BBL 2024-25 Knockout: Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars Prediction and Betting Tips

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The Knockout of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2024-25 is set to be played between Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Stars on January 22 at Sydne Showground Stadium. Thunder featuring players like David Warner, Sam Billings, Chris Green, and Wes Agar finished at 3rd position in the league stage points table to qualify for the playoffs. On the other hand, the Stars featuring names like Glen Maxwell, Beau Webster, Marcus Stoinis, Peter Siddle, Usama Mir, and Tom Curren pulled off an unbelievable comeback, winning back-to-back five matches after losing the first five. Check out the Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars prediction.

Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars prediction: Stars to win

Key Stats 

  • Sydney Thunder finished 3rd in the league stage points table, with 5 wins in 10 matches.
  • Melbourne Stars finished at 4th in the table with the same stats.
  • Thunder defeated Stars in their previous encounter by 18 runs.

Match Prediction: The match will be an exciting contest as both teams feature match winners like David Warner, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Sam Billings, Chris Green, Peter Siddle, and Wes Agar. However, with the current and better balance Melbourne Stars are expected to win this match.

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Most Recent H2H and Pitch Report

Winning team Won by  Date
Sydney Thunder 18 runs 28 Dec 2024
Sydney Thunder 5 wickets 23 Dec 2023
Sydney Thunder 3 wickets 25 Jan 2023
Sydney Thunder 1 wicket 13 Dec 2022
Melbourne Stars 6 wickets 12 Dec 2021

Pitch Report 

Knockout of the BBL 2024-25, Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars is set to be played at Sydney Showground Stadium. The pitch here is often a balanced surface. In a total of 36 T20 matches played at this venue, the batting first and chasing team has a similar record with 18 wins on both sides.

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Results of the last two T20 matches played at Sydney Showground Stadium

Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades (Dec 30, 2024) – Sydney Thunder won by 8 runs

Sydney Thunder 156/4
Melbourne Renegades 148/8

Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers (Dec 21, 2024) – Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets

Sydney Thunder 163/5
Sydney Sixers 164/5

Sydney Thunder preview 

Sydney Thunder led by David Warner played amazingly in the league stage finishing in 3rd place with 5 wins in 10 matches. The team features good batters like Sam Konstas, Sam Billings, and Matthew Gilkes. In the bowling department, they have names like Mohammad Hasnain, Nathan McAndrew, and Chris Green. However, the team struggled to find consistency in the recent matches.

Predicted XI: Sam Konstas, David Warner, Matthew Gilkes, Sam Billings, George Garton, Hugh Weibgen, Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Tom Andrews, Tanveer Sangha, Mohammad Hasnain

Melbourne Stars preview 

Melbourne Stars led by Marcus Stoinis clinched off an amazing comeback winning back-to-back five matches to qualify for the playoffs. They have a strong batting lineup including players like Sam Harper, Beau Webster, Glenn Maxwell, and Marcus Stoinis. The bowling department also has prominent names like Peter Siddle, Mark Steketee, and Joel Paris.

Predicted XI: Sam Harper, Thomas Rogers,  Beau Webster, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran, Joel Paris, Usama Mir, Mark Steketee, Peter Siddle

Player to watch: Glenn Maxwell

Glen Maxwell is a key player for the Melbourne Stars. The 36-year-old is known for hitting big shots with ease and taking some crucial wickets in the middle overs. He scored the match-winning 76 runs off just 32 balls against Hobart Hurricanes in the last match.

Published - January 20, 2025 19:07:16
Updated - January 20, 2025 19:07:47

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