BBL 2022/23 – Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars, match preview, predicted lineups
Sydney Sixers take on the Melbourne Stars tomorrow in BBL 2022/23 as the season moves ahead. Sydney Sixers start this game as the favourites.
Date and Time : 26th December 2022, 6:05 PM (Local)
Venue : SCG, Sydney
Sydney Sixers have not had an ideal start to their new BBL campaign and find themselves second last in the points table after 3 games with just 2 points. They will look forward to winning games.
The Sixers batting will need to improve in terms of their batting. As for their bowling they will want to be clinical.
Coach Greg Shipperd will likely deploy an attacking tactic tomorrow.
On the other hand, Melbourne Stars too not have had an ideal campaign thus far and will aim to win games. They are currently 6th in the points table after 3 games with 2 points.
Team Green batters need to post high totals. While bowling wise they need to be controlling the opposition from scoring huge.
Coach David Hussey will have to be attacking from the go.
For the wicket, it will have something in it for both batters and bowlers.
Team news and possible lineups
There are no fresh injury concerns for both sides at the moment.
Sydney Sixers XI : Patterson, Silk, Vince, S. Abbott, D. Christian, M. Henriques (C), Kerr, Philippe, S. O’Keefe, T. Murphy, N-ul-Haq.
Melbourne Stars XI : H. Cartwright, N. Larkin, M. Stoinis, Kellaway, T. Rogers, Webster, J. Clarke, Boult, Couch, L. Wood, Zampa (C).
Prediction
Sydney Sixers will be favoured at home as they will be apt to the conditions. But Melbourne Stars will too be looking for points and they will give their all. So a closely fought game but Sixers to win.
