Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder: too close to call

Sixers 50%. Thunder 50%.

Sunday 8 November 2026, 1:40pm AEDTNorth Sydney Oval, Sydney

Prediction locks 8th November, 02:10 UTC

The sides

Measure	Sixers	Thunder
XI caps	2,034T20s between the XI	1,805T20s between the XI
Top-seven average	26.4T20 batting	25.6T20 batting

When Sixers bat

+0.21 an over

PowerplayOvers 1–6+0.45MiddleOvers 7–15+0.20DeathOvers 16–20−0.06

When Thunder bat

+0.49 an over

PowerplayOvers 1–6+0.80MiddleOvers 7–15+0.41DeathOvers 16–20+0.27

Sixers bat first

First innings186

Thunder chase in18.3 overs

53%Thunder win

47%Sixers win

Thunder bat first

First innings190

Sixers chase in18.4 overs

52%Sixers win

48%Thunder win

Sixers v Thunder: too close to call

Sixers are 50% to win, Thunder 50%. Thunder are rated 7.4 runs a game the stronger side.

Batting first, Sixers would make about 186 and Thunder 190, against a par of 166 at North Sydney Oval. Teams batting first have won 15 of the last 24 here.

What total is safe?

First inningsDefended

Under 15038%12 of 32

150–16947%9 of 19

170–18991%10 of 11

190–209100%5 of 5

210+83%5 of 6

The case for Sixers

The case for Thunder

Batting standout

Phoebe Litchfield

267 runs, SR 163, 7 sixes in the last 10. Rated +6.7 runs a game with the bat.

Bowling standout

Samantha Bates

15 wkts, econ 5.64 in the last 10. Rated +6.7 runs a game with the ball.