Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Big Bash League 2022-2023 - Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers - 5th match - 16 December 2022

The 5th match of the Big Bash League 2022-2023 will take place between Sydney Thunder and Adelaide Strikers on the 16th of December, 2022 at the Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney.

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Adelaide Strikers Form Guide:

Adelaide Strikers are currently placed at the first position on points table.

The highest run scorer for Adelaide Strikers in the tournament is Matthew Short with 84 runs to his name.

The highest wicket taker for Adelaide Strikers in the tournament is Henry Thornton with 4 scalps under his belt.

Adelaide Strikers have won their previous match against Sydney Sixers by 51 runs.

Adelaide Strikers batted first and they posted a total of 184 for 6 in 20 overs. Matthew Short and Chris Lynn at the top of the order were brilliant. They smashed 84 and 41 runs respectively to instill hope for a big total. Adam Hose also provided impetus into the innings with his knock of 40 in 22 balls. On the back of these brilliant batting performances, Adelaide Strikers got to a formidable total of 184 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Sydney Sixers lost their way right from the word go. They lost 2 wickets for just 11 runs and looked to be in deep trouble. Henry Thornton and Rashid Khan bowled superbly and picked up 4 and 3 wickets respectively to break the back of Sydney Sixers. Sixers were restricted to 133 for 7, as they lost the match by 51 runs.

Sydney Thunder Form Guide:

Sydney Thunder are currently placed at the 3rd position on points table.

The top run scorer for Sydney Thunder is Alex Ross with 28 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sydney Thunder is Fazalhaq Farooqi with 2 scalps under his belt.

Sydney Thunder have won their first match of the tournament against Melbourne Stars by 1 wicket.

Melbourne Stars batted first and they posted a total of 122 for 8 in 20 overs. The start was good as Joe Clarke and Tom Rogers hit quick runs in the first 2 overs. Post that, Melbourne Stars witnessed an unreal collapse. They went from 24 for 0 to 84 for 5 with half of their team back in the hut. Nick Larkin tried his best to take Melbourne Stars to a safe total. However, Melbourne Stars kept losing wickets at regular intervals and he lacked a good partnership. As a result, Melbourne Stars were reduced to a low total of 122 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Sydney Thunder lost 2 wickets for 0 runs as Trent Boult removed Matthew Gilkes and Rilee Rossouw for a duck. Alex Ross played a fine innings of 28 runs in the middle order to keep the hopes for a successful chase alive. Sydney Thunder kept losing wicket regularly and at one point, chase seemed like an impossibility with Thunder 9 wickets down. Gurinder Sandhu kept his nerves and helped his team chase down the total on the final ball of the innings.


 Let’s have a look at the squads:

Adelaide Strikers - Wes Agar, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey, Harry Conway, Colin de Grandhomme, Ryan Gibson, Travis Head, Adam Hose, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Rashid Khan, Chris Lynn, Harry Nielsen, Matt Short, Jake Weatherald, Henry Thorton, Peter Siddle, Ben Manenti


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? –  Adelaide Strikers

Who will win?- Sydney Thunder

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Rilee Rossouw (Sydney Thunder), Chris Lynn (Adelaide Strikers)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder), Henry Thornton (Adelaide Strikers)

Most Sixes – Rilee Rossouw (Sydney Thunder), Chris Lynn (Adelaide Strikers)

Player of the Match- Rilee Rossouw (Sydney Thunder)

Team Scores Batting first – Sydney Thunder 160+, Adelaide Strikers 145+

Match Handicap: Sydney Thunder

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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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