MATCH NO – 19th MATCH
SERIES – Men’s Big Bash – 2023
DATE – 30th December, 2023
TIME – 01:45 PM IST
VENUE – Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
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, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Nathan Lyon 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.19th match of Men’s Big bash will be played between Sydney Sixers & Sydney Thunder.Sydney Sixers team have won 3 trophies of Big Bash league.Whereas Sydney Thunder have not won any trophy of Big Bash League.
MATCH PREVIEW
The 19th match played between Sydney Sixers (SYS) and Sydney Thunder(SYT) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this season Sydney Thunder won only 1 match out of 4 matches and sixth position in point table, whereas Sydney Sixers won 3 matches 7 lost only 1 match out of 4 matches and third position in Point table.
Last time when both teams Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers played between each other Sydney Sixers scored 187 runs & bowled out Sydney Thunder at just 62 runs and won the match by 125 runs.
Sydney Thunder, as the home team, will have the advantage of playing in familiar conditions.Sydney Thunder is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. But They have not proven themselves in this Men’s Big Bash season and lost 3 matches out of 4 matches.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Alex Hales,Matthew Gilkes,Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Cameron Bancroft. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, 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 both matches of 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 4 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 Thunder and Sydney Sixers.
PITCH REPORT
Sydney Showground stadium is the second cricket stadium located in Sydney, Australia. It is owned and operated by the Australian’s cricket association operated by Cricket Australia. It serves as the home ground for the Sydney Thunder team. This ground is totally new for International matches and did not play any international match on this ground. But this pitch is used for many big bash matches.
Sydney Showground Stadium Cricket Ground is also known as Showground the one of the new grounds in the domestic cricket world which is operated by the Australia Cricket Board. It has a seating capacity of 25000 and has hosted 33 Big Bash Matches.
Overall, Sydney Showground 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 Sydney.
This pitch has served 33 matches of Men’s Big Bash League and in 33 matches 17 times the first batting team won the match and 16 times second batting won the match. So toss is not an important role for this match..
Sydney Showground’s pitch is balanced for both departments. The last Big Bash season witnessed the batting first side crossing 203 runs by Sydney Thunder and that was successfully defended by Thunder Team. However, the ground does not have huge straight boundaries ranging 70 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. It is clear that the pacers will get a good amount of help with the new ball, and they will trouble the batters. The outfield here is quite fast, and the boundaries are not that big as well. In 33 matches played on this ground 17 matches batting 1st won and 16 matches won by 2nd batting.
GROUND STATS (BBL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 33 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 150+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 17 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 16 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 120 | 13 |
| BETWEEN 120 TO 139 | 11 |
| BETWEEN 140 TO 159 | 07 |
| ABOVE SCORE 160 | 02 |
BOWLERS STATS ON SYDNEY SHOWGROUND (BBL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 33
PACER WICKETS – 224
SPINNER WICKETS – 96
SYT TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Sydney Thunder team’s performance was very poor in the previous season and lost 3 out of 4 matches.
- In last season when Sydney Thunder played against the Sydney Sixers they lost both matches. In the last match Sydney Sixers scored 187 runs and successfully defended the target and won the match by 125 runs against Sydney Thunder.
- Cameron Bancroft has scored 175 runs in 4 innings in this big bash season and is the highest run scorer for Sydney Thunder.
- Oliver Davies has scored 113 runs in 4 innings in this big bash season for Sydney Thunder.
- Daniel Sams took 5 wickets in the last match against Brisbane Heat.
- Daniel Sams has taken 10 wickets in just 4 innings with 1 fifer and highest wicket taker in this big bash season.
- Zaman Khan has taken 8 wickets in 4 innings in this big bash season.
- Both teams played 23 matches and Sydney Thunder won 7 matches and lost 16 matches against Sydney Sixers.
SQUADS
Batting – Blake Nikitaras, Alex Ross, Jason Sangha, David Warner, Alex Hales, Cameron Bancroft (wk), Matthew Gilkes (wk).
Bowling – Liam Hatcher, Nathan McAndrew, Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sandhu, Zaman Khan.
All Rounder – Oliver Davies, Daniel Sams, Chris Green ©, Liam Doddrell, William Salzmann.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Alex Hales, Cameron Bancroft (wk), Jason Sangha, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Chris Green ©, Nathan McAndrew, Gurinder Sandhu, Zaman Khan, Tanveer Sangha.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Alex Hales | 28r, 40r, 18r, 0r, 1r. |
| Cameron Bancroft | 48r, 30r, 74r, 25r, 7r. |
| Jason Sangha | 11r, 19r, 19r, 0r, 16r. |
| Oliver Davies | 23r, 23r, 32r, 35r, 4r. |
| Alex Ross | 19r, 17r, 46r, 2r, 2r. |
| Daniel Sams | 5W, 22+4W, 1W, 11+0W, 0W. |
| Chris Green | 1W, 1W, 0W, 30+1W, 0W. |
| Nathan McAndrew | 0W, 0W, 22+0W, 0W, 4W. |
| Gurinder Sandhu | 1W, 5W, 1W, 1W, 1W. |
| Zaman Khan | 2W, 3W, 1W, 2W, 0W. |
| Tanveer Sangha | 1W, 0W, 1W, 3W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON SYDNEY SHOWGROUND (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Alex Hales | 5 INNINGS – 226 RUNS. |
| Cameron Bancroft | 10 INNINGS – 223 RUNS. |
| Jason Sangha | 8 INNINGS – 151 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Oliver Davies | 4 INNINGS – 67 RUNS. |
| Alex Ross | 11 INNINGS – 236 RUNS. |
| Daniel Sams | 18 INNINGS – 123 RUNS – 27 WICKETS. |
| Chris Green | 22 INNINGS – 75 RUNS – 17 WICKETS. |
| Nathan McAndrew | 9 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| Gurinder Sandhu | 16 INNINGS – 11 WICKETS. |
| Zaman Khan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Tanveer Sangha | 2 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS SYS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS SYS |
| Alex Hales | 0r, 23r, 14r, 110r, 54r. |
| Cameron Bancroft | 53r, 1r, 5r, 6r, 30r. |
| Jason Sangha | 22r, 47r, 5r, 3r. |
| Oliver Davies | 2r, 0r, 1r. |
| Alex Ross | 6r, 34r, 0r, 16r, 3r. |
| Daniel Sams | 0W, 0W, 10+2W, 28+2W, 50+2W. |
| Chris Green | 0W, 2W, 50+0W, 1W, 0W. |
| Nathan McAndrew | 0W, 2W, 0W, 0W, 1W. |
| Gurinder Sandhu | 2W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 0W. |
| Zaman Khan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Tanveer Sangha | 0W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS SYS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS SYS |
| Alex Hales | 10 INNINGS – 331 RUNS. |
| Cameron Bancroft | 9 INNINGS – 185 RUNS. |
| Jason Sangha | 4 INNINGS – 77 RUNS. |
| Oliver Davies | 3 INNINGS – 3 RUNS. |
| Alex Ross | 13 INNINGS – 137 RUNS. |
| Daniel Sams | 9 INNINGS – 133 RUNS – 13 WICKETS. |
| Chris Green | 15 INNINGS – 154 RUNS – 10 WICKETS. |
| Nathan McAndrew | 8 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Gurinder Sandhu | 11 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
| Zaman Khan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Tanveer Sangha | 4 INNINGS – 3 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 4 in this season.
- In last season when Sydney Sixers played against the Sydney Thunder they won both matches against them.
- Jordan Silk scored 116 runs in 4 innings and highest run scorer for Sydney Sixers in this big bash season.
- James Vince scored 99 runs in 4 innings in this big bash season..
- Jakson Bird took 6 wickets in 4 innings in this big bash season.
- Tom Curran will be available for this match and may be played in this match.
- Both teams played 23 matches Sydney Sixers won 16 matches and lost 07 matches against Sydney Thunder.
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/Joel Davies, Jack Edwards, Ben Dwarshuis, Jackson Bird, Sean Abbott, Steven O’Keefe..
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Josh Philippe | 19r, 25r, 16r, 29r, 4r. |
| James Vince | 83r, 10r, 5r, 1r, 0r. |
| Daniel Hughes | 2r, 1r, 60r, 21r, 3r. |
| Moises Henriques | 5r, 23+2W, 20+0W, 40+0W, 54+1W. |
| Jordan Silk | 1r, 66r, 23r, 26r, 6r. |
| Jack Edwards | 30+1W, 12+1W, 2W, 14+0W, 27+1W. |
| Tom Curran | 3W, 0W, 0W, 60+1W, 18+2W. |
| Sean Abbott | 2W, 1W, 0W, 54+1W, 2r. |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 0W, 0W, 2W, 3W, 2W. |
| Jackson Bird | 2W, 2W, 1W, 1W, 3W. |
| Stevn O’Keefe | 1W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON SYDNEY SHOWGROUND (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Josh Philippe | 5 INNINGS – 61 RUNS. |
| James Vince | 5 INNINGS – 44 RUNS. |
| Daniel Hughes | 6 INNINGS – 147 RUNS. |
| Moises Henriques | 6 INNINGS – 195 RUNS. |
| Jordan Silk | 6 INNINGS – 116 RUNS. |
| Jack Edwards | 2 INNINGS – 23 RUNS. |
| Tom Curran | 3 INNINGS – 70 RUNS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Sean Abbott | 6 INNINGS – 8 WICKETS. |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 6 INNINGS – 10 WICKETS. |
| Jackson Bird | 4 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Stevn O’Keefe | 3 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS SYT (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS SYT |
| Josh Philippe | 10r, 6r, 57r, 13r, 20r. |
| James Vince | 5r, 31r, 38r, 7r, 5r. |
| Daniel Hughes | 66r, 50r, 1r, 7r, 0r. |
| Moises Henriques | 45r, 53r, 47+1W, 10r, 56r. |
| Jordan Silk | 59r, 8r, 18r, 42r, 13r. |
| Jack Edwards | 2r, 17r, 9r. |
| Tom Curran | 8+1W, 35+2W, 2W, 62+3W. |
| Sean Abbott | 3W 3W, 0W, 2W, 2W. |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 2W, 2W, 2W, 2W, 3W. |
| Jackson Bird | 0W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Stevn O’Keefe | 4W, 4W, 0W, 3W, 1W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS SYT (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS SYT |
| Josh Philippe | 10 INNINGS – 194 RUNS. |
| James Vince | 6 INNINGS – 129 RUNS. |
| Daniel Hughes | 13 INNINGS – 435 RUNS. |
| Moises Henriques | 18 INNINGS – 492 RUNS – 7 WICKETS. |
| Jordan Silk | 12 INNINGS – 263 RUNS. |
| Jack Edwards | 3 INNINGS – 28 RUNS. |
| Tom Curran | 4 INNINGS – 105 RUNS – 8 WICKETS. |
| Sean Abbott | 16 INNINGS – 82 RUNS – 22 WICKETS. |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 13 INNINGS – 16 WICKETS. |
| Jackson Bird | 11 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Stevn O’Keefe | 12 INNINGS – 15 WICKETS. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 23
- SYS WIN – 16
- SYT WIN – 07
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – C. Bancroft, J. Philippe.
BATSMEN – A. Hales, O. Davies, J. Vince, J. Silk.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Henriques, J. Edwards, D. Sams.
BOWLERS – B. Dwarshuis, Z. Khan.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – C. Bancroft.
BATSMEN – J. Vince, J. Silk, A. Hales, O. Davies.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Henriques, D. Sams.
BOWLERS – J. Bird, S. Abbott, B. Dwarshuis/G. Sandhu, Z. Khan.
BACK-UPS – C. Green, T. Curran, G. Sandhu, N. McAndrew.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – D. Sams, Z. Khan.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – C. Bancroft, M. Henriques.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
SYDNEY SIXERS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.