The 2023-24 Big Bash League season will resume after a brief break with the Adelaide Strikers taking on the Sydney Thunders in Match 8 of the tournament. The Adelaide Oval will be hosting the match on Tuesday, December 19. Both teams will be keen to get off the mark in the upcoming match.
The Sydney Thunders lost to the Brisbane Heat in their tournament opening match. They failed to chase down 152 runs in the match. Meanwhile, the opening match of Adelaide Strikers was marred by rain. It got abandoned without a toss. In this article, we take a look at fantasy suggestions for Match 8 of the Big Bash League 2023-24 between Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Thunder.
Match Details
Match: Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder, Match 8, BBL 2023-24
Date: Tuesday, December 19, 06:15 PM LOCAL, 1.45 PM IST
Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Live Streaming: Star Sports, Hotstar
Pitch Report
The batter will offer some help to the pacer initially. However, it gets better to bat on this track as the game progresses. 166 is the average score at the venue, while the team that has batted first has won more games.
Head-to-Head Record
The Adelaide Strikers and the Sydney Thunder have an intense head-to-head contest. The Strikers have won 10 matches, while the Thunder have emerged winners on nine occasions.
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder – Predicted Playing XI
Sydney Thunder: Alex Hales, Cameron Bancroft, Matthew Gikes, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Liam Hatcher, Zaman Khan, Tanveer Sangha
Adelaide Strikers: Travis Head, Matt Short, D’Arcy Short, David Payne, Wes Agar, Chris Lynn, Adam Hose, Jamie Overton, Harry Nielsen, Cameron Boyce, Ben Manenti
Dream11 Suggestions
Captain: Travis Head
Vice-captain: Daniel Sams
Wicket-keeper: Cameron Bancroft
Batter: Chris Lynn, Oliver Davies
All-rounders: D’Arcy Short, Chris Greenm Matt Short
Bowlers: Tanveer Sangha, David Payne, Zaman-Khan
Squads
Sydney Thunder: Alex Hales, Cameron Bancroft, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Chris Green(c), Oliver Davies, Matthew Gilkes(w), Liam Doddrell, Nathan McAndrew, Liam Hatcher, Zaman Khan, Blake Nikitaras, Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha, Toby Gray
Adelaide Strikers: Wes Agar, James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Travis Head, Adam Hose, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Ben Manenti, Harry Nielsen, Jamie Overton, David Payne, D’Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thorton, Jake Weatherald.
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