After the power-packed action of T20 World Cup Down Under, the fans now have another entertaining league to look forward to. Big Bash League has started with a bang and and many more thrilling game awaits us. The fifth game of the tournament will be played between Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers at Sydney Show Ground Stadium on Friday at 2:45 PM IST.
The Thunder started on a winning not after registering a 1-wicket win against the Melbourne Stars. While chasing 123, the side struggled and kept losing wickets in regular interval. But a brilliant cameo from Gurinder Sandhu took the side home.
They will be hoping for a better show with the bat against Strikers.
Meanwhile, Adelaide Strikers also started their campaign with a win against the Sydney Sixers on Wednesday. Unlike Thunder, Strikers won their opening match convincingly by 51 runs.
Matthew Short scored a 53-ball 84 to help Strikers post 184/6. Thereafter, Henry Thornton and Rashid Khan combined together with the ball to break the backbone of the Sixers batting unit.
Let's look at the match prediction for the upcoming game:
Toss Prediction
In their last 4 encounters, Sydney Thunder has enjoyed the luck with the coin and are likely to call it right this time again.
Win Possibility
The Strikers have a strong bowling attack, meanwhile, Thunder struggled with the bat. Against the likes of Rashid and Thornton, the Thunder may find themselves in a lot of trouble.
The Strikers are likely to win against the Thunder.
Predicted powerplay score and Average first inning total
The pitch is likely to be a little two-paced so expecting a moderate powerplay for both teams. The powerplay score is likely to be 45-55 and the average first innings score at this pitch is 147.
Betting Odds
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