Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers: Fantasy Team For Today’s Match

The 31st match of the ongoing Big Bash League 2022 will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday, January 6, between the Melbourne Stars (STA) and the Sydney Sixers (SIX).

Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers: Preview

The Sixers have won the last eight games against the Stars and have dominated them in recent seasons. A day before the game, Stars released a video on Twitter showcasing Marcus Stonins’ devastating performance against the Sixers, which included 147 runs off of just 79 deliveries. This was, interestingly, the last time the Stars defeated their bitter rival in the tournament. It took place during the 2019–20 league season. Except for a half-century on New Year’s Eve against the Adelaide Strikers, Stoinis has not contributed much to the team this year and has been dismissed twice for ducks in six games. 

The Sixers, who have won four of their first eight games this season, are among the best teams in the league. Rain caused their most recent matchup with the Brisbane Heat to end in a draw. The winner of this matchup will have an advantage over the runner-up from the previous season in the standings. This season, the Stars have struggled with a mediocre performance without their captain, Glenn Maxwell. With just two victories in seven games and one loss to the Sixers already this season, they are mired in last place in the standings.

Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers: Match Details

Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Date: 6th January, 7:15 PM (Local), 1:45 PM (IST)

Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers: Pitch Report

The Melbourne Cricket Ground’s surface is renowned for giving hitters a lot of support, as was evident in the first game held there this season. In the last five games played here, the first innings score has averaged 194 runs. The team that wins the toss may be inclined to bat first because they have won all five of these matches.

Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers: Fantasy Team

Wicketkeeper

Josh Phillipe: Josh Phillipe is an automatic pick as the wicketkeeper of our fantasy team. The Sixers’ player has played brilliantly in the previous match scoring 41 runs hitting a couple of fours and sixes.

Batters

Tom Fraser Rogers: Once again like Josh Phillipe, Tom Fraser Rogers has been great in his last few games, particularly in his previous match where he scored 42 runs hitting six fours.

Dan Lawrence: Englishman, Dan Lawrence has played two matches for the Stars this season and has impressed in both matches. He hit a half-century in one match and picked up two wickets in the previous match.

James Vince: Another Englishman on our team would be James Vince. Vince despite scoring just nine runs in his previous game was among the points thanks to his three catches.

All-rounders

Glenn Maxwell (C): Glenn Maxwell will be the skipper of our fantasy side. The star all-rounder has carried on with his batting form from the World Cup and has been one of the best players in the BBL.

Beau Webster (VC): Beau Webster has been among the points in his last few games and was at his best against Thunders earlier in December. His knack for picking up wickets and scoring crucial runs makes him the vice-captain of our team.

Marcus Stoinis: The third Stars’ all-rounder in our team will be Marcus Stoinis. Stoinis is a risky pick as he has had a poor season up to this match. The Australian all-rounder scored a half-century on the New Year’s Eve match against the Strikers but has failed to make much impact in the rest of the matches. A player of his calibre could just single-handedly help you beat many opponents if he sticks at the crease for a while.

Jack Edwards: Jack Edwards from the Sixers could be a crucial pick in the team with his all-round performance. Edwards in his last few games has impressed many and has been among the points.

Moises Henriques: The fifth and final pick in our fantasy team would be Moises Henriques. Henriques too is a risky pick as he started the season brilliantly in terms of fantasy points but has failed to make an impact for some while now.

Bowlers

Ben Dwarshius: Left-arm fast bowler, Ben Dwarshius would be quite a handful for the Stars on the MCG pitch. Dwarshius along with Sean Abbott could be among the wickets early on in the innings.

Sean Abbott: Sean Abbott is an experienced campaigner at the BBL level and if he manages to find his groove like he did in the last game against the Heat then he could well be the difference between a win and loss for your team.

Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers: Fantasy XI

Wicketkeeper

Josh Phillipe

Batters

Tom Fraser Rogers   Dan Lawrence   James Vince

All-rounders

Glenn Maxwell (C)   Beau Webster (VC)   Marcus Stoinis   Jack Edwards   Moises Henriques

Bowlers

Ben Dwarshius   Sean Abbott