BBL ST vs MS Dream11 Prediction, Playing 11, Best Picks

BBL ST vs MS Dream11 Prediction: The Melbourne Stars staged a miraculous comeback in the league stage of the BBL 2024-25 season by winning five consecutive games after losing their first five matches to storm into the playoffs with momentum on their side.

In the Knockout match of the playoffs, they will face the Sydney Thunder, who also won five league matches but saw two games getting washed out, on Wednesday at the Showground Stadium. The winner will proceed to the Challenger match, while the loser will be knocked out.

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

In 21 completed BBL clashes between the Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Stars, Sydney won 11, and Melbourne emerged winners on 10 occasions.

The two teams met once during the league stage this season, with the Thunder winning by 18 runs.

Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars Knockout Date and time:

Date: January 22, Wednesday

Time: 2:00 PM IST / 08:30 AM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL

Venue: Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney

ST vs MS predicted XIs:

Sydney Thunder predicted XI:

Sam Konstas, David Warner (c), Hugh Weibgen, Matthew Gilkes, Sam Billings (wk), Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, George Garton, Tom Andrews, Mohammad Hasnain

Melbourne Stars predicted XI:

Sam Harper (wk), Thomas Fraser Rogers, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran, Mark Steketee, Joel Paris, Usama Mir, Peter Siddle

Also read: BBL ST vs MS Dream11 Prediction

Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars pitch report:

The Sydney Showground Stadium favors the bowlers considerably because of its two-paced pitch. In the three league matches this season here, the highest innings score was 164, and the average innings score was 151. Pacers and spinners both fared very well at this venue, while only three batsmen could hit a fifty in three games.

Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars Dream11 Captaincy Prediction:

Melbourne Stars captain and all-rounder Marcus Stoinis is our preferred Dream11 captain for this clash against Sydney Thunder. Stoinis has been contributing in both departments this season, having scored 296 runs and taken four wickets. He bats at No. 4 and bowls about a couple of overs. His off-cutters would be effective at this venue.

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

The 3 players to watch out for in Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars are Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, and Sam Konstas.

Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars Knockout prediction: Who will win?

For the Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars match prediction, we predict that the Melbourne Stars will defeat the Sydney Thunder in the Knockout of the BBL.