Melbourne Stars meet Sydney Thunder in the seventh match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2021-22 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday. Here are our Dream11 prediction and fantasy tips for STA vs THU Match today.
The Melbourne Stars take on Sydney Thunder in the seventh match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2021-22 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday, December 10 at 1:45 PM (IST) in Melbourne.
Melbourne Stars have lost their first game of the season and are at the bottom of the points table. They suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Sydney Sixers by 152 runs. Batting first, Sydney Sixers posted a massive total of 213/4. Brody Couch took a few wickets and was the only successful bowler for the Stars. Melbourne Stars were bundled out for a total of 61 runs, which was an utter collapse of the batting.
After the first heavy loss, the Melbourne Stars will have to pick themselves up and put on an inspiring performance if they want to bounce back.
On their way are Sydney Thunder, who started the tournament with a win against Brisbane Heat. Sydney Thunder bowled first to restrict Brisbane Heat to 140/8. Their fast bowlers put together a good performance as Daniel Sams took three wickets, while Gurinder Sandhu and Nathan McAndrew took a wicket each. In the end it was a comfortable win for them as they crossed the line in just 17.1 overs with seven wickets at their disposal. Alex Ross scored an unbeaten 61 while Sam Billings could finish the game with 45.
Sydney Thunder are placed third and will look to build up the momentum against the Melbourne Stars, who are under pressure to come into the competition. There are some big names in the team of Melbourne Stars who will have to step up in this match.
My Dream11 Dream Team for STA vs THU Match:
Joe Clarke, Sam Billings, Alex Ross (vc), Alex Hales, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell (c), Hilton Cartwright, Andre Russell, Tanveer Sangha, Adam Zampa, Samuel Elliott.
Probable Playing XI
Melbourne Stars
Joe Clarke, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell (c), Marcus Stoinis, Andre Russell, Hilton Cartwright, Samuel Elliot, Brody Couch, Adam Zampa, Qais Ahmad, Nathan Coulter Nile.
Probable Playing XI
Sydney Thunder
Alex Hales, Sam Whiteman, Matthew Gilkes, Sam Billings (wk), Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Chris Green (c), Nathan McAndrew, Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha.
Squad
Sydney Thunder
Alex Hales, Alex Ross, Sam Billings (w), Jason Sangha, Matthew Gilkes (w), Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Chris Green (c), Chris Tremain, Jonathan Cook, Gurinder Sandhu, Baxter Holt, Nathan McAndrew, Arjun Nair, Tanveer Sangha, Sam Whiteman, Baxter Holt.
Melbourne Stars
Joe Clarke, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell (c), Marcus Stoinis, Andre Russell, Hilton Cartwright, Samuel Elliot, Brody Couch, Adam Zampa, Qais Ahmad, Nathan Coulter Nile, Beau Webster, Sam Rainbird, Clint Hinchliffe, Tom O Connell