Sydney Thunder clashes with Adelaide Strikers in the knockouts of the Big Bash League at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on Sunday, January 23. The Thunder have been totally heavenly in the competition up to this point, and the arrival of Usman Khawaja has added one more aspect to an all-around considerable group. Having won nine of their 14 gathering games, they completed third in the focuses table. Their batting line-up has been in great touch all through the season. Daniel Sams has been totally spectacular with both bat and ball for the Thunder. Their bowling assault including Nathan McAndrew, Gurinder Sandhu, and Tanveer Sangha has been clinical. Their last five outcomes incorporate three successes and two misfortunes. The Thunder finished the gathering stage on a high, which ought to do their certainty a lot of good. In the interim, Adelaide Strikers have come to the knockouts, notwithstanding missing central members for a large portion of the competition. Having beaten an impressive Hurricanes side in the Eliminator, their certainty should be high too. Batting first in a high-pressure game, the Strikers enrolled in a 188-run complete. Matthew Short (48-ball 89) and Alex Carey (45-ball 67) were the top scorers for the Strikers. Their bowlers were capable, as they destroyed the Hurricanes for 166. Peter Siddle was the star with the ball, guaranteeing figures of 4-32. Henry Thornton and Harry Conway contributed with a wicket each to intensify the Hurricanes' battles. Pitch Report The surface at the Melbourne Cricket Ground is a decent one. It is relied upon to help hitters, who can play their shots after a careful beginning. Pacers should give their group convenient forward leaps. They could well direct terms on this surface. The group winning the throw should pursue on this surface. Climate forecast Part of the way cloudy conditions are relied upon to be an element on matchday. The temperature is relied upon to go somewhere in the range of 20 and 32 degrees Celsius. No downpour is normal during the day. SYT Key Players: Alex Hales, Jason Sangha, Chris Green ADS Key Players: Alex Carey, Matthew Short, Peter Siddle Probable XI Sydney Thunder Alex Hales, Usman Khawaja (c), Jason Sangha, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Matthew Gilkes (wk), Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green, Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha. Adelaide Strikers Alex Carey (wk), Matthew Short, Travis Head, Ian Cockbain, Matt Renshaw, Jonathan Wells, Thomas Kelly, Henry Thornton, Peter Siddle (c), Harry Conway, Fawad Ahmed.