MATCH NO – 8th MATCH
SERIES – Men’s Big Bash – 2024-25
DATE – 21st December, 2024
TIME – 01:45 PM IST
VENUE – Sydney Showgrounds 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
Sydney Showground Stadium, also known as GIANTS Stadium, is a versatile venue in Sydney Olympic Park, Australia, hosting various sports, including cricket.
Pitch Characteristics:
Balance Between Bat and Ball: The pitch offers a fair contest between batsmen and bowlers. In the last five matches, the average first innings score was around 150 runs, indicating a balanced surface.
Pace vs. Spin: Pacers have been more effective here, accounting for approximately 75% of the total bowling fantasy points. This suggests that the pitch provides assistance to fast bowlers.
Match Statistics:
T20 Matches: Out of 38 matches, teams batting first have won 18 times, while teams chasing have secured 19 victories, with one match yielding no result. This indicates that the pitch does not heavily favor either batting first or second.
Scoring Patterns: The average first innings score is approximately 150 runs, with the highest total recorded being 186 and the lowest a mere 15. This wide range highlights the pitch’s variability and the potential for both high and low-scoring games.
Strategic Considerations:
Batting Strategy: Given the balanced nature of the pitch, building partnerships and pacing the innings are crucial for posting or chasing competitive totals.
Bowling Strategy: Fast bowlers should focus on exploiting any early movement, while spinners can play a pivotal role in the middle overs to control the game’s tempo.
GROUND STATS (BBL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 34 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 150+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 17 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 17 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 14 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 11 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 07 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 02 |
BOWLERS STATS ON SYDNEY SHOWGROUND (BBL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 34
PACER WICKETS – 233
SPINNER WICKETS – 103.
MATCH PREVIEW
8th match played between One of the most successful team and three times winner Sydney Sixers (SYS) and One time winner Sydney Thunder (SYT) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. This season Sydney Sixer (SYS) team performed superb and won their first match by 5 wickets against Melbourne Renegades whereas Sydney Thunder (SYT) performed very well in the first match and won by 2 wickets against Adelaide Strikers.
Last Time when both teams met in a league match (SYS VS SYT) Sydney Sixers team scored 151 runs and won the match by 19 runs against Sydney Thunder.
Sydney Thunder, 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 David Warner, Sam Billings, Nic Maddinson, Oliver Davies, Sherfane Rutherforde, Jason Sangha, Cameron Bancroft. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Chris Green, Daniel Sams, Wes Agar, Liam Hatcher, Lockie Ferguson, Nathan McAndrew.
On the other hand, Sydney Sixers is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They have proven themselves in the Big Bash history and are the second most successful team with the win of 3 trophies. They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Josh Philippe, James Vince, Steven Smith, Jordan Silk, Moises Henriques. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Hayden Kerr, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Jackson Bird, Akeal Hosein, Todd Murphy 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 Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder.
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
SYS VS SYT
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 24
- SYS WIN – 17
- SYT WIN – 07
- NO RESULT – 00
SYS VS SYT 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.
- Sydney Sixer team started this season with a win by 5 wickets against Melbourne Renegades.
- When the Last match was played between Sydney Sixers & Sydney Thunder, Sydney Sixers team successfully defended a low total of 15q runs and won the match by q9S 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.
- 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.
- James Vince scored 40 runs in 1 inning in this season of Big Bash.
- Jack Edwards scored 37 runs & also took 1 wicket in 1 inning in this season of Big Bash.
- Moises Henrique scored 53 runs in 1 inning in this season of Big Bash.
- Sean Abbott took 2 wickets in 1 inning in this season of Big Bash.
- Ben Dwarshuis took 2 wickets in 1 inning in this season of Big Bash.
- In the last BBL match Sydney Sixers team successfully chased a total of 169 runs and won the match by 5 wickets against Melbourne Renegades.
- Moises Henriques Scored 53 runs in just 27 balls, James Vince scored 40 runs and Jack Edwards scored 37 runs in the previous match against Melbourne Renegades.
- Sean Abbott & Ben Dwarshuis took 2-2 wickets each Jack Edwards, Hayden Kerr & Joel Davies took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Melbourne Renegades.
- Both teams played 24 matches and Sydney Sixers team won 17 matches and lost 7 matches against Sydney Thunder.
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, James Vince, Josh Philippe (wk), Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Jordan Silk, Hayden Kerr, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Todd Murphy/Akeal Hosein, Joel Davies.
PLAYER STATS:
1. JAMES VINCE – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 40r, 8r, 37r, 1r, 20r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 52 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 27r, 8r, 5r, 31r, 38r.. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 8 INNINGS – 164 RUNS. |
2. JOSH PHILIPPE (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 5r, 10r, 23r, 55r, 25r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 72 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 47r, 11r, 10r, 6r, 57r. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 12 INNINGS – 252 RUNS. |
3. DANIEL HUGHES- LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 7r, 1r, 83r, 35r, 144r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 147 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 66r, 50r, 1r, 7r, 0r. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 13 INNINGS – 455 RUNS – 48A. |
4. MOISES HENRIQUES © – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 53r, 18+0W, 6r, 27+0W, 3+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 195 RUNS – 49A. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 8r, 45r, 53r, 0W, 47+1W |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 19 INNINGS – 500 RUNS – 45A – 7W. |
5. JACK EDWARDS – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 37+1W, 30+5W, 5W, 1r, 2+1W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 23 RUNS – 3W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 6+1W, 3W, 17r, 9r. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 4 INNINGS – 34 RUNS – 4W. |
6. JORDAN SILK – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 2r, 65r, 18r, 7r, 18r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 116 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 35r, 59r, 8r, 18r, 42r. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 13 INNINGS – 298 RUNS. |
7. HAYDEN KERR – LHB+LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 2W, 0W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 2W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 5 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
8. SEAN ABBOTT – RHB+RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 30+4W, 12+2W, 30+0W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 35 RUNS – 9W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 2W, 1W, 3W, 3W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 18 INNINGS – 90 RUNS – 25W. |
9. BEN DWARSHUIS – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 1W, 2W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 11 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 1W, 1W, 2W, 2W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 15 INNINGS – 18 WICKETS. |
10. JOEL DAVIES – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
11. TODD MURPHY – RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 0W, 0W, 3W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 0W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 4 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
SYDNEY THUNDER (SYT)
TEAM NEWS
- Sydney Thunder performed very poor and won only 1 match lost 7 matches out of 10 matches and were eighth position in the point table.
- Sydney Thunder performed very well and won their first match by 2 wickets against Adelaide Strikers.
- When the Last match was played between Sydney Sixers & Sydney Thunder, Sydney Thunder team failed to chase a good total of 151 runs and lost the match by 19 runs.
- David Warner scored 57 runs in 3 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Cameron Bancroft scored 236 runs in 10 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Oliver Davies scored 194 runs in 10 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Sam Billings scored 174 runs in 8 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Chris Green scored 123 runs and also took 8 wickets in 10 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Daniel Sams scored 144 runs and also took 12 wickets in 10 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Tanveer Sangha took 11 wickets in 9 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- In the last BBL match Sydney Thunder team successfully chased a total of 182 runs and won the match by 2 wickets against Adelaide Strikers.
- Sam Konstas Scored 56 runs, Daniel Sams scored 42 runs, Oliver Davies 23 runs and Sam Billings scored 29 runs in the previous match against Adelaide Strikers.
- Lockie Ferguson & Chris Green took 3-3 wickets each and Tanveer Sangha took 2 wickets in the previous match against Adelaide Strikers.
- Both teams played 24 matches and Sydney Thunder team won 7 matches and lost 17 matches against Sydney Sixers.
SQUADS
Batting – Blake Nikitaras, David Warner ©, Oliver Davies, Jason Sangha, Nic Maddinson, Sam Billings (wk), Cameron Bancroft, Matthew Gilkes (wk), William Salzmann (wk)
Bowling – Liam Hatcher, Wes Agar, Lockie Ferguson, Nathan McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha.
All Rounder – Sam Konstats, Sherfane Rutherforde, Chris Green, Daniel Sams.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Sam Konstats, David Warner ©, Cameron Bancroft, Oliver Davies, Sam Billings (wk), Sherfane Rutherforde, Chris Green, Daniel Sams, Nathan McAndrew, Lockie Ferguson, Tanveer Sangha.
PLAYER STATS:
1. SAM KONSTATS – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 56r, 88r, 107r, 39r, 14r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
2. DAVID WARNER © – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 7r, 47r, 7r, 1r, 2r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 55 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | 37r, 16r, 50r. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | 3 INNINGS – 103 RUNS. |
3. CAMERON BANCROFT – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 6r, 48r, 1r, 0r, 105r. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 288 RUNS – 49A. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | 2r, 6r, 53r, 1r, 5r. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | 11 INNINGS – 193 RUNS. |
4. OLIVER DAVIES – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 23r, 27r, 0r, 6r, 36r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 86 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | 15r, 15r, 2r, 0r, 1r. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | 5 INNINGS – 33 RUNS. |
5. SAM BILLINGS (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 26r, 19r, 12r, 47r, 6r. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 30 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | 1r, 16r, 28r, 9r, 33r. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | 6 INNINGS – 102 RUNS. |
6. SHERFANE RUTHERFORD – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 3r, 30r, 24r, 113r, 0r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
7. DANIEL SAMS – RHB+LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 42+0W, 11+0W, 0W, 3W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 19 INNINGS – 154 RUNS – 27W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | 1W, 30r, 5+0W, 5+0W, 10+2W. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | 11 INNINGS – 163 RUNS – 14W. |
8. CHRIS GREEN – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 8+3W, 35+0W, 0W, 2W, 34+1W. |
| Stats on venue | 24 INNINGS – 101 RUNS – 19W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | 0W, 17+1W, 0W, 2W, 50+0W. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | 17 INNINGS – 172 RUNS – 11W. |
9. NATHAN McANDREW – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 3W, 3W, 4W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 11 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | 2W, 0W, 0W, 2W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | 10 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
10. LOCKIE FERGUSON – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 3W, 3W, 3W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
11. GURINDER SANDHU – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 1W, 2W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 2 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYS | 2W, 0W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs SYS | 5 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
TEAM IS COMING SOON…….
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
SYDNEY SIXERS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
