The Knockout match of the Big Bash League ( BBL T20 ) 2021/22 is scheduled to play  Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers on  Sunday, 23rd January 2022 at The Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.

Sydney Thunder had lost their most recent against their city fellow team, Sydney Sixers by a huge margin of 60 runs where they won the toss and decided to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was very poor. They leaked 197 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Nathan McAndrew was the most successful bowler from their side who picked two wickets in his three overs bowled out against 30 runs. Daniel Sams also picked two wickets while he was charged for 43 runs in his four overs bowled out. Gurinder Sandhu picked one wicket.

Adelaide Strikers had beaten Hobart Hurricanes in their most recent match by the margin of 22 runs. They won the toss and decided to bat first. The performance of their batting order was good. They scored 188 runs in their inning of 20 overs. D Arcy Short was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who scored 89 runs on 48 deliveries with the help of four boundaries and six huge sixes. Alex Carey also had an outstanding performance with the bat and scored 67 runs. He faced 48 balls and smashed eight boundaries during his inning.

Total Matches: 16

• Adelaide Strikers Won: 07
• Sydney Thunder Won: 09

Sydney Thunder is overall a strong team as compared to the Adelaide Strikers at least on papers. According to our match prediction, Sydney Thunder is the favorite team who 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:

• The batting order of Adelaide Strikers is in superb form
• The batting order of Sydney Thunder is very strong
• Both teams have a strong batting order in the side at least on papers
• Alex Carey and D Arcy Short are in good form for Adelaide Strikers

Adelaide Strikers 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 Adelaide Strikers 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.

Adelaide Strikers 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 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 Knockout match of Big Bash League 2021-22 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.

Date: Sunday, 23rd Jan 2022
Time: 02:15 PM BD

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

Usman Khawaja (c), Jonathan Cook, Ben Cutting, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Tanveer Sangha, Chris Tremain, Alex Hales, Baxter Holt, Oliver Davies, Sam Billings, Saqib Mahmood, Jason Sangha, Arjun Nair, Gurinder Sandhu, Sam Whiteman, Lachlan Hearne, Mohammad Hasnain.