Deadline: January 18, 2020 at 1:40 PM IST
Venue: Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Pitch report
The average first and second innings scores, in completed matches, at the Sydney Showground Stadium read 152 and 155 respectively this season. A target has been defended once and chased down twice at the venue.
Of the 34 wickets that have fallen, only 10 belong to the spinners.
Fantasy team
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Wicketkeeper: Josh Philippe
Batsmen: Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson, Daniel Hughes, Alex Ross, Usman Khawaja
All-rounders: Tom Curran (vc), Daniel Sam (c), Chris Morris
Bowlers: Lloyd Pope, Ben Dwarshuis
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Power players
Tom Curran is the third-highest wicket-taker of the season and has scored 123 runs with a strike rate of 158. He has been one of the top picks for captaincy throughout the season.
Daniel Sams tops the bowling charts. His 17 wickets have come at a stunning average of 16.2. Like Curran, he too can use the long handle to a devastating effect.
Calum Ferguson, in literal sense of the idiom, has been leading from the front for the Thunder. He holds the innings together and goes full throttle at the death.
Highest run-scorers
Calum Ferguson: Runs 302 | SR 135 | 50×3
Josh Philippe: Runs 277 | SR 128 | 50×2
Alex Hales: Runs 254 | SR 139 | 50×1
Usman Khawaja: Runs 247 | SR 127 | 50×2
Daniel Hughes: Runs 231 | SR 131
Alex Ross: Runs: Runs 217 | SR 137 | 50×1
James Vince: Runs 190 | SR 123
Highest wicket-takers
Daniel Sams: Wickets 17 | Economy 8
Tom Curran: Wickets 14 | Economy 9.8
Chris Morris: Wickets 11 | Economy 8.9
Lloyd Pope: Wickets 10 | Economy 7.1
Ben Dwarshuis: Wickets 10 | Economy 7.9
Match prediction
The previous Sydney derby ended in a tie and it eventually was won by the Sixers in a super over. Tom Curran was the star of the match for his bowling figures of 2 for 23 and score of 35 off 17.
The momentum is with the Sixers: they have won 4 of their last matches, while the Thunder have won only 1.
Probable XIs
Thunder: Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson (c), Daniel Sams, Alex Ross, Chris Morris, Jay Lenton (wk), Nathan McAndrew, Jonathan Cook, Brendan Doggett, Liam Bowe
Sixers: Josh Philippe (wk), Daniel Hughes, James Vince, Moises Henriques (c), Jordan Silk, Tom Curran, Justin Avendano, Ben Dwarshuis, Jackson Bird, Steve O’Keefe, Ben Manenti
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