Match Details
Date: 16 December 2022
Time: 2:45 PM IST
Venue: Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Ball-by-ball commentary: SportsTiger App
Preview
The fifth match of the Big Bash League 2022 will witness Sydney
Thunder will be up against the challenge of Adelaide Strikers. In their last
league fixture, Thunder chased down the target of 123 on the last ball against Melbourne
Stars. On the other hand, Adelaide Strikers were too strong to post 184 and won
by 51 runs against Sydney Sixers.
Pitch Report:
Going by the score lines in the last few editions, the surface
at this venue is expected to be a belter. Scores of over 160 will be easily
achievable, while the fast bowlers can be the lethal options to take wickets.
Furthermore, the teams who have batted first have won most of the games.
Team Analysis
Sydney Thunder
The experienced pace bowling trio of Gurinder Sandhu Fazalhaq
Farooqi and Daniel Sams were proficient to take two wickets each to restrict the
opposition to 122. However, Alex Hales and Rilee Rossouw could not help the
team in chasing down the score in a confident manner.
It was the partnership from Jason Sangha (24) and Alex Ross
(28), which brought them back into the game, while Sandhu (20*) managed to
clinch a thriller for the team. However, the top-order needs to score the
majority of runs for the Thunder.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Sydney Thunder
Alex Hales, Matthew Gilkes (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Jason Sangha
(c), Daniel Sams, Alex Ross, Oliver Davies, Chris Green, Gurinder Sandhu,
Fazalhaq Farooqi, Brendan Doggett
Adelaide Strikers
It was a perfect game for the Strikers in their last outing
against the Sixers. The contributions from Matthew Short (84), Chris Lynn (41) and Adam Hose (40) helped
the team to post a strong total of 184 on the board.
Afterwards, young Henry Thornton was accurate with his
line-length to blow away the opposition’s top-order, while Rashid Khan cleaned
up the middle-order to restrict the opposition to 133. They would look to
continue the same dominance in this fixture as well.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Adelaide Strikers
Adelaide Strikers: Jake Weatherald , Matthew Short, Chris
Lynn, Adam Hose, Colin de Grandhomme, Thomas Kelly, Harry Nielsen (wk), Rashid
Khan, Wes Agar, Henry Thornton, Peter Siddle (c)
Match Prediction
Conclusion
With all their bases covered, Adelaide Strikers decimated
the opposition in their last league match, and are expected to continue their
winning streak.
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