Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder match prediction 48th match

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The 48th match of the Big Bash League 2020 will take place between Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunders at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on Friday, January 22.

The second Sydney Derby is all set to take place between the Sixers and Thunder who are placed first and third on the points table. With 32 points to their kitty, Sydney Sixers are perched at the top of the points table followed by the Thunder with 23 points. The Thunder lost their last match to Hobart Hurricanes which made them lose their second spot on the points table. Both the teams have played 11 matches each, where the Sixers have won 8 matches in total while the Thunder have won a total of six games. The Sydney Sixers stayed at the top of the table after a convincing victory in the first Sydney Derby held on the 38th match where the Sixers won by 3 wickets at the Carrara Oval. In the 18 head-to-head encounters the teams have faced each other the Sixers have called for the win in 12 matches leaving the Thunder with rest 6. As the two teams meet again in the coming match, I have collated three player bets from this match to bet upon.

Josh Philippe to score over 25.5 runs

Let me start with a winner bet here - Josh Philippe with his 24-ball half century in the first Sydney Derby ensured that the Sixers stayed at the top of the line. He scored a total of 64 from 36 balls in the last match against Thunder which included 7 big boundaries. Josh Philippe ranks 3rd in the BBL batsman ranking this season and the 23-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman is a promising player, and is the leading run-getter for his team, Sydney Sixers this season. He averages 38.27 from 11 innings with a brilliant 421 runs to his name. The big hitter has so far played in only domestic T20 format, in which he has featured in 48 matches with a strong average of 33.26 and earned 1297 runs. He has played in 42 matches for the Sydney Sixers and scored 1212 runs with 35.65 average. He has faced Sydney Thunder in 5 matches so far. Philippe has featured in 43 BBL matches throughout his career with an average of 34.83 and 1219 runs. He is the player with the most number of runs in the ongoing season who has 46 boundaries and 10 sixes to himself. Considering the stated facts there is no doubt about it that Josh Philippe will be delivering as expected to which LeoVegas has offered odds of 1.86 for him to score over 25.5 runs.

Alex Hales To Score Over 24.5 Runs

Alex Hales provided the Thunder with a flying start as he made a 29 ball half-century in the first Sydney Derby.Hales is the top run-getter for his team, Sydney Thunder, having picked up 352 runs from 11 innings at an average of 32.00 which includes 38 boundaries and 18 sixes. In the last season playing against the Sixers, Hales scored 32 runs from 21 balls in the 14th match which included 5 boundaries. Alex Hales stands in the second position in the BBL batsman ranking this season. Hales smashed 576 runs and averaged 38.40 from 17 games in the previous season of BBL 2019-20 to be declared as second on the list of highest run-getters. His career statistics show that he has earned 5979 runs from 217 domestic T20 matches played with an average of 29.45. The right-handed batsman averages 23.71 from 7 matches played at the Adelaide Oval.He has played 27 matches for Sydney Thunder and racked 899 runs with a relatively strong average of 35.96. Hales averages 30.67 from 6 matches played against the Sydney Sixers. Sportsbet.io has offered the odds of 1.85 for Alex Hales to score over 24.5 runs, which is clearly a winner bet.

Callum Fersguson to score under 27.5 runs

Although the captain for Sydney Thunder is the second highest run scorer for his team, he has been pretty inconsistent with his performance in the last few matches. In the last match played against the Sixers, Ferguson scored a mere 3 runs from 4 balls. He has featured in 138 domestic T20 matches and scored 3043 runs from it at an average of 26.69 which is way below the asking rate. Having played in 10 matches against the Sydney Sixers, he averages at only 25.38 with 203 runs. His record of playing at the Adelaide Oval is disappointing where he averages at 24.74 from 21 matches played.Ferguson has played 82 BBL matches throughout his career and scored 1777 runs from it with a poor average of 25.75. In the last five matches played against his opponents this season he has scored "3,0,1,35,11" where he could score over the required target only once! Bet365.com has offered odds of 1.72 for Callum Ferguson to score under 27.5 runs in the coming match.