MATCH NO – 6th MATCH
SERIES – Men’s Big Bash – 2024-25
DATE – 20th December, 2024
TIME – 01:45 PM IST
VENUE – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
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 Adelaide Oval is renowned for its balanced pitch, offering opportunities for both batsmen and bowlers. Traditionally, the surface has been conducive to high-scoring games, providing assistance to pacers and spinners alike. In day-night Test matches, the pitch tends to favor bowlers initially, with bounce and movement aiding pacers, while spinners find assistance as the game progresses. As the ball ages, batting conditions generally improve, allowing for substantial partnerships. However, batting under lights can be challenging due to the enhanced movement of the pink ball.
In One Day Internationals (ODIs), the Adelaide Oval has hosted 86 matches, with an average first-innings score of 232. The highest recorded score is 369/7 by Australia, and the lowest is 70/10, also by Australia. The pitch offers a fair contest between bat and ball, with 46 matches won by teams batting first and 39 by teams chasing.
In Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), the average first-innings score is 173, indicating a batting-friendly surface. The highest total recorded is 241/4 by Australia, while the lowest is 117/10 by Zimbabwe. Out of 12 matches, teams batting first have won 7 times, and those chasing have won 5 times, suggesting a slight advantage for teams setting a target.
Overall, the Adelaide Oval pitch is known for its true bounce and consistency, making it a favored venue for both batsmen and bowlers. The conditions can vary with the format and time of play, especially under lights, adding an extra layer of strategy for teams competing at this historic ground.
GROUND STATS (BBL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 73 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 165+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 41 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 32 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 17 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 21 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 24 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 11 |
BOWLERS STATS ON ADELAIDE OVAL (BBL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 73
PACER WICKETS – 558
SPINNER WICKETS – 254
MATCH PREVIEW
6th match played between One time winner Adelaide Strikers (ADS) and One time winner Melbourne Stars (MLS) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. ln this season Adelaide Strikers (ADS) team performed good and scored 182 runs but failed to defend the total and lost the match by 2 wickets against Sydney Thunder sixth position in point table whereas Melbourne Stars ( MLS) performed very poor and lost theirs first both matches and last position in point table.
Last Time when both teams met in a league match (ADS VS MLS) Adelaide Strikers team scored 203 runs and Melbourne Stars team successfully chased the big total and won the match by 7 wickets.
Adelaide Strikers, as the home team, will have the advantage of playing in familiar conditions. They are known for their aggressive style of play and have a talented batting line-up, including the likes of Matthew Shorts, D’Arcy Short, Chris Lynn, Jake Weatherlad, Alex Ross, Alex Carey & Travis Head. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Henry Thornton, Jamie Overton, James Bazley, Camron Boyce, Lloyd Pope.
On the other hand, Melbourne Star is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. But They haven’t proven themselves in this season of Big Bash. They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke, Beau Webster. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Tom Curran, Mark Steketee, Peter Siddle, Adam Milne add depth and experience to their batting and bowling line-up.
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 Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Stars.
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
ADS VS MLS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 18
- ADS WIN – 08
- MLS WIN – 11
- NO RESULT – 00
ADS VS MLS TEAM NEWS,SQUADS, PLAYING11 & PLAYER STATS
ADELAIDE STRIKERS (ADS)
TEAM NEWS
- Adelaide Strikers team performed not too good and lost their first match of the season by 2 wickets against Sydney Thunder.
- When the Last match was played between Adelaide Strikers & Melbourne Stars, Adelaide team failed to defend a high total of 203 runs and lost the match by 7 wickets.
- Matthew Short scored 548 runs with the average of 54+ and also took 6 wickets in 12 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- D’Arcy Short scored 241 runs in 11 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Chris Lynn scored 306 runs with a 51+average in 8 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Jake Weatherald scored 243 runs in 8 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Alex Ross scored 186 runs in 9 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Jamie Overton scored 126 runs and also took 18 wickets in 10 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Henry Thornton took 9 wickets in 8 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Cameron Boyce took 15 wickets in 12 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Lloyd Pope took 14 wickets in 7 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- In the last BBL match Adelaide Strikers team failed to defend a total of 182 runs and lost the match by 2 wickets against Sydney Thunder.
- Jake Weatherald scored 40 runs, Jamie Overton Scored 45 runs, James Bazley scored 31 runs and Alex Ross scored 22 runs in the previous match against Sydney Thunder.
- Henry Thornton & Jamie Overton took 2-2 wickets each and Matthew Short, Cameron Boyce, Lloyd Pope & Fabian Allen took 1-1 wickets each in the previous match against Sydney Thunder.
- Both teams played 18 matches and Adelaide Strikers team won 08 matches and lost 11 matches against Melbourne Stars.
SQUADS
Batting – D’arcy Short, Chris Lynn, Alex Ross, Jake Weatherald, Ollie Pope (wk), Alex Carey, Harry Nielsen (wk).
Bowling – Henry Thorton, Jordan Buckingham, Cameron Boyce, Brendon Doggett, Lloyd Pope.
All Rounder – Matthew Short ©, Liam Scott, Fabian Allen, James Bazley, Jamie Overton.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Matthew Short ©, Jake Weatherald, Chris Lynn, Alex Ross, Harry Nielsen (wk), Jamie overton, Fabian Allen, James Bazley, Henry Thorton, Cameron Boyce, Lloyd Pope.
PLAYER STATS:
1. MATTHEW SHORT © – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 7+1W, 59+0W, 54r, 2r, 32+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 31 INNINGS – 1041 RUNS – 8W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 56+0W, 20+0W, 6+0W, 33+1W, 8+0W.. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 10 INNINGS – 169 RUNS – 1W. |
2. JAKE WEATHERALD – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 40r, 12r, 65r, 55r, 36r.. |
| Stats on venue | 42 INNINGS – 1115 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 17r, 8r, 10r, 19r, 15r. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 10 INNINGS – 137 RUNS. |
3. CHRIS LYNN – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 2r, 4r, 3r, 39r, 68r. |
| Stats on venue | 19 INNINGS – 584 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 83r, 1r, 21r, 28r, 57r. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 16 INNINGS – 514 RUNS – 40A. |
4. ALEX ROSS – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 22r, 13r, 55r, 25r, 89r. |
| Stats on venue | 15 INNINGS – 345 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 17r, 14r, 28r, 77r, 17r. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 13 INNINGS – 431 RUNS – 48A. |
5. HARRY NIELSEN (WK) – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 8r, 1r, 49r, 40r, 20r. |
| Stats on venue | 9 INNINGS – 123 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 40r, 1r, 14r, 8r. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 4 INNINGS – 63 RUNS. |
6. NIKHIL CHAUDHARY – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 45+2W, 0W, 3W,1W, 32+1W. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 20 RUNS – 5 W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 19+0W. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 1 INNING – 19 RUNS – 0W. |
7. FABIAN ALLEN – RHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 7+1W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
8. JAMES BAZLEY – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 31+0W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 22 RUNS – 5W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 0W, 1W, 9+1W, 5+1W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 5 INNINGS – 16 RUNS – 5W. |
9. HENRY THORTON – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 1W, 3W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 9 INNINGS – 16 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 0W, 2W, 4W. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 3 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
10. CAMERON BOYCE – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 2W, 3W, 1W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 17 INNINGS – 13 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLR | 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs MLR | 15 INNINGS – 13 WICKETS. |
11. LlOYD POPE – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 3 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
MELBOURNE STARS (MLS)
TEAM NEWS
- Melbourne Stars performed very poor in this season and lost their first both matches and won only 2 matches against Brisbane Heat & Perth Scorchers.
- When the Last match was played between Adelaide Strikers & Melbourne Stars, Melbourne Stars team successfully chased a high score of 203 runs in just 19 overs and won the match by 7 wickets.
- Marcus Stoinis scored 63 runs and also took 1 wicket in 2 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Sam Harper scored 47 runs in 2 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Beau Webster scored 47 runs and also took 1 wicket in 2 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Tom Curran scored 40 runs and also took 1 wicket in 2 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- In the last BBL match Melbourne Stars team failed to defend a total of 162 runs and lost the match by 8 wickets against Brisbane Heat.
- Sam Harper scored 46 runs, Joe Clarke scored 32 runs, Marcus Stoinis scored 26 runs and Beau Webster scored 28 runs in the previous match against Brisbane Heat.
- Marcus Stoinis & Hamish McKenzie took 1-1 wickets each in the previous match against Brisbane Heat.
- Both teams played 18 matches and Melbourne Stars team won 10 matches and lost 08 matches against Adelaide Strikers.
SQUADS
Batting – Sam Harper (wk), Joe Clarke (wk), Thomas Rogers, Hilton Cartwright.
Bowling – Brody Couch, Joel Paris, Hamish McKenzie, Mark Steketee, Austin Anlezark, Adam Milne, Peter Siddle.
All Rounder – Marcus Stoinis ©, Glenn Maxwell, Campbell Kellaway, Tom Curran, Beau Webster, Doug Warren, Jonathan Merlo.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Joe Clarke, Thomas Rogers, Sam Harper (wk), Marcus Stoinis ©, Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Tom Curran, Hamish McKenzie, Campbell Kellaway, Adam Milne, Brody Couch.
PLAYER STATS:
1. JOE CLARKE – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 32r, 0r, 40r, 32r, 32.. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 51 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 28r, 35r, 42r, 9r, 83r. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 5 INNINGS – 197 RUNS – 50A. |
2. THOMAS ROGERS – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1r. 14r, 18r, 69r, 76r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 38 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 8r, 51r, 30r. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 3 INNINGS – 89 RUNS. |
3. SAM HARPER (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 46r, 1r, 10r, 8r, 0r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 178 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 1r, 63r, 33r, 33r, 18r. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 10 INNINGS – 224 RUNS. |
4. MARCUS STOINIS © – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 26+1W, 37r, 10r, 1W, 3r. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 271 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 55+0W, 74+0W, 1r, 13r, 47r. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 11 INNINGS – 371 RUNS – 4W. |
5. HILTON CARTWRIGHT – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 15r, 18r, 20r, 44r, 18r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 62 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 16r, 11r, 49r, 17r, 30r. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 11 INNINGS – 183 RUNS. |
6. BEAU WEBSTER – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 28+0W, 19r, 61+3W, 49+2W. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 203 RUNS -51A-1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 66+0W, 3+1W, 8r, 14r, 10r. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 9 INNINGS – 286 RUNS – 57A-1W. |
7. CAMBELL KELLAWAY – LHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 30r, 3r, 0W, 122r |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 9 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 9r. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 1 INNING – 9 RUNS. |
8. TOM CURRAN – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 3+0W, 37+1W, 22+2W, 0W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 21 RUNS – 5W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 21+4W, 10+0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 4 INNINGS – 31 RUNS – 6W. |
9. HAMISH McKENZIE – LAC
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 1W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
10. ADAM MILNE – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 1W, 0W, 2W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 0W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
11. BRODY COUCH – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 1W, 3W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ADS | 0W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs ADS | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Clarke.
BATSMEN – C. Lynn, J. Weatherald.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Stoinis, B. Webster, M. Short, J. Bazley, T. Curran.
BOWLERS – A. Milne, H. Thornton, J. Overton.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Clarke.
BATSMEN – C. Lynn, J. Weatherald.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Stoinis, B. Webster, M. Short, J. Bazley, T. Curran.
BOWLERS – A. Milne, C. Boyce, J. Overton.
BACK-UPS – S. Harper, H. Cartwright, B. Couch
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – M. Short, J. Overton.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – M. Stoinis, T. Curran.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
ADELAIDE STRIKERS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.