BBL 2022/23 – Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars, match preview, predicted lineups
Adelaide Strikers take on the Melbourne Stars on Saturday in BBL 2022-23 as the season moves ahead. Adelaide Strikers come into this game as the favourites.
Date and Time : 31st December 2022, 7:00 PM (Local)
Venue : Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Adelaide Strikers are having a good campaign thus far in the BBL and they will look to be consistent. They are currently 3rd in the points table after 5 games with 6 points.
The Strikers batting have been scoring and they will look for the same. Bowling wise they will have to be at the very best.
Coach Jason Gillesoie will look forward to exploiting the opposition.
On the other hand, Melbourne Stars are having a poor campaign as they lag in the bottom of the table. They are currently 7th in the points table after 5 games with 2 points.
Team Green will need their batsman to produce the output as they have been. While bowlers have to show their quality.
Head coach David Hussey will have to be at his usual and try to execute.
For the wicket, it will be balanced.
Team news and possible lineups
There are no fresh injury concerns for both sides at he moment.
Adelaide Strikers XI : C. de Grandhomme, Hose, Hunt, Kelly, R. Khan, Lynn, Neilsen, M. Short, Thornton, Manenti, P. Siddle (C).
Melbourne Stars XI : Boult, Cartwright, J. Clarke, N. Coulter-Nile, N. Larkin, M. Stoinis, Webster, L. Wood, A. Zampa (C), C. Kellaway, T. Rogers.
Prediction
I think given the match is in Adelaide the conditions should favour the home team. But Melbourne Stars team are no newbies and will give their all. A fierce contest maybe won by Adelaide.
