SIX vs STA Dream11 Prediction: Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars Dream11 Team, Playing 11, Fantasy Cricket Tips of Today’s Big Bash League

SIX vs STA Dream11 Prediction: In the match 15 of the Big Bash League 2022 Sydney Sixers will take on Melbourne Stars at Sydney Cricket Ground at 12:35 PM IST. This is the first match between the two sides in this year’s season.

SIX vs STA Dream11 Team Prediction for Today MATCH

Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars, Match 15 of Big Bash League T20 2022

26 December,2022, 12:35 PM IST

Sydney Cricket Ground

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Big Bash League 2022-23 – Points Table

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Pts	NRR
Adelaide Strikers	4	3	0	0	0	6	+2.259

Melbourne Renegades	4	3	1	0	0	6	+0.291

Perth Scorchers	3	2	1	0	0	4	+1.517

Hobart Hurricanes	4	2	2	20	0	2	-0.378

Brisbane Heat	3	1	2	0	0	2	-0.387

Melbourne Stars	3	1	2	0	0	2	-0.400

Sydney Sixers	3	1	2	0	0	2	-1.537

Sydney Thunder	4	1	3	0	0	2	-1.703

SIX vs STA Pitch Report

The venue has hosted one game in the tournament so far. It was a curtailed game and saw plenty of runs. A total of 268 runs were hammered in just 28 overs. Expect the same again as batters will find it easy to score while the pacers may find it a nightmare. The spinners could be the X factor.

SIX Playing 11

The Sixers have announced an unchanged 16-member squad for this match.
Kurtis Patterson and Josh Philippe should open the innings with the likes of James Vince handling the middle order.
Steve O’Keefe’s spin will play a vital role while Sean Abbott is a key bowler in middle overs and he could be among the wickets.

Josh Philippe (wk)
Kurtis Patterson
James Vince
Moises Henriques (c)
Jordan Silk
Daniel Christian
Hayden Kerr
Sean Abbott
Steve O’Keefe
Naveen-ul-Haq
Todd Murphy

Josh Philippe was the man of the match in the previous game as he made 43 runs off just 21 balls. Expect a similar performance from him. He is an attractive batter with a decent T20 record.

Matches	Runs	Highest score	Average	Strike rate	100s/50s
87	2168	99*	28.52	137.21	0/15

Sean Abbott is a key player in this game as he will be looking for wickets even if means going for some runs. He picked 2 wickets for 33 runs in the last game.

Matches	Wickets	Strike-rate	Average	Economy	Best figures
119	148	15.1	21.84	8.66	5/16

STA Playing 11

The Stars have made one change to their squad. They have rested Nathan Coulter-Nile for this game.
The combination of Joe Clarke and Thomas Rogers looks set to open the innings with Marcus Stoinis and Nick Larkin beefing up the middle order.
Luke Wood can once again be the point of difference with Adam Zampa’s spin playing a key role at the SCG

Joe Clarke (wk)
Thomas Rogers
Beau Webster
Marcus Stoinis
Hilton Cartwright
Nick Larkin
Campbell Kellaway
Luke Wood
Nathan Coulter-Nile
Trent Boult
Adam Zampa (c)

Marcus Stoinis is having a rough patch. But he is too good a batter to miss many. He can make a comeback in this game as his T20 record is outstanding.

Matches	Runs	Highest score	Average	Strike rate	100s/50s
213	4323	147*	30.23	135.55	1/21

Luke Wood bagged a five-wicket hall in the last game. He may not get the same assistance from the pitch here, but considering his form and confidence its advisable to back him.

Matches	Wickets	Strike-rate	Average	Economy	Best figures
85	82	18.4	25.79	8.40	5/50

WHO WILL WIN STA vs SIX TODAY MATCH?

Both teams have had a similar fate so far in BBL 2022. Both teams have played 3 games so far and have won 1 game and have lost 2 games each.
In the previous encounter between these sides on 15 December 2021, the Stars scored 177 runs and in response, Sixers attained the target in 19.4 overs with 7 wickets in hand. Josh Philippe had made 99* in that game while Glenn Maxwell’s 103 went in vain.
In the last 5 games, head to head between these two teams, Sixers have a clear upper hand as they have won all 5 games.
Although it would be a close game, expect Sixers to win this match as the Stars are deprived some of their key players.