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STR vs THU Dream11 Prediction & Fan2Play Possible 11 Pitch Report: BBL 2022/23 Match 9 | AS vs ST Dream11 Prediction Today | Adelaide Oval Pitch Report

Here we go. Just five days after a game that had the world talking, Adelaide Strikers will meet Sydney Thunder in the quest to inflinct more pain on the men in green.

On Friday, it was like men vs boys as Henry Thornton and Wes Agar embarrassed the Thunder, dismissing them for a world-record low 15 in front of their home fans. It was another chapter in what has been a brilliant story for the Strikers since the midway point of last season, where they have since won eight of nine matches. Here is another opportunity to build on their magnificent form in 2022.

For the Thunder, it’s a third game in six days and they need a win. They put on a much better show against the Renegades, but you feel it was a game they would have won had they been in winning form before it. Victory here would be particularly sweet given what happened on Friday, but they will have to play very well to overcome a very good Strikers attack.

BBL 2022/23 Match 9: STR vs THU Possible Playing XI

Adelaide Strikers are flying. There is no reason to make changes unless there is injury or illness.

Adelaide Strikers: 1. Matt Short, 2. Jake Weatherald, 3. Chris Lynn, 4. Adam Hose, 5. Colin de Grandhomme, 6. Thomas Kelly, 7. Harry Nielsen (wk), 8. Rashid Khan, 9. Wes Agar, 10. Henry Thornton, 11. Peter Siddle (c)

Jason Sangha is out with a fractured collarbone. Chris Green will captain the team.

Thunder may bring Ben Cutting back into the XI. Since the start of 2021, Cutting has scored 111 runs in four innings vs Strikers at an average of 37.00 and strike rate of 132.14.

Sydney Thunder: 1. Alex Hales, 2. Matthew Gilkes (wk), 3. Rilee Rossouw, 4. Alex Ross, 5. Oliver Davies, 6. Daniel Sams, 7. Ben Cutting, 8. Chris Green (c), 9. Gurinder Sandhu, 10. Brendan Doggett, 11. Fazalhaq Farooqi

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Adelaide:

• Henry Thornton is on fire. He blew the Thunder away on Friday, taking incredible figures of 5/3. In further worriesome news for the Sydney team, Thornton has taken 11 wickets in four T20s at Adelaide, striking every 8.73 balls.
• Wes Agar took 4/6 in two overs against Thunder last week. He dismissed Hales, Sams, Green and Sandhu.
• Chris Lynn career record vs Sydney Thunder: 17 inns, 625 runs, avg. 44.64, SR 168.46. He top-scored with 36 off 27 balls a few nights ago.
• Matt Short belted 84 off 53 balls on this ground against Sydney Sixers earlier this season. Adam Hose hit a 22-ball 40 in the same game.
• Peter Siddle and Rashid Khan didn’t even get to bowl on Friday night, and they each have excellent records vs Thunder. Siddle has taken 19 wickets in 11 matches (avg. 14.26, econ. 6.92) and Rashid has taken 11 in nine matches (avg. 20.09, econ. 6.84).
• Siddle (52 wickets in 33 innings) and Rashid (48 wickets in 31 innings) are the top two wicket-takers in T20s at Adelaide.

Sydney Thunder:

• In his last innings at the Adelaide Oval, Alex Hales smashed a memorable 86* off 47 balls in the T20 World Cup semi final against India. Overall, Hales has scored 435 runs in 11 matches on this ground at an average of 48.33 and strike rate of 157.04.
• Hales vs Strikers: 7 inns, 156 runs, avg. 31.20, SR 143.12.
• Rilee Rossouw batting first in T20s since the start of October: 3 inns, 2 centuries, 1 fifty. When batting second in this period, he has scored just 35 runs in six innings.
• Daniel Sams averages just 4.00 in seven innings with the bat against Strikers. But, he performs against them with the ball, with 17 scalps in nine outings (avg. 14.12, econ. 7.13). This includes 2/23 last Friday.
• Fazalhaq Farooqi continues to impress. He has taken five wickets in three matches in BBL 12, including 3/20 vs Strikers. He dismissed Matt Short in the powerplay, followed by Harry Nielsen and Wes Agar at the death.
• Gurinder Sandhu vs Strikers: 8 inns, 9 wickets, avg. 18.89, econ. 7.08.

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Other Stats and Facts

• Head-to-head: Matches 20, Strikers 9, Thunder 9, N/R 2.
• Henry Thornton has taken at least one wicket in each of his BBL matches. He’s played ten games and has picked up 23 scalps.
• Thornton and Daniel Sams have the exact same T20 numbers at Adelaide, with total figures of 11/115 off 96 balls.

Adelaide Oval Pitch Report and Weather

Last week, Adelaide Strikers belted 184/6 vs Sydney Sixers, where they took advantage of a good pitch and short square boundaries. They won by a big 49 runs in the end.

In seven matches in the recent T20 World Cup, the average first innings score was 158.14, with the team batting first winning four. The last of those matches, however, was England’s brilliant 170/0 chase vs India.

There is a chance of showers in Adelaide, but mostly in the early morning and afternoon according to bom.gov.au.

BBL 2022/23 Match 9: STR vs THU Dream11 Prediction Today 20 December 2022

Note: The below teams are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these in time. Use the stats and commentary in this article as well as your own instincts to create your teams.

Option 1:

Option 2:

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Base Team:

• Wicket-Keepers: Matthew Gilkes
• Batsmen: Chris Lynn, Alex Hales
• All-Rounders: Daniel Sams, Matt Short
• Bowlers: Rashid Khan, Henry Thornton

BBL 2022/23 Match 9: STR vs THU Match Prediction – Who will win?

The Strikers’ bowling attack looks mighty strong. Expect the home side to prevail as they are in great form.

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