STR vs THU Dream11 Prediction, Match 25, Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates

The Adelaide Strikers are set to face the Sydney Thunder in the 25th match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on Tuesday, January 6.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 06 Jan 2026, 13:45 IST

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Preview

In the 25th game of the BBL 2025-26, Adelaide Strikers (STR) are set to face Sydney Thunder (THU). The Adelaide Strikers started this season with a win, but they didn't maintain their winning streak. As of now, they won just two games out of the five this season. In the last game, they lost by 33 runs against the Perth Scorchers. However, in the last games, Matthew Short and Liam Scott scored 31 and 33 runs, respectively. While Lloyd Pope did well in the bowling, taking four wickets.

On the other hand, Sydney Thunder didn't have a good start to this season as they lost five out of the six games so far. They also lost the last match against the Hobart Hurricanes by 6 wickets. However, David Warner performed brilliantly in the last game and scored a brilliant hundred. But except for Daniel Sams, who took three wickets, their bowlers did not perform well.

Match Information

Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder, Match 25

Big Bash League, 6 Jan 2026, Tue, 1:45 PM IST ,Adelaide Oval

Broadcast

Fancode

Live Stream

Fancode

Weather Report

Adelaide Oval

Clouds

27.5°C

63% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Adelaide Strikers

L
W
L
L
W

Sydney Thunder

L
L
L
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

David Warner

THU - bat

241 Runs

6 Matches

2

Matthew Gilkes

THU - wk

208 Runs

7 Matches

3

Matthew Short

STR - ALL-ROUNDER

188 Runs

6 Matches

4

Liam Scott

STR - all

171 Runs

6 Matches

5

Sam Konstas

THU - all

127 Runs

7 Matches

6

Chris Lynn

STR - bat

126 Runs

6 Matches

1

Henry Thornton

STR - bowl

200.00

2 Matches

2

David Willey

THU - all

200.00

1 Match

3

177.78

6 Matches

4

Matthew Gilkes

THU - wk

166.40

7 Matches

5

Daniel Sams

THU - ALL-ROUNDER

154.17

7 Matches

6

David Warner

THU - bat

150.63

6 Matches

1

Daniel Sams

THU - ALL-ROUNDER

11 Wkts

7 Matches

2

Lloyd Pope

STR - bowl

10 Wkts

6 Matches

3

Jamie Overton

STR - all

9 Wkts

6 Matches

4

Hasan Ali

STR - bowl

7 Wkts

5 Matches

5

Shadab Khan

THU - all

7 Wkts

6 Matches

6

Luke Wood

STR - BOWLER

6 Wkts

5 Matches

1

Liam Scott

STR - all

7.00

6 Matches

2

Jamie Overton

STR - all

7.26

6 Matches

3

Tabraiz Shamsi

STR - bowl

7.50

1 Match

4

Luke Wood

STR - BOWLER

7.67

5 Matches

5

Hasan Ali

STR - bowl

7.79

5 Matches

6

Matthew Short

STR - ALL-ROUNDER

7.81

6 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Adelaide Strikers

Jason Sangha, J Overton, CA Lynn, MW Short (C), L Wood, MW Harvey (wk), Liam Scott, L Pope, J Wadia, H Manenti, T Shamsi

Bench : TM Head, Jordan Buckingham, HJ Nielsen, Thomas Kelly, CJ Boyce, AT Carey, AI Ross, Henry Thornton, Hasan Ali, Tom Straker

Sydney Thunder

S Konstas, Chris Green, N McAndrew, WA Agar, David Warner (C), DR Sams, SH Khan, Sam Billings (wk), M Gilkes, Nic Maddinson, RJW Topley

Bench : CT Bancroft, Tanveer Sangha, R Hadley, TD Andrews, LH Ferguson, Oliver Davies, Blake Nikitaras, AP O’Connor, Charlie Anderson

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at Adelaide Oval generally offers a balanced surface. However, in the recent past, it has provided a slight upper hand to batters. Bowlers can also be effective here, especially in the early stages of the game, but the pitch usually becomes more favourable to batsmen as the match progresses. Fast bowlers can take advantage of the bounce, while spinners will receive some assistance in the middle overs.

55%

Pace Bowling

45%

Spin Bowling

60%

Batting Pitch

160

Average Score

40%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Matthew Short STR | ALL-ROUNDER

Matthew Short performed brilliantly in the previous season for the Strikers. Moreover, he scored 31 runs in the last game. He has the ability to perform well with the bat and ball.

9
VC

David Warner THU | BAT

David Warner is an excellent batter who performed brilliantly in the recent past. He scored 255 runs in the last 9 games. Moreover, he also scored 130 runs in 65 balls in the previous game against Hobart.

8.5

Chris Lynn STR | BAT

Chris Lynn is an excellent top-order batter. He has delivered many match-winning performances with the bat. Moreover, he scored 295 runs in the last 8 games.

8.5

Sam Billings THU | WK

Sam Billings is an excellent wicket-keeper batter who performed brilliantly in the recent past. Moreover, he scored 216 runs in the last 11 games.

7.5

Lloyd Pope STR | BOWL

Lloyd Pope is currently in excellent form. Moreover, he also took four wickets in the previous game against the Perth Scorchers. He will definitely be a key player for the Adelaide Strikers.

8.5

Daniel Sams THU | ALL-ROUNDER

Daniel Sams is an excellent bowling all-rounder and is currently in excellent form. Moreover, he took four wickets in the previous game against the Hobart Hurricanes. He will definitely be a key player for the Sydney Thunder.

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7.5

Jason Sangha

STR | BAT

8

Liam Scott

STR | ALL

Last Updated On - Jan 6 2026 1:45 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

STR

5 : 6

THU

Credits Left
8/100

Mega League
Sam Billings

8.5

Matthew Gilkes
VC

6.5

David Warner
C

9

Chris Lynn

8.5

Shadab Khan

8.5

Matthew Short

9

Daniel Sams

8.5

Chris Green

8.5

Hasan Ali

9

Lloyd Pope

7.5

Luke Wood

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

STR

6 : 5

THU

Credits Left
9.5/100

Head To Head
Sam Billings
VC

8.5

Matthew Gilkes

6.5

Chris Lynn

8.5

Alex Ross

7

Shadab Khan

8.5

Matthew Short
C

9

Jamie Overton

9

Daniel Sams

8.5

Chris Green

8.5

Hasan Ali

9

Lloyd Pope

7.5

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