for a successful campaign. Meanwhile, the Sydney Thunder will look to bounce back to winning ways and seal their place in the BBL top-five finish.
BBL: STR vs THU Probable Playing XIs
Adelaide Strikers: Philip Salt, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey (WK), Ryan Gibson, Jake Weatherald, Travis Head (C), Michael Neser, Peter Siddle, Danny Briggs, Wes Agar, Liam O Connor.
Sydney Thunder: Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson (C), Sam Billings (WK), Alex Ross, Oliver Davies, Ben Cutting, Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Adam Milne, Brendan Doggett/Tanveer Sangha.
BBL: STR vs THU Squads
Sydney Thunder: Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson (C), Sam Billings (wk), Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Oliver Davies, Chris Green, Adam Milne, Brendan Doggett, Tanveer Sangha, Jonathan Cook, Matthew Gilkes, Baxter Holt, Arjun Nair, Alex Ross, Jason Sangha, Chris Tremain.
Adelaide Strikers: Matt Renshaw, Philip Salt, Alex Carey (wk/C), Jonathan Wells, Jake Weatherald, Ryan Gibson, Daniel Worrall, Danny Briggs, Wes Agar, Harry Conway, Peter Siddle, Harry Nielsen, Liam O Connor, Spencer Johnson, Liam Scott, Matthew Short, Cameron Valente.
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Weather Condition
It will not be a suitable day for cricket on Monday as there are more than 90% chances of rainfall during the game. The temperature will hover around 25 degree Celsius.
Venue: Adelaide Oval.
Match: Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers, Match 53.
Date: 25th January 2021, at 1:45 PM IST.
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Adelaide Oval has been fairly good for the batsmen through this BBL series. The average 1st innings score from the seven matches that have taken place here so far, stands at 171. The surface has also provided considerable support to the bowlers, with most innings seeing at least 5 wickets go down.
The average first inning score at this venue is 172.
80% of the matches have been won by the side batting first.
Teams Record in Ongoing Big Bash League 2020-21
Adelaide Strikers
- Matches Played: 13
- Won: 7
- Lost: 6
Sydney Thunder
- Matches Played: 13
- Won: 7
- Lost: 6
Adelaide Strikers (STR) vs Sydney Thunder (THU): Head-To-Head (H2H)
- Total Matches Played:12
- Adelaide Strikers Won: 6
- Sydney Thunder Won: 6
- No Result: 0
Dream 11 Fantasy Captain, Vice-Captain Safe Options
Alex Carey, Travis Head, Jake Weatherald, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson, Sam Billings.
Dream 11 Fantasy Captain, Vice-Captain Risky Options
Philip Salt, Ryan Gibson, Liam O Connor, Brendan Doggett, Nathan McAndrew, Adam Milne.
Probable Winner: Adelaide Strikers are favourites to win this game.
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