Big Bash League Cricket Match Prediction 2023-24 | Match 34 | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder – Will the SYT see the second win of the season after losing the SYS? | Jan 12

Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder Match Analysis

SYS vs SYT will lock horns in the 34th Match of ongoing BBL 2023-24 at the Sydney Derby on Friday night. When the Sixers and Sydney Thunder faced battle at Sydney Underground Stadium in the latter part of last year, the game was canceled due to heavy rain. The Sixers had Sydney Thunder in a lot of difficulty. Now that the Sixers are comfortably positioned in third place and the Thunder are languishing in the bottom with just one win in seven matches, it’s a crucial matchup for both squads.

The Sixers would be looking to win to secure a spot in the qualifying round, while the Thunder desperately need two points to stay in the game. The perennial favorites, the Sydney Sixers, hold a distinct advantage in head-to-head statistics. The Sixers have defeated the Thunder seven times out of the twenty-three BBL meetings between these two teams thus far.

Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder Team Preview & Squads

Sydney Sixers

Even though they are currently in third place in the standings, the Sixers would much rather have the two points from this match than the Thunder because of how intense the fight is becoming for spots in the playoffs. With eight points, seven points, and six points, respectively, the Melbourne Stars, Adelaide Strikers, and Hobart Hurricanes sit right behind the legendary Sydney team.

Winning the Sydney Derby allows the Sixers to move away from the teams chasing them and gain some confidence before traveling farther West to face the Perth Scorchers in their last group-stage match of the season. The Sixers’ trip to Melbourne was successful, as they completed the 157-run chase with 11 balls to spare, ending the Stars’ four-match winning streak. After Todd Murphy bamboozled the Stars’ middle order batters, including maverick batter Glenn Maxwell, who was finally coming into his own, they lost starter Josh Philippe cheaply.

Daniel Hughes, on the other hand, calmed the ship and teamed with James Vince for a crucial 99-run combination for the second wicket, propelling the Sixers to a comfortable victory. The Sydney Sixers are in good shape right now, with someone on their roster delivering with the bat or ball. With the competition nearing its conclusion, captain Moses Henriques will be looking to make a significant impact on the squad with both bat and ball in what has been a disappointing season by his standards.

Sydney Sixers Squads

Sydney Sixers

Moises Henriques (c), Josh Philippe (wk), Daniel Hughes, Jordan Silk, James Vince, Tom Curran, Sean Abbott, Jack Edwards, Ben Dwarshuis, Steve O’Keefe, and Todd Murphy.

Sydney Thunder

Sydney Thunder, who are currently seventh in the standings, had only one win from seven games, against Melbourne Stars. Worse, the five encounters they lost were all thrashings. Even though they have three more games to play, the competition has effectively ended. Mathematically, they are still in the running and have a chance to advance to the finals if they win their remaining matchups and some other results go their way. But things are looking dismal.

They’d be blaming themselves for not playing a more daring type of cricket earlier in the competition and leaving their qualification to chance, as they have now. Their batting and bowling abilities have been tested in adverse conditions. Key players’ lack of form and consistency, particularly English recruits Alex Hales and Tom Kohler Cadmore, has proven to be a challenging problem for them to tackle. In-form batsmen like as Cameron Bancroft and Ollie Davies are also struggling to score runs. Because their bowlers lack the bite to go through any batting order, they end up leaking runs and allowing opponents to put up totals that their hitters cannot achieve.

They have three more encounters to get things right if they would like to make the finals. According to rumors, David Warner will be named to the playing XI for this encounter, which could be a huge lift for the struggling team.

Sydney Thunder Squads

Sydney Thunder

Chris Green (c), Matthew Gilkes (wk), Alex Hales, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Oliver Davies, Cameron Bancroft, Alex Ross, Nathan McAndrew, Gurinder Sandhu, Daniel Sams, and Tanveer Sangha.

Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder outfield report 

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

The SCG toss winners have all been elected to field first in this year’s BBL. If either team wins the toss, we anticipate that they will prefer to field first. The temperature is expected to be in the mid-twenties throughout the match. During the contest, there will be some cloud cover and heavy humidity.

The pitch at the SCG has slowed slightly in recent years, with the average T20 score reducing from 173 in 2021 to 152 in 2023. In this match, we might expect speedy bowlers to move sideways.

Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches

In the last five encounters between these two teams, Sydney Sixers has won four, and one match is abandoned.

Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder Prediction

Winning the toss

• Sydney Sixers

Player of the Match

• Sydney Sixers – James Vince

Most runs

• Sydney Sixers – James Vince
• Sydney Thunder – Cameron Bancroft

Most wickets

• Sydney Sixers – Sean Abbott
• Sydney Thunder – Daniel Sams

Most sixes

• Sydney Sixers – James Vince
• Sydney Thunder – Cameron Bancroft

Team Scores Batting First

• Sydney Sixers – 175+
• Sydney Thunder – 165+

According to cricket analysts, the Sydney Sixers have a 54.3% chance of winning.

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