Sydney Sixers betting
It was no great surprise when Sydney’s glamour team won in the inaugural T20 Big Bash League title in 2011/12. It took them eight years to add a second title, but they had to wait only one more year to collect a third. Can the Sixers make it three on the bounce with a win in BBL11?
About the Sydney Thunder
| Established: | 2011 |
| Home ground: | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| Coach: | Greg Shipperd |
| Captain: | Moises Henriques |
| BBL titles: | 3 (BBL01, BBL09, BBL10) |
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Sydney Sixers fixture
| Opponent | Date | Venue | Time (local) |
| Melbourne Stars | Sunday, December 5 | SCG | 7:15pm AEDT |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Wednesday, December 8 | UTAS Stadium | 6:35pm AEDT |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Saturday, December 11 | SCG | 6:35pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Stars | Wednesday, December 15 | MCG | 7:15pm AEDT |
| Adelaide Strikers | Tuesday, December 21 | SCG | 7:15pm AEDT |
| Sydney Thunder | Sunday, December 26 | Sydney Showgrounds | 6:05pm AEDT |
| Brisbane Heat | Wednesday, December 29 | SCG | 6:05pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Renegades | Saturday, January 1 | Coffs International Stadium | 7:30pm AEDT |
| Brisbane Heat | Tuesday, January 4 | Metricon Stadium | 6:15pm AEST |
| Perth Scorchers | Thursday, January 6 | Optus Stadium | 6:15pm AWST |
| Perth Scorchers | Sunday, January 9 | Coffs International Stadium | 7:15pm AEDT |
| Melbourne Renegades | Tuesday, January 11 | GMHBA Stadium | 7:15pm AEDT |
| Sydney Thunder | Saturday, January 15 | SCG | 7:40pm AEDT |
| Adelaide Strikers | Tuesday, January 18 | Adelaide Oval | 6:45pm ACST |
Sydney Sixers squad
Batters: Jack Edwards, Daniel Hughes, Josh Philippe (wk), Jordan Silk, James Vince.
Bowlers: Tom Curran, Ben Dwarshuis, Chris Jordan, Ben Manenti, Steve O’Keefe, Lloyd Pope, Nick Winter.
Allrounders: Sean Abbott, Dan Christian, Moises Henriques (c), Hayden Kerr, Lawrence Neil-Smith.
Sydney Sixers odds and betting tips
Having won the title last summer, the Sydney Sixers come into BBL11 as one of the favourites. Most of Australia’s top cricket bookmakers have them on the top line of BBL outright betting, ahead of the Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars.
Sixers top batsman tips
Daniel Hughes is a consistent accumulator, and the likes of Moises Henriques and James Vince a certified stars at this level, but the young guns look like the way to go this season. Keeper-bat Josh Philippe is the standout after two strong campaigns in BBL09 and BBL10.
Sixers top bowler betting
Ben Dwarshuis is perpetually underrated and will keep picking up wickets with minimal fuss, while Sean Abbott is one of the most prolific bowlers in BBL history. Steve O’Keefe might be at the backend of his career, but he is still one of the most effective spinners in the competition.
All-time Sydney Sixers XI
- Nic Maddinson
- Josh Philippe
- James Vince
- Moises Henriques
- Jordan Silk
- Dan Christian
- Sean Abbott
- Tom Curran
- Mitchell Starc
- Ben Dwarshuis
- Nathan Lyon
The Sydney Sixers have had a who’s who of cricketing greats through their doors over the years, including Australian stars such as Brad Haddin, Josh Hazlewood, Brett Lee and Steve Smith. However, most of those big names have featured only fleetingly in the BBL due to international commitments, meaning it is the stalwarts and rising stars that have done much of the heavy lifting for the Sixers.
Most of these names pick themselves through sheer weight of numbers. The likes of Moises Henriques, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis and Jordan Silk have produced year after year in the pink, as did Nic Maddinson before his move to the Melbourne Stars. English imports Tom Curran and James Vince have been hits in the Harbour City, while journeyman allrounder Dan Christian has played a big part in the team’s resurgence.
Some will say Steve O’Keefe should be a walk-up start in this side, but it is hard to ignore Nathan Lyon’s phenomenal record in the BBL (29 matches, 39 wickets, 18.23 average, 15.9 strike rate). The same goes for Mitchell Starc (10 matches, 20 wickets, 14.85 average, 11.2 strike rate), who gets the nod over the likes of Hazlewood, Lee, Jackson Bird and Doug Bollinger.