SIX vs THU Dream11 Prediction & Top Picks: 14th Match, BBL 2019-20

SIX vs THU Dream11 Team Prediction & Preview: 14th Match, BBL 2019-20

Sydney Sixers will take on Sydney Thunder in the 14th match of Big Bash League 2019-20 at Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney. We will provide SIX vs THU Dream11 Prediction, Match Preview, and Probable Playing XI of the game.

Sydney Sixers:

Sydney Sixers are currently at 4th position with 2 wins and 2 losses and a total of 4 points to their name. In the last match, batting first Sixers lost the early wicket of Josh Philippe, but Daniel Hughes and James Vince steadied the innings by scoring 35 and 22 runs, respectively. In the middle overs, Moses Henriques played a sensible inning of 35 runs from 20 balls and maintained a reasonable run rate for the team. But it was the innings of Sam Curran in the end, which helped Sixers post a total of 174 runs. He scored 24 runs just in the last over and scored a total of 43 runs in only 21 balls and was the Man of the Match.

With 174 runs to defend, bowlers were exceptional in that match. They started picking up wickets early in the innings and continued to pick up the wickets at regular intervals and got the opposition out for just 126 runs in 18 overs and won the match by 48 runs. Jackson Bird and Sean Abbott bowled exceptionally well and picked up three wickets each; Ben Dwarshuis picked up 2 wickets, Tom Curran and Llyod Pope picked up one wicket each. They would want to put up once again an excellent performance and win the match against the tabletop Sydney Thunder.

Sydney Thunder:

Sydney Thunder has played exceptionally well this season. They haven’t lost a match and are at the top of the points table with 2 wins and a total of 5 points. The last game played by Sydney Thunder was abandoned due to the visibility factor because smog had covered the ground as the second innings was in progress. In the previous match, bowling first, they picked up 2 wickets in the first 2 overs but after that, they weren’t able to pick up wickets easily and gave away the right amount of runs. They managed to restrict the opposition for 161 runs after 20 overs. Chris Morris and Daniel Sams bowled well and picked up 2 wickets each while Jonathan Cook picked up 1 wicket.

With 162 runs to chase, they had to face the set back as Khawaja got out for a duck on the second ball. But then Ferguson came to the crease and smashed the bowlers and scored 27 runs off just 11 balls. As the innings were progressing, smog covered the ground, and later the match abandoned. Thunder was well above par score, but they had played only 4.2 overs. They had to play a minimum of 5 overs to declare the results, and thus, they were little unlucky in the last match. They would want to continue their form against the Sydney Sixers and win this match also.

Match Details

SIX vs THU 14th Match, Big Bash League 2019-2020.

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney.

01:40 PM, 28th December 2019.

Pitch Conditions

Average 1st innings score: 156

Average 2nd innings score: 134

The pitch generally is perfect for batting but also provides a right turn for the spinners. It doesn’t have much pace and bounce as the other pitches in Australia. There is a slight chance of rain on the match day.

Squads

Sydney Sixers:

Daniel Hughes, Josh Phillippe (wk), Moises Henriques(c), James Vince, Jordan Silk, Tom Curran, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Ben Manenti, Steve Okeefe, Henry Thornton, Jackson Bird, Lloyd Pope.

Sydney Thunder:

Alex Hales, Usman Khawaja, Callum Ferguson(c), Matthew Gilkes(wk), Alex Ross, Arjun Nair, Chris Green, Daniel Sams, Jonathan Cook, Liam Hatcher, Brendan Doggett, Chris Tremain.

SIX vs THU Dream11 Team News

SIX:

They have named a 13-man squad for the match against Sydney Thunder.
Veteran spinner Steve O’Keefe and pace bowler Henry Thornton replace Hayden Kerr and Mickey Edwards.
Steve O-Keefe likely to replace Hayden Kerr in the playing XI.

THU:

Sydney Thunder also has named a 13-player squad for this match.
Right-arm medium pace bowler Brendan Doggett has been named into the squad in place of Nathan McAndrew.

Probable Playing XI

Sydney Sixers:

Daniel Hughes, Josh Phillippe (wk), James Vince, Moises Henriques (c), Jordan Silk, Tom Curran, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Jackson Bird, Steve Okeefe, Ben Manenti

Bench: Lloyd Pope, Henry Thornton.

Sydney Thunder:

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

Bench: Liam Hatcher, Brendan Doggett.

Top picks for SIX vs THU Dream11 Prediction

SIX:

Josh Phillippe:
He opens the innings for Sydney Sixers and is a destructive batsman. He played an excellent knock of 81* runs in the first match, and a total of 129 runs in this season.

Daniel Hughes:
He is the opening batsman for Sydney Sixers alongside Josh Phillippe and is a very consistent batsman. He played a sensible knock of 35 runs in the last match and has scored a total of 67 runs this season.

James Vince:
He is a very talented batsman and can play big innings for his team. In this season, he is yet to play big innings and has scored a total of 92 runs this season.

Moises Henriques:
He will bat at the 4th number. Skipper Henriques is an experienced all-rounder and scored 35 runs in the last match from just 20 balls.

Tom Curran:
He is a brilliant all-rounder. Tom is equally good with the bat as well as the ball. He has picked up 6 wickets in this season and played brilliant innings of 43 runs from just 21 balls in the last match.

Sean Abbott:
He is the attacking pace bowler for Sydney Sixers and has wicket-taking capability in every match. He picked up 3 wickets in the last game and has picked up a total of 9 wickets this season.

Ben Dwarshuis:
This left-arm medium-fast bowler has bowled exceptionally well and has picked up 6 wickets this season.

Jackson Bird:
He is also an attacking bowler alongside Sean Abbott and has picked up 3 wickets in the first match he has played this season.

THU:

Callum Ferguson:
Skipper Ferguson bats at number 3 for Sydney Thunder and had continued his form from the last season and played brilliant innings of 73* runs in the first match and has scored a total of 104 runs this season.

Usman Khawaja:
This left-handed batsman is a good striker of the ball and plays according to the situation of the innings. He opens the batting for Sydney Thunder and has scored a total off 88 runs in this season but was out for a duck in the last match.

Alex Hales:
He is an opening batsman alongside Khawaja and is known for his big-hitting. Once he gets comfortable on the crease, he can smash bowlers all around the park. He has scored a total of 86 runs this season, which involves an innings of 68 runs from just 38 balls.

Chris Morris:
The experienced all-rounder bowls at a perfect pace and can hit big shots too. He has played only one match this season and picked up 2 wickets. Chris Morris is must pick in SIX vs THU Dream11 Team.

Chris Green:
He generally bats down the order and can score some handy runs and also pick some wickets. He scored 25 runs and picked up 2 wickets in this season.

Daniel Sams:
He is a bowling all-rounder. He bowls well and picked up 6 wickets in this season and has picked up wickets in every match.

Arjun Nair:
He is a decent spin bowler and has picked up 4 wickets this season, but he went wicketless in the last match.

Jonathan Cook:
This leg-break bowler looked very impressive with his tight line and length delivery. He troubles batsmen very much and picked up 3 wickets in this season.