The Sydney Sixers are set to face the Sydney Thunder in the 37th match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on Friday, January 16.
Preview
In the 37th game of the BBL 2025-26, Sydney Sixers (SIX) are set to face Sydney Thunder (THU). The Sydney Sixers have performed decently in this season as they won four games out of eight. However, their last game against the Hobart Hurricanes had no result due to rain. Moreover, they performed well in the most recent game and won by 6 wickets against the Melbourne Stars. Josh Philipps played well and scored 35 runs. While Ben Dwarshuis did well in bowling and took four wickets.
On the other hand, Sydney Thunder didn’t perform well this season as they won just two out of the nine games and were eliminated from the second stage. However, they won the last match against the Renegades by 4 wickets. Sam Billings and Chris Green batted well, scoring 33 and 34 runs, respectively. While David Willey, Ryan Hadley and Wes Agar took two wickets each in the bowling department. This will be their last match in this season, so they will definitely want to finish on winning notes.
Match Information
Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder, Match 37
Probable PlayingXI
Sydney Sixers
Steve Smith, J Edwards, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Babar Azam, Moises Henriques(C), SM Curran, JR Philippe, Lachlan Shaw, Joel Davies, Mitchell Starc
Bench: Hayden Kerr, BAD Manenti, Daniel Hughes, JC Silk, Jafer Chohan, Todd Murphy, Mitchell Perry, KW Richardson, Charles Stobo, Harjas Singh, R Kingsell, J Scott, Josh Hazlewood
Sydney Thunder
DR Sams, David Warner(C), Nic Maddinson, S Konstas, DJ Willey, CT Bancroft, Sam Billings, M Gilkes, Chris Green, R Hadley, WA Agar
Bench: N McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, SH Khan, TD Andrews, LH Ferguson, Oliver Davies, Blake Nikitaras, AP O’Connor, RJW Topley, Charlie Anderson, Pat Cummins
Injury News – (Will be added when there is an update)
Pitch Report
Captains
Josh Philippe SIX | wk – 8.5
Phillips is an aggressive top-order batter who is in good form. Moreover, he scored 35 runs in a recent game against the Melbourne Stars. He can definitely surprise his opponents with good performances.
David Warner THU | bat – 9
David Warner is an exceptional batter who has performed brilliantly in recent times. Moreover, he scored 371 runs in the last 8 games.
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Sam Billings THU | WK – 8.5
Sam Billings is an excellent wicket-keeper batter who performed brilliantly in the recent past. Moreover, he scored 33 runs in the last game against the Renegades.
Joel Davies SIX | BOWL – 7.5
Joel Davies is an excellent all-rounder who is currently in excellent form. He took two wickets in a recent game against the Melbourne Stars. Davies can perform well in many crucial matches as well.
Budget
Ben Dwarshuis SIX | ALL-ROUNDER – 8
Ben Dwarshuis is an excellent bowler who is currently in excellent form. Moreover, he took four wickets in a recent game against the Melbourne Stars.
Daniel Sams THU | ALL-ROUNDER – 8.5
Daniel Sams is an excellent bowling all-rounder and is currently in excellent form. Moreover, he took 12 wickets in the previous 9 games.
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Lachlan Shaw – SIX | WK – 8
Babar Azam – SIX | BAT – 9
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