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.
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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
Clouds
19.1°C
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Adelaide Strikers
SCO
vs
STR
BBL
STR
vs
HEA
BBL
HEA
vs
STR
BBL
STR
vs
STA
BBL
SIX
vs
STR
BBL
Sydney Thunder
THU
vs
HUR
BBL
THU
vs
SCO
BBL
STA
vs
THU
BBL
THU
vs
HEA
BBL
THU
vs
SIX
BBL
Players Stats in current Series
David Warner
THU - bat
433 Runs
8 Matches
Liam Scott
STR - all
310 Runs
10 Matches
Matthew Short
STR - ALL-ROUNDER
280 Runs
10 Matches
Matthew Gilkes
THU - wk
232 Runs
10 Matches
Sam Billings
THU - wk
204 Runs
10 Matches
Chris Lynn
STR - bat
178 Runs
10 Matches
Henry Thornton
STR - bowl
200.00
3 Matches
Nathan McAndrew
THU - all
177.78
7 Matches
Daniel Sams
THU - ALL-ROUNDER
158.93
10 Matches
Alex Carey
STR - wk
157.38
3 Matches
Matthew Gilkes
THU - wk
155.70
10 Matches
Chris Green
THU - bowl
155.56
10 Matches
Lloyd Pope
STR - bowl
15 Wkts
10 Matches
Jamie Overton
STR - all
12 Wkts
10 Matches
Daniel Sams
THU - ALL-ROUNDER
12 Wkts
10 Matches
Hasan Ali
STR - bowl
9 Wkts
8 Matches
Tabraiz Shamsi
STR - bowl
8 Wkts
4 Matches
Luke Wood
STR - BOWLER
8 Wkts
7 Matches
Tabraiz Shamsi
STR - bowl
5.66
4 Matches
Jamie Overton
STR - all
7.37
10 Matches
Jerrssis Wadia
STR - all
7.58
7 Matches
Cameron Boyce
STR - bowl
7.75
2 Matches
Chris Green
THU - bowl
7.78
10 Matches
Liam Scott
STR - all
7.89
10 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
Pitch Report
55%
Pace Bowling
45%
Spin Bowling
60%
Batting Pitch
160
Average Score
40%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Jason Sangha
STR | BAT
Liam Scott
STR | ALL
Last Updated On - Jan 6 2026 1:45 PM
Players
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Team 1
5 : 6
Credits Left
8/100
Players
11/11
Team 1
6 : 5
Credits Left
9.5/100
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