MATCH NO – 14th MATCH
SERIES – Men’s Big Bash – 2024-25
DATE – 28th December, 2024
TIME – 01:45 PM IST
VENUE – Manuka Oval, Canberra
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
Manuka Oval in Canberra is known for its batting-friendly pitches, offering consistent bounce and pace that favor batsmen. Fast bowlers can find assistance early in the innings, while spinners may need to work harder to extract turn from the surface.
Test Matches: The venue has hosted only one Test match, where Australia scored a formidable 534/5 in the first innings, highlighting the pitch’s support for batsmen. Fast bowler Mitchell Starc’s ten-wicket haul in that match indicates that pacers can be effective, especially with the new ball.
One Day Internationals (ODIs): In ODIs, the average first-innings score is around 289, with several teams surpassing 300, reflecting the pitch’s batting-friendly nature. Notably, South Africa posted 411/4 against Zimbabwe, the highest ODI total at this ground. Teams batting first have won 8 out of 11 matches, suggesting a potential advantage in setting a target.
Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is): The average first-innings score in T20Is is approximately 152, indicating a balanced contest between bat and ball. The highest T20I total recorded here is 178/7 by England. The results have been evenly split, with teams batting first and second each winning two matches, suggesting no significant advantage to either side.
Recent Matches: In a Big Bash League (BBL) match on December 17, 2024, Sydney Thunder chased down 183 against Adelaide Strikers, showcasing the pitch’s suitability for high-scoring contests and successful chases.
Overall, Manuka Oval offers a batting-friendly surface with consistent bounce, providing opportunities for high scores. Fast bowlers may find early assistance, while spinners might need to rely on variations and accuracy to be effective. Winning the toss and opting to bat first could be advantageous, especially in longer formats.
GROUND STATS (BBL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 24 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 165+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 08 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 16 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 07 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 08 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 07 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 02 |
MATCH PREVIEW
14th match played between Melbourne Stars (MLS) and One time winner Sydney Thunder (SYT) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. This season Melbourne Stars (MLS) team performed very poor, failed to win even 1 match and lost all 4 matches they played and last position in point table, whereas Sydney Thunder (SYT) performed well in the first match and won by 2 wickets against Adelaide Strikers but they lost the second match by 5 wickets against Sydney Sixers.
Last Time when both teams met in a league match (SYT VS MLS) Melbourne Stars team scored 172 runs and Sydney Thunder won the match by 5 wickets.
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, Melbourne Star is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Ben Duckett, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster.Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Peter Siddle, Adam Milne, Tom Curran, Mark Steketee.
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 RECORD
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 20
MLS WIN – 10
SYT WIN – 10
NO RESULT – 00
SYT VS MLS TEAM NEWS,SQUADS, PLAYING11 & PLAYER STATS
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 in this season and won 1 match and lost 1 match out of 2 matches and sixth position in point table.
- When the Last match was played between Melbourne Stars & Sydney Thunder, Sydney Thunder team successfully chased a good total of 172 runs and won the match by 5 wickets.
- 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.
- Cameron Bancroft has scored 76 runs in 2 innings in this 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.
- Lockie Ferguson has taken 5 wickets in 2 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- In the last BBL match Sydney Thunder team failed to defend a total of 163 runs and lost the match by 5 wickets against Sydney Sixers.
- Cameron Bancroft Scored 70 runs, Oliver Davies scored 47 runs and David Warner scored 17 runs in the previous match against Sydney Sixers.
- Lockie Ferguson took 2 wickets and Daniel Sams took 1 wicket in the previous match against Sydney sixers.
- 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
David Warner ©, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Sangha, Oliver Davies, Sam Billings (wk), Sherfane Rutherforde, Chris Green, Daniel Sams, Nathan McAndrew, Lockie Ferguson, Tanveer Sangha.
PLAYER STATS:
1. DAVID WARNER © – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 17r, 7r, 47r, 7r, 1r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 46 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 2r, 102r. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 2 INNINGS – 104 RUNS. |
2. CAMERON BANCROFT – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 70r, 6r, 48r, 1r, 0r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 138 RUNs. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 30r, 5r, 15r, 32r, 10r. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 10 INNINGS – 209 RUNS. |
3. JASON SANGHA – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 151r, 61r, 11r, 19r, 19r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 143 RUNS – 143A. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 19r, 10r, 24r, 10r, 63r. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 5 INNINGS – 126 RUNS. |
4. OLIVER DAVIES – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 47r, 23r, 27r, 0r, 6r. |
| Stats on venue | 9 INNINGS – 159 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 23r, 8r, 11r, 2r. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 4 INNINGS – 44 RUNS. |
5. SAM BILLINGS (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 15r, 26r, 19r, 12r, 47r. |
| Stats on venue | 8 INNINGS -268 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 18r, 9r, 43r, 6r. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 4 INNINGS – 76 RUNS. |
6. SHERFANE RUTHERFORD – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 8r, 3r, 30r, 24r, 113r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 3 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
7. DANIEL SAMS – RHB+LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2+1W, 42+0W, 11+0W, 0W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 19 INNINGS – 285 RUNS – 22W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 22+4W, 28+1W, 2W, 22+0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 12 INNINGS – 177 RUNS – 18W. |
8. CHRIS GREEN – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 8+3W, 35+0W, 0W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 18 INNINGS – 178 RUNS – 21W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 1W, 2W, 1W, 0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 13 INNINGS – 69 RUNS – 17W. |
9. NATHAN McANDREW – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 0W, 3W, 3W, 4W. |
| Stats on venue | 14 INNINGS – 14 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 0W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 9 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
10. LOCKIE FERGUSON – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 3W, 3W, 3W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 3 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
11. TANVEER SANGHA – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 2W, 1W, 2W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 13 INNINGS – 19 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MLS | 0W, 2W, 2W, 2W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs MLS | 5 INNINGS – 8 WICKETS. |
MELBOURNE STARS (MLS)
TEAM NEWS
- Melbourne Stars performed very poor and lost all 4 matches they have played in this season and eighth position in the point table.
- When the Last match was played between Sydney Thunder & Melbourne Stars, Melbourne Stars team failed to defend a good total of 172 runs and lost the match by 5 wickets.
- Sam Harper has scored 107 runs in 4 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Marcus Stoinis has scored 110 runs in 4 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Glenn Maxwell has scored 47 runs and also took 1 wicket in 2 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Ben Duckett has scored 68 runs in 2 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Peter Siddle has taken 3 wickets in 3 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- Adam Milne has taken 3 wickets in 3 innings in this season of Big Bash.
- In the last BBL match Melbourne Stars team failed to defend a good total of 194 runs and lost the match by 8 wickets against Sydney Sixers.
- Ben Duckett Scored 68 runs, Glenn Maxwell scored 32 runs and Hilton Cartwright & Tom Curran scored 15 runs each in the previous match against Sydney Sixers.
- Tom Curran & Usama Mir took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Sydney Sixers.
- Both teams played 20 matches and Melbourne Stars team won 10 matches and lost 10 matches against Sydney Thunder.
SQUADS
Batting – Thomas Rogers, Sam Harper (wk), Ben Duckett (wk), Joe Clarke (wk), Hilton Cartwright.
Bowling – Doug Warren, Brody Couch, Joel Paris, Hamish McKenzie, Mark Steketee, Austin Anlezark, Adam Milne, Peter Siddle.
All Rounder – Marcus Stoinis ©, Glenn Maxwell, Campbell Kellaway, Beau Webster, Tom Curran, Jonathan Merlo.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Sam Harper (wk), Ben Duckett, Marcus Stoinis ©, Glenn Maxwell, Thomas Rogers, Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran, Jonathan Merlo, Usama Mir, Doug Warren, Peter Siddle.
PLAYER STATS:
1. SAM HARPER (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 12r, 48r, 46r, 1r, 8r. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 83 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 5r, 8r, 1r, 4r, 7r. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 11 INNINGS – 146 RUNS. |
2. BEN DUCKETT – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 68r, 0r, 11r, 4r, 0r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 46 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 2r, 46r. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 2 INNINGS – 48 RUNS. |
3. MARCUS STOINIS © – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 20+0W, 27+0W, 26+1W, 37r, 10r. |
| Stats on venue | 5 INNINGS – 90 RUNS – 0W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 9+0W, 8r, 0r, 31r, 13r. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 15 INNINGS – 420 RUNS – 5W. |
4. GLENN MAXWELL – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 32+0W, 15+1W, 21+0W, 43r, 0r. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 108 RUNS – 0W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 30r, 40+1W, 16+0W, 23+0W, 39+0W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 15 INNINGS – 316 RUNS – 6W. |
5. THOMAS ROGERS – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 12r, 2r, 1r, 14r, 18r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 14 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 21r, 35r, 14r. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 3 INNINGS – 70 RUNS. |
6. HILTON CARTWRIGHT – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 15r, 4r, 15r, 18r, 20r. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 77 RUNS – 2W |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 22r, 36r, 12r, 23r, 42+0W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 10 INNINGS – 211 RUNS – 2W. |
7. JONATHAN MERLO – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 8r, 12r, 4r, 2+0W, 78+0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 2r, 15+0W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 2 INNINGS – 17 RUNS – 0W. |
8. TOM CURRAN – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 15+1W, 25+0W, 3+0W, 37+1W, 22+0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 8+1W, 35+2W, 2W, 62+3W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 4 INNINGS – 105 RUNS – 8W. |
9. USAMA MIR – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 4W, 0W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
10. DOUG WARREN – LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 1W, 2W, 3W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | NOT PLAYED YET. |
11. PETER SIDDLE – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 2W, 1W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SYT | 0W, 2W, 3W, 1W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SYT | 13 INNINGS – 19 WICKETS. |
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – C. Bancroft, S. Harper
BATSMEN – D. Warner, B. Duckett.
ALL-ROUNDERS – G. Maxwell, M. Stoinis, T. Curran, C. Green, D. Sams.
BOWLERS – P. Siddle, L. Ferguson.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – C. Bancroft, S.Billings.
BATSMEN – D. Warner, B. Duckett.
ALL-ROUNDERS – G. Maxwell, M. Stoinis, T. Curran, C. Green, D. Sams.
BOWLERS – P. Siddle, L. Ferguson.
BACK-UPS – J. Sangh, T. Sangha.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – M. Stoinis, B. Duckett.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – G. Maxwell, L. Ferguson.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
SYDNEY THUNDER MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.