Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder: match preview

Match facts

Who: Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder

What: Match 37, KFC BBL|14

Where: SCG, Sydney

When: Friday, January 17. Bat flip at 6.30pm AEDT, first ball at 7.15pm AEDT

How to watch: Channel Seven, 7plus, Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports

Buy tickets: Tickets are on sale here

Live scores: Match Centre

Highlights, news and reactions after the match: cricket.com.au, the CA Live and Big Bash apps

Officials: Andrew Crozier and Sam Nogajski (field), Gerard Abood (third), Troy Penman (fourth), Bob Stratford (match referee)

Match squads

Sydney Sixers: Moises Henriques (C), Sean Abbott, Jafer Chohan, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Hayden Kerr, Ben Manenti, Todd Murphy, Mitch Perry, Josh Philippe, Lachlan Shaw, Jordan Silk, Steve Smith

No changes

The Sixers will head in with an unchanged squad following their win against the Strikers. Sean Abbott, Steve Smith and Todd Murphy will depart the team after this game to join the Australian Test team.

Sydney Thunder: David Warner (C), Wes Agar, Tom Andrews, Sam Billings, Dan Christian, Ollie Davies, George Garton, Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Muhammad Hasnain, Nathan McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, Sam Konstas, Hugh Weibgen

In: Wes Agar. Out: Liam Hatcher

The Thunder have made one change for this crucial Sydney Smash with Wes Agar replacing fellow fast bowler Liam Hatcher. It will be Sam Konstas' last game before heading off to Sri Lanka with the Australian Test team.

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Top performers

Most Runs

BBL|14 BKT Golden Bat

Player	Total
1 Mitchell Owen M Owen	452
2 David Warner D Warner	405
3 Cooper Connolly C Connolly	351
4 Glenn Maxwell G Maxwell	325
5 Marcus Stoinis M Stoinis	311
6 Matthew Renshaw M Renshaw	280
7 Sam Billings S Billings	271
8 Max Bryant M Bryant	259

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Most Wickets

BBL|14 BKT Golden Arm

Player	Total
1 Jason Behrendorff J Behrendorff	17
2 Riley Meredith R Meredith	16
3 Tom Rogers T Rogers	16
4 Mark Steketee M Steketee	15
5 Lance Morris L Morris	15
6 Lloyd Pope L Pope	15
7 Ben Dwarshuis B Dwarshuis	14
8 Spencer Johnson S Johnson	13

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Most sixes scored

BBL|14

Player	Total
1 Mitchell Owen M Owen	36
2 Glenn Maxwell G Maxwell	27
3 Cooper Connolly C Connolly	19
4 Tim David T David	17
5 Matthew Renshaw M Renshaw	17
6 Max Bryant M Bryant	14
7 Josh Brown J Brown	12
8 Jake Fraser-McGurk J Fraser-McGurk	12

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Local knowledge

Rapid stats

• The Sydney Sixers have won their last six matches against the Sydney Thunder.
• The Sydney Thunder have won two consecutive games in New South Wales. A third would equal their longest winning run in their home state.
• The Sixers have a catch success rate of 84 per cent, the best in the competition. The Thunder have the worst catch success rate of any team, sitting at 65 per cent.
• Josh Phillippe (Sydney Sixers) has taken 13 catches, three more than anyone else in the competition in BBL|14. He's maintained a 100 per cent catch success rate.

What's on the line?

To put it simply, whichever side wins will guarantee a top-two spot. There are scenarios where either team could find themselves on the top of the ladder at the end, but that will require the Hobart Hurricanes to lose both of their remaining matches.

KFC BBL|14 standings

Team	Matches played M	Wins W	Losses L	Ties T	No results N/R	Net Run Rate NRR	Deductions Ded.	Total points PTS
1 Hobart Hurricanes Men HUR	10	7	2	0	1	-0.12	0	15
2 Sydney Sixers Men SIX	10	6	2	0	2	0.156	0	14
3 Sydney Thunder Men THU	10	5	3	0	2	0.34	0	12
4 Melbourne Stars Men STA	10	5	5	0	0	0.135	0	10
5 Perth Scorchers Men SCO	10	4	6	0	0	0.219	0	8
6 Melbourne Renegades Men REN	10	4	6	0	0	0.139	0	8
7 Brisbane Heat Men HEA	10	3	6	0	1	-0.831	0	7
8 Adelaide Strikers Men STR	10	3	7	0	0	-0.122	0	6

Legend

M: Matches played

W: Wins

L: Losses

T: Ties

N/R: No results

NRR: Net Run Rate

Ded.: Deductions

PTS: Total points