STR vs THU head to head: Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder head to head records in BBL history

The ninth match of Big Bash League 2022-23 will be played between Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Thunder in Adelaide tomorrow. Fourth match between these two teams in 2022 and fifth in the last one year, Strikers and Thunder will face each other less than a handful of days after their participation in a record-breaking fixture at the Sydney Showground Stadium on Friday.

While there are minimal chances of people not knowing till now, the last Adelaide-Sydney encounter had witnessed the lowest-ever T20 innings total. Following Sydney Thunder 15 all out in an unfathomable performance, they also lost to Melbourne Renegades yesterday to be at the sixth position on the points table after a win and two losses thus far.

Strikers, on the other hand, are at the top of the points table on the back of winning their first two BBL 12 matches. A 124-run victory in their last match has also boosted their NRR (Net Run Rate) to a mammoth 4.375.

Wanting to start afresh, Thunder would be looking to bank on their previous record against Strikers. Readers must note that ST have won three out of their last five matches against AS. Interestingly, they also have a better head-to-head record at an away venue in the iconic Adelaide Oval.

STR vs THU head to head records in BBL history

Total number of matches played: 20

Matches won by AS: 9

Matches won by ST: 9

Matches played in December: 10 (AS 5, ST 4)

Matches played on Tuesday: 2 (AS 1, ST 1)

Matches played at Adelaide Oval: 9 (AS 3, ST 5)

AS average score against ST: 151

ST average score against AS: 129

Most runs for AS: 312 (Jake Weatherald)

Most runs for ST: 190 (Jason Sangha)

Most wickets for AS: 19 (Peter Siddle)

Most wickets for ST: 17 (Daniel Sams)

Most catches for AS: 8 (Alex Carey)

Most catches for ST: 12 (Chris Green)

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— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) December 17, 2022

NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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