The Sydney Sixers are set to face the Melbourne Stars in the 11th match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on Friday, December 26.
Preview
In the 11th game of the BBL 2025-26, Sydney Sixers (SIX) are set to face Melbourne Stars (STA). The Sydney Sixers have not had a good start to this season, having lost two games in a row. But they performed well in the last game and won by 47 runs against the Sydney Thunder. In which Josh Philipps played well and scored 96 runs in 56 balls. Babar Azam also scored 58 runs, while Jack Edwards did well in bowling and took five wickets in the last game.
On the other hand, the Melbourne Stars also had a good start, winning both games played so far. In the last game, they won by 6 wickets against the Adelaide Strikers. Sam Harper was the best performer for them as he scored 55 runs off 36 balls. While Tom Curran and Haris Rauf did well with the ball and took three wickets each.
Match Information
Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars, Match 11
Probable PlayingXI
Sydney Sixers
J Edwards, Ben Dwarshuis, Daniel Hughes, JC Silk, Babar Azam, Moises Henriques(C), Jafer Chohan, JR Philippe, Joel Davies, Todd Murphy, KW Richardson
Bench: Lachlan Shaw, Hayden Kerr, BAD Manenti, Mitchell Starc, Steve Smith, SM Curran, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Perry, Charles Stobo, Harjas Singh, R Kingsell
Melbourne Stars
JM Clarke, TK Curran, Tom Rogers, MP Stoinis(C), HWR Cartwright, Campbell Kellaway, GJ Maxwell, SB Harper, Mark Steketee, Haris Rauf, PM Siddle
Bench: Hamish McKenzie, Liam Hatcher, Mitchell Swepson, Austin Anlezark, SM Boland
Injury News – (Will be added when there is an update)
Pitch Report
Captains
Jack Edwards SIX | ALL-ROUNDER – 8
Jack Edwards is an excellent all-rounder who performed brilliantly in the recent past. Moreover, he took five wickets in the last game against the Sydney Thunder.
Marcus Stoinis STA | bat – 8
Marcus Stoinis performed well in the last season and became the second-highest scorer for his team. Moreover, he scored 32 runs off 22 balls in the last game against the Adelaide Strikers. Fans will definitely hope for good performances from him this season.
Top
Josh Philippe SIX | WK – 8.5
Philippe is an aggressive top-order batter who is in good form. He scored 283 runs in the last 11 games. Moreover, he scored 96 runs in the previous game against the Sydney Thunder. He can definitely surprise his opponents with good performances.
Sam Harper STA | WK – 7.5
Sam Harper is currently performing well. Moreover, he has scored 55 runs in the last game. His brilliant performance in the top order will definitely affect the team’s performance this season.
Budget
Joel Davies SIX | bowl – 7.5
Joel Davies is an excellent all-rounder who is currently in excellent form. He took three wickets in the last game against the Sydney Thunder. Davies can perform well in many crucial matches as well.
Tom Curran STA | ALL-ROUNDER – 7
Tom Curran is an excellent bowler and is currently in good form. Moreover, he took three wickets in the last game against Adelaide. He has performed well in many crucial matches.
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Liam Hatcher – STA | BOWL – 6.5
Jordan Silk – SIX | BAT – 8.5
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