BBL MS vs SS Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI, Best Picks

BBL MS vs SS Dream11 Prediction: Match No. 28 of the BBL 2024-25 season will see two teams with a rich history collide: the Melbourne Stars will host the Sydney Sixers at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.

Both teams are exactly at the opposite ends of the points table. At the time of writing, the Sixers are at the top with four wins and one washout in six games and are close to sealing a spot in the knockout round. On the other hand, the Stars are at the bottom with only two wins in seven games and in a must-win position.

In their meeting earlier in the season, the Sixers won by 8 wickets.

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Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers BBL head-to-head:

The Melbourne Stars and Sydney Sixers have met 23 times in the BBL. Of which, the Sixers won 15 and the Stars won 8.

Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers Match 28 Date and time:

Date: January 9, Thursday
Time: 1:45 PM IST / 08:15 AM GMT / 07:15 PM LOCAL
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

MS vs SS predicted XIs:

Melbourne Stars predicted XI:

Ben Duckett, Thomas Fraser Rogers, Marcus Stoinis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Sam Harper (wk), Daniel Lawrence, Hilton Cartwright, Mark Steketee, Peter Siddle, Usama Mir, Joel Paris

Sydney Sixers predicted XI:

Josh Philippe (wk), James Vince, Jordan Silk, Jack Edwards, Kurtis Patterson, Moises Henriques (c), Hayden Kerr, Ben Dwarshuis, Jackson Bird, Akeal Hosein, Todd Murphy

Also read: BBL MS vs SS Dream11 Prediction

Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers pitch report:

The MCG is a bowling-friendly venue. The pacers get purchase from the spicy pitch while the spinners can cleverly make use of the large ground dimensions. The average first-innings score in the two games this season here is 165.

Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers Dream11 Captaincy Prediction:

Melbourne Stars captain and all-rounder Marcus Stoinis is the ideal Dream11 captain for this match. Currently, Stoinis is the second-highest run-scorer of the season with 242 runs and also bowls at least a couple of overs each game on average. He also has the second-most runs at the MCG in the BBL’s history.

BBL MS vs SS Dream11 Prediction: 3 players to watch out for:

The 3 players to watch out for in the Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers are Marcus Stoinis, James Vince, and Ben Dwarshuis.

Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers Match 28 prediction: Who will win?

For the Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers match prediction, we predict that the Sydney Sixers will defeat the Melbourne Stars in Match 28 of the BBL.