Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder match prediction match
Adelaide Strikers will lock horns with Sydney Thunder in the Knockout game of the ingoing 2019-20 Big Bash League at the Adelaide Oval, this Saturday evening.
The Knockout match is a feast or famine for both the teams. While Sydney Thunder is coming from an emphatic win against the Hobart Hurricanes, the Strikers will bank on their group stage form. Either way, both the teams will play out of their skins in the upcoming match. In the midst of the riveting encounter, punters like us can use the opportunity to invest on the best bets from the market and win handsome amounts.
I have already handpicked the best deals from the market, now it's your turn to reach through my analysis and place the bets accordingly.
Strikers have hit more than 5 sixes in last four matches
The strikers have struck the ball to perfection this season so far, which has forced me to take up this bet with odds as high as 1.80 to hit just 6 sixes in the crucial fixture.
In the last five matches, the Strikers have hit more than 5 sixes in four occasions, having hit a total of 36 maximums at a rate of 7.2 per match. Since the eliminator will be played at the Adelaide Oval, their home ground, the home advantage will always work in their favour. In the last five matches at home, they have managed to strike 28 sixes at an average of almost 6 per match, which is still convincing.
In the last five H2H matches, the team from South Australia have cleared the ropes a total of 30 times (6 per match). They have hit a total of 9 sixes in the last match played against the Thunder in Adelaide. Also, in the last match played at the venue, their batsmen have hit a total of 10 sixes. Overall, the Strikers have hit 77 sixes this season which is not ordinary by any means and with Phillip Salt and Jake Weatherald taking charge from the start, we can expect a few to fly over in the power plays as well. This is a bet which should not be overlooked.
Thunder have never been outscored
Even though the returns are promising, I had to go through a brainstorming session before drawing a conclusion to make sure you win it. At the end, the Thunder was the pick of the lot.
Only once in the last five matches have Sydney Thunder been outscored for the opening stand in the last five matches, having scored a total of 208 runs (38.6 runs on an average) and shipped in 193 runs. Meanwhile, the Strikers also have a similar record, having scored 206 runs in the same time frame, but they have conceded a few many, 241 in total (48.2 runs per innings). That’s not all, I will give you reasons to invest in this bet.
Currently, Usman Khawaja and Alex Hales are in tremendous form, having recently put up a 103-run stand in the eliminator against Hobart Hurricanes at the Bellerive Oval, in Hobart. Meanwhile, Adelaide Strikers conceded a whopping 203 runs before they took the first wicket in their last home match, but managed to put just 20 on the board during their innings. To sum it up, let me inform you that Sydney Thunder have had the better opening stand in four of the last five H2H matches, having scored a total of 152 runs (30.4 runs per innings) compared to Strikers’ 65 runs in the same time frame. If you still haven’t placed the bet, do it fast.
Hales has scored 26 in each of the last 5 away games
One of the most effective players in the entire Big Bash League season, Alex Hales has played a pivotal role in Thunder’s campaign this season. It won’t be a daunting task for the Englishman to score 26 runs in the upcoming match.
In the last five matches, the Brit has scored 268 runs at an average of 51 per innings, the scored being – 60, 47, 63, 85 and 0. As you can make out, he has scored more than 25 on four of the above mentioned occasions. Hales has also been exceptional when playing away from home, having registered scores of 60, 63, 85, 31 and 26 in the last five matches, scoring a total of 265 runs at a rate of 53 runs per innings. Till now, there’s no reason to believe that Hales is going to score less than 26.
If we look at his overall performance this season, the explosive batsman has amassed a total of 509 runs this season from 14 matches at an average of 39.15 which includes 5 half centuries, apart from being the second highest run scorer in the league so far. Everything point to one direction, I guess you have figures it by now. Do the needful, because handsome returns are awaiting you.
