The Melbourne Stars will meet the Adelaide Strikers on Monday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Melbourne Stars and Adelaide Strikers are both in the bottom half of the table; therefore, this is a must-win game for both teams. Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the Stars’ previous match was cancelled.
On the other hand, Adelaide Strikers are in serious trouble in this tournament, having lost six games in a row. They won the match against the Hobart Hurricanes by chasing down a 127-run target, but they need to win all the remaining games to advance in the standings. As a result, we may expect an exciting match at the MCG.
Weather
As the cloud cover rises, the temperature will decrease from the high 20s to the low 20s during this match.
Pitch
The Melbourne Cricket Ground’s surface is a decent cricketing surface. The batters should benefit from the track since they will play their shots after a careful initial passage of play.
The pacers must provide timely breakthroughs for their team and dictate terms on this surface. On this surface, teams will try to win the toss and pursue.
Probable Playing XIs
Melbourne Stars:
Joe Clarke (wk), Patrick Rowe, Charlie Wakim, Travis Dean, Qais Ahmad, Brody Couch, Tom O’ Connell, Justin Avendano, Haris Rauf, Ahmad Daniyal, Hilton Cartwright
Adelaide Strikers:
Peter Siddle (c), Harry Nielson (wk), Matthew Short, Wes Agar, Harry Conway, Matt Renshaw, Jake Weatherald, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Rashid Khan, Jonathan Wells
Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers – Match 43, Dream 11:
Hilton Cartwright (c), Harry Nielsen (wk), Matt Renshaw, Jonathan Wells, Travis Dean, Peter Siddle, Matthew Short, Rashid Khan, Haris Rauf, Qais Ahmad, Brody Couch
Prediction
Match winner
- Adelaide Strikers
Winning the toss
- Adelaide Strikers
Top Batsman
- Melbourne Stars – Hilton Cartwright
- Adelaide Strikers – Jonathan Wells
Top Bowler
- Melbourne Stars – Qais Ahmad
- Adelaide Strikers – Wes Agar
Most Sixes
- Melbourne Stars – Hilton Cartwright
- Adelaide Strikers – Jonathan Wells
Player of the Match
- Adelaide Strikers – Jonathan Wells
Team Scores Batting First
- Melbourne Stars – 170+
- Adelaide Strikers – 180+
The finest games between bottom-of-the-table clubs are uncommon, but this one will be worth watching since the players will have another chance with the Melbourne Stars. We expect a low-scoring contest, with Adelaide Strikers emerging victorious.