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Preview
The 28th game of the BBL 2023–24 will take place on Saturday, January 6, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between the Melbourne Stars and Sydney Sixers STA vs SIX. As of now, Stars have won four of their last seven games and are ranked fourth in the standings. Sixers, who are ranked third, have only earned three victories in their last seven games. Currently holding eight points, they have seen two of their matches terminate in a draw.
In their most recent game, the Stars met the Melbourne Renegades and chose to bowl after winning the toss. Because to the weather, the game was shortened to 14 overs. In 14 overs and seven wickets lost, Renegades could only muster 97 runs. No batter was able to score more than 25 runs for the group. The Stars’ best bowler, Daniel Lawrence, claimed two wickets in two overs at a cost of eight runs. With eight wickets remaining, the Stars successfully achieved the 12.1-over target of 98 runs. At 46 runs off 34 deliveries, Thomas Rogers was the team’s top scorer and his undefeated record stood. Glenn Maxwell scored 32 runs off of just 15 deliveries and claimed one wicket for eight runs in three overs. Player of the Match went to him.
In the Sixers’ most recent game, the Heat defeated the Sixers by choosing to bowl first. With his 41 runs off of 36 deliveries, Josh Philippe assisted the Sixers in amassing 141 runs at the expense of eight wickets. No other batter was able to score more than 25 runs. The Heat’s two wicket-takers were Paul Walter and Matthew Kuhnemann. Rain stopped the game after Heat had reached 104 runs in 14.3 overs at a cost of four wickets. The opening three balls of the fifteenth over had seen Paul Walter hit two boundaries. Heat won this game with a three-run margin, three runs above the DLS par score. Walter was declared the Player of the Match.
STA vs SIX
Match Information
Match 28, Melbourne, January 06, 2024, 01:45 PM
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Sydney Sixers beat Melbourne Stars by 7 wickets
Weather Report
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Pitch Report
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Players Stats in Series
![Matthew Short](https://images.cricket.com/players/63846_headshot_safari.png)
Matthew Short
STR
541 Runs
11 Matches
![Josh Brown](https://images.cricket.com/players/95581_headshot_safari.png)
Josh Brown
HEA
366 Runs
9 Matches
![Aaron Hardie](https://images.cricket.com/players/68072_headshot_safari.png)
Aaron Hardie
SCO
334 Runs
11 Matches
![Chris Lynn](https://images.cricket.com/players/10062_headshot_safari.png)
Chris Lynn
STR
304 Runs
7 Matches
![Laurie Evans](https://images.cricket.com/players/4841_headshot_safari.png)
Laurie Evans
SCO
292 Runs
10 Matches
![Beau Webster](https://images.cricket.com/players/63277_headshot_safari.png)
Beau Webster
STA
262 Runs
9 Matches
![Xavier Bartlett](https://images.cricket.com/players/66516_headshot_safari.png)
Xavier Bartlett
HEA
20 Wkts
11 Matches
![Spencer Johnson](https://images.cricket.com/players/67778_headshot_safari.png)
Spencer Johnson
HEA
19 Wkts
11 Matches
![Ben Dwarshuis](https://images.cricket.com/players/64473_headshot_safari.png)
Ben Dwarshuis
SIX
17 Wkts
11 Matches
![Paul Walter](https://images.cricket.com/players/66357_headshot_safari.png)
Paul Walter
HEA
17 Wkts
11 Matches
![Jason Behrendorff](https://images.cricket.com/players/57041_headshot_safari.png)
16 Wkts
10 Matches
![Jamie Overton](https://images.cricket.com/players/58482_headshot_safari.png)
Jamie Overton
STR
16 Wkts
9 Matches
![Matthew Short](https://images.cricket.com/players/63846_headshot_safari.png)
Matthew Short
STR
6 Fifties
11 Matches
![Shaun Marsh](https://images.cricket.com/players/3889_headshot_safari.png)
Shaun Marsh
REN
3 Fifties
5 Matches
![Chris Lynn](https://images.cricket.com/players/10062_headshot_safari.png)
Chris Lynn
STR
3 Fifties
7 Matches
![Laurie Evans](https://images.cricket.com/players/4841_headshot_safari.png)
Laurie Evans
SCO
3 Fifties
10 Matches
![Beau Webster](https://images.cricket.com/players/63277_headshot_safari.png)
Beau Webster
STA
3 Fifties
9 Matches
![Ben McDermott](https://images.cricket.com/players/63853_headshot_safari.png)
Ben McDermott
HUR
3 Fifties
8 Matches
![Josh Brown](https://images.cricket.com/players/95581_headshot_safari.png)
Josh Brown
HEA
140 Runs
57 Balls Faced
![Colin Munro](https://images.cricket.com/players/11724_headshot_safari.png)
Colin Munro
HEA
99* Runs
61 Balls Faced
![Ben McDermott](https://images.cricket.com/players/63853_headshot_safari.png)
Ben McDermott
HUR
95* Runs
61 Balls Faced
![Laurie Evans](https://images.cricket.com/players/4841_headshot_safari.png)
Laurie Evans
SCO
85* Runs
28 Balls Faced
![Aaron Hardie](https://images.cricket.com/players/68072_headshot_safari.png)
Aaron Hardie
SCO
85* Runs
45 Balls Faced
![Chris Lynn](https://images.cricket.com/players/10062_headshot_safari.png)
Chris Lynn
STR
83* Runs
42 Balls Faced
Probable Playing XI
Fantasy Sports Team
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