SIX vs STA Dream11 Prediction: Welcome to the opening match of the Big Bash League T20, 2021 where Sydney Sixers take on Melbourne Stars. After a dominant season, the Sixers have retained the majority of their title-winning squad and will welcome back Tom Curran after he missed last year. Chris Jordan will also join the Sixers for the first five games of the season. This is a side that is a very real chance of going back-to-back, and there won’t be too many experts tipping against the Sydney Sixers this season. Melbourne Stars remain a real top-heavy squad, with the three big names of Adam Zampa, Glenn Maxwell, and Marcus Stoinis carrying the weight of the franchise on their collective shoulders. Given the form and confidence that their three big names are bringing into the Big Bash this year, as well as a couple of handy signings there should be an improvement from the Stars.
Fixture: Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars
Competition: Big Bash League T20
Date: 5 December
Time: 2:05pm
Team Form Guide:
SIX(recent last): W W W L L
STA(recent last): L L L W W
Points table: SIX:-NA, STA:- NA
Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
The Sydney Cricket Ground has built a reputation of being a high scoring venue off late with teams notching up massive totals while batting on the batting-friendly strips at the SCG. This is the first match of this season and there could be plenty of runs on offer. Both teams will opt to chase if they win the toss.
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SIX Team News
Josh Philippe, James Vince, Daniel Hughes, Moises Henriques, Jordan Silk, Dan Christian, Tom Curran, Sean Abbott, Chris Jordan, Steve O’Keefe, Jackson Bird
STA Team News
Captain Options – Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell
Differential pick – Joe Clarke
Josh Philippe Stats in BBL 2020
16 Matches, 508 Runs, 31 Average, 149 SR
James Vince Stats in BBL 2020
16 Matches, 537 Runs, 38 Average, 143 SR
Moises Henriques Stats in BBL 2020
5 Matches, 155 Runs, 38 Average
Sean Abbot Stats in BBL 2020
4 Matches, 7 Wickets, 7.9 Economy
Jordan Silk Stats in BBL 2020
16 Matches, 382 Runs, 38.2 Average
Marcus Stoinis Stats in BBL 2020
13 Matches, 396 Runs, 33 Average, 142 SR
Glenn Maxwell Stats in BBL 2020
14 Matches, 379 Runs, 31 Average, 143 SR
Nathan Coulter Nile Stats in BBL 2020
6 Matches, 11 Wickets, 15.64 Bowling Average
Adam Zampa Stats in BBL 2020
12 Matches, 19 Wickets, 17.47 Bowling Average
Nick Larkin Stats in BBL 2020
11 Matches, 276 Runs, 39.3 Average
Marcus Stoinis, Joe Clarke (wk), Nick Larkin/ H Cartwright, Glenn Maxwell, Joe Burns, Beau Webster, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Liam Hatcher, Adam Zampa, Billy Stanlake, Qais Ahmad
WICKET-KEEPERS: J Clarke, J Philippe
BATSMEN: D Hughes, J Vince, M Stoinis(c)
ALL-ROUNDERS: G Maxwell(vc), M Henriques
BOWLERS: S Abbott, N Coulter Nile, A Zampa, T Curran