BBL 2020-21: Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars vs fantasy 11 predictions: Top Dream11 picks for SYT vs MLS

The second match of the double-header on December 29, 2020 (Tuesday) will take place between Sydney Thunder (SYT) and Melbourne Stars (MLS). The two sides will lock horns at the Manuka Oval, Canberra from 1:45 PM (IST) onwards.

With three wins in four matches, Sydney Thunder made a commendable start to the tenth edition of BBL. Moreover, they registered an emphatic one-sided victory of 129 runs in their last game against Melbourne Renegades. Coming to the SYT-MLR match, flamboyant T20 player Sam Billings has been included in their squad and would keep the wickets against the Stars.

On the other hand, Melbourne Renegades also made a decent start after winning two of their first four matches. But Glenn Maxwell and co suffered a nail-biting defeat on the penultimate delivery during their last encounter against Sydney Sixers. However, Marcus Stoinis and Nic Maddinson are expected to feature for the Stars-Thunder clash.

Let’s look at our fantasy 11 predictions for this clash and here are top picks for SYT vs MLS.

Match Details

• Date: December 29, 2020
• Time: 1:45 PM (IST) onwards 
• Venue: Manuka Oval, Canberra 

Squads

Sydney Thunder Full Squad

Callum Ferguson (c), Sam Billings, Jono Cook, Ben Cutting, Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales, Usman Khawaja, Nathan McAndrew, Adam Milne, Arjun Nair, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, Chris Tremain

Melbourne Stars Full Squad

Glenn Maxwell (c), Hilton Cartwright, Jackson Coleman, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ben Dunk, Seb Gotch, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Zahir Khan, Nick Larkin, Nic Maddinson, Jonathan Merlo, Lance Morris, Tom O’Connell, Nicholas Pooran, Will Pucovski, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Dilbar Hussain, Andre Fletcher

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Head-to-Head

• Total matches played: 13
• SYT won: 6
• MLS won: 7
• No Result: 0
• Tie: 1

Probable Playing XIs

Sydney Thunder Playing XI

• Alex Hales
• Usman Khawaja
• Callum Ferguson (C)
• Alex Ross
• Sam Billings (WK)
• Ben Cutting
• Daniel Sams
• Chris Green
• Adam Milne
• Nathan McAndrew
• Tanveer Sangha

Melbourne Stars Playing XI

• Andre Fletcher
• Marcus Stoinis
• Hilton Cartwright
• Nicholas Pooran (WK)
• Glenn Maxwell (C)
• Ben Dunk 
• Nic Maddinson
• Nathan Coulter-Nile
• Clint Hinchliffe
• Liam Hatcher
• Billy Stanlake

Top picks for Dream11 Fantasy Captain

Here are our three picks for probable Dream11 Fantasy captain for SYT vs MLS:

• Callum Ferguson
• Glenn Maxwell
• Liam Hatcher

Top picks for Dream11 Fantasy Vice-Captain

Here are our three picks for probable Dream11 Fantasy vice-captain for SYT vs MLS:

• Nicholas Pooran
• Daniel Sams
• Sam Billings

Dream11 Fantasy Team 1

Wicket-keepers:

• Sam Billings
• Nicholas Pooran

Batsmen:

• Alex Hales
• Callum Ferguson
• Usman Khawaja
• Hilton Cartwright

All-rounders:

• Daniel Sams (VC)
• Glenn Maxwell (C)

Bowlers:

• Liam Hatcher
• Nathan Coulter-Nile
• Tanveer Sangha

Dream11 Fantasy Team 2

Wicket-keeper:

• Nicholas Pooran (VC)

Batsmen:

• Alex Hales
• Callum Ferguson (C)
• Andre Fletcher
• Hilton Cartwright

All-rounders:

• Daniel Sams 
• Glenn Maxwell
• Marcus Stoinis

Bowlers:

• Liam Hatcher
• Chris Green
• Tanveer Sangha

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