Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder Prediction – December 10, 2021: Can The Stars Improve On Their Opening Day Defeat?

  • Match: Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder
  • Date: December 10, 2021
  • Start Time: 8:15am
  • Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground
  • Tournament: Big Bash League – 2021/2022 – 7th Match
  • Format: T20

Result

Melbourne Stars won by 4 runs


Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder Stats and Trends

Melbourne Stars logo

Melbourne Stars Trends

  • Played: 2
  • Won: 1
  • Lost: 1
  • NRR: -3.7000
  • Last 5 results: W, L

Melbourne Stars Last Match vs Sydney Sixers

Sydney Sixers won by 152 runs

Batting Figures
RunsSR4s6s
Peter Nevill
1812920
Hilton Cartwright
1011101
Brody Couch
88010
Top 3 Batsmen for Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers
Bowling figures
WktsOvsRunsEcon
Brody Couch
233612
Sam Rainbird
145915
Glenn Maxwell
12179
Top 3 Bowlers for Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers

This is one of the worst opening performances from Melbourne Stars in Big Bash history. They are a top side but they did not show this in this match. They were completely dominated by the Sixers from start to finish. A 152 run loss is a huge embarrassment to the side and they will be keen to improve on that for their first home match.

The Sixers batted first and put on 213/4. This was a disaster for the Stars bowlers. Sam Rainbird 59/1 from 4 overs was the worst of the bowlers – That’s a 14.75 economy. None of the bowlers came out well from this performance.

With the bat only 2 players got over 10 runs, again no one came out well from this performance. Opener Peter Nevill top-scored with 18 from 14 and Hilton Cartwright got 10 from 9. The Stars hit 1 6 in the innings

Sydney thunder logo

Sydney Thunder Trends

  • Played: 2
  • Won: 1
  • Lost: 1
  • NRR: 0.5010
  • Last 5 results: L, W

Sydney Thunder Last Match vs Brisbane Heat

Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)

Batting Figures
RunsSR4s6s
Alex Ross
6113372
Sam Billings
4512551
Matthew Gilkes
2020021
Top 3 Batsmen for Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat
Bowling figures
WktsOvsRunsEcon
Daniel Sams
34226
Nathan McAndrew
24338
Gurinder Sandhu
24174
Top 3 Bowlers for Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat

Sydney Thunder was impressive in this match. They were going really well with the ball at 16/2. Duckett and Heazlett did them some damage but they still managed to limit the score to 140/8.

Hales went for a duck and at 32/3 it looked like it could be a close game. Then Billings and Ross picked the runs off with relative ease to bring the win home in 17.1 overs. Ross hit the most sixes with 2 and Billings and Gilkes had one each. This was a composed professional run chased from Billings and Ross.


Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder Match Prediction

This looks to be a great game and should be a good one to watch. The Cricketics team will be following this match closely. It sets the rest of the tournament up for the Melbourne Stars and another big defeat would be a real blow to their confidence.

Sydney Thunder looked good in their last performance and another win should be on the cards if they perform well in this match. 2 for 2 would be an ideal start for a team who finished third last year. They will want to go one better than losing the playoff in last years Big Bash.

Predicted result: Sydney Thunder to win in a sub 150 match

Predicted scores if batting first:

Melbourne Stars 120/8

Sydney Thunder 150/6

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