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

STA vs THU Dream11 Prediction: In a must-win game in BBL 2022, Sydney Thunder face Melbourne Stars at 01:45 PM IST. Thunder is at 5th place currently with 12 points and have only one game left. A win in this game will keep their chances of qualifying for the next stage alive. Hence, this is a must-win game game for them. Meanwhile, Melbourne Stars are at the bottom of the table and unfortunately will end the season at the same spot irrespective of the result of this game.

STA vs THU Dream11 Team Prediction for Today Match

Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder, Match 56 of Big Bash League T20 2022

25 January, 01:45 PM IST

Melbourne Cricket Ground

Where to watch Big Bash League Live?

You can watch the Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder live on Sony Sports Network Channel 5 and Sony LIV app.

Big Bash League Points Table

Rank	Team	Matches	Won	Lost	N/R or Tie	Points	NRR
1	Perth Scorchers	14	11	3	2	22	1.205
2	Sydney Sixers	14	10	3	1	21	0.846
3	Melbourne Renegades	14	7	7	–	14	-0.027
4	Brisbane Heat	13	6	6	0	13	-0.530
5	Sydney Thunder	13	6	7	0	12	-0.813
6	Adelaide Strikers	13	5	9	0	10	-0.151
7	Hobart Hurricanes	13	5	8	0	10	-0.373
8	Melbourne Stars	13	3	10	0	6	-0.276

Melbourne Cricket Ground Pitch Report

The average first innings score in 22 games played here is 143. The side batting first has won 9 games while side batting second has won 12 games.

STA Playing 11

The Stars are playing the same squad for this game.
Joe Clarke and Thomas Rogers should open the game in the last league game too. Since this game has no consequences on Stars’ fate, they might tinker with batting order.
Adam Zampa will lead the spin department while Nathan Coulter-Nile will spearhead pace bowling.

1.Joe Clarke †

2.Thomas Rogers

3. Campbell Kellaway

4.Marcus Stoinis

5.Hilton Cartwright

6.Beau Webster

7.Nick Larkin

8. Nathan Coulter-Nile

9. Luke Wood

10. Liam Hatcher

11.Adam Zampa (c)

Marcus Stoinis stats in T20

He is a quality batter and has made significant contributions so far. His scores in last 5 games are: 36*, 52, 6, 74 and 10.

Matches	Runs	Highest score	Average	Strike rate	100s/50s
218	4501	147*	30.61	136.60	1/23

Nathan Coulter-Nile stats in T20

The pace bowler has been consistent. He has taken 8 wickets in last 5 games and hasn’t gone wicket-less in any of them. He bowls the tough overs. So he has more chances to pick wickets too.

Matches	Wickets	Strike-rate	Average	Economy rate	best figures
156	185	18.0	23.20	7.71	4/10

THU Playing 11

Jason Sangha returns from injury and is part of the 16-member squad. He could make it to the playing XI.
David Warner should continue to open cnsidering his legacy while M Gikes will partner him. The middle order has had underwhelming results. So a change can be expected there.
G Sandhu bowled well last game so he will continue to operate with the new ball. Daniel Sams is the other key bowler.

1.Matthew Gilkes †

2.David Warner

3.Jason Sangha

4. Oliver Davies

5.Alex Ross

6. Daniel Sams

7. Ben Cutting

8. Joel Davies

9.Chris Green (c)

10.Gurinder Sandhu

11.Usman Qadir

David Warner stats in T20

He hasn’t had good returns so far but considering this is a big game, expect Warner to deliver. He is a world-class batter and highly experienced. So he can be relied upon.

Matches	Runs	Highest score	Average	Strike rate	100s/50s
340	11141	135*	37.63	140.98	8/93

Gurinder Sandhu stats in T20

Sandhu made a comeback in the last game and bowled well. He picked 2 wickets. He has 10 wickets in 7 games this season and has bowled well.

Matches	Wickets	Strike-rate	Average	Economy	Best figures
71	72	19.0	25.90	8.13	4/22

Who will win STA vs THU today match?

Both sides have lost 4 of their last 5 respective games.
In Head-to-head battle between these two teams since inception of BBL, the Stars have won 3 games while the Thunder have won 2 games.
The Thunder lost the last game by a whopping 125 runs. And that has made this game a must-win contest for them. Stars on the other hand will be playing without any pressure and this can be a decisive factor. So expect Melbourne Stars to win this game.