The 50th Match of the Big Bash League ( BBL T20 ) 2021/22 is scheduled to play  Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder on  Saturday, 15th January 2022 at The Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney.

Sydney Sixers had won their previous match against Melbourne Renegades with a handsome margin of 45 runs. They won the toss and decided to bat first. The performance of their batting order was average. They scored 150 runs in their inning of 20 overs. The skipper, Moises Henriques was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who scored 49 runs on 35 deliveries with the help of four boundaries and one huge six. Jack Edwards also performed well and scored 40 runs. He smashed three boundaries and one huge six during his inning.

Sydney Thunder was beaten by Hobart Hurricanes in their most recent match by the margin of nine wickets. They lost the toss and were asked to field first. The bowling unit of this team totally failed to give the best performance. They were charged for 177 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Gurinder Sandhu was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side who picked two wickets in his three overs bowled out against 27 runs. Mohammad Hasnain, Daniel Sams, and T Sangha picked one wicket each while McAndrew and Ben Cutting were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket.

Total Matches: 20

• Sydney Sixers Won: 13
• Sydney Thunder Won: 07

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

• Sydney Thunder had been just good in this tournament
• Both teams had been just outstanding in this edition of BBL
• The batting order of Sydney Sixers is very strong
• Both teams have a strong batting order in the side at least on papers

Sydney Thunder is full of experienced and young players of 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 Sydney Thunder 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.

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

The toss will play an important role in the decision of all matches of 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 that will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 50th match of Big Bash League 2021-22 is going to be held at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney. 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 Sydney 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.

Date: Saturday, 15th Jan 2022
Time: 01:40 PM BD

Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Location: Sydney, Australia
Opened: 1854
Capacity: 48,000
Known as: Sydney Cricket Ground No. 1; Garrison Ground (1848-1877), Association Ground
Dimensions: 156m long, 154m wide
Ends: Paddington End, Randwick End
Time Zone: UTC +11:00
Home to: New South Wales, Sydney Sixers
Other Sports: it is home to Australian Rules Football (Sydney Swans)
Floodlights: Yes

Moises Henriques (c), Daniel Christian, Shadab Khan, Sean Abbott, Hayden Kerr, Ben Dwarshuis, Lloyd Pope, Justin Avendano, Jordan Silk, Mickey Edwards, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Nick Winter, Jack Edwards, Josh Philippe (wk), Daniel Hughes, Jackson Bird, Todd Murphy.