BBL 2024-25 - 37th Match - Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder - Cricket Match Predictions: 17th January 2025

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the Big Bash League, 37th Match - Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder, which will be played on the 17th of January at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney.

LIVE SCORES - 37th Match - Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder (Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney)

Current Form Sydney Sixers:

Sydney Sixers are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 6 wins and 2 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League is James Vince with 228 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League is Ben Dwarshuis with 12 scalps under his belt.

Sydney Sixers have won their previous match against Adelaide Strikers by 3 wickets.

Adelaide Strikers batted first and they posted a total of 182 for 5 in 20 overs. Matthew Short and D'Arcy Short got out without troubling the scorers much. Alex Carey also disappointed with the bat as he got out after scoring 18 runs. Real game defining knocks were played by Ollie Pope and Alex Ross as they smashed 57 and 48 runs respectively to help Adelaide Strikers get to a tall total of 182 on a difficult pitch to bat on.

During the chase, Sydney Sixers lost Josh Philippe and Jack Edwards cheaply. After these two got out, Steven Smith played a responsible knock of 52 runs to keep Sydney Sixers in the game. They lost a couple of wickets in quick succession in middle overs but Ben Dwarshuis had their backs. He played a brilliant cameo of 30 runs in 23 balls to win the game for Sydney Sixers in the last over of the match with 3 wickets in hand.

Current Form Sydney Thunder:

Sydney Thunder are currently placed at the 3rd position on points table with 5 wins and 3 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League is David Warner with 324 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League is Chris Green with 11 scalps under his belt.

Sydney Thunder have won their previous match against Perth Scorchers by 61 runs.

Sydney Thunder batted first and they posted an ordinary total of 158 for 7 in 20 overs. The pitch was really a difficult one to bat on and Sydney Thunder were reduced to 75 for 5 in the 13th over. Only Sam Konstas and Tom Andrews batted with all their heart. Konstas made 53 runs in the top order while Andrews smashed 37 runs off just 13 balls in the lower order to help Sydney Thunder get to a competitive total of 158 in their innings.

During the chase, Perth Scorchers lost their way right from the word go and they were reduced to 63 for 6 in the 10th over. They couldn't really make a comeback after that. Chris Green picked up 3 wickets for Sydney Thunder as they managed to bowl Perth Scorchers out for just 97, winning the game by 61 runs.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Sydney Sixers: Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Jafer Chohan (England), Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Akeal Hosein (West Indies), Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Ben Manenti, Todd Murphy, Kurtis Patterson, Mitch Perry, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, Steve Smith, James Vince (England)

Sydney Thunder: Wes Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings (England), Ollie Davies, Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand), Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Ryan Hadley, Liam Hatcher, Sam Konstas, Nic Maddinson, Nathan McAndrew, Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies), William Salzmann, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Sydney Thunder

Who will win?- Sydney Sixers

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Steven Smith (Sydney Sixers), Sam Billings (Sydney Thunder)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Todd Murphy (Sydney Sixers), Tanveer Sangha (Sydney Thunder)

Most Sixes – Steven Smith (Sydney Sixers), Sam Billings (Sydney Thunder)

Player of the Match- Steven Smith (Sydney Sixers)

Team Scores Batting first – Sydney Sixers 175+, Sydney Thunder 165+

Match Handicap: Sydney Sixers

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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