Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Big Bash League 2022-2023 - Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder - 50th match - 21 January 2023
The 50th match of the Big Bash League 2022-2023 will take place between Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder on the 21st of January, 2023 at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney.
Live Scores - Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder - 50th match
Top Tournament Stats - SA20 2023
Sydney Thunder are currently placed at the 4th position on points table.
The top run scorer for Sydney Thunder is Oliver Davies with 323 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Sydney Thunder is Daniel Sams with 15 scalps under his belt.
Sydney Thunder have won their previous match against Melbourne Renegades by 8 wickets.
Melbourne Renegades batted first and they posted a total of 142 for 9 in 20 overs.
They got off to a terrible start and lost 2 wickets for just 33 runs. Martin Guptill and Aaron Finch batter well and scored 30 and 22 runs respectively. Will Sutherland smashed 42 off just 23 balls to help Sydney Thunder get to a comfortable total of 142 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Matthew Gilkes and David Warner started off really well. They stitched an opening partnership of 57 runs and brought the game in favor of Sydney Thunder. Matthew Gilkes made 74 not out in 55 balls to take Sydney Thunder home in the 19th over with 8 wickets in hand.
Sydney Sixers Form Guide:
Sydney Sixers are placed at the 2nd position on points table.
The top run scorer for Sydney Sixers is Jordan Silk with 304 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Sydney Sixers is Sean Abbott with 20 scalps under his belt.
Sydney Sixers have won their previous match against Adelaide Strikers by 59 runs.
Sydney Sixers batted first and they posted a big total of 203 for 5 in 20 overs. Steven Smith played a memorable knock of 101 in 56 balls. Jordan Silk also flexed his muscles and smashed 31 runs off 16 balls at the latter end of the innings to push the total past the 200 run mark.
During the chase, Adelaide Strikers lost their key man Travis Head early on in the innings. Matthew Short and Alex Carey tried their best to take Adelaide Strikers over the line with knocks of 40 and 54 runs respectively. However, once they were dismissed, it was all over for Adelaide Strikers as they were bowled out for 144, losing the match by 59 runs.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Sydney Sixers - Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Dan Christian, Ben Dwarshuis, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Nathan Lyon, Izharulhaq Naveed, Chris Jordan, Steve O'Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, James Vince
Sydney Thunder - Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales, Baxter Holt, Nathan McAndrew, Alex Ross, Rilee Rossouw, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Fazalhaq Farooqi (replacing David Willey, first nine matches only), Ben Cutting, Usman Qadir, Gurinder Sandhu
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Sydney Sixers
Who will win?- Sydney Sixers
Top Batter (Runs Score) – Oliver Davies (Sydney Thunder), Steven Smith (Sydney Sixers)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Chris Green (Sydney Thunder), Ben Dwarshius (Sydney Sixers)
Most Sixes – Oliver Davies (Sydney Thunder), Steven Smith (Sydney Sixers)
Player of the Match- Steven Smith (Sydney Sixers)
Team Scores Batting first – Sydney Sixers 170+, Sydney Thunder 160+
Match Handicap: Sydney Sixers
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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