After day 1 at the ‘G’, we now go to the Sydney Cricket Ground where the Sydney Sixers will take on the Melbourne Stars.
The Stars have the team on paper with the potential to go to the finals but at this point, their form has been dismal.
With a 13-7 Head-to-Head record, I’ll be taking the Sydney Sixers to take this game out.
Stars skipper Glenn Maxwell has had better form on the player mic than he has with the bat, and Maxi has a lot to prove to Stars fans.
The Big Show is the leading run scorer in the Sixers vs Sixers rivalry with 676 runs with a strike rate of 157.94 and an average of 48.29.
For the Sixers, Josh Phillipe’s form has been up and down and he’s ready to star for Sydney tonight!
Phillipe has scored 334 runs against the Stars at a strike rate of 141.53 with an average of 30.36.
Slower bowlers will play a pivotal role in what’s historically known as a typical turning wicket.
Liam Dawson has been a handy spinner for the Stars this season, finishing with 1/35 while opening the bowling – and I think he’ll love bowling at the SCG.
Stephen O’Keefe is a fan favourite and a big fan of the SCG!
The left-arm orthodox bowler has 37 wickets in the month of December and 40 wickets at the SCG with an economy rate of 6.59.
Here is my suggested bet for tonight’s matchup:
Same Game Multi:
- Sixers to win
- Glenn Maxwell 20+ Runs
- Josh Phillipe 20+ Runs
- Liam Dawson 1+ Wicket
- Stephen O’Keefe 1+ Wicket
The In-form Perth Scorchers is set to play host to the Melbourne Renegades at Optus Stadium in Perth.
Over the course of the 18 games they’ve played against each other, the Perth Scorchers have secured 15 wins and the bookies have certainly acknowledged that – with the price they’re currently sitting at.
Kane Richardson and Jason Behrendorff are the top wicket takers for their respective sides in this matchup and I’ll take the value of them for 2+ wickets.
From the batting side, I was looking at the form and Jake Fraser-McGurk seems like an obvious pick; however, I’ll be taking former Australian limited-overs captain Aaron Finch is a solid value play.
Finchy has scored the most runs for the rivalry with 481 with a strike rate of 139.42 and an average of 30.06.
For the Scorchers, I’ve had my eyes on Aaron Hardie, who’s been killing it since opening the batting for the reigning premiers.
Hardie has scored 125 runs in his three innings including two not outs including an 85 in his last innings.
My suggested bets are below.
Same Game Multi
- Scorchers to win
- Aaron Hardie 20+ Runs
- Jason Behrendorff 2+ Wickets
- Kane Richardson 2+ Wickets
- Aaron Finch 20+ Runs