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The final game of the Big Bash League regular season is here as the Sydney Sixers take on the Sydney Thunder from the Sydney Cricket Ground in the second Sydney derby of the season. Join The Roar from 7:30pm (AEDT) for live scores and a blog of the game.
This game is now going to have a huge bearing on the final makeup of the semi–finals after last nights game between the Melbourne Stars and the Perth Scorchers which the Melbourne Stars won in a thriller behind the brilliant batting of Peter Handscomb.
Of course the Sydney Thunder won’t be affected by any of this because they are now in a position where they are unable to make the final four.
Off the back of that win from the Melbourne Stars the Sydney Sixers now have the slimmest of chances to host a semi–final. However for that to happen they must beat the Thunder by 115 runs or chase down whatever target they are set if batting second in just six overs.
A more realistic possibility would be the Sixers overtaking the Thunder with those equations becoming close to half.
Another reason why this is going to be one the biggest games of the 2014/15 Big Bash season is the fact that it could be Brett Lee’s last game on the SCG and also that it could be Michael Hussey’s last game in Australia.
At the time of writing there were only believed to be a couple of thousand tickets left for the encounter at the Sydney Cricket Ground, which will make for an awesome atmosphere for the game.
In team news for the game the Sydney Thunder should be able to welcome back veteran and captain Mike Hussey for the game against the Sixers pending a final fitness test before the game.
Other players coming into the Thunder squad are Luke Doran, Cameron Delport and Tim Ley. Out of the squad is overseas player Jason Roy. Andrew Mcdonald and Dirk Nannes are both injured for the Thunder’s final game of the season and Scott Henry is the man on standby if Michael Hussey fails to pass his fitness test before the game.
The Sydney Sixers go into the final regular season game with an unchanged squad.
There is almost no doubt that the key players for both sides this evening are their veterans. For the Sixers it’s Brett Lee and for the Thunder it’s Jacques Kallis and if he can get on the field Michael Hussey.
These players have all the experience and as talked about earlier there is extra meaning to this game for both Brett Lee and Michael Hussey, so they will both be incredibly keen to perform and go out on a high note, if it does indeed turn out to be their last game at the SCG and on Australian soil respectively.
Jacques Kallis meanwhile will be aiming to remind everyone that he still has it and just how dangerous he can be.
The Sydney Sixers batted first last time these two teams met and managed to get 180 on the board thanks to consistent scores through their top order. In reply the Thunder were 17 runs short. Dan Hughes and Aiden Blizzard the only reason they ended up getting close to the score posted by the Sixers.
Prediction: With more to play for, expect the Sixers to be able to beat the Thunder quite easily.