Both the Melbourne Stars and Sydney Thunder have lost their first two games of this season. MLS have found no cameos from their batters so far. Whereas SYT got the rhythm in their batting but wasn’t able to defend the huge total with their bowling in their last game. So, we can surely expect a high-octane competition between the teams that are hardly pushed to mark their first win.
MLS vs SYT: Pitch Prediction
Lavington Oval’s pitch lacks pace. And also, it is found to have an uneven bounce. So run-making on this wicket is not going to be that handy for the batters.
MLS vs SYT: Match Details
Match: Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder, 12th match, BBL 2023
Venue: Lavington Sports Ground, Albury
Date & Time: 23rd December, 10.00 AM IST
Live Streaming Details: Star Sports Network and Hotstar
MLS vs SYT: Probable Playing XI
Melbourne Stars: Thomas Rogers, Sam Harper (wk), Beau Webster (c), Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Burns, Liam Dawson, Usama Mir, Joel Paris, Haris Rauf, Mark Steketee
Sydney Thunder: Chris Green (c), Matthew Gilkes (wk), Alex Hales, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Sangha, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Nathan McAndrew, Zaman Khan, Tanveer Sangha
MLS vs SYT: Full Squad
MLS: Scott Boland, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Beau Webster, Sam Harper, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell, Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Liam Dawson (overseas replacement for Harry Brook, first three matches only), Imad Wasim (from December 26)
SYT: Jason Sangha (C), Cameron Bancroft, Ollie Davies, Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales, Liam Hatcher, Nathan McAndrew, Blake Nikitaras, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Zaman Khan
Team News
Jason Sangha is back for SYT after recovering from his wrist injury.
MLS vs SYT: Dream11 Prediction
Wicketkeepers: A quickfire 74 in the last game would have given Bancroft high confidence.
Batters: Considering the pitch conditions, the middle-order batters of the MLS, Davies and Ross, will have anchoring roles to play. While Cartwright, who was pretty good in the last game, will get to play his role again in the middle overs.
All-Rounders: With the conditions also favouring bowling, the fast bowling all-rounders Stoinis, Sams and Green will be the best choices for this game. At the same time, Dawson’s left arm spin can be handy too.
Bowlers: The leggies Sangha and Mir will be crucial for their respective sides. Coulter-Nile with his middle-over bowling can be a best pick.
MLS vs SYT: Dream11 Team
