Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Big Bash League 2022-2023 - Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers - 34th match - 8 January 2023

The 34th match of the Big Bash League 2022-2023 will take place between Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers on the 8th of January, 2023 at the Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney.

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Sydney Thunder Form Guide:

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

The top run scorer for Sydney Thunder is Alex Hales with 245 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sydney Thunder is Nathan McAndrew with 11 scalps under his belt.

Sydney Thunder have won their previous match against Perth Scorchers by 6 wickets.

Perth Scorchers batted first and were restricted to a very low total of 142 for 9 in 20 overs. Adam Lyth, Faf du Plessis and Cameron Bancroft were dismissed early on and Perth Scorchers looked to be in deep trouble. Ashton Turner played a brilliant knock of 61 in 37 balls but failed to take his team to a big total as Perth Scorchers had to settle down with 142 runs in 20 overs of play.

The start wasn't great for Sydney Thunder as they lost Rilee Rossouw and Alex Hales early on. Oliver Davies played a match winning knock of 58 in 47 balls. He smashed 4 fours and 2 huge sixes. Alex Ross also played a great role in Sydney Thunder's victory as he made 41 not out in 18 balls to take Sydney Thunder home in the 17th over with 6 wickets in hand.

Sydney Sixers Form Guide:

Sydney Sixers are currently placed at the first position on points table.

The highest run scorer for Sydney Sixers in the tournament is James Vince with 258 runs to his name.

The highest wicket taker for Sydney Sixers in the tournament is Sean Abbott with 13 scalps under his belt.

Sydney Sixers have lost their previous match against Brisbane Heat by 15 runs.

Brisbane Heat batted first and they posted a total of 224 for 5 in 20 overs. Colin Munro was dismissed in the first over of the innings. Post his dismissal, Josh Brown and Nathan McSweeney simply tore the Sydney Sixers bowling apart. They smashed 62 and 84 runs respectively to take Brisbane Heat to a respectable total of 224 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, James Vince and Josh Philippe started off very well. They scored 41 and 27 runs respectively to take their team off to a brilliant start. After they were dismissed, a couple of wickets fell in quick succession which caused the run rate to slow down. Hayden Kerr smashed 27 off 15 balls in the lower order but failed to take Sydney Sixers home as they were bowled out for 209, losing the match by 15 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 Thunder

Top Batter (Runs Score) – James Vince (Sydney Sixers), Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Ben Dwarshius (Sydney Sixers), Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder)

Most Sixes – James Vince (Sydney Sixers), Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder)

Player of the Match- Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder)

Team Scores Batting first – Sydney Thunder 165+, Sydney Sixers 150+

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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