STR vs THU Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for Today Match 9

Sydney Thunder have lost the services of Jason Sangha, who sustained an injury in the previous match against Melbourne Renegades.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 23 Apr 2026, 08:45 IST

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Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

Adelaide Strikers (STR) and Sydney Thunder (THU) will play the ninth game of the Big Bash League 2022 on Tuesday (December 20) at the Adelaide Oval. Strikers have won their opening two matches and are placed in the first position in the points table. They defeated Sydney Thunder in the previous game by a massive margin of 124 runs after Thunder were dismissed for just 15 runs. Thunder have won only a single game so far in three matches and are placed in the fifth position in the points tally. They have lost their last two games and will be looking to bounce back. They have lost the services of Jason Sangha, who sustained an injury in the previous match against Melbourne Renegades.

Match Information

Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder, 9th Match

Big Bash League, 20 Dec 2022, Tue, 1:45 PM IST ,Adelaide Oval

Weather Report

Adelaide Oval

Clear

28.3°C

28% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Adelaide Strikers

W
W
L
W
W

Sydney Thunder

-
-
-
-
-

Probable Playing XI

Adelaide Strikers

WA Agar, Colin de Grandhomme, AJ Hose, Thomas Kelly, Rashid Khan, CA Lynn, HJ Nielsen (wk), MW Short, Henry Thornton, J Weatherald, PM Siddle (C)

Bench : CJ Boyce, AT Carey, Harry Conway, Ryan Gibson, TM Head, HJ Hunt, BAD Manenti, Jordan Buckingham

Sydney Thunder

Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, M Gilkes (wk), Chris Green (C), AD Hales, AI Ross, RR Rossouw, DR Sams, Ben Cutting, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Gurinder Sandhu

Bench : BJ Holt, N McAndrew, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, DJ Willey, SM Whiteman, Usman Qadir, Blake Nikitaras, Toby Gray

Injury and availability news

Jason Sangha, the captain of Sydney Thunder, fractured his left collarbone in the last game and has been ruled out of this game. Chris Green has been named the captain of the team.

Pitch Report

The pitch is expected to remain balanced in this game, and both batters and bowlers will likely receive equal help from the pitch. The pacers will probably find it easy to pick wickets in the second half, and the team winning the toss might look to bowl.

151

Average Score

Player Picks

7
C

Henry Thornton STR | BOWL

He is the leading wicket-taker in the tournament and has taken nine wickets in two matches at an average of 2.55. He picked up five wickets for three runs in the last game, his best bowling figure in BBL.

7.5
C

Matthew Short STR | ALL

He made 84 runs off 53 deliveries in the first game and won the Player of the Match award for this performance. He is the leading run-scorer for the Strikers.

8.5
C

Chris Lynn STR | BAT

He has made 30+ scores in the last two matches and has been one of the top batters for the Strikers this season.

8.5

Daniel Sams THU | ALL

He has been an excellent performer with the ball for the Thunder this season. He has taken seven wickets in three matches at an average of 11, an economy of 6.41, and a strike rate of 10.2.

8

Gurinder Sandhu THU | BOWL

The 29-year-old pacer has been in great form recently and has taken ten wickets in his last five outings. He has taken six wickets in three matches at an average of 17 this season.

7.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi THU | BOWLER

He failed to pick a wicket in the last game; however, he still remains one of the best picks for this game. He picked up five wickets in the first two matches this season.

8

Wes Agar STR | BOWL

He delivered his best bowling figure in BBL in the last game as he picked four wickets for six runs in two overs. He is likely to play a key role in this game.

8

Alex Ross THU | BAT

He has made 69 runs in three matches for the Thunder at an average of 23 and a strike rate of 127.77. He has scored over 1500 runs in BBL in 82 games at an average of 28.52.

8

Rilee Rossouw THU | BAT

He made 53 runs off 38 deliveries in the last game against Melbourne Renegades and was the highest scorer for the team.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

7.5

Matthew Gilkes

THU | WK

He has been dismissed for a duck in two matches this season and can be avoided for this game.

8

Thomas Kelly

STR | BAT

He has scored just 14 runs in two matches for the Strikers. He is batting in the lower middle order and might not be a good choice for your fantasy team.

Last Updated On - Apr 23 2026 8:45 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

STR

5 : 6

THU

Credits Left
13/100

Head To Head
Harry Nielsen

6.5

Chris Lynn
VC

8.5

Oliver Davies

8.5

Alex Ross

8

Rilee Rossouw

8

Matthew Short
C

7.5

Daniel Sams

8.5

Rashid Khan

9

Henry Thornton

7

Fazalhaq Farooqi

7.5

Gurinder Sandhu

8

Players
11/11

Team 1

STR

6 : 5

THU

Credits Left
12.5/100

Mega League
Harry Nielsen

6.5

Chris Lynn

8.5

Oliver Davies

8.5

Alex Ross

8

Rilee Rossouw

8

Matthew Short

7.5

Daniel Sams
VC

8.5

Wes Agar

8

Rashid Khan

9

Henry Thornton
C

7

Gurinder Sandhu

8

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