MATCH NO – 28th MATCH
SERIES – Men’s Big Bash – 2023
DATE – 06th January, 2024
TIME – 01:45 PM IST
VENUE – Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
INTRODUCTION
Men’s Big Bash league is one of the most popular leagues in Men’s cricket. In this league many big stars like Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Steven Smith, Tim David, Nathan Lyon, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Matthew Wade etc play for many frenchies.
This T20 format started from 2011 by cricket Australia, This is an Australian professional t20 league and second most famous league after Indian Premier League.
Big bash league 2023-24 will start from 7th December.28th match of Men’s Big bash will be played between Melbourne Star & Sydney. Melbourne Stars team have not won any trophy of Big Bash league. Whereas Sydney Sixer have won 3 trophies of Big Bash League and second most successful team of Big bash history.
MATCH PREVIEW
The 28th match played between Melbourne Stars (MLS) and Sydney Sixers (SYS) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this season Melbourne Stars performed well and won 4 matches out of 7 matches and fourth position in point table, whereas Sydney Sixers won 3 matches out of 7 matches and third position in point table.
Last time when both teams Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Stars played between each other Sydney Sixers scored just 155 runs & Melbourne Stars chased it successfully and won the match by 4 wickets.
Melbourne Star, as the home team, will have the advantage of playing in familiar conditions. Melbourne Stars is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They have proved themselves in this Men’s Big Bash season with back to back 4 wins after 3 losses.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Harry Brook. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Scott Boland, Nathan Coulter-Nile adding depth and experience to their batting and bowling line-up.
Second most successful team in Big bash history Sydney Sixers started this season like a champion and won 3 matches and just lost 2 matches out of 7 matches in this season.This team is one of the most consistent teams in Big Bash history. This team is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They have proven themselves in this Men’s Big Bash season and won 3 matches out of 7 matches.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Josh Phillippe, James Vince, Daniel Hughes, Jordan Silk & Moises Henriques. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Steven O’keffe, Jackson Bird, Ben Dwarshuis & Tom Curran adding 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 Melbourne Stars.
PITCH REPORT
Melbourne Cricket Stadium is one of the famous cricket stadiums in cricket world which is located in Melbourne, Australia. It is owned and operated by the Australian’s cricket association operated by Cricket Australia. It serves as the home ground for the Melbourne Star team. Many Big bash, T20 Internationals & ODI matches were played at this venue.First Test match was played in 1877 between Australian team & England team.First ODI match on this venue was played in 1971 between Australian team & England Team,
Melbourne Cricket Ground is one of the oldest grounds in the cricket world which is operated by the Australia Cricket Board. It has a seating capacity of 50000.
Overall, Melbourne Cricket Ground holds a significant place in Men’s Big Bash cricket history and continues to be a prominent venue for domestic and international cricket matches in Melbourne.
This pitch has served many matches of Men’s Big Bash League and in 68 matches 29 times the first batting team won the match and 38 times second batting won the match. So toss is an important role for this match and the toss winner team will choose bowling first. In 68 matches 24 times the team scored 170+scores that showed how much this pitch is helpful for batters.
Melbourne’s pitch is balanced for both departments. The last Big Bash season witnessed the batting first side crossing 97 runs by Melbourne Renegades and that was successfully chased by Melbourne Stra. However, the ground has huge straight boundaries ranging 80 metres long. The square boundaries’ size reads 62-63 metres. This suggests that hitting sixes on this ground requires power, making it risky to go for the aerial route.
In the initial overs, the bowling side needs to maintain a tight line and length, aiming to secure early breakthroughs to restrict the opponent to a low score.Pacers will be difficult to deal with up front as the wicket at the Melbourne Star provides an early lateral movement with the new ball. If the batters manage to get through the initial stage of the game, unscathed, then they can stamp their authority on the contest as the wicket tends to flatten out as the game advances. The breeze coming in from the Derwent River assists the pace bowlers and makes life difficult for the batters. Talking about the Par score, the team batting first should aim to score at least 170+ to be considered a competitive total.
GROUND STATS (BBL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 68 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 155+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 29 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 38 |
| NO RESULT | 01 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 30 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 14 |
| BETWEEN 160 TO 189 | 19 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 05 |
BOWLERS STATS ON MCG STADIUM (BBL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 68
PACER WICKETS – 371
SPINNER WICKETS – 219
MLS TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Melbourne Stars started this season with back to back lost 3 matches after that they come back strongly and won back to back 4 matches and fourth place in this point table.
- Last time when Melbourne star played against Sydney Sixers Melbourne star won the match by 6 wickets.
- Beau Webster scored 178 runs in 5 innings with 44+ avg in this Big Bash season and highest run scorer of Melbourne Stars.
- Glenn Maxwell scored 160 runs & took 7 wickets in 6 innings in this Big Bash season and second highest run scorer for Melbourne Star.
- Thomas Rogers scored 139 runs in 7 innings in this Big Bash season.
- Jack Edwards took 8 wickets in 8 innings in this Big Bash season.
- Jackson Bird took 8 wickets in 5 innings in this big bash season.
- In the last match against Sydney Sixers chased a normal score of 154 and won the match 4 wickets.
- Both teams played 21 matches and Melbourne Stars won 08 matches and lost 13 matches against Sydney Sixers.
SQUADS
Batting – Nick Larkin, Sam Harper (wk), Joe Burns, Beau Webster.
Bowling – Scott Boland, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Brydon Couch, Mark Steketee, Joel Paris, Corey Rocchiccioli, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf.
All Rounder – Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Marcus Stoinis, Liam Dawson, Imad Wasim, Tom Rogers.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Marcus Stoinis, Daniel Lawrence, Thomas Rogers, Beau Webster, Sam Harper(wk), Glenn Maxwell ©, Jonathan Merlo, Hilton Cartwright, Imad Wasim, Mark Steketee, Joel Paris.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Thomas Rogers | 42r, 8r, 21r, 20r, 21r. |
| Daniel Lawrence | 7+2W, 50r, 10r, 12r, 4r. |
| Beau Webster | 14+1W, 66+0W, 35+0W, 59+4W, 4r. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 32+1W, 28+2W, 35+3W, 12r, 30r. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 55r, 0r, 6r, 9r, 13r. |
| Sam Harper | 0r, 17r, 5r, 1r, 4r. |
| Hilton Cartwright | 2r, 47r, 22r, 24r, 33r. |
| Jonathan Merlo | 1r, 2r, 5r, 29r, 0r. |
| Imad Wasim | 1W, 0W, 1W, 12+1W, 3+0W. |
| Mark Steketee | 1W, 0W, 0W, 4W, 1W. |
| Joel Paris | 1W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON MCG STADIUM (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Thomas Rogers | 8 INNINGS – 249 RUNS. |
| Daniel Lawrence | 1 INNING – 7 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Beau Webster | 13 INNINGS – 230 RUNS – 5 WICKETS. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 31 INNINGS – 1066 RUNS – 15 WICKETS. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 32 INNINGS – 932 RUNS – 14 WICKETS. |
| Sam Harper | 10 INNINGS – 140 RUNS. |
| Hilton Cartwright | 19 INNINGS – 515 RUNS. |
| Jonathan Merlo | 3 INNINGS – 38 RUNS. |
| Imad Wasim | 3 INNINGS – 27 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Mark Steketee | 3 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Joel Paris | 4 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS SYS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS SYS |
| Thomas Rogers | 20r, 48r, 0r. |
| Daniel Lawrence | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Beau Webster | 35r, 8+1W, 78+1W, 4r, 2r. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 12r, 103+0W, 4+1W, 66r, 71+1W. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 6+1W, 52r, 3r, 12r, 10r. |
| Sam Harper | 17r, 15r, 18r, 1r, 45r. |
| Hilton Cartwright | 47r, 26r, 20r, 23r, 10r. |
| Jonathan Merlo | 1r, 2r. |
| Imad Wasim | 14+0W, 2W. |
| Mark Steketee | 2W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 4W. |
| Joel Paris | 0W, 1W, 0W, 3W, 1W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS SYS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS SYS |
| Thomas Rogers | 3 INNINGS – 68 RUNS. |
| Daniel Lawrence | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Beau Webster | 8 INNINGS – 153 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 18 INNINGS – 691 RUNS – 12 WICKETS. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 11 INNINGS – 341 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Sam Harper | 9 INNINGS – 168 RUNS. |
| Hilton Cartwright | 15 INNINGS – 357 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Jonathan Merlo | 2 INNINGS – 3 RUNS. |
| Imad Wasim | 2 INNINGS – 14 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Mark Steketee | 9 INNINGS – 12 WICKETS. |
| Joel Paris | 6 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
SYS TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Sydney Sixers team is the most consistent team in big bash history and they proved it this season and won 3 matches out of 7 in this season.
- In last season when Sydney Sixers played against the Melbourne Star they lost both matches by 4 wickets.
- Jordan Silk scored 121 runs in 5 innings and was the highest run scorer for Sydney Sixers in this big bash season.
- James Vince scored 116 runs in 5 innings in this big bash season.
- Josh Philippe scored 141 runs in 6 innings in this big bash season.
- Jakson Bird took 8 wickets in 5 innings in this big bash season.
- Jack Edwards took 8 wickets in 6 Innings & Ben Dwarshuis took 7 wickets in 6 innings in this season.
- Both teams played 21 matches Sydney Sixers won 13 matches and lost 08 matches against Melbourne Star.
SQUADS
Batting – Josh Philippe(wk), Jack Edwards, Daniel Hughes, Kurtis Patterson, Jordan Silk, James VInces, Steven Smith.
Bowling – Jackson Bird, Ben Dwarshuis, Todd Murphy, Izharulhaq Naveed, Mitchell Perry, Joel Davies, Ryan Hadley.
All Rounder – Moises Henriques ©, Hayden Kerr, Sean Abbott, Steven O’Keefe, Tom Curran.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Josh Philippe (wk), James Vince, Daniel Hughes, Moises Henriques ©, Jordan Silk, Tom Curran, Jack Edwards, Ben Dwarshuis, Jackson Bird/Steve O’Keefe, Sean Abbott, Todd Murphy.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Josh Philippe | 41r, 11r, 19r, 25r, 16r. |
| James Vince | 9r, 8r, 83r, 10r, 5r. |
| Kurtis Patterson | 7r, 13r, 17r, 4r, 10r. |
| Moises Henriques | 22r, 0W, 5r, 23+2W, 20+0W. |
| Jordan Silk | 5r, 1r, 66r, 23r, 26r. |
| Jack Edwards | 22+1W, 3W, 30+1W, 12+1W, 2W. |
| Tom Curran | 0W, 3W, 0W, 0W, 67+1W. |
| Sean Abbott | 1W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 1W. |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 1W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 2W. |
| Jackson Bird | 2W, 2W, 2W, 1W, 1W. |
| Todd Murphy | 0W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 0W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON MCG STADIUM (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Josh Philippe | 7 INNINGS – 171 RUNS. |
| James Vince | 7 INNINGS – 185 RUNS. |
| Kurtis Patterson | 1 INNING – 20 RUNS. |
| Moises Henriques | 10 INNINGS – 224 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Jordan Silk | 8 INNINGS – 250 RUNS – 62.5 AVG. |
| Jack Edwards | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Tom Curran | 3 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Sean Abbott | 8 INNINGS – 13 WICKETS. |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 8 INNINGS – 13 WICKETS. |
| Jackson Bird | 14 INNINGS – 10 WICKETS. |
| Todd Murphy | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS MLS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS MLS |
| Josh Philippe | 19r, 10r, 1r, 99r, 83r. |
| James Vince | 83r, 91r, 33r, 9r, 44r. |
| Kurtis Patterson | 24r, 8r, 54r, 20r, 28r. |
| Moises Henriques | 5r, 23r, 52r, 29r, 76r. |
| Jordan Silk | 1r, 15r, 30r, 25r, 35r. |
| Jack Edwards | 30+1W, 0r, 4r. |
| Tom Curran | 0W, 1W, 2W, 1W, 2W. |
| Sean Abbott | 2W, 3W, 1W, 3W, 2W. |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 0W, 1W, 3W, 0W, 1W. |
| Jackson Bird | 2W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Todd Murphy | 1W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS MLS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS MLS |
| Josh Philippe | 13 INNINGS – 353 RUNS. |
| James Vince | 13 INNINGS – 423 RUNS. |
| Kurtis Patterson | 6 INNINGS – 152 RUNS. |
| Moises Henriques | 20 INNINGS – 483 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Jordan Silk | 14 INNINGS – 317 RUNS. |
| Jack Edwards | 3 INNINGS – 34 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Tom Curran | 6 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Sean Abbott | 16 INNINGS – 21 WICKETS. |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 14 INNINGS – 18 WICKETS. |
| Jackson Bird | 7 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Todd Murphy | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 21
- MLS WIN – 08
- SYS WIN – 13
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Philippe.
BATSMEN – H. Cartwright, J. Vince, D. Lawrence, T. Fraser.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Stoinis, G. Maxwell, J. Edwards, B. Webster.
BOWLERS – S. Abbott, B. Dwarshuis.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Philippe.
BATSMEN – D. Lawrence, J. Silk, J. Vince.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Stoinis, B. Webster, T. Curran, J. Edwards, G. Maxwell.
BOWLERS – S. Abbott, B. Dwarshuis.
BACK-UPS – S. Harper, I. Wasim, J. Bird, M. Steketee.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – G. Maxwell, B. Webster.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – J. Edwards, D. Lawrence.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
SYDNEY SIXER MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.