- Match: Melbourne Stars (STA) vs Sydney Thunder (THU)
- Date- 23rd December 2023
- Match Format- 20 overs
- Venue- Lavington Sports Ground, Albury
- Time- 10:00 AM (IST)
- Weather Forecast- Scattered Thunderstorms, 29℃
Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder Match Prediction Preview:
Welcome to the STA vs THU Today Prediction curated by Kheltalk cricket experts.
In Match 12 of the Big Bash League 2023-24, Melbourne Stars will be locking horns with Sydney Thunder. The match will be taking place at the Lavington Sports Ground and is slated to begin from 10:00 AM (IST) on 23rd December 2023.
The Melbourne Stars are rooted to the bottom of the table with 2 losses in 2 games.
Sydney Thunder too have lost their opening two games in BBL 2023-24 and need a quick turnaround of their campaign.
Top Batters STA vs THU
- Cameron Bancroft (THU)- 99 runs in the tournament
- Ollie Davies (THU)- 67 runs in the tournament
- Hilton Cartwright (STA)- 57 runs in the tournament
Top Bowlers for STA vs THU
- Tanveer Sangha (THU)- 4 wickets in the tournament
- Joel Paris (STA)- 2 wickets in the tournament
- Chris Green (THU)- 1 wicket in the tournament
STA vs THU Today Match Prediction Scenarios
Scenario 1- If STA bats first
- First Innings score prediction- STA is expected to score 150-170 runs
- Result prediction- THU will win the match by 7 wickets
Scenario 2- If THU bats first
- First Innings score prediction- THU is expected to score 175-185 runs
- Result prediction- THU will win the match by 20-40 runs
STA vs THU Today Match Prediction, Match 12, Who Will Win the Match?
Sydney Thunder to win
We predict that Sydney Thunder will be winning this game of the Big Bash League 2023-24.
Team Update/Players Availability/Injury News
There are no injury updates for now. We will update if there are any.
Predicted Playing 11
Melbourne Stars Predicted Playing XI
Sam Harper (wk), Tom Rogers/Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Glenn Maxwell (c), Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Liam Dawson, Scott Boland, Corey Rocchiccioli/Usama Mir, Haris Rauf
Sydney Thunder Predicted Playing XI
Jason Sangha (c), Cameron Bancroft, Ollie Davies, Alex Hales, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Matt Gilkes (wk), Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, Liam Hatcher.
STA vs THU: Complete Squad
Melbourne Stars: Scott Boland, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Sam Harper, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell, Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Harry Brook (withdrawn), Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Liam Dawson (overseas replacement for Harry Brook, first three matches only), Imad Wasim (from December 26)
Sydney Thunder: Jason Sangha (c), Cameron Bancroft, Ollie Davies, Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales, Liam Hatcher, Nathan McAndrew, Blake Nikitaras, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Zaman Khan
