BBL 2019-20: Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder Dream 11 Prediction

The 28th match of the Big Bash League 2019-20 will take place between Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder. Melbourne Stars are placed at the top of the table with five wins and one loss from six matches. They have 10 points and a net run rate of +1.808. On the other hand, Sydney Thunder are at the fourth place with three wins and three losses from seven games. They have 7 points and a net run rate of +0.162. Here is the Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder Dream 11 Prediction.

Match Details

The 28th match of BBL 2019-20 will take place at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne. The match will begin at 7:10 PM Local and 1:40 PM IST.

Team News

Melbourne Stars

All-rounder Marcus Stoinis is Melbourne Stars’ leading run-scorer with 281 runs in 6 innings at an average of 70+. Captain Glenn Maxwell is behind him with 169 runs at 42.25. Haris Rauf and Adam Zampa have taken 10 and 9 wickets respectively for the team.

Most Impactful Players

Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Haris Rauf

Probable Playing XI

Dale Steyn, Nic Maddinson, Glenn Maxwell (C), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ben Dunk, Peter Handscomb (WK), Adam Zampa, Daniel Worrall, Hilton Cartwright, Marcus Stoinis, Sandeep Lamichhane

Sydney Thunder

Callum Ferguson is the top run-getter for Sydney Thunder with 253 runs from 7 innings at an average of over 50. His runs came at a strike rate of over 140. He has struck three fifties and has the best score of 73*. Usman Khawaja has scored 179 runs from 7 innings at 25.57. His runs came at a strike rate of near 135. Daniel Sams is the highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 14 scalps from 7 innings at an economy of 7.97. He has the best match figures of 3/25.

Most Impactful Players

Callum Ferguson, Usman Khawaja, Daniel Sams

Probable Playing XI

Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson (C), Matthew Gilkes (WK), Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Chris Morris, Chris Green, Arjun Nair, Chris Tremain, Jonathan Cook

Pitch and Conditions

The MCG pitch helps the batsmen whereas there is a very low chance of rain during the game. The temperature is expected to be around 24 degrees Celcius.

Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder Dream 11 Prediction