MATCH NO – 2nd MATCH
SERIES – Men’s Big Bash – 2024-25
DATE – 16th December, 2024
TIME – 01:45 PM IST
VENUE – Sydney Crickets Ground, Sydney
INTRODUCTION
The Big Bash League (BBL) is one of the premier professional Twenty20 cricket leagues in the world. Founded in 2011 by Cricket Australia, it is modeled after the Indian Premier League (IPL) and showcases some of the most exciting cricketing talent from Australia and around the globe.
The Big Bash League (BBL) 2024-25 season is set to run from December 15, 2024, to January 27, 2025. The tournament will feature eight teams: Brisbane Heat, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Adelaide Strikers, Perth Scorchers, Hobart Hurricanes, Sydney Sixers, and Sydney Thunder. The format consists of a single round-robin stage followed by playoffs, with a total of 44 matches scheduled.
Teams:
The league features 8 city-based franchises, representing different regions of Australia:
Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers, Sydney Thunder.
Format:
The tournament follows a double round-robin format, where each team plays multiple matches against others, followed by knockout stages including eliminators, qualifiers, and the grand final.
Points are awarded for wins, and the top teams progress to the playoffs.
Records and Dominance:
The Perth Scorchers are the most successful team in BBL history, having won multiple titles.
Players like Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis and Rashid Khan are among the standout performers in the league’s history.
PITCH REPORT
The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is one of the most iconic cricket venues in the world, located in Sydney, Australia. It is renowned for its rich history, picturesque setting, and unique playing conditions.
Pitch Characteristics:
Surface Type: Traditionally, the SCG pitch is considered a balanced surface that offers assistance to both batters and bowlers over the course of a match.
Spin-Friendly: Historically, the SCG has been known to assist spinners, especially as the game progresses. This is why it has often been favorable for teams with strong spin attacks.
Batting Conditions: Early in the match, the pitch generally offers good batting conditions. The ball tends to come onto the bat nicely, and runs can be scored at a decent pace.
Pace and Bounce: While not known for extreme pace, the SCG can offer variable bounce and some movement for pacers, especially under cloudy conditions or early in the game.
Test Matches:
Batting first is often preferred as the pitch tends to deteriorate, making batting progressively harder. The final days typically favor spinners.
ODIs and T20s:
The SCG typically provides high-scoring games in limited-overs formats, with batters finding value for their shots. However, spinners often play a key role in the middle overs.
Weather Influence:
The Sydney weather can be a factor, with occasional rain interruptions during the cricket season. Humid conditions may also aid swing bowling..
GROUND STATS (BBL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 60 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 155+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 30 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 29 |
| NO RESULT | 01 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 22 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 17 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 13 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 08 |
BOWLERS STATS ON SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND (BBL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 60
PACER WICKETS – 382
SPINNER WICKETS – 171
MATCH PREVIEW
2nd match played between One of the most successful team and three times winner Sydney Sixers (SYS) and One time winner Melbourne Renegades(MLR) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. ln previous season Sydney Sixer (SYS) team performed superb and won 6 matches and lost only 2 matches out of 10 matches and second position in point table whereas Melbourne Renegades ( MLR) performed very poor and won only 2 matches out of 10 matches and second last position in point table.
Last Time when both teams met in a league match (SYS VS MLR) Sydney Sixers team scored 175 runs and won the match by 8 runs against Melbourne Renegades.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Renegades.
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 18
- SYS WIN – 13
- MLR WIN – 05
- NO RESULT – 00
SYS VS MLR TEAM NEWS,SQUADS, PLAYING11 & PLAYER STATS
SYDNEY SIXER (SYS)
TEAM NEWS
- Defending Runner up and One of the most successful team of BBL History Sydney Sixers performed superb and won 6 matches lost of 2 matches out of 10 matches and second position in point table..
- When the Last match was played between Sydney Sixers & Melbourne Renegades, Sydney Sixers team successfully defended a good total of 175 runs and won the match by 8 runs.
- Josh Philippe scored 257 runs in 11 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Moises Henrique scored 257 runs in 10 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- James Vince scored 244 runs in 9 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Daniel Hughes scored 158 runs in just 4 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Ben Dwarshuis took 17 wickets in 11 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Ben Dwarshuis took 17 wickets in 11 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Sean Abbott took 11 wickets in 9 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Jack Edwards took 11 wickets in 11 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- In the last BBL match of the final Sydney Sixers team failed to chase a total of 166 runs and lost the match by 54 runs against Brisbane Heat.
- Moises Henriques Scored 25 runs and Josh Philippe scored 23 runs in the previous match against Brisbane Heat.
- Sean Abbott took 4 wickets and Steve O’keffe & Ben Dwarshuis took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Brisbane Heat.
- Both teams played 18 matches and Sydney Sixers team won 13 matches and lost 5 matches against Melbourne Renegades.
SQUADS
Batting – Daniel Hughes, Steven Smith, Kurtis Patterson, Jordan Silk, James Vince, Josh Phiippe (wk)
Bowling – Akeal Hosein, Jackson Bird, Jafer Chohan, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarhuis,Todd Murphy, Mitchell Perry.
All Rounder – Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques ©, Hayden Kerr, Sean Abbott.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Daniel Hughes, Kurtis Patterson, James Vince, Josh Philippe (wk), Moises Henriques, Jordan Silk, Hayden Kerr, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Todd Murphy/Akeal Hosein, Jackson Bird.
PLAYER STATS:
1. DANIEL HUGHES- LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 7r, 1r, 83r, 35r, 144r. |
| Stats on venue | 261 INNINGS – 526 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 17r, 2r, 32r, 19r, 40r. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 11 INNINGS – 256 RUNS. |
2. KURTIS PATTERSON – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 167r, 33r, 99r, 71r, 66r. |
| Stats on venue | 8 INNINGS – 165 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 38r, 17r, 3r, 0r. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 4 INNINGS – 58 RUNS. |
3. JAMES VINCE – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 8r, 37r, 1r, 20r, 30r. |
| Stats on venue | 23 INNINGS – 737 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 1r, 39r, 26r, 13r, 17r. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 10 INNINGS – 194 RUNS. |
4. JOSH PHILIPPE (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 10r, 23r, 55r, 25r, 4r. |
| Stats on venue | 30 INNINGS – 911 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 29r, 2r, 55r, 0r, 48r. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 11 INNINGS – 415 RUNS. |
5. MOISES HENRIQUES © – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 18+0W, 6r, 27+0W, 3+0W, 12r. |
| Stats on venue | 48 INNINGS – 937 RUNS – 7W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 40+0W, 2r, 1r, 49r, 2r. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 15 INNINGS – 370 RUNS – 4W. |
6. JORDAN SILK – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 65r, 18r, 7r, 18r, 74r. |
| Stats on venue | 34 INNINGS – 786 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 26r, 15r, 19r, 31r, 45r. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 13 INNINGS – 277 RUNS. |
7. HAYDEN KERR – LHB+LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 2W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 15 INNINGS – 183 RUNS – 16 W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 2W, 2W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 3 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
8. SEAN ABBOTT – RHB+RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 30+4W, 12+2W, 30+0W, 1W, 33+5W. |
| Stats on venue | 41 INNINGS – 265 RUNS – 72W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 1W, 2W, 2W, 1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 12 INNINGS – 16 WICKETS. |
9. BEN DWARSHUIS – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 2W, 2W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 33 INNINGS – 39 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 3W, 1W, 4W, 5W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 14 INNINGS – 27 WICKETS. |
10. TODD MURPHY – RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 0W, 3W, 1W, 4W. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 2 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
11. JACKSON BIRD – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 3W, 0W, 3W, 7W. |
| Stats on venue | 15 INNINGS – 12 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 1W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 15 INNINGS – 23 WICKETS. |
MELBOURNE RENEGADES (MLR)
TEAM NEWS
- Melbourne Renegades performed very poor and won only 2 matches lost 6 matches out of 10 matches and seven position in the point table.
- When the Last match was played between Sydney Sixers & Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Renegades team failed to chase a good total of 175 runs and lost the match by 8 runs.
- Josh Brown scored 366 runs in 9 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Laurie Evans scored 292 runs in 7 innings with 58+avg in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Jake Fraser-McGurk scored 257 runs in 8 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Jonathan Wells scored 157 runs in 7 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Kane Richardson took 6 wickets in 6 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Thomas Rogers took 8 wickets in 9 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Adam Zampa took 6 wickets in 8 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Will Sutherland scored 112 runs and took 7 wickets in 8 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- In the last BBL match Melbourne Renegades team successfully chased a total of 137 runs and won the match by 6 wickets against Melbourne Stars.
- Shaun Marsh Scored 64 runs and Jake Fraser-McGurk scored 42 runs in the previous match against Melbourne Stars.
- Akeal Hosein & Kane Richardson took 2-2 wickets each and Fergus O’Neill, Tom Rogers & Adam Zampa took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Melbourne Stars.
- Both teams played 18 matches and Melbourne Renegades team won 5 matches and lost 13 matches against Sydney Sixers.
SQUADS
Batting – Tim Seifert (wk), Harry Dixn, Laurie Evans, Mackenzie Harvey, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Brown, Jonathan Wells.
Bowling – Nathan Lyon, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Adam Zampa.
All Rounder – Jacob Bethell, Fergus O Neil, Will Sutherland.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Brown, Tim Seifert (wk), Jonathan Wells ©, Laurie Evans, Jacob Bethell, Will Sutherland, Tom Rogers, Adam Zampa, Gurinder Sandhu, Kane Richardson.
PLAYER STATS:
1. JOSH BROWN – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1r, 10r, 17r, 3r, 60r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 73 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | 53r, 15r, 43r, 20r, 6r |
| Total Stats vs SYS | 6 INNINGS – 199 RUNS. |
2. JAKE FRASER-McGURK – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 43r, 1r, 18r, 20r, 9r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | 48r, 6r, 13r. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | 3 INNINGS – 67 RUNS. |
3. TIM SEIFERT (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 2r, 102r, 6r, 3r, 18r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
4. JONATHAN WELLS © – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 2r, 10r, 2r, 7r, 13r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 128 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | 6r, 28r, 1r, 62r, 27r. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | 18 INNINGS – 443 RUNS. |
5. LAURIE EVANS – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 0r, 18r, 15r, 12r, 9r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | 72r, 76r, 19r, 0r. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | 4 INNINGS – 167 RUNS – 56A. |
6. JACOB BETHELL – RHB+RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 16r, 96r, 10r, 50r, 62r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
7. WILL SUTHERLAND – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 9+0W, 27+2W, 32+0W, 3W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 13 RUNS – 2W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | 51+2W, 1W, 13+2W, 1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | 7 INNINGS – 84 RUNS – 8W. |
8. TOM ROGERS – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 14+1W, 1W, 0W, 11+0W, 59r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | 0W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | 6 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
9. ADAM ZAMPA – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 1W, 2W, 2W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | 2W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | 16 INNINGS – 16 WICKETS. |
10. KANE RICHARDSON – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | 1W, 0W, 2W, 2W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | 18 INNINGS – 18 WICKETS. |
11. GURINDER SANDHU – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 2W, 2W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 3 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | 0W, 2W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | 6 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – T. Seifert, J. Philippe.
BATSMEN – J. Vince, J. Fraser-McGurk, J. Bethell.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Henriques, W. Sutherland, H. Kerr.
BOWLERS – K. Richardson, S. Abbott, A. Zampa.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – T. Seifert, L. Evans, J. Philippe.
BATSMEN – J. Vince, J. Fraser-McGurk.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Henriques, W. Sutherland, H. Kerr.
BOWLERS – B. Dwarshuis, S. Abbott, A. Zampa.
BACK-UPS – D. Hughes, K. Patterson.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – M. Henriques, J. Fraser McGurk.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – J. Vince, W. Sutherland.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
SYDNEY SIXERS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
