THU vs STR Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for Today Match 5

Sydney Thunder won their opening clash against Melbourne Stars by just one wicket while defending 122 runs.

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Updated - 12 Dec 2024, 23:30 IST

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Sydney Thunder (THU) will clash against Adelaide Strikers (STR) in the fifth match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2022-23 at Sydney Showground Stadium in Sydney on Friday. Fazalhaq Farooqi, Daniel Sams, and Gurinder Sandhu took two wickets each to restrict the Stars to just 122/8, and then Alex Ross scored the highest 28 runs off 27 balls to chase the target with a wicket and a ball remaining. 

Adelaide Strikers also started their campaign with a big 51-run win against Sydney Sixers in their opening clash. Matthew Short smashed 84 runs off just 53 balls to help the Strikers score 184/6 while batting first and then Henry Thorton took four and Rashid Khan grabbed three wickets to restrict the Sixers to just 133/7 runs. They have won two of their last five matches against the Thunder but are favorites to win this match.

Match Information

Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers, 5th Match

Big Bash League, 16 Dec 2022, Fri, 2:45 PM IST ,Sydney Showground Stadium

Weather Report

Sydney Showground Stadium

Clouds

21.6Ā°C

83% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Sydney Thunder

W
L
W
L
L

Adelaide Strikers

W
L
W
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Matthew Short

STR - all

458 Runs

14Ā Matches

2

Chris Lynn

STR - bat

416 Runs

11Ā Matches

3

Oliver Davies

THU - bat

333 Runs

15Ā Matches

4

Adam Hose

STR - bat

312 Runs

14Ā Matches

5

Matthew Gilkes

THU - wk

282 Runs

15Ā Matches

6

Alex Ross

THU - bat

256 Runs

15Ā Matches

1

Matthew Short

STR - all

144.48

14Ā Matches

2

Alex Hales

THU - bat

141.62

9Ā Matches

3

Chris Lynn

STR - bat

141.02

11Ā Matches

140.61

13Ā Matches

5

Alex Carey

STR - wk

135.56

4Ā Matches

6

Oliver Davies

THU - bat

133.73

15Ā Matches

1

Wes Agar

STR - bowl

18 Wkts

13Ā Matches

2

Daniel Sams

THU - all

18 Wkts

14Ā Matches

3

Henry Thornton

STR - bowl

16 Wkts

9Ā Matches

4

Chris Green

THU - bowl

14 Wkts

15Ā Matches

5

13 Wkts

11Ā Matches

6

Gurinder Sandhu

THU - bowl

11 Wkts

8Ā Matches

1

5.81

4Ā Matches

2

Chris Green

THU - bowl

6.16

15Ā Matches

3

Rashid Khan

STR - bowl

6.43

8Ā Matches

4

Cameron Boyce

STR - bowl

6.95

6Ā Matches

5

Matthew Short

STR - all

7.14

14Ā Matches

6

7.48

11Ā Matches

Probable Playing XI

Sydney Thunder

Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, M Gilkes (wk), Chris Green, AD Hales, AI Ross, RR Rossouw, DR Sams, Jason Sangha (C), Fazalhaq Farooqi, Gurinder Sandhu

Bench : BJ Holt, N McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, DJ Willey, SM Whiteman, Ben Cutting, Usman Qadir, Blake Nikitaras

Adelaide Strikers

WA Agar, Colin de Grandhomme, AJ Hose, Thomas Kelly, Rashid Khan, CA Lynn, HJ Nielsen (wk), MW Short, Henry Thornton, J Weatherald, PM Siddle (C)

Bench : CJ Boyce, AT Carey, Harry Conway, Ryan Gibson, TM Head, HJ Hunt, BAD Manenti, Jordan Buckingham

Injury and availability news

It will be added here if there is any injury update for this fixture.

Pitch Report

The pitch at Sydney Showground Stadium has a balanced surface for the white-ball game. The average first innings score here is 146 runs with good amount of help for the pace bowlers.

146

Average Score

Player Picks

7.5
C

Matthew Short STR | ALL

The 27-year-old Australian opener smashed the highest 84 runs off 53 balls against Sydney Sixers in the last match. He scored 493 runs and also took 8 wickets from 16 matches last season.

9
C

Rashid Khan STR | BOWL

The star Afghanistan leg-spinner ranks second in the current ICC T20 Bowler's chart and bowled a match-winning spell in the first match against the Sixers by grabbing three wickets for 21.

7.5
C

Jason Sangha THU | BAT

Sydney Thunder captain scored crucial 24 runs off 25 balls against the Stars in the opening clash. He was the leading run-scorer for the Thunder last season with 445 runs from just 12 innings.

9

Alex Hales THU | BAT

The experienced English opener scored 16 runs off 12 balls against Melbourne Stars in the last game. He was in excellent form in the T20 World Cup 2022 with 212 runs from just six innings.

8.5

Daniel Sams THU | ALL

The experienced bowling all-rounder scored only two runs but took two wickets while conceding just 21 runs against the Stars in the last match. He scored 191 runs and took 19 wickets for the Thunder last season.

8.5

Peter Siddle STR | BOWL

Adelaide Strikers' captain failed to take wickets against the Sixers in the last match but conceded only 20 runs from his four-over spell. He took the highest 30 wickets from just 17 innings during the BBL 2021-22 season.

8

Rilee Rossouw THU | BAT

The star South African batter was bowled out on a golden duck against the Stars in the last match but smashed the century in the T20 World Cup 2022 and costs only 8.0 credits on the Dream11 Team for this fixture.

7

Henry Thornton STR | BOWL

The young Australian pacer took four wickets while conceding just 20 runs against the Sixers in the last match. He took 13 wickets from just seven innings last season and costs only 7.0 credits on the Dream11 Team.

8

Gurinder Sandhu THU | BOWL

The experienced pacer took two crucial wickets and conceded only 23 runs against the Stars in the last match. Last season, he took 18 wickets from just 11 innings and is available for only 7.0 credits on the Dream11 Team.

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8.5

Brendan Doggett

THU | BOWL

The 28-year-old pacer has struggled for consistency lately. He took a wicket but conceded runs at an economy rate of over 8.0 against the Stars in the last match.

9.5

Colin de Grandhomme

STR | ALL

The veteran Kiwi all-rounder scored only seven runs and then failed for wickets against Sydney Sixers in the last match.

Last Updated On - Dec 12 2024 11:30 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

THU

6 : 5

STR

Credits Left
13/100

Head To Head
Matthew Gilkes

7.5

Adam Hose

7

Alex Hales
VC

9

Rilee Rossouw

8

Matthew Short

7.5

Daniel Sams

8.5

Jason Sangha
C

7.5

Rashid Khan

9

Henry Thornton

7

Peter Siddle

8.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi

7.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

THU

5 : 6

STR

Credits Left
11.5/100

Grand League
Harry Nielsen

6.5

Chris Lynn
VC

8.5

Alex Hales

9

Rilee Rossouw

8

Matthew Short
C

7.5

Daniel Sams

8.5

Jason Sangha

7.5

Rashid Khan

9

Henry Thornton

7

Chris Green

8.5

Peter Siddle

8.5

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