STA vs THU Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for Today Match 56

Melbourne Stars are struggling at the bottom of the table with just three wins from 13 games this season.

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Updated - 22 Nov 2024, 00:00 IST

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Melbourne Stars will clash against Sydney Thunder in the 56th match of the Big Bash League 2022-23 at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday. The Stars suffered a narrow four-run defeat against Brisbane Heat in their last game and remain at the bottom of the league table with three wins from 13 games. Luke Wood took two wickets while bowling and Thomas Rogers top-scored 41 off 20 while chasing the target for the Stars.

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Sydney Thunder suffered an embarrassing 125-run defeat against crosstown rivals Sixers in their last game. They were bowled out on just 62 runs while chasing 188-run target with David Warner top-scoring 16 runs. However, they remain in the fifth position in the table and a win in their last group-stage fixture will boost up their chances for the knockout qualification.

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Match Information

Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder, 56th Match

Big Bash League, 25 Jan 2023, Wed, 1:45 PM IST ,Melbourne Cricket Ground

Weather Report

Melbourne Cricket Ground

Clouds

33.1°C

33% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Melbourne Stars

L
L
L
W
L

Sydney Thunder

L
W
L
L
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Joe Clarke

STA - wk

381 Runs

14 Matches

2

Oliver Davies

THU - bat

333 Runs

15 Matches

3

Tom Rogers

STA - bat

324 Runs

14 Matches

321 Runs

14 Matches

5

Matthew Gilkes

THU - wk

282 Runs

15 Matches

6

Beau Webster

STA - all

274 Runs

14 Matches

1

James Seymour

STA - bat

168.00

5 Matches

2

154.47

9 Matches

3

Alex Hales

THU - bat

141.62

9 Matches

4

Oliver Davies

THU - bat

133.73

15 Matches

5

Alex Ross

THU - bat

131.96

15 Matches

6

Joe Clarke

STA - wk

124.10

14 Matches

1

Luke Wood

STA - bowl

20 Wkts

14 Matches

2

Daniel Sams

THU - all

18 Wkts

14 Matches

16 Wkts

11 Matches

4

Adam Zampa

STA - bowl

16 Wkts

14 Matches

5

Chris Green

THU - bowl

14 Wkts

15 Matches

6

13 Wkts

11 Matches

1

5.81

4 Matches

2

Chris Green

THU - bowl

6.16

15 Matches

3

Beau Webster

STA - all

6.51

14 Matches

4

Clint Hinchliffe

STA - bowl

6.55

4 Matches

6.79

11 Matches

6

Adam Zampa

STA - bowl

7.14

14 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Melbourne Stars

HWR Cartwright, JM Clarke (wk), NM Coulter-Nile, Liam Hatcher, Nick Larkin, MP Stoinis, BJ Webster, L Wood, A Zampa (C), Campbell Kellaway, Tom Rogers

Bench : Trent Boult, Joe Burns, Brody Couch, CD Hinchliffe, GJ Maxwell, T O'Connell, Sam Elliott, Cameron McClure, Pavel Florin, James Seymour, TJ O'Donnell

Sydney Thunder

Oliver Davies, M Gilkes (wk), Chris Green (C), AI Ross, DR Sams, Jason Sangha, David Warner, Usman Qadir, Gurinder Sandhu, Blake Nikitaras, Joel Davies

Bench : Brendan Doggett, AD Hales, BJ Holt, N McAndrew, RR Rossouw, Tanveer Sangha, DJ Willey, SM Whiteman, Ben Cutting, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Toby Gray, Ross Pawson

Injury and availability news

Star all-rounder Jason Sangha returns to Sydney Thunder's squad for this fixture.

Pitch Report

The pitch at Melbourne Cricket Ground offers a balanced surface in T20 games. The average first innings score here is 146 with pacers getting good help in the powerplay overs.

146

Average Score

Player Picks

7
C

Oliver Davies THU | BAT

The in-form batter scored just two runs against the Sixers in the last game but is leading the scoring chart for the Thunder this season with 325 runs from just 12 innings so far.

6.5
VC

Matthew Gilkes THU | WK

The young wicketkeeper-batter scored just one run against the Sixers in the last match but has been in good form lately with 259 runs from 13 innings in BBL 2022-23.

8.5
C

Joe Clarke STA | WK

The star opener scored 31 runs off 32 while chasing a big target against the Heat in the last match. He is leading the scoring chart for the Stars with 377 runs from 13 innings with the help of one century and a fifty.

8.5

Luke Wood STA | BOWL

The 27-year-old English pacer was the best bowler for the Stars in the last game with two for 38. Wood is enjoying a good season despite his team's struggles with 19 wickets from 13 innings so far.

9

Daniel Sams THU | ALL

The star bowling all-rounder struggled for wickets and proved costly against the Sixers in the last game. But Sams has taken 16 wickets in 12 innings and has scored 71 runs as well.

8.5

Chris Green THU | BOWL

Sydney Thunders' captain failed to take wickets against the Sixers in the last game. But he has taken 10 wickets this season at an impressive economy rate of 6.18 so far.

8

Gurinder Sandhu THU | BOWL

The experienced right-arm pacer took two wickets for 42 against the Sixers in the last match. He won the Player of the Match last time they faced the Stars with two wickets and 20 runs.

6

Tom Rogers STA | BAT

The young batter gave the Stars a quick start in the last game as he smashed 41 off 20 against Brisbane Heat. Rogers has scored 289 runs from 13 innings this season so far.

6.5

Liam Hatcher STA | BOWL

The young pacer conceded 54 runs without a wicket against the Heat in the last game. Hatcher has taken 11 wickets from just seven innings and costs only 6.5 credits on the Dream11 Team.

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9

David Warner

THU | BAT

Veteran Australian batter top-scored 16 runs off 23 balls against the Sixers in the last game. Warner has struggled for the big knocks lately with just 61 runs from four innings.

9

Campbell Kellaway

STA | BAT

The 20-year-old scored 25 off 23 against Brisbane Heat in the last game but has managed to score just 70 runs from eight matches this season.

Last Updated On - Nov 21 2024 12:00 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

STA

5 : 6

THU

Credits Left
16/100

Head To Head
Matthew Gilkes
VC

6.5

Joe Clarke

8.5

Oliver Davies
C

7

Alex Ross

7

Hilton Cartwright

7.5

Tom Rogers

6

Daniel Sams

9

Beau Webster

7.5

Chris Green

8.5

Gurinder Sandhu

8

Luke Wood

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

STA

6 : 5

THU

Credits Left
16.5/100

Grand League
Matthew Gilkes

6.5

Joe Clarke
C

8.5

Oliver Davies

7

Hilton Cartwright

7.5

Tom Rogers

6

Daniel Sams
VC

9

Marcus Stoinis

8.5

Beau Webster

7.5

Chris Green

8.5

Gurinder Sandhu

8

Liam Hatcher

6.5

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