BBL7 - Sixers v Stars Preview - Plus The Lurker's Pick and Bank

Sydney Sixers (3-6) v Melbourne Stars (1-7) @ the SCG
 
Head to Head History - Melbourne Stars 4, Sydney Sixers 3
 
Last 5 - Melbourne Stars 3, Sydney Sixers 2
 
Sydney Sixers 13-Man Squad -  Johan Botha (c), Moises Henriques, Nic Maddinson, Daniel Hughes, Jordan Silk, Sean Abbott,  Peter Neville +, Joe Denly, Daniel Sams, Ben Dwarshuis, Carlos Braithwaite, Micky Edwards, Nathan Lyon  
 
Melbourne Stars 13-Man Squad - John Hastings (c) Michael Beer, Ben Dunk, James Faulkner, Evan Gulbis, Seb Gotch, Glenn Maxwell, Kevin Pietersen, Rob Quiney,  Daniel Worrall, Robert Quiney, Peter Handscomb, Jackson Coleman
 
Preview - The Sixers will be looking to continue their late season resurgence with a victory against the struggling Stars at the SCG tonight. Both franchises have fallen on hard times this season, occupying the two bottom spots on the ladder after making the finals last season. The Stars are certain to finish with the wooden spoon, while the Sixers might be able to jump a couple of teams with a win in their final game. 
 
Big Batting Battle - Glenn Maxwell v Nic Maddinson - Both key batsmen in the Stars and Sixers line up, in Maddinson and Maxwell, have both found form late in the season in BBL7. With Australia having won just one of their last thirteen ODIs, both players will know batting spots could well be up for grabs in white ball cricket, and they will be looking to put more performances on the board to keep their names in the selection frame. 
 
Big Bowling Battle - Nathan Lyon v Liam Bowe - The case of an experienced, established spinner up against a young spinner here, with the duel between Nathan Lyon and Liam Bowe. Lyon has been outstanding for the Sixers since returning and will be looking to knock down the selector’s door for the Australian ODI side with another strong performance tonight. Liam Bowe is a left arm wrist spinner with some potential, and he showed that by being the Stars’ best bowler against the Thunder, taking 2/30 from four overs, including the wickets of Vince and Khawaja. 
 
Ground Dynamic - The SCG - The wicket was a bit uneven when the Heat were skittled for just 74, and played a bit funny at times during the ODI on Sunday between Australian and England. I think we could get a low scoring game here, with the idea of batting first being more than competitive with a score of 150 or more. 
 
THE LURKER'S PICK - (19-16) Sydney Sixers - "The Sixers are playing good cricket at the minute, and the Stars are a mess" 
 
THE LURKER'S 10 UNIT BANK - (-52 Units) 

6 Units Sixers to win by 1-20 runs or 1-4 wickets @ $5

2 Units Sixers high bat/bowler to be Hughes/Dwarshish @ $16.88

2 Units Stars high bat/bowler to be Maxwell/Bowe @ $27