Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket Tips: Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers: Adelaide Strikers start its 2019-20 BBL campaign against Sydney Thunder on the 21st of December. Thunder plays the season opener, so this would be their second game. Both the teams had a forgettable season last year as the Thunder ended sixth on the table whereas the Strikers were seventh.
Striker’s captain Travis Head won’t be available due to national duties and Alex Carey would captain in his absence. Sydney Thunder will miss the services of Shane Watson who has retired from the BBL. Callum Ferguson will lead the Thunder.
The Thunder has made some star overseas signings with the likes of Alex Hales and Chris Morris whereas Rashid Khan would resume his services with the Strikers. The Strikers have signed Phil Salt, the aggressive England batsman.
Weather Condition:
The temperature will hover in the mid-30s and high 30s with no chance of rain on the 21st of December.
Pitch Report:
Four T20s have been played at this venue with the results being shared between the teams batting first and the teams chasing.
The average score while batting first is 170 while Melbourne Renegades have the highest score at this venue which is 189/6.
Injury and Availability News:
Travis Head, Peter Siddle, and Michael Neser who are part of the Test squad against New Zealand won’t be available for this game.
Probable Playing XIs:
Sydney Thunder:
Alex Hales, Usman Khawaja, Callum Ferguson (C), Jason Sangha, Matthew Gilkes (WK), Daniel Sams, Chris Morris, Chris Green, Gurinder Sandhu, Arjun Nair, Chris Tremain
Bench – Tanveer Sangha, Alex Ross, Olivier Davies, Nathan McAndrew, Jay Lenton, Jonathan Cook
Adelaide Strikers:
Alex Carey (C/WK), Jake Weatherald, Phillip Salt, Cameron White, Matthew Short, Jake Lehmann, Jonathan Wells, Rashid Khan, Billy Stanlake, Harry Conway, Wes Agar
Bench – Liam O Connor, Cameron Valente, Nick Winter,
Top Picks:
In the shortest format, you can’t form a fantasy team without Rashid Khan, so he has to be one of the top picks. Alex Carey has done well at the top of the order and Alex Hales likes this format. So both of them can be your top picks.
Captain and Vice-Captain Picks:
Captain – Alex Carey, Alex Hales, Usman Khawaja
Vice-Captain – Billy Stanlake, Rashid Khan, Chris Morris
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Alex Carey (C)
Batsmen – Alex Hales, Usman Khawaja, Jake Weatherald, Matthew Short
All-rounders – Chris Morris, Cameron White, Daniel Sams
Bowlers – Rashid Khan (VC), Gurinder Sandhu, Arjun Nair
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Alex Carey
Batsmen – Alex Hales (C), Philip Salt, Jason Sangha, Callum Ferguson
All-rounders – Chris Morris (VC), Rashid Khan, Jake Lehmann
Bowlers – Billy Stanlake, Chris Green, Chris Tremain
Expert Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket Winning Tips:
The pitch at Manuka Oval favors the batsmen to a certain extent, so it would be wise to pick the star openers from both the sides – Alex Carey and Alex Hales. Billy Stanlake is one of the bowlers who can run through a side on his day. Rashid Khan has to be in your team come what may. Philip Salt and Chris Morris are playing the BBL for the first time and would look to make a statement in the first couple of games.
Probable Winners:
Adelaide Strikers have three of their main players not available so it would be fair to say that Sydney Thunder starts as favorites in this encounter.
Match Details:
The sixth match of the Big Bash League will take place between Sydney Thunder and Adelaide Strikers at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on the 21st of December.
The match starts at 1:40 PM IST (18:10 Local Time). The live streaming of the match will be available on the Sony Liv App.
