Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Big Bash League 2023 - Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers- 19th Match - Dec 30

The 19th match of the Big Bash League will take place between Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers on the 30th of December, 2023 at the Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney.

Live Scores and Stats - Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers

Sydney Thunder Form Guide:

Sydney Thunder are currently placed at the 5th position on points table with 1 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for Sydney Thunder in the competition is Cameron Bancroft with 175 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sydney Thunder in the competition is Daniel Sams with 10 scalps under his belt.

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

Brisbane Heat batted first and they were bowled out for 172. Josh Brown and Nathan McSweeney started off well and scored 39 and 73 runs respectively. The middle order failed terribly and lost wickets in quick succession. As a result, they were bowled out for 172 when at one point they looked like achieving 190+ total without any hassles.

During the chase, Cameron Bancroft and Alex Hales got Sydney Thunder off to a flier. They scored 46 and 28 runs respectively. The middle order failed to capitalise on the start they got and were restricted to 157 for 9, losing the match by 15 runs.

Sydney Sixers Form Guide:

Sydney Sixers are currently placed at the 3rd position on the points table with 3 wins to their credit.

The top run scorer for Sydney Sixers in the competition is Jordan Silk with 116 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sydney Sixers in the competition is Jackson Bird with 6 scalps under his belt.

Sydney Sixers have lost their previous match against Melbourne Stars by 4 wickets.

Sydney Sixers batted first and they posted a total of 154 for 8 in 20 overs. James Vince was the lone warrior as he smashed 83 runs off 55 balls. The rest of the batters failed miserably and Sixers were restricted to a small total of 154 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Sam Harper and Beau Webster played important knocks of 17 and 35 runs at the top of the order. A couple of wickets fell in quick succession in the middle overs but Hilton Cartwright who smashed 47 runs, ensured that Stars chased the total down without any hassles.


Let’s have a look at the squads:

Sydney Sixers - Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Todd Murphy, Steve O'Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, Tom Curran, James Vince, Steve Smith, Izharulhaq Naveed

Sydney Thunder - Cameron Bancroft, Ollie Davies, Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Nathan McAndrew, Blake Nikitaras, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Alex Hales, Zaman Khan


Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Sydney Sixers

Who will win?-   Sydney Thunder

Top Batter (Runs Score) – Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder), Jordan Silk (Sydney Sixers)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Zaman Khan (Sydney Thunder), Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers)

Most Sixes – Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder), Jordan Silk (Sydney Sixers)

Player of the Match- Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder)

Team Scores Batting first – Sydney Thunder 180+, Sydney Sixers 170+

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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