Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder Betting Tips 15/01/2022

January 14, 2022 4:01 pm

Zohaib Ahmed, Senior Author

The 49^th fixture of the Big Bash League will be played between Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder at Sydney Cricket Ground on Jan 15 (Saturday). The match is to begin at 1:10 am IST.

Teams Status

Sydney Sixers

Sydney Sixers dimmed the pain of their back-to-back defeats to Perth Scorcher by beating Melbourne Renegades in their last game.

Even though it was only against the Gades, the result would lift the Sixers’ spirits considering they hadn’t previously tasted victory in 2022.

That’s exactly what their skipper Moises Henriques said this week. “Naturally when you win and you get a job done, it just gives you that little hit of positivity that I think the squad really needed, just to get us back on track.”

They batted first but did not bat too well, losing opener Josh Philippe in the opening over before Jack Edwards (40) and Henriques’ (49) efforts got the team to 150 for 6.

The batters did an okay job but their bowlers were superb. Ben Dwarshuis was the pick of them all as he clinched five wickets, wreaking havoc in the Gades’ middle and lower orders as they got bundled out for a mere 105.

The Sixers, after a fortnight spent with a depleted squad, now have an almost clean bill of health. Apart from Ben Manenti, all their local players are available to be selected.

Sydney Thunder

Sydney Thunder saw their six-game winning streak get snapped in their last game when they lost to a Hobart Hurricanes side inspired by the return of their captain Matthew Wade.

It was a slim defeat of nine runs and does not by any mean means that the Thunder are any less strong than they seemed during their unbeaten run.

In fact, at multiple points in their unsuccessful pursuit of 178, they seemed in control, especially when they were 92-2 after 8 overs, needing a mere 86 from 72 balls with the in-form Jason Sangha and Daniel Sams at the crease. But Sangha departed on the first ball of the ninth and an unfamiliar middle-order collapse saw the Thunder fall behind.

Coincidentally, their winning streak had begun right after they lost the first Sydney Smash of the season on Boxing Day. It almost appeared that the pain of that defeat lead them to inflict pain on their next few opponents.

The good news for the Thunder is that their captain Chris Green is back to take away the leadership mantle from Sangha.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand	Sydney Sixers	Sydney Thunder
	1.82	1.92
	1.858	2.01
	1.82	1.99

The Sixers are the favourites for this Big Bash League fixture. Parimatch has the Sixers priced at 1.82 and the Thunder at 1.92. Paripesa has the Sixers available for 1.858 and the Thunder for 2.01. Lastly, Sportsbet has the Sixers priced at 1.82 and the Thunder at 1.99.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip: Sydney Thunder to win @ 2.01

Granted that the Sixers are the far more illustrious of the two Sydney sides and have won 13 of the 20 Sydney Smashes, we think that the current Thunder unit is stronger than all their previous versions. The top order is stacked, the lower order has Ben Cutting and the bowling unit boasts names such as Gurinder Sandhu and Mohammad Hasnain. We back them to avenge the earlier defeat. The odds have been sourced from Paripesa.

Tip: Alex Hales to score more than 23.5 runs @ 1.87

Alex Hales is arguably the most dangerously consistent batsman in the Big Bash League right now. He last returned a single-digit score way back on Dec 6. That was almost a month and a half ago in what was the Thunder’s first game of the season. The Halestorm, as they call it, has begun. We do not expect it to stop any time soon. The odds have been sourced from Parimatch.

Conclusion

The Thunder side that the Sixers beat on Boxing Day wasn’t quite the finished article they are now. The game is going to be close but the Thunder should clinch it.

Zohaib Ahmed

16:01, 14 Jan 2022

Senior Author

Zohaib Ahmed

Senior Author

16:01, 14 Jan 2022

Zohaib Ahmed is a sports journalist whose profession is to report and edit but whose passion is to predict and bet. He’s been in the industry for more than a decade and has worked/written for various bookmakers/tipsters. His expertise is in cricket, football, MMA, boxing and basketball.