Melbourne stars Vs Sydney Sixers, 28th Match of BBL 2023 - 24, dream11 prediction today match

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Match : Melbourne stars Vs Sydney Sixers, 28th Match of BBL 2023 - 24,

Vanue : Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.

Date & Time : 6th January, Saturday at 1:45 PM IST

H2H Record :

Total matches - 21
MLS won - 08
SYS won - 13
NR - 00,

Pitch Report :

The pitch at the MCG is a decent one to bat on, Expect the bowlers to hit short of a length and force the batsmen to hit square, where the boundaries are huge. The pacers have accounted most of the wickets in compare to Spiners. The spinners should also have a say, with the dimensions of the ground bound to come into play. The chasing team have won the last three matches here, enticing sides to bat second upon winning the toss.

The average first innings scored here is 160 runs.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 18°C on the Saturday with 95% humidity and 10% km/hr wind speed. There are 10% chances of precipitation during the game.

Probable XI :

Melbourne Stars :

Tom Fraser Rogers, Dan Lawrence, Beau Webster, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell (c), Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Imad Wasim, Joel Paris, Nathan Coulter Nile / Jonathan Merlo, Mark Steketee / Scott Boland.

Sydney Sixers :

Josh Philippe (wk), James Vince, Kurtis Patterson, Moises Henriques (c), Jordan Silk, Jack Edwards, Tom Curran, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Todd Murphy, Steve O’Keefe / Jackson Bird.

Preview :

Melbourne Stars will take on Sydney Sixers in the 28th match of the BBL 2023-24 on Saturday (January 6) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Stars have won four out of seven matches so far and are in fourth position in the points table. Sixers have managed three wins in seven games and are third in the rankings. Two of their matches have ended in a no result so far and they have eight points to their name.

The Stars faced Melbourne Renegades in their last outing and elected to bowl after winning the toss. The match was reduced to 14 overs due to rain. Renegades managed just 97 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 14 overs. No batter managed to cross the 25-run mark for the team. Daniel Lawrence was the pick of the bowlers for the Stars and took two wickets for eight runs in two overs. The Stars chased down the target of 98 runs in 12.1 overs with eight wickets in hand. Thomas Rogers was the highest scorer for the team and remained unbeaten on 46 runs off 34 deliveries. Glenn Maxwell took one wicket for eight runs in three overs and scored 32 runs off just 15 deliveries. He was adjudged Player of the Match.

The Sixers faced Brisbane Heat in their last outing, where the Heat elected to bowl after winning the toss. Josh Philippe helped the Sixers post a total of 141 runs for the loss of eight wickets with his knock of 41 runs off 36 deliveries. No other batter managed to cross the 25-run mark. Paul Walter and Matthew Kuhnemann took two wickets each for the Heat. Heat scored 104 runs for the loss of four wickets in 14.3 overs before the match got interrupted due to rain. Paul Walter had hit two boundaries of the first three balls of the 15th over. Heat were three runs ahead of the DLS par score and won this match by three runs. Walter won the Player of the Match award.

Team Guide

Makes various team combinations with the help of these information.

*Melbourne Stars*

Tom Fraser Rogers :

Tom Fraser Rogers playing consecutive important innings for Stars including 46(34)* in the last game. He was one of the three batters to score 300 plus runs for Melbourne Stars last edition, adding 324 runs in 14 matches at an average of 24.92 with a strike rate of 122.72. Punt pick.

Glenn Maxwell :

Glenn Maxwell is in beast mode and taking Melbourne Stars to new heights with his clinical all-round performances. He has made 160 runs and picked up 7 wickets so far in the tournament. So, he is well placed to overturn his average T20 record against the Sydney Sixers, he has 691 runs at an average of 43.2 and a strike rate of 157.4 in 18 BBL innings against Sydney Sixers. He also has 12 wickets at 22.4 balls apiece in 17.4 BBL innings against them. Default c/vc pick.

Marcus Stoinis :

Marcus Stoinis is the star allrounder who has a solid numbers against the Sixers with 341 runs, Avg - 34.1, in 11 innings also scalped two wickets against them. He also has two fifties and a century against them. Another safest c/vc pick.

Beau Webster :

Beau Webster is the standout performer for Melbourne Stars in this competition, adding 178 runs at an average of 44.5 and picking up 5 wickets at an economy of 7.62. Will be a best c/vc for grand league.

Dan Lawrence :

Dan Lawrence has brought a new dimension to Melbourne Stars’ top-order batting. The Englishman has made 57 runs in 2 matches in this tournament with the best score of 50. Will be a best punt pick for this game.

Hilton Cartwright :

Hilton Cartwright has excellent numbers for Stars against the Sixers. He has smashed 357 runs at an average of 39.7 and strike rate of 135.7. He also has two fifties against them. Cartwright looked in excellent touch against the Sixers in last meat scored unbeaten 47* runs. Good pick.

Nick Larkin :

Nick Larkin has just 119 runs at an average of 14.9 and a strike rate of 96.0 in 10 innings against Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League. He also has three fifties against them. Punt pick.

Nathan Coulter-Nile :

Nathan Coulter-Nile has picked up 11 wickets in 13 innings vs Sixers since the start of 2020, at an avg - 30.5 & economy is 7.3. In 11 matches last season, he picked up 16 wickets at an economy of 6.79. Must have pick.

Scott Boland :

Scott Boland has 10 wickets at an average of 17.2 and a strike rate of 14.4 in 7 innings against Sixers in the Big Bash League. Must have pick.

*Sydney Sixers*

Josh Philippe :

Josh Philippe is the highest run-scorer for the Sixers and has amassed a total of 141 runs in six matches at an average of 23.50 and a strike rate of 131.77. Must have pick.

Josh Philippe :

Josh Philippe is the quality wicket keeper batter who has 353 runs at an average of 29.4 and a strike rate of 140.6 in 13 BBL innings against Melbourne Stars. He also has three fifties against them. Must have pick from wicket keeper section.

Steven Smith :

Steven Smith starts season with match winnings 61(42) and he was superb in BBL last season, where he amassed a fifty and two centuries in five innings. Smith can again score big on a ground where he has scored tons of runs across formats. Smith has scored just 65 runs at an average of 21.7 and a strike rate of 118.2 in 4 BBL innings against Stars. Will be a best c/vc pick for grand league.

James Vince :

James Vince has 423 runs at an average of 38.5 and a strike rate of 136.9 in 13 BBL innings against Stars. Vince found form in the recent games. He struck 83 (55) against the Strikers in a game ago. He has also scored 263 runs in 10 matches at an impressive average of 37.57 in the last edition. He is one of the top batters from the Sixers team and we are backing him as a key player in this match. Good pick.

Moises Henriques :

Moises Henriques is an experienced batting allrounder who was the shown his all-round capabilities (23 runs + 2wk) in two match ago, Moises Henriques has 483 runs at an average of 30.2 and a strike rate of 146.4 in 20 BBL innings against Melbourne Stars. He also has three fifties against them. Must have pick.

Jordan Silk :

Jordan Silk has a strong record against the Stars. He has smashed 317 runs at an average of 45.3 and strike rate of 115.7 and smashed 66(45) in the a match ago. Punt pick.

Tom Curran :

Tom Curran has 6 wickets at an average of 25.7 and a strike rate of 14.2 in six BBL innings against Stars. Curran will contribute with both bat and ball, and his overall record against Stars also decent. He was took 3/19 in the his last encounter. Expect Curran to have a good outing. Default c/vc pick.

Sean Abbott :

Sean Abbott finished last season as the leading wicket taker with 29 wickets in 15 matches. He has picked 160 wickets in 114 BBL matches which makes a key pacer for the team. Sean Abbott has taken the most wickets in SIX-STA matches. He has picked up 21 wickets in 16 matches at an average of 21.4 and economy of 8.49. Must have pick.

Ben Dwarshuis :

Ben Dwarshuis has been used by Sydney Sixers during the middle and death overs as he deceives the batters with his varying pace. In 6 matches in this tournament, he picked up 7 wickets with the best figures of 3 for 36. In 14 matches against Stars, the left-armer has taken 18 wickets at an average of 24.2 and economy of 7.43. Dwarshuis starred for the Sixers, taking 3/36 against the Renegades. Good pick.

Steve O’Keefe :

Steve O’Keefe has 18 wickets at an average of 18.8 and a strike rate of 19.0 in 16 BBL innings against Stars. Punt pick.

Jack Edwards :

Jack Edwards is the joint-highest wicket-taker for the Sixers and has eight wickets to his name in six matches. Edwards has made 78 runs as well at a strike rate of 136.84. Good pick.

Details Analysis

Cheat Sheet

Melbourne Stars

Wk :

Sam Harper -

DNB, DNB, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
DNB, DNB, 0(1), 17(11), 5(7), 1(2), 4(2), 22(21), 1(4), 3(6), 8(10), 51(36), 63(36),

Batter :

Tom Fraser Rogers -

Open, Open, 3dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
46(34)*, 8(5), 21(14)*, 20(19), 21(16), 22(17), 1(2), 35(36), 41(20), 26(23), 27(23), 51(45)*,

Daniel Lawrence -

Open, Open, 3dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn
7(6), 50(26), 6(7), 0(2), 4(6), 24(11), 93(59),
2/8(2),

Joe Burns -

1dwn, 1dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn,
22(23), 18(16), 25(26), 17(19), 20(17), 9(14),

Hilton Cartwright -

DNB, DNB, 2dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
DNB, DNB, 2(3), 47(30)*, 22(11), 24(18), 33(16), 36(36), 7(6), 12(8), 16(14)*, 57(47), 36(31),

Nick Larkin -

4dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn,
0(3), 5(7)*, DNB, 58(36), 21(19)*, DNB, 9(11),

Campbell Kellaway -

1dwn, 1dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn,
13(12), 25(23), 2(1)*, 5(8), 9(4), 3(3),

All-rounders :

Glenn Maxwell - Off break

2dwn, 2dwn, Open, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn,
32(15)*, 28(17), 35(18)*, 12(8), 30(26), 23(14), 104(48)*, 12(8), 32(23), 10(9), 19(12),
1/8(3), 2/21(3), 3/29(4), DNB, DNB, 1/44(3), 0/30(1), 0/38(2), 0/28(2), 0/9(1), 2/20(3),

Marcus Stoinis - Right Arm Medium

DNB, 3dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn,
DNB, 55(19)*, 0(3), 6(6), 9(7), 13(20), 2(3), 17(21), 45(25), 7(6)*, 37(21)*, DNB, 6(9),
0/12(1), 0/29(2), 0/14(1), 1/13(2), 0/14(2), 0/19(2), DNB, DNB, 1/27(3), 0/36(3), 2/39(4), DNB, 3/18(3),

Imad Wasim - Left Arm Orthodox

DNB, DNB, DNB, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn,
DNB, DNB, DNB, 14(10), 43(33)*, 15(26), 41(24), 0(1), 18(26),
1/22(3), 0/40(4), 1/16(3), 0/34(4), 0/20(2), 1/25(4), 2/24(4), 3/25(4), 0/20(4),

Beau Webster - Off break

1dwn, 1dwn, DNB, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 1dwn, 1dwn, DNB,
14(18), 66(48)*, DNB, 35(32), 59(44), 4(6), 14(14), DNB, 36(34), 29(18), DNB,
1/4(1), DNB, 0/16(1), 0/12(2), 4/29(4), DNB, 1/8(3), 0/21(4), 0/22(2), 0/18(3), 0/3(1),

Liam Dawson - Left Arm Orthodox

6dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 7dwn, 6dwn, DNB, 6dwn, DNB,
2(3), 22(22)*, 7(10), 1(5), 24(14), DNB, 1(2), DNB,
1/35(4), 1/30(4), 0/25(3), 1/31(15B), 1/20(20B), 2/19(20B), 0/41(20B), 2/28(20B),

Jonathan Merlo - Right Arm Medium Fast

DNB, DNB, 6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, ABN, 3dwn, 5dwn,
DNB, DNB, 1(1)*, 2(4), 5(6), 15(9), 1(3), ABN, 4(9), 2(3),
DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 0/5(1), 0/4(1), ABN, DNB, DNB,

Bowler :

Haris Rauf - Right Arm Fast

3/24(3), 3/38(4), 0/20(3), 0/14(2), 0/33(4), 3/29(4), 1/21(4), 0/19(4), 0/15(2), 2/20(4),

Nathan Coulter-Nile - Right Arm Fast

1/35(4), 1/29(4), 1/29(4), 1/22(4), 3/17(4), 2/22(3), 1/20(4),

Scott Boland - Right Arm Fast Medium

1/32(4), 1/45(4), 1/20(4), 2/23(4), 0/48(4), 4/41(4),

Joel Paris - Left Arm Fast Medium

1/26(2), 1/39(4), 1/31(4), 0/35(4), 1/17(2), 1/46(4), 1/29(4), 1/32(3), 2/15(4), 1/36(3), 0/35(3), 2/10(3),

Mark Steketee - Right Arm Fast Medium

1/12(2), 0/42(4), 0/43(3), 1/35(3), 2/59(4), 0/48(4), 0/26(3), 4/34(4), 2/23(4),

Olly Stone - Right Arm Fast

0/38(4), 0/1(1), 0/31(2), 4/28(4), 2/31(4), 1/29(4), 4/21(4),

Brody Couch - Right Arm Medium

2/40(3), 3/30(4), 0/12(1), 0/25(4), 1/24(4), 0/7(1),

Usama Mir - Leg break

1/24(4), 3/19(4), 0/28(3), 1/22(4), 0/20(2), 2/12(4), 0/45(4), 4/19(4), 0/26(2), 2/27(4), 0/22(2), 2/20(4),

Corey Rochhiccioli - Off break

1/30(3), 0/21(3), 1/36(4), 2/42(4), 2/25(4),

Sydney Sixers

WK :

Josh Philippe -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
11(10), 19(15), 25(16), 16(13), 29(17), 4(4), 8(8), 16(16), 1(3), 8(16), 10(8), 1(3), 54(48),

Batter :

Steven Smith -

Open, Open, Open, pen, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn,
61(42), 19(16), 52(41), 18(16), 66(33), 125(66)*, 101(56), 36(27), 4(4),

James Vince -

Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn,
8(6)*, 83(55), 10(12), 5(8), 1(4), 56(25)*, 33(25), 11(16), 19(9), 33(27), 18(16), 3(3),

Jordan Silk -

ABN, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn,
ABN, 1(2), 66(45), 23(19), 26(14)*, 10(14), 47(34), 2(3), 31(16)*, 17(20)*, 59(42)*, 15(10), 41(23), 15(19),

Kurtis Patterson -

Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open,
13(9)*, 19(14), 6(11), 18(20), 2(4), 43(33), 23(16), 2(8), 38(35), 17(16),

Daniel Hughes -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn,
2(7), 1(3), 60(50)*, 23(24), 28(22), 17(10), 42(33), 59(45), 0(1), 66(48), 17(16), 24(25),

Joel Davies - Off break

ABN, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 1dwn, 4dwn, 1dwn, 4dwn,
ABN, 7(4), 10(4), 0(1), 10(12), 5(5), 29(25), 0(2),
0/9(2), DNB, 0/6(1), DNB, 1/28(4), 1/31(4), 0/17(2),

All-rounder :

Moises Henriques -

ABN, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
ABN, 5(11), 23(24), 20(24), 40(32), 4(8), 58(43), 23(16)*, 45(36)*, 4(4), 6(5), 53(38), 23(14), 11(8),
0/7(1), DNB, 2/11(2), 0/11(1), 0/12(1), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB,

Tom Curran - Right Arm Fast Medium

4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn,
5(3)*, 0(1), DNB, 67(34)*, 18(10)*, 43(28)*, 38(18)*, 9(9), 22(15), 12(10),
3/19(4), 0/23(4), 0/3(1), 1/25(20B), 2/31(20B), 3/43(20B), 2/27(20B), 1/22(20B), 0/33(4), DNB

Hayden Kerr - Left Arm Fast Medium

DNB, DNB, 5dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 5dwn,
DNB, DNB, 26(16), DNB, 25(20)*, 0(2),
0/30(3), 3/18(3), 1/35(4), 1/24(3), 1/21(4), 1/27(4),

Jack Edwards -

ABN, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 5dwn, Open, open, open, open, 1dwn, 1dwn, open, open
ABN, 30(23), 12(9), DNB, 14(10), 25(14), 34(34), 2(5), 40(34), 8(10), 1(3), 10(14), 44(38)
3/24(4), 1/30(4), 1/47(4), 2/18(4), 0/13(1),

Bowler :

Sean Abbott - Right Arm Fast Medium

1/47(4), 2/32(4), 1/30(4), 0/56(3), 1/43(4), 4/31(4), 3/22(4), 1/17(2), 4/23(4), 1/22(4), 1/47(4),

Ben Dwarshuis - Left Arm Medium Fast

1/24(4), 0/26(4), 0/38(3), 2/21(4), 3/36(4), 3/40(4), 1/20(4), 0/29(4), 0/36(4), 2/14(3), 3/28(4), 0/33(4), 2/28(4),

Jackson Bird - Right Arm Medium Fast

2/28(4), 2/42(4), 2/19(4), 1/32(4), 1/24(2), 2/26(3), 0/47(4), 1/23(4), 1/10(3), 1/26(4), 3/26(4), 1/6(1), 0/11(2),

Todd Murphy - Left Arm Offbreak

0/9(1), 1/14(3), 0/13(1), 1/18(4), 3/35(4), 1/20(4), 1/22(4), 1/24(3), 1/18(3), 0/22(4),

Steve O'Keefe - Left Arm Orthodox
1/23(4), 0/22(4), 0/16(2), 1/29(4), 1/30(4), 0/32(4), 4/19(3), 2/24(4), 0/26(4), 1/16(4), 1/7(2), 1/27(4) 2/43(4),

Izharulhaq Naveed - Leg Break
0/50(4), 0/34(4), 1/22(3), 0/55(4), 2/28(4), 0/32(4), 1/21(4), 1/31(4),

Mitchell Perry - Right Arm Fast Medium
1/33(2),

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