Big Bash League: Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers prediction, squad, and live streaming
On Friday, Sydney Thunder will face Adelaide Strikers in the fifth game of the 2022-23 Big Bash League at Spotless Stadium. The Thunder got off to a great start in this edition of the BBL with a win over Melbourne Stars
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Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide StrikersGurinder Sandhu was named player of the match after scoring 2 for 23 off four overs of bowling in the Sydney Thunder's opening match.
He also scored 20 runs off 16 balls to help his team win.
The Adelaide Strikers also won their first season match, albeit in a more convincing fashion.
Matthew Short scored 84 runs from 53 balls and was supported by Chris Lynn, who scored 41 runs from 34 deliveries.
Short was named player of the match for his performance as the Strikers won by 51 runs.
But all the spotlight will be on the IPL and Afghan star Rashid Khan,who took three wickets in his last match.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The 👑 of spin 'strikes' again! 🔥🙌💙<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AavaDe?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AavaDe</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BBL12?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BBL12</a> <a href="https://t.co/u74y6NC6GZ">pic.twitter.com/u74y6NC6GZ</a></p>— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) <a href="https://twitter.com/gujarat_titans/status/1603271984833757184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
So both teams have made a good start and will try to continue winning when facing each other.
Pitch report
The Sydney Showground Stadium is challenging to score on, and batting - especially rapid scoring - is often problematic.
Match prediction: ADELAIDE STRIKERS will win the match as they have a strong batting and bowling unit
Predicted Playing XI:
Sydney Thunder: David Warner, Sam Whiteman, Matthew Gilkes, Baxter J Holt, Oliver Davies, Blake Nikitaras, Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Usman Qadir, Gurinder Sandhu, and Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Adelaide forwards: Chris Lynn, Jake Weatherald, Harry Nielsen, Adam Hose, Alex Carey, Thomas Kelly, Matthew Short, Colin de Grandhomme, Rashid Khan, Peter Siddle, and Henry Thornton.
Live streaming: Sony Sports Network and Sony Liv App broadcast the BBL matches