The 56th match of Big Bash League 2022-23 is scheduled to play between Melbourne Stars and Sydney Thunder on Wednesday, 25th January 2023 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.

Melbourne Stars had lost four out of the most recent matches played. Their previous match was very interesting against Brisbane Heat where they lost by a margin of just four runs. The performance of their bowling unit was not very good as they leaked 188 runs in 20 overs. Luke Wood was the highest wicket-taker from their side with two wickets to his name in four overs against 38 runs. Coulter-Nile also performed well and picked one wicket in four overs while he was charged with 29 runs. No other bowler from their side could manage to pick any wicket.

Liam Hatcher, Beau Webster, and the skipper, Adam Zampa were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. The batting order of the Stars performed well but failed to chase the target of 189 runs and scored 184 runs in 20 overs. Almost all batsmen from their side put some runs on the board. Thomas Rogers was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side. He scored 41 runs on just 20 balls with the help of four boundaries and three huge sixes. Marcus Stoinis remained not out after scoring 36 runs. He faced 23 balls and smashed one boundary and three huge sixes. Hilton Cartwright scored 33 runs while Joe Clarke scored 31 runs.

Sydney Thunder was beaten by their city fellow team, Sydney Sixers in their most recent match by a margin of 125 runs. That was a rain-affected match which was reduced to 19 overs per side. The performance of their bowling unit was not good. They leaked 187 runs in 19 overs. Gurinder Sandhu was the only bowler from their side who had wickets to his name. He picked up two wickets in four overs against 42 runs. Chris Green, Daniel Sams, Usman Qadir, J Davies, and Ben Cutting were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket.

The batting order of Sydney Sixers totally collapsed in the previous match. Their full team came back to the pavilion on a total of just 62 runs in 14.4 overs while chasing the target of 188 runs. Just two batsmen from their side could manage to enter into the double figure. David Warner proved the highest run-scorer with just 16 runs to his name and he destroyed 23 balls for this. Joel Davies was the other batsman who crossed double figures and scored 10 runs. Matthew Gilkes, Blake Nikitaras, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, and Ben Cutting totally failed to put in some big runs in the previous match.

Total Matches: 18

• Melbourne Stars Won: 10
• Sydney Thunder Won: 8

Melbourne Stars are overall a strong team as compared to the Sydney Thunder at least on paper. According to the match prediction, Melbourne Stars are the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Melbourne Stars a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Both teams had lost four out of five most recent matches
• Melbourne Stars had won just three out of 13 matches in this tournament
• The batting order of Melbourne Stars is struggling
• Melbourne Stars also had not given the best performance in this tournament
• The bowling unit of Sydney Thunder is struggling in this tournament

Melbourne Stars is full of experienced and young players in the t20 format. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Melbourne Stars have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Melbourne Stars have a 52% chance to win this match
Sydney Thunder has a 48% chance to win this match

The toss will play an important role in the decision of all matches of the Big Bash League. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in these kinds of big matches. According to toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 56th match of Big Bash League 2022-23 is going to be held at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne. We had observed in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this venue is good for batting. The track is slower than the others we have seen and helps the spinners quite a bit. We are hoping that the surface is bound to get slower and be a bit more difficult for batting in this match. A score of 185 is going to be tough to chase.

The weather forecast in Melbourne is predicting some clouds around on match day but the weather forecast does not predict rain. We should be able to have a full uninterrupted match.

We will update you shortly.

• Date: Wednesday, 25th January 2023
• Time: 08:15 AM GMT / 07:15 PM LOCAL / 01:45 PM IST

• Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground
• Location: Melbourne, Australia
• Opened: 1854
• Capacity: 100000 (approx, including standing room)
• Known as: The MCG, The “G”
• Dimensions: 172.9m long, 147.8m wide
• Ends: Members End, Great Southern Stand End
• Time Zone: UTC +11:00
• Home to: Australia, Victoria
• Floodlights: Yes
• Curator: Tony Ware

• Total matches: 22
• Matches won batting first: 9
• Matches won bowling first: 12
• Average 1st Inns scores: 143
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 128
• Highest total recorded: 186/5 (20 Ov) by IND vs ZIM
• Lowest total recorded: 74/10 (17.3 Ov) by IND vs AUS
• The highest score chased: 172/5 (20 Ov) by SL vs AUS
• The lowest score defended: 127/10 (18.4 Ov) by AUS vs PAK

Joe Clarke(w), Thomas Rogers, Campbell Kellaway, Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Nick Larkin, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Luke Wood, Liam Hatcher, Adam Zampa(c), Brody Couch, Clint Hinchliffe, Tom ODonnell, James Seymour.