Welcome back to Melbourne Stats (STA) vs. Sydney Thunder (THU) 14th T20 match Preview, Fantasy Tips and the best Dream11 team prediction site. In the 14th match of the BBL 2024-25 season, Melbourne Stars and Sydney Thunder face each other at the Manuka Oval, Canberra Stadium, on Sat, 28/12/2024, at 01:45 pm.
Melbourne Stars team is looking for their first win this season so far; they have played four matches and lost all of the matches. In the last game, the batting first Melbourne Stars team put up a great score of 194 runs in 20 overs against the Sydney Sixers team, but due to their team’s poor bowling performance; the Melbourne Stars team lost this match by eight wickets.
On the other hand, after winning the first match, the Sydney Thunder team lost their second match by five wickets against the Sydney Sixers team. In the last match, batting first Sydney Thunder team scored a good total of 163 runs in 20 overs against the Sydney Sixers team, but the Sydney Sixers team chased these runs in 20 overs with the loss of 5 wickets, and the Sydney Thunder team lost this match by five wickets.
Match Details: STA vs THU Dream11 team
| Match | STA vs THU 14th T20 |
| Date | Sat, 28/12/2024 |
| Time | 01:45 pm |
| Venue | Manuka Oval, Canberra |
| Series | BBL 2024-25 |
Pitch Report: STA vs THU Dream11 team
This pitch is balanced.
Best suited to a Good fast bowler.
Average innings score- 155
Recent matches were recorded on this pitch
STR vs THU
Batted first scored- 182/08 (STA in 20 overs)
Batted second scored 183/08 (THU in 19.4 overs)
Also Read- Manuka Oval, Canberra Pitch Report
Weather Report: STA VS THU Dream11 team
The weather will be mostly sunny.
Rain Percentage- 0%
Probably Playing 11: STA vs THU Dream11 team
Melbourne Stars (STA)
- Marcus Stoinis (C)
- Sam Harper (WK)
- Ben Duckett
- Thomas Rogers
- Gleen Maxwell
- Hilton Cartwright
- Tom Curran
- Peter Siddle
- Doug Warren
- Usama Mir
- Jonathan Merlo
Sydney Thunder (THU)
- Cameron Bancroft
- David Warner (C)
- Sam Billings
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Chris Green
- Tanveer Sangha
- Nathan McAndrew
- Lockie Ferguson
- Daniel Sams
- Jason Sangha
- Oliver Davies
Team News & Lineups: STA vs THU Dream11 team
Melbourne Stars (STA)
- Thomas Rogers and Ben Duckett will open the batting for the STA team.
- Ben Duckett is a talented batsman; he played a brilliant innings of 68 runs off 29 balls against the Sydney Sixers team. He is a good batsman and C/Vc choice for the Dream11 team.
- Sam Harper’s recent form is ups and down, he scored 12 runs in the last match against the Sydney Sixers team. He is a good wicket-keeper batsman choice for the Dream11 team. He will bat at no 3rd position.
- Gleen Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis will handle middle-order batting for their team.
- Gleen Maxwell is a dangerous batsman of T20 format and also a good spinner. He played a stormy innings of 32 runs off 17 balls in the last match against the Sydney Sixers team. He is a risky all-rounder and C/Vc choice for the Dream11 team.
- Marcus Stoinis is a talented all-rounder of T20 format. He is an attacking batsman and a good medium-pacer bowler. He is a good all-rounder and C/Vc choice for the Dream11 team.
- Hilton Cartwright and Tom Curran will handle lower middle-order batting for their team.
- Tom Curran is a hitter batsman and a good medium pacer bowler who can take wickets in the death overs. He scored 15 runs and took one wicket in the last match against the Sydney Sixers team.
- Peter Siddle, Tom Curran and Marcus Stoinis will lead the pace attack for the STA team.
- Doug Warren, Usama Mir and Gleen Maxwell will lead the spin attack for the STA team.
- Usama Mir took one wicket in the last match against the Sydney Sixers team.
Sydney Thunder (THU)
- Cameron Bancroft and David Warner will open the batting for the THU team.
- David Warner is a world-class batsman of all formats of cricket, but his recent form is not good. In the last match, he scored 17 runs against the Sydney Sixers team. He is a good batsman choice for the Dream11 team.
- Cameron Bancroft is a talented right batsman, and his recent form is very good. He played an excellent innings of 70 runs off 52 balls against the Sydney Sixers team. He is a good wicket-keeper batsman and C/Vc choice for the Dream11 team.
- Jason Sangha will bat at no 3rd position. Try to pick your Dream11 team.
- Oliver Davies and Sherfane Rutherford will handle middle-order batting for their team.
- Oliver Davis played an amazing innings of 47 runs off 34 balls in the last match against the Sydney Sixers team. He is a good batsman choice for the Fantasy team.
- Sherfane Rutherford is a talented left-handed batsman. His recent form is very good, but he has not performed well in this series so far. He is a good batsman choice for the Dream11 team.
- Daniel Sams is an attacking right-handed batsman and talented left-arm medium pacer bowler. His recent form is very good. In the last match, he took one wicket against the Sydney Sixers team. He is a good all-rounder and C/Vc choice for the Dream11 team. He will bat in the 7th position.
- Sam Billings is a good wicket-keeper batsman of the T20 format. In the last match, he was not out for 15 runs against the Sydney Sixers team. He will bat in the 8th position.
- Nathan McAndrew, Lockie Ferguson and Daniel Sams will lead the pace attack for the THU team.
- Lockie Ferguson took two wickets for 32 runs in his four overs against the Sydney Sixers team. He is a good bowler choice for the Dream11 team.
- Tanveer Sangha and Chris Green will lead the spin attack for the THU team.
Team Recent Forms
STA- L, L, L, L,
THU- W, L,
Head-to-Head Records
| Total match played | Melbourne Stars won | Sydney Thunder won | No Result |
| 20 | 10 | 10 | 00 |
Also Read- Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder Head to Head Records
Best Performer player’s stats
Melbourne Stars (STA)
- Marcus Stoinis ( M- 04, R- 110 )
- Sam Harper- ( M- 04, R- 107 )
- Tom Curran- ( M0 04, R- 80 )
- Ben Duckett- ( M- 02, R- 68 )
Sydney Thunder (THU)
- Cameron Bancroft- ( M- 02, R- 76 )
- Oliver Davies- ( M- 02, R- 70 )
- Sam Billings- ( M- 02, R- 44 )
- Daniel Sams- ( M- 02, R- 44, W- 01 )
Key Players for Dream11 team
Melbourne Stars (STA)
- Gleen Maxwell
- Marcus Stoinis
- Tom Curran
- Ben Duckett
Sydney Thunder (THU)
- Cameron Bancroft
- David Warner
- Sam Billings
- Daniel Sams
- Oliver Davies
Captain & Vice Captain Combination for Dream11 team
- Cameron Bancroft & Tom Curran
- Daniel Sams & Marcus Stoinis
- Marcus Stoinis & David Warner
- Gleen Maxwell & Daniel Sams
- Ben Duckett & Oliver Davies
- Daniel Sams & Ben Duckett
STA vs THU Dream11 team
Wicket-Keeper- Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings,
Batter- Sherfane Rutherford, Ben Duckett (Vc), Oluver Davies,
All-Rounder- Gleen Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Daniel Sams (C), Tom Curran,
Bowler- Lockie Ferguson,
Team Squads
Melbourne Stars Squad
Beau Webster, Thomas Fraser Rogers, Campbell Kellaway, Tom Curran, Gleen Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Doug Warren, Marcus Stoinis (C), Joe Clarke (WK), Joel Paris, Sam Harper (WK), Peter Siddle, Adam Milne, Mark Steketee, Hamish McKenzie, Brody Couch, Austin Anlezark,
Sydney Thunder Squad
Oliver Davies, Blake Nikitaras, Jason Sangha, Nic Maddinson, Oliver Davies, Chris Green, David Warner (C), Sam Billings (WK), William Salzmann, Daniel Sama, Matthew Gilkes (WK), Wes Agar, Cameron Bancroft (WK), Tom Andrews, Nathan McAndrew, Lockie Ferguson, Liam Hatcher,
Winning Prediction
The Sydney Thunder team will win this match.
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