The second edition of the BBL’s Sydney derby sees the Sixers looking to solidify their top-two standing and the Thunder desperately striving to keep their finals hopes afloat. We take a look at Saturday’s (18/1/2020) BBL Big Bash 2020 match between Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers and take a look at both teams odds and give our tips and value tips for the match.
When: Saturday, 18th January at 7:11PM
Where: Sydney Showgrounds
Bet: Bet On This Match HERE
Preview:
The Sixers won a Super Over thriller at the SCG in late-December. Rival captains Callum Ferguson (52 off 42) and Moises Henqriques (41 off 30) top-scored as the teams finished tied on 149.
Tom Curran, who had 2/23 and 35 off 17 before bowling the Sixers to victory in the Super Over, was named man-of-the-match.
The 6-3-1 Sixers had their four-match winning streak ended by the Stars on Sunday. Their bowlers were carted for 1/219, while Ben Dwarshuis (42* off 17) top-scored for the Sixers in the 44-run defeat.
Thursday’s clash with the Hurricanes was rained off in the seventh over of the match.
The 4-5-1 Thunder have won only one of their last five games. Alex Hales (55 off 36) led them to a handy four-wicket win over the Hurricanes last Saturday.
But they went down to the Renegades by 12 runs (DLS) in a rain-affected clash in Canberra on Wednesday. Alex Ross (51 off 27) was superb after the Thunder’s top order capitulated.
Test star Nathan Lyon is set to come into the Sixers’ line-up for his first outing of BBL09. Josh Hazlewood and Steve Smith are unavailable due to ODI commitments. The Thunder – unencumbered by international duty – have named an unchanged squad.
The Thunder have been in a funk for some time, while the Sixers deserve their second-place status. Expect the pink half of Sydney to reign again tonight.
Odds:
Tip: Sydney Thunder $1.99
Value BET: Man of the Match: Usman Khawaja at $8.00
Teams:
Sydney Thunder squad
Callum Ferguson (c), Jonathan Cook, Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales (England), Usman Khawaja, Jay Lenton, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Morris (South Africa), Arjun Nair, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, Chris Tremain
Sydney Sixers squad
Moises Henriques (c), Sean Abbott, Justin Avendano, Jackson Bird, Tom Curran (England), Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Mickey Edwards, Daniel Fallins, Josh Hazlewood, Daniel Hughes, Nathan Lyon, Stephen O’Keefe, Josh Philippe, Lloyd Pope, Jordan Silk, Steve Smith, James Vince (England)