Betting Tips

The Melbourne Stars will be searching for their first win of the season as they take on the Sydney Sixers in BBL 14. The game will be played on Boxing Day at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars Head-to-Head Record

To date, the two teams have faced each other in 22 matches. Sydney Sixers have won 14 while the Melbourne Stars have won 8.

Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars Live-streaming and Broadcast

This match will be live-streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar App. One can also watch it live on the Star Sports Network.

SS vs MS Team Previews

Sydney Sixers

The Sydney Sixers have started their campaign with excellent form and have won both its matches. It is currently sitting at the top of the points table.

Josh Philippe and James Vince have given the team a stable start in both matches and will look to do the same in this match as well. The middle order has some big strikers of the ball like Lachlan Shaw, Jordan Silk, and Jack Edwards.

Moises Henriques is in excellent form with the bat as well and is the leading run-scorer for his team.

With Sean Abbott earning a place in the national squad, he will be unavailable for this match and could be replaced by Hayden Kerr. He will be joined by Ben Dwarshuis. The spin department is made up of Akeal Hosein and Todd Murphy.

Two wins from two matches have put the Sydney Sixers in a comfortable spot in this early stage of BBL 14. The playing eleven seems well-settled and most of the players are performing well. They will be a hard to team to stop.

Sydney Sixers Expected Playing 11

Melbourne Stars

Unlike their opponents, the Melbourne Stars haven’t had the best of starts to the season. They have lost each of their 3 matches and are sitting at the bottom of the table.

Barring Sam Harper and Marcus Stoinis, the batting from the Melbourne Stars has been pretty average. The two international players in the top order, Ben Duckett and Glenn Maxwell weren’t able to make much of an impact in the previous game, while Beau Webster and Hilton Cartwright are averaging less than 25 runs in their 3 innings.

Looking at the brighter side, the Stars have plenty of depth in their batting thanks to all-rounders like Tom Curran and Doug Warren.

The bowling has been pretty ordinary as well. Peter Siddle and Adam Milne, who are the strike bowlers for the team, have managed to pick only 3 wickets each, while Doug Warren and Maxwell have picked up a wicket each.

The Stars seem more dependent on individual brilliance to carry them over the line instead of being consistently good enough across the board.

Melbourne Stars Expected Playing 11

SS vs MS Toss Prediction

The team winning the toss will likely opt to bowl first.

Pitch and Conditions

The pitch at the SCG is flat and hard, offering excellent pace and bounce. The ball comes onto the bat nicely and playing shots will be easy. That said, the new ball will move around thanks to an even grass covering. The team batting first will look to score at least 180 runs to give the bowlers a fair chance at defending.

The weather in Sydney is likely to be clear with temperatures of around 25 degrees.

SS vs MS Betting Tips

The Sydney Sixers have been clinical in their performance so far and have performed well in all departments. On the other hand, the Stars are struggling and will find it difficult to bounce back against such a strong opponent. Past record, current form, and home advantage all point to another Sydney Sixers win.

Bet on Sydney Sixers to win.