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The Sydney Sixers lock horns with the Adelaide Strikers at the Carrara Oval in Match 26 of the Big Bash League. The two teams in the top-half of the table will aim to get their campaign back on track after a defeat in their previous game for both the teams.
The defending champions, Sixers were on 4-match winning run until they were beaten by the Brisbane Beat side on Saturday. A win against the Strikers will help them leapfrog their city rivals by a point if they don’t win the Bash Boost point.
On Saturday, the 2-time champions posted 165 on the board which wasn’t enough as Gregory and Wildermuth gave a finishing touch to the Strikers’ chased down the target with ease as they couldn’t restrict the run flow in the Power Surge and post the 17th over.
The Strikers won 3 of their last games, before losing to the Scorchers on New Years’ Eve. The batting couldn’t deliver other than skipper Carey who scored a 59-ball 82 as wickets kept falling at regular intervals. In the bowling department, Jason Roy powered the 3-time champions to a magnificent start but the Strikers spinners did pull the game back as the fate of the match was in balance. But in the end, Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglis comprehensively defeated the Strikers and bagged 4 points have won the Bash Boost.
Key Players to Watch/Key Stats
- Josh Phillipe has scored at a strike rate of 142 in this edition of the BBL. He has the third-most runs in BBL 10 so far with 220 at an average of 36.66.
- Alex Carey scored a 82-run knock against the Scorchers and was the lone warriors as wickets kept tumbling at the other end.
- Wes Agar has picked a wicket in every game of the tournament. He currently leads the tournament with 11 in six matches.
- Rashid Khan has been a bit expensive in BBL 10 but has gone wicketless in just 2 of his last 20 games in the Big Bash League.
- Daniel Hughes has been in decent touch. Also, he has a solid record vs Strikers, with 182 runs at an average of 36.40.
- Daniel Christian was the difference between these two teams in the previous fixture as he scored the second-fastest fifty in BBL history (15 balls).
- Steve O’Keefe is the leading wicket-taker in the matches between the two sides, equal with Ben Dwarshuis (13).
Stats and Facts
- Sixers have won 8 games while their opponents have won three fewer games in the head-to-head battle.
- The Sydney Sixers have won the last five matches against the Adelaide Strikers.
- Jonathan Wells has an average of 90.5 against the Sydney Sixers.
Possible Playing 11
Both the teams might go in unchanged for this encounter. But Sydney Sixers might well opt for a change because of workload management having played their previous game on the previous day.
Adelaide Strikers: 1. Phil Salt, 2. Jake Weatherald, 3. Matt Renshaw, 4. Alex Carey (c & wk), 5. Jonathan Wells, 6. Matthew Short, 7. Rashid Khan, 8. Daniel Worrall, 9. Danny Briggs, 10. Wes Agar, 11. Peter Siddle
Sydney Sixers: 1. Josh Philippe (wk), 2. Jack Edwards, 3. James Vince, 4. Daniel Hughes (c), 5. Jordan Silk, 6. Daniel Christian, 7. Carlos Brathwaite, 8. Ben Dwarshuis, 9. Steve O’Keefe, 10. Ben Manenti, 11. Jackson Bird
Carrara Oval Pitch Report and Weather
The Sydney Sixers have played a couple of matches at this venue and have just managed to cross the line, while the Strikers will be playing their first game. The pitch has been a belter for batting so far as the run-rate in the first innings is 9.2.
There are 40% chances of rain on Sunday and that might affect the game like it did on New Years’ Day.
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Match Prediction
Both the teams are in good form in this year’s BBL, in spite of the loss for each team in the previous game, and this may well turn out to be one of the best matches of the league so far. However, the Sixers will be the favourites going into this match.
Written by Sarthak Karkhanis. Follow Sarthak on Twitter today.
