Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers Preview & Prediction | BBL|15 | League Stage

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After getting back to winning ways over their intercity rivals, Melbourne Stars host Adelaide Strikers knowing that victory would all but guarantee a place in the top four.

Date & time:

Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne, Australia

Weather: Dry with sunny intervals and temperatures just before 20c.

How to watch: UK – Sky Sports & Sky Go / USA – Willow TV / Australia – Seven Network, Foxtel & Kayo Sports

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Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers prediction

When taking into account their positive net-run-rate, a win here for Melbourne Stars would all but ensure their place in the play-offs after what has been a promising league stage campaign. Whilst the Stars recently wobbled, they did not break and an eight-wicket win over Melbourne Renegades last time out snapped a three-game losing streak and saw them reach the ten-point-mark.

Adelaide Strikers have been mediocre across the league stage and a loss at the MCG would end their chances of a play-off place. They’ve won just three of a possible eight matches and their bowling has been getting crushed recently. That doesn’t bode well for them against a resurgent Stars and backing the hosts has to be favoured.

Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers tip: Melbourne Stars to win