Hello and welcome to our STA vs STR Dream11 Prediction, Probable Playing XI, and Fantasy Cricket Tips. Melbourne Stars and Adelaide Strikers will play against each other in the 40th match of the Big Bash League 2020-21 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.
Melbourne Stars:
They are having a very tough time after a perfect start to the tournament as they have won only 3 out of the 9 matches, and one match was abandoned due to rain.
Melbourne Stars are now at the 7th position on the points table with a total of 16 points. They had to face disappointment once again as they lost their last match by 5 wickets.
Opening batsman Andre Fletcher has not been able to perform and looked completely out of form this season, but his partner Stoinis has been batting well and providing a good start in every match. In the last match, he scored 47 runs. At No.3, Nick Larkin looked very slow in his batting approach.
Skipper Maxwell, who has been the most consistent player on the team, got out for a duck in the last two matches. Cartwright also did not score much and has appeared to be struggling so far in this season. Maddinson batted very well in the last match but just missed his fifty by 2 runs.
Adam Zampa has been the most consistent wicket-taker of the team, and Billy Stanlake has seemed to be getting better with every game. Sam Rainbird, Glenn Maxwell, and Haris Rauf managed to pick up a wicket in the last match.
Stars have been struggling a lot to win matches this season. They have outstanding players on the side, but they have not been able to perform at the right time. Stars still have a perfect chance of qualifying for playoffs if they start winning the remaining matches.
Adelaide Strikers:
Strikers have managed to win five matches out of the ten so far and are currently at the 5th position on the points table with 20 points. They performed well and won the last match by 5 wickets.
Opener Phil Salt has been performing decently so far this season, but Matt Renshaw, except for one match, has not appeared to be in good form. Alex Carey has been doing an excellent job by providing stability to the team at No.3.
Jake Weatherald has been batting brilliantly at his new batting position in the middle-order, and Jon Wells has played a couple of good innings. Still, he has appeared to be scoring runs at a slower rate than previous seasons. Ryan Gibbson also batted very well in the last match scoring 22* runs and took the team to victory.
After a few bad performances, the Strikers’ bowlers bowled well in the last match by restricting the flow of runs and picking up wickets. Wes Agar and Rashid Khan have been the team’s consistent wicket-takers and are among the top five wicket-takers this season. Daniel Worrall picked up 2 wickets, and Harry Conway managed to pick up 1 wicket in the last match.
Strikers need to perform well in both batting and bowling departments consistently. On the whole, they need to put up a good team performance as they did in the last match, and if they do so, they can easily qualify for playoffs.
STA vs STR Match Details
Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers, 40th Match, Big Bash League 2020-21.
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.
Date: January 15th, 2021.
Time: 1:45 PM IST
STA vs STR Head-to-Head Records
Matches Played: 12
STA Won: 5
STR Won: 7
Tied: 0
No Result: 0
STA vs STR Pitch Report
Average 1st innings score: 142
Average 2nd innings score: 128
The pitch here is a balanced one between the ball and the ball. The bowlers will get some help early in the innings, but it will get comfortable for the bowlers as the match progresses. Spinners are considered to be less useful here.
It will be the first match of the season that will be played at this venue.
Weather Forecast
The weather will be mostly cloudy, and there is a high chance of rain during the match.
STA vs STR Dream11 Team News
STA:
- Melbourne Stars have named 17-man squad for the match against Strikers.
- Ben Dunk and Melbourne Stars have mutually agreed and released him from the contract.
- Left-hand batsman Ed Newman has been added to the squad as a replacement player for Test star Will Pucovski.
STR:
- Strikers have announced a 17-man squad for the match.
- Rashid Khan has bid farewell to the Adelaide Strikers as he performed the National Duties for Afghanistan.
- Peter Siddle has been named in the squad for this match against Stars.
Probable Playing XI
Melbourne Stars:
Andre Fletcher, Marcus Stoinis, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell (C), Nic Maddinson, Hilton Cartwright, Adam Zampa, Billy Stanlake, Sam Rainbird, Liam Hatcher, Haris Rauf.
Bench: Clint Hinchliffe, Zahir Khan, Seb Gotch (WK), Sam Elliot, Ed Newman, Tom O’Connell.
Adelaide Strikers:
Phil Salt, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey (C & WK), Jon Wells, Jake Weatherald, Ryan Gibson, Daniel Worrall, Danny Briggs, Harry Conway, Peter Siddle, Wes Agar.
Bench: M Short, Harry Nielsen, Cameron Valente, Spencer Johnson, Liam O’Connor, Liam Scott.
Top picks for STA vs STR Dream11 Prediction
STA:
Glenn Maxwell:
(9 M, 255 R, 36.42 A + 20.5 O, 4 W)
Maxwell is a batting all-rounder known for playing big shots and has a strike-rate of over 150. He can also bowl a few overs of spin if required. Maxwell was out for a duck but managed to pick up a wicket in the last match.
Marcus Stoinis:
(8 M, 277 R, 39.57 A)
He is a batting all-rounder and can also bowl a few overs of medium pace. Stoinis batted well, scoring 47 runs from 31 balls in the last match, and is one of the top five run-scorers this season.
Adam Zampa:
(7 M, 26 O, 12 W)
He is a right-arm leg-break bowler and bowls brilliantly in the middle overs, and pick up wickets at a crucial time. Zampa bowled brilliantly, picking up 2 wickets in the last match.
Haris Rauf:
(2 M, 5 O, 1 W)
He is a Right Arm Med-Fast bowler from Pakistan. Haris Rauf was expensive but managed to pick up a wicket in the last match.
Hilton Cartwright:
(8 M, 132 R, 18.85 A + 6.1 O, 2 W)
He is a decent striker of the ball and has been batting in the middle-order in the last few matches. Cartwright scored only 2 runs and has looked out of form this season.
Liam Hatcher:
(7 M, 26 O, 10 W)
He is a right-arm fast bowler and bowls at a perfect pace. Hatcher went wicketless in the last match.
Billy Stanlake:
(8 M, 26 O, 9 W)
He is a right-arm fast bowler. Stanlake did not play the last match.
Andre Fletcher:
(9 M, 99 R, 12.37 A + 2 O, 0 W)
He opens the innings along with Stoinis and can play big shots from the start of the innings. Fletcher scored only 12 runs in the last match and has looked out of form this season.
Sam Rainbird:
(4 M, 14 O, 4 W)
He is a left-arm fast bowler and consistently picks up wickets. Rainbird managed to pick up a wicket in the last match.
STR:
Alex Carey:
(8 M, 279 R, 34.87 A)
Skipper Carey is the wicket-keeper batsman of the team. He batted decently, scoring 21 runs in the last match, and is one of the top five run-scorers this season.
Phil Salt:
(10 M, 221 R, 22.10 A)
He is a young right-handed batsman and generally opens the innings. He batted well, scoring 31 runs in the last match.
Jake Weatherald:
(10 M, 241 R, 30.12 A)
He is a left-handed batsman and has been batting in the middle-order for the past few matches. In the last game, he scored 19 runs.
Wes Agar:
(10 M, 37.5 O, 17 W)
He is a right-arm fast bowler and consistently picks up wickets. Agar picked up 2 wickets in the last match and is currently one of the top 5 leading wicket-taker of the season.
Matt Renshaw:
(10 M, 175 R, 17.50 A + 6 O, 0 W)
He is a left-handed batsman and can also bowl a few overs of spin if required. Renshaw has been opening the innings from the last few matches and scored only 9 runs in the last match and has appeared to be out of form this season.
Jon Wells:
(10 M, 204 R, 25.50 A)
He is a middle-order batsman and is an excellent striker of the ball. Wells batted well, scoring 36 runs in the last match.
Daniel Worrall:
(8 M, 72 R, 36 A + 30.1 O, 9 W)
He is a right-arm fast bowler and bowls at a good pace. He bowled well, picking up 2 wickets in the last match.
Danny Briggs:
(10 M, 47 R, 23.50 A + 29.5 O, 8 W)
He is a left-arm orthodox bowler and can play some big shots down the order. In the last match, Briggs was expensive and went wicketless.
Ryan Gibson:
(6 M, 74 R, 37 A + 1 O, 0 W)
He is a right-handed batsman and generally bats in the middle-order. Gibson batted well, scoring 22* runs in the last match.
STA vs STR Dream11 Prediction
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Captain/Vice-Captain Choices
- Glenn Maxwell
- Alex Carey
- Marcus Stoinis
- Adam Zampa
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