THU vs STR Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for Today Match 5
Sydney Thunder won their opening clash against Melbourne Stars by just one wicket while defending 122 runs.
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Preview
Sydney Thunder (THU) will clash against Adelaide Strikers (STR) in the fifth match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2022-23 at Sydney Showground Stadium in Sydney on Friday. Fazalhaq Farooqi, Daniel Sams, and Gurinder Sandhu took two wickets each to restrict the Stars to just 122/8, and then Alex Ross scored the highest 28 runs off 27 balls to chase the target with a wicket and a ball remaining.
Adelaide Strikers also started their campaign with a big 51-run win against Sydney Sixers in their opening clash. Matthew Short smashed 84 runs off just 53 balls to help the Strikers score 184/6 while batting first and then Henry Thorton took four and Rashid Khan grabbed three wickets to restrict the Sixers to just 133/7 runs. They have won two of their last five matches against the Thunder but are favorites to win this match.
Match Information
Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers, 5th Match
Big Bash League, 16 Dec 2022, Fri, 2:45 PM IST ,Sydney Showground Stadium
Weather Report
Rain
13.8Ā°C
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Sydney Thunder
THU
vs
STA
BBL 2022-23
THU
vs
STR
BBL 2021-22
THU
vs
REN
BBL 2021-22
SIX
vs
THU
BBL 2021-22
THU
vs
HUR
BBL 2021-22
Adelaide Strikers
STR
vs
SIX
BBL 2022-23
SIX
vs
STR
BBL 2021-22
THU
vs
STR
BBL 2021-22
STR
vs
HUR
BBL 2021-22
STR
vs
SIX
BBL 2021-22
Players Stats in current Series
Matthew Short
STR - all
458 Runs
14Ā Matches
Chris Lynn
STR - bat
416 Runs
11Ā Matches
Oliver Davies
THU - bat
333 Runs
15Ā Matches
Adam Hose
STR - bat
312 Runs
14Ā Matches
Matthew Gilkes
THU - wk
282 Runs
15Ā Matches
Alex Ross
THU - bat
256 Runs
15Ā Matches
Matthew Short
STR - all
144.48
14Ā Matches
Alex Hales
THU - bat
141.62
9Ā Matches
Chris Lynn
STR - bat
141.02
11Ā Matches
Colin de Grandhomme
STR - all
140.61
13Ā Matches
Alex Carey
STR - wk
135.56
4Ā Matches
Oliver Davies
THU - bat
133.73
15Ā Matches
Wes Agar
STR - bowl
18 Wkts
13Ā Matches
Daniel Sams
THU - all
18 Wkts
14Ā Matches
Henry Thornton
STR - bowl
16 Wkts
9Ā Matches
Chris Green
THU - bowl
14 Wkts
15Ā Matches
Nathan McAndrew
THU - all
13 Wkts
11Ā Matches
Gurinder Sandhu
THU - bowl
11 Wkts
8Ā Matches
Fazalhaq Farooqi
THU - bowl
5.81
4Ā Matches
Chris Green
THU - bowl
6.16
15Ā Matches
Rashid Khan
STR - bowl
6.43
8Ā Matches
Cameron Boyce
STR - bowl
6.95
6Ā Matches
Matthew Short
STR - all
7.14
14Ā Matches
Nathan McAndrew
THU - all
7.48
11Ā Matches
Probable Playing XI
Sydney Thunder
Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, M Gilkes (wk), Chris Green, AD Hales, AI Ross, RR Rossouw, DR Sams, Jason Sangha (C), Fazalhaq Farooqi, Gurinder Sandhu
Bench : BJ Holt, N McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, DJ Willey, SM Whiteman, Ben Cutting, Usman Qadir, Blake Nikitaras
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
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
146
Average Score
Player Picks
Matthew Short STR | ALL
The 27-year-old Australian opener smashed the highest 84 runs off 53 balls against Sydney Sixers in the last match. He scored 493 runs and also took 8 wickets from 16 matches last season.
Rashid Khan STR | BOWL
The star Afghanistan leg-spinner ranks second in the current ICC T20 Bowler's chart and bowled a match-winning spell in the first match against the Sixers by grabbing three wickets for 21.
Jason Sangha THU | BAT
Sydney Thunder captain scored crucial 24 runs off 25 balls against the Stars in the opening clash. He was the leading run-scorer for the Thunder last season with 445 runs from just 12 innings.
Alex Hales THU | BAT
The experienced English opener scored 16 runs off 12 balls against Melbourne Stars in the last game. He was in excellent form in the T20 World Cup 2022 with 212 runs from just six innings.
Daniel Sams THU | ALL
The experienced bowling all-rounder scored only two runs but took two wickets while conceding just 21 runs against the Stars in the last match. He scored 191 runs and took 19 wickets for the Thunder last season.
Peter Siddle STR | BOWL
Adelaide Strikers' captain failed to take wickets against the Sixers in the last match but conceded only 20 runs from his four-over spell. He took the highest 30 wickets from just 17 innings during the BBL 2021-22 season.
Rilee Rossouw THU | BAT
The star South African batter was bowled out on a golden duck against the Stars in the last match but smashed the century in the T20 World Cup 2022 and costs only 8.0 credits on the Dream11 Team for this fixture.
Henry Thornton STR | BOWL
The young Australian pacer took four wickets while conceding just 20 runs against the Sixers in the last match. He took 13 wickets from just seven innings last season and costs only 7.0 credits on the Dream11 Team.
Gurinder Sandhu THU | BOWL
The experienced pacer took two crucial wickets and conceded only 23 runs against the Stars in the last match. Last season, he took 18 wickets from just 11 innings and is available for only 7.0 credits on the Dream11 Team.
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Brendan Doggett
THU | BOWL
The 28-year-old pacer has struggled for consistency lately. He took a wicket but conceded runs at an economy rate of over 8.0 against the Stars in the last match.
Colin de Grandhomme
STR | ALL
The veteran Kiwi all-rounder scored only seven runs and then failed for wickets against Sydney Sixers in the last match.
Last Updated On - May 2 2024 3:30 AM
Players
11/11
Team 1
6 : 5
Credits Left
13/100
Players
11/11
Team 1
5 : 6
Credits Left
11.5/100
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