BBL 23-24 Prediction: Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars 12/31

Melbourne Stars and Adelaide Strikers will compete in a match on the last day of 2023, as per the BBL 2024 Schedule. The match is set to be played at the Adelaide Oval Stadium at 9:15 PM Standard Local Time. Adelaide Strikers have played some fantastic cricket in this year’s KFC Big Bash League.

This blog will discuss the previous head-to-head record of Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Stars, statistical analysis of both teams via their performance in recent matches, team preparation for the upcoming match, and our Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars Prediction regarding the winner of this match.

KFC Big Bash League 2023-24 Stars vs Strikers Comparison

Here is an overall past Head-to-head record of the Melbourne Stars and Adelaide Strikers teams. Let us review the different stats that make the upcoming match between these two teams interesting.

Adelaide Strikers	Team	Melbourne Stars
17	Matches	17
8	Win	9
187	Highest score	186
68	Lowest Score	91
Jonathan Wells (303)	Most Runs	Marcus Stoinis (314)
Adam Zampa (14)	Most Wickets	James Faulkner (8)

Now, we will go through the scorecards and statistics of the previous five encounters between these two teams.

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
Jan 21, 2023	Melbourne Stars 1/109 (14.3)	Adelaide Strikers 108 (19.2)	Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia	Melbourne Stars
Dec 31, 2022	Adelaide Strikers 5/178 (20)	Melbourne Stars 7/186 (20)	Adelaide Oval Adelaide, Australia	Melbourne Stars
Jan 15, 2022	Adelaide Strikers 6/155 (20)	Melbourne Stars 8/132 (20)	Adelaide Oval Adelaide, Australia	Adelaide Strikers
Jan 10, 2022	Melbourne Stars 5/140 (19.1)	Adelaide Strikers 9/139 (20)	Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia	Melbourne Stars
Jan 15, 2021	Melbourne Stars 2/179 (20)	Adelaide Strikers 68 (14.2)	Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia	Melbourne Stars

 

Previous Performances of Melbourne Stars and Adelaide Strikers Teams:

Here are detailed statistics of both teams in their last 5 matches that give an overview of how both teams are approaching this contest between them and who has the edge over the other opponent in their next match on December 31 according to the BBL 2024 Schedule.

Melbourne Stars’ Last 5 Matches:

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
26 Dec, 2023	Sydney Sixers 8/154 (20)	Melbourne Stars 6/155 (19.3)	Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney, Australia	Melbourne Stars
22 Dec, 2023	Melbourne Stars 10/172 (20)	Sydney Thunder 5/176 (18.2)	Lavington Sports Ground, Australia	Sydney Thunder
13 Dec, 2023	Melbourne Stars 10/101 (19.1)	Perth Scorchers 3/103 (13.5)	Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia	Perth Scorchers
7 Dec, 2023	Brisbane Heat 3/214 (20)	Melbourne Stars 111 (15.1)	The Gabba Brisbane, Australia	Brisbane Heat
25 Jan 2023	Melbourne Stars 7/119 (20)	Sydney Thunder 7/120 (18.5)	Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia	Sydney Thunder

Adelaide Strikers’ Last 5 Matches:

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
22 Dec, 2023	Sydney Sixers 7/155 (20)	Adelaide Strikers 6/154 (20)	Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney, Australia	Sydney Sixers
19 Dec 2023	Sydney Thunder 7/200 (20)	Adelaide Strikers 4/205 (19.4)	Adelaide Oval Adelaide, Australia	Adelaide Strikers
9 Dec, 2023	Adelaide Strikers	Brisbane Heat	Adelaide Oval Adelaide, Australia	Match Abandoned
24 Jan 2023	Melbourne Renegades 4/143 (18.2)	Adelaide Strikers 7/142 (20)	Marvel Stadium Melbourne, Australia	Melbourne Renegades
20 Jan 2023	Adelaide Strikers 92 (17)	Perth Scorchers 3/94 (11.1)	Adelaide Oval Adelaide, Australia	Perth Scorchers

Teams Analysis Before the Match:

Let's quickly review the preparation of both teams before their much-awaited contest on Sunday, December 31, 2023, as per the BBL 2024 Schedule.

Adelaide Strikers:

Adelaide Strikers had a stroke of bad luck in their recent game, losing to Sydney Sixers by just 1 run. Their match against Brisbane Heat got rained out, but they showed their prowess by successfully chasing a target of 201 against Thunder in the ongoing KFC Big Bash League. Now, they are set to take on Melbourne Stars in their next match on December 31, 2023, as per the BBL 2024 schedule.

This team has a commanding batting lineup with players such as Chris Lynn, Jake Weatherald, and Matt Short, with the upcoming addition of Alex Carey and Travis Head. The Strikers' bowling unit consisting of Wes Agar, Jamie Overton, and Ben Manenti; is equally skilled and has the potential to outfox any team in the KFC Big Bash League. They will be fully prepared for the Stars to win and favorite in our Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars Prediction.

Melbourne Stars:

After three consecutive losses in the ongoing KFC Big Bash League, the Stars came back strongly against the Sixers on the boxing day courtesy of some wonderful bowling by Pakistani duo Usama Mir and Haris Rauf picking up 3 wickets each. Hilton Cartwright was fantastic during the chase making an unbeaten half-century and most importantly finishing the game.

This win gave a significant boost to the players and coaching staff of the Stars to do well in the upcoming matches and book their place in the playoffs. Melbourne Stars are set to face Adelaide Strikers as per the BBL 2024 Schedule on the last day of this year and looking to sign off with a victory over the Strikers.

Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars prediction of the Upcoming BBL Match:

Adelaide Strikers will compete with Melbourne Stars in their 5th match of the ongoing BBL season 13 and they are all set to go. On the other hand, the Stars have got their first win of the season and will look for further wins. However, the Strikers are the favorite to win in our Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars prediction.

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