Sydney thunder Vs Melbourne Stars, BBL Match 1st, dream11 prediction today match

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Match : Sydney thunder Vs Melbourne Stars, BBL Match 1st,

Vanue : Manuka Oval, Canberra,

Date & Time : 12th December, Tuesday at 1:45 PM IST

H2H Record :

Total matches - 17
STA won - 10
THU - 07,
NR - 00,
Tie - 00,

Pitch Report :

The pitch at the Manuka Oval is a reasonably balanced track for both bowlers and batters. The fast bowlers generally get some early movement off the surface, and the spinners enter the fray in the middle phase of the match. This is a balanced track and is expected to help the both batters & bowlers equally one again and can get slower as the match progresses. Although the bowlers have a chance to limit the number of runs the batters score, they can do so if they bowl well. There are opportunities for both bowlers and hitters to succeed on this field. After winning the toss both teams looking for bat first because of chasing team won just 60% games here.

The average first innings scored here is 160 runs.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 14°C on the Tuesday with 60% humidity and 6 - 10 km/hr wind speed. There are no chances of rain during the game.

Probable XI :

Sydney Thunder :

M Gilkes, Chris Green, AD Hales, N McAndrew, AI Ross, RR Rossouw, DR Sams, Jason Sangha(C), Ben Cutting, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Gurinder Sandhu.

Melbourne Stars :

Joe Burns, HWR Cartwright, JM Clarke, NM Coulter-Nile, CD Hinchliffe, Nick Larkin, MP Stoinis, BJ Webster, L Wood, A Zampa(C), Trent Boult.

Preview :

Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Stars will take on each other in the season opener of the Big Bash League 2022 on Tuesday (December 13) at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. Thunder won nine out of 14 matches last season and qualified for the playoffs. They lost the knockout game against Adelaide Strikers by a mere margin of six runs before getting eliminated. They released a couple of players, including Usman Khawaja, who captained the side last season. They managed to acquire the services of David Warner, who will be available for selection after the Test series against South Africa. David Willey was also picked during the draft; however, he has been replaced by Fazalhaq Farooqi after Willey decided to withdraw from the competition. Rilee Rossouw is another addition to the squad and will likely continue his excellent form from the T20 World Cup. Jason Sangha finished the last season as the leading run-scorer and is named the side's captain for this season.

Melbourne Stars has named Adam Zampa as the side's captain this season. He has replaced Glenn Maxwell, who broke his leg last month and has been replaced by Tom Rogers. Trent Boult has also been picked for the side; however, he will be leaving the tournament midway before the start of the ILT20 tournament. Cambell Kellaway, the 20-year-old batter, has signed a one-year deal with the team. He recently scored a century for Cricket Australia XI in the practice game against South Africa. Luke Wood, the left-arm pacer who made his international debut for England this year, is also there in the squad and will likely feature in the playing 11 for this opening game.

Team Guide

Make various team combination with the help of these information.

Joe Clarke :

Joe Clarke is the talented English opening batsman who's looking for provide Melbourne Stars with a rapid start. He has scored 3353 runs from 136 T20 matches. He was scored 419 runs in 13 games last season at an average of 32.23 and a strike rate of 151.26. Which includes five half-centuries. Must have pick.

Hilton Cartwright :

Hilton Cartwright is a decent batter and looking good in home domestic season. He has contributed 1627 runs and four wickets from 86 T20s. Punt pick.

Alex Hales :

Alex Hales is an attacking opening batter who has a terrific record in Australia and he showcased his prowess in the recently concluded T20 World Cup. He is the BBL's all-time leading overseas run-scorer with 1857 runs in the BBL with a strike-rate of 151.34. Hales had a good record against the Stars, scored 189 runs in seven innings at an average of 27.00 and strike rate of 135.00. Default c/vc pick.

Rilee Rossouw :

Rilee Rossouw is another massive overseas signing for Sydney Thunder, who's had a brilliant 2022, with 1,340 runs at an average of 39.41 and strike rate of 176.08. Overall he's accumulated 6874 runs from 269 T20 matches. Must have pick.

Jason Sangha :

Jason Sangha is the youg talented batter who was captained the Thunder in three matches last season and has been appointed the full-time captain of the side. He was the leading run-scorer for his side last season, with 445 runs in 12 matches at an average of 49.44 and a strike rate of 132.04. Punt pick.

Marcus Stoinis :

Marcus Stoinis in the match winner batting allrounder who will be vital in the absence of Glenn Maxwell. He has a good record against Thunder, with 403 runs in 12 innings at an average of 36.64 and strike rate of 130.84. In 16 T20Is this year, Marcus Stoinis made 347 runs at an average of 31.54 and a strike rate of 168.44, including one half-century. Will be a default fantacy captain choice for this match.

Daniel Sams :

Daniel Sams is a key bowling all-rounder for Sydney Thunder. He has produced 1042 runs and 124 wickets from 109 T20s. Daniel Sams has taken the most wickets of any men’s T20 bowler at Manuka Oval with 19 wickets at an average of 19.21 and strike & also belted 218 runs at a strike rate of 171.65. Must have pick.

Trent Boult :

Trent Boult is a world class left arm seamer who can make a massive impact with the new ball, he will make his Big Bash debut in this game. He has bagged 204 scalps from 176 T20s. In recently concluded T20 World Cup, he's picked eight wickets at an average of 18.5, an economy of 7.4 in five matches. Good pick.

Adam Zampa :

Adam Zampa is the premium Ausies spinner his bowling skills have been an asset for Australia, and the Stars will be benefitted in a similar fashion. Adam Zampa has the most wickets in THU-STA matches, scalped 17 wickets at an average of 20.00. Good pick.

Fazalhaq Farooqi :

Fazalhaq Farooqi is a wicket taker bowler in any conditions in white ball cricket. The Afghan pacer fantastic ODIs series against the SL and also looking good in W20 in Australia. Punt pick.

Tanveer Sangha :

Tanveer Sangha impressive young leg-spinner enjoyed the 2021 BBL campaign with a strike rate of 15.1 across the 16 wickets he picked up. He is a strong choice for Sydney Thunder’s top wicket taker.

Nathan Coulter-Nile :

Nathan Coulter-Nile is the experienced bowler who's also handy with bat. He has taken ten career wickets in nine matches vs Thunder at an economy of 6.62. But he's didn't play any competitive game after Last IPL. Good pick.

Details Analysis

Cheat Sheet

Sydney Thunder

WK :

Matthew Gilkes -

6dwn, 4dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, open
0*(0), 2(5), 6(7), 1(4), 19(17), 10(8), 32(23), 93(57)

Sam Whiteman -

Open, open, open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, open
4(7), 10(8), 11(9), 8(7), 4(6), 68(44), 22(17), 0(1)

Baxter Holt -

5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 7dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 7dwn, 6dwn
17(20), DNB, 2(7), 0(1), DNB, 23(24), 1(3), 4*(5)

Batter :

David Warner -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
25(18), 3(7), 11(10), 5(6), 4(11), 73(44), 75(41),

Alex Hales -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
1(2), 86(47)*, 47(30), 52(40), 7(5), 19(20), 9(13), 0(2)

Rilee Rossouw -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, DNB, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
25(29), 7(6), 0(2), 109*(56), DNB, 100*(48), 0(2), 0(1)

Alex Ross -

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn
56(39), 0(1), 0(3), 6(6), 16(14), 4(2), 77(49), 17(11)

Oliver Davies -

4dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn
1(2), 6(9), DNB, 2(3), 19(10), 14(12), 26(12),

All-rounder :

Ben Cutting - Right Arm Fast Medium

5dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn
0(2), 36(14), 26(15), 23(11), 52(31)*,24(22), 10(8), 26(17)
1/37(4), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB

Daniel Sams - Left Arm Fast Medium

6den, 6dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 2dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 3dwn
6(4), 28(20)*, DNB, 13(8), 31(14), 3(3)*, DNB, 3(5)
1/42(4), 2/33(4), 0/20(2),1/20(3), 0/35(4), 0/29(3), 0/17(2), 0/40(4)

Jason Sangha - Leg break

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
61(43), 2(5), 22(22), 31(19), 35(31), 21(23), 34(26), 6(9)
1/36(3), 0/11(1), DNB, DNB, 0/3(1), 0/5(1), DNB, 2/16(2)

Bowler :

Brendan Doggett - Right Arm Medium Fast

0/33(3), 1/34(4), 1/19(3), 2/21(4), 1/24(4), 4/22(4)
0/25(2), 0/26(2)

Fazalhaq Farooqi - Left Arm Medium

2/29(4), 0/22(4), 1/24(4), 0/51(4), 3/31(4), 0/34(4)
0/25(4), 3/11(4)

Chris Green - Off break

0/23(2), 2/40(4), 0/22(2), 2/24(4), 0/19(2), 1/24(4), 1/38(4), 1/24(3), 0/21(4)

Usman Qadir - Legbreak

DNB, 2/48(4), 0/41(4), 2/36(4), 1/34(4), 2/33(4), 2/35(4), 0/41(2)

Tanveer Sangha - Leg break

0/20(4), 2/15(4), 2/32(4), 0/19(2), 1/30(4), 1/22(4), 2/12(3),

Gurinder Sandhu - Right Arm Medium

2/40(4), 2/33(4), 1/46(4), 2/27(3), 2/32(4), 2/8(3), 4/22(4),

Nathan McAndrew - Right Arm Medium Fast

1/28(3), 0/48(4), 2/30(3), 0/36(4), 2/31(4), 1/23(2),
0/23(3),

Melbourne Stars

WK :

Joe Clarke -

Open, open, open, open, open, open, open, open
15(14), 14(17), 9(13), 17(20), 10(11), 0(2), 37(29), 0(4)

Batter :

Joe Burns -

4dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn
25(26), 17(19), 20(17), 9(14), 2(6), 22(17), 38(24), 17(17)

Hilton Cartwright -

4dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn
14(16), DNB, 1(1), 5(7), 42(23), 10(9), 38(23), 16(7)

Nick Larkin -

1dwn, DNB, 4dwn, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn
3(7), DNB, 0*(0), 1(3), 3(6), 23(25), 6(11), 52*(43)

Campbell Kell away -

Open, open, open, open, open
51(82), 30(53), 47(63), 47(61), 54(77)

Tom Rogers -

Open,
32(25)

All-rounder :

Glenn Maxwell - Orthodox

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn*, Open, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn
13(9), 23(12), 28(20), 23(16), 8(9), 8(11), 1(4), 0(3)
2/14(2), 1/5(1), DNB, 1/28(3), 0/21(2),0/6(1), DNB, 0/8(2)

Marcus Stoinis - Right Arm Medium

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn*, 3dwn, 3dwn,
25(21), 35(25), 59(18)*, 7(14), 7(7), 8(4)*, 22(13)
0/26(2), 1/6(1), 0/17(2), 0/38(4), DNB, DNB, 3/34(4)

Beau Webster - Orthodox

DNB, DNB, 1dwn, 1dwn, open, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn
DNB, DNB, 8(11), 0(2), 63(47), 14(20), 6(7), 1(2)
1/23(2), 0/12(2), DNB, DNB, 0/13(1), DNB, DNB, DNB

Clint Hinchliffe - Left Arm Orthodox

DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, open, 7dwn, 6dwn, DNB, 5dwn
DNB, 15(12), 1(3), 2(6), 1(2), 13(8), DNB, 1(2)
1/35(4), 2/21(3), 0/27(2), 1/21(4), 0/21(2), 0/8(1), 0/17(1), 1/18(2)

Bowler :

Trent Boult - Left Arm Fast

2/33(4), 0/38(4), 0/40(4), 4/13(4), 2/24(4), 0/28(4),
0/22(4), 2/25(4)

Adam Zampa - Right Arm Legbreak

2/22(4), 2/19(4), 1/39(4), 0/17(2), 2/26(3), 1/34(4),

Brody Couch - Right Arm Medium

3/30(3), 0/12(1), 0/25(4), 1/24(4), 0/7(1), 1/31(3), 0/14(2), 1/36(4)

Nathan Coulter-Nile - Right Arm Fast

0/48(3), 0/15(2), 1/32(4), 1/32(3), 2/22(4), 1/43(4), 0/31(4), 2/27(4)

Liam Hatcher - Right Arm Fast

0/37(4), 3/29(4), 0/41(4), 1/45(4), 0/27(4), 1/51(4),
3/33(4), 2/17(3)

Luke Wood - Left Arm Medium

0/49(4), 3/24(4), 1/19(4), 0/26(4), 1/31(4), 2/23(4)
1/30(4), 3/17(4)

Tom O' Connell - Left Arm Leg break

1/32(4), 2/11(2), 1/18(3), DNB, 0/15(1), DNB, 0/15(2),

Sam Elliot - Right Arm Medium

0/32(4), 0/29(3)

Paval Florin - Right Arm Slow

0/21(2), 2/3(1), 0/16(1), 0/13(1), 2/22(3), 3/14(4), 0/19(2), 2/6(2)

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