WATCH: David Warner makes celebrity entry in Sydney Cricket Ground ahead of city’s derby in BBL 2023-24
David Warner will play first game of the season for Sydney Thunders and Steve Smith will play for the Sixers
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Jan 12, 2024 11:58 am
David Warner reaches Sydney Cricket Ground on a helicopter (Image Credit: Twitter/BBL)
Australia’s opening batter David Warner has entered the Sydney Cricket Ground in style ahead of the city’s Derby. He will play his first game of the season of the ongoing BBL 2023-24 for the former champions, Sydney Thunders. The left-hander was playing his last Test against Pakistan during the early part of the season. On the other hand, Test vice-captain Steve Smith will play for the three-time winners, Sixers.
Meanwhile, ahead of the game, Warner has entered his home turf in grand style. In a video uploaded by the Big Bash League, the three-time World Cup winner entered the stadium after his helicopter landed inside the stadium. After landing, he shook his hands with an official and went about his business as usual.
Talking about the match, it will start at 1:45 PM IST. Ahead of the game, the Pink Brigade, Sixers have won four out of eight games with two ending in no result, and are in the third spot in the points table. On the other hand, the Lime Green brigade have only one win in seven games to their name.
Sydney Sixers
Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Todd Murphy, Steve O’Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, Tom Curran, James Vince, Rehan Ahmed (withdrawn), Steve Smith, Izharulhaq Naveed
Sydney Thunders
Cameron Bancroft, Ollie Davies, Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Nathan McAndrew, Blake Nikitaras, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Alex Hales, Zaman Khan
