Preview:
Melbourne Stars will take on Sydney Thunder in the 3rd match of the tournament. This is the 2nd game for the Stars and they have won their first outing against Heat, thanks to their bowlers.
On the other hand, Thunder will play their first game here. They ended 3rd in last year edition and will begin as one of the favourites.
Sam Billings, Zahir Khan, Nicholas Pooran are unavailable for this fixture.
Squad:
Melbourne Stars:
Andre Fletcher, Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dunk (WK), Hilton Cartwright, Glenn Maxwell (C), Nick Larkin, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Billy Stanlake, Clint Hinchcliffe, Adam Zampa, Dilbar Hussain, Seb Gotch, Tom O’Connell, Liam Hatcher
Sydney Thunder:
Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson (C), Alex Ross, Baxter Holt (WK), Ben Cutting, Arjun Nair, Daniel Sams, Chris Tremain, Chris Green, Adam Milne, Jonathan Cook, Tanveer Sangha, Brendon Doggett, Matt Gilkes, Ollie Davies
Probable playing 11
Melbourne Stars-
Fletcher, Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dunk (WK), Hilton Cartwright, Glenn Maxwell (C), Nick Larkin, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Billy Stanlake, Clint Hinchcliffe, Adam Zampa, Dilbar Hussain
Sydney Thunder-
Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson (C), Alex Ross, Baxter Holt (WK), Ben Cutting, Arjun Nair, Daniel Sams, Chris Tremain, Chris Green, Adam Milne.
Fantasy 11:
B Holt, H Cartwright, A Hales, U Khawaja, G Maxwell, M Stoinis, B Cutting, D Sams, N Coulter-Nile, D Hussain, A Milne
Captain choices- G Maxwell, A Hales, M Stonis, N Coulter Nile