Sydney Thunder have elected to bowl first at the MCG against the Melbourne Stars as they seek to secure a BBL finals spot.
The Thunder need to defeat the lowly Stars to book a spot in the tournament’s playoffs after the Hobart Hurricanes pulled off an unlikely win over Brisbane earlier on Wednesday.
A win could see the Thunder finish as high as third, giving them a home final, but if they lose the Hurricanes will finish inside the top five instead with a 6-8 record.
The Thunder enter the clash having lost their last five matches in an inconsistent campaign, with the lowlight being bowled out for 15 by Adelaide in December.
The Stars are guaranteed to finish bottom of the ladder even if they score an upset win after winning just three of 13 matches.
MELBOURNE STARS: Joe Clarke, Tom Rogers, Campbell Kellaway, Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Nick Larkin, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Luke Wood, Liam Hatcher, Adam Zampa (capt).
SYDNEY THUNDER: David Warner, Matthew Gilkes, Jason Sangha, Ollie Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (capt), Gurinder Sandhu, Usman Qadir.
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