The Melbourne Stars host the Sydney Sixers in a crucial clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The Sixers won the bat flip and chose to bowl first.
The last placed Stars desperately need a win to keep their finals hopes alive, while the third placed Sixers can move to outright first with a win albeit having played two more games than the Scorchers and Thunder.
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The Stars are coming off a heavy defeat to the Renegades in their last start, while the Sixers clash with the Heat ended in no result due to rain.
Joe Clarke and Marcus Stoinis loom as danger men with the bat for the Stars, while Trent Boult and Adam Zampa will lead the charge with the ball.
For the Sixers, Josh Philippe and James Vince have been in hot form with the bat, while Sean Abbott and Ben Dwarshuis will be key with ball in hand.
It sets the scene for an intriguing clash between two of the pre-season heavyweights at the MCG.
TEAMS
Stars XI: Joe Clarke (wk), Tom Rogers, Hilton Cartwright, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Nick Larkin, Campbell Kellaway, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Luke Wood, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa (c)
Sixers XI: Josh Philippe (wk), James Vince, Daniel Hughes, Moises Henriques (c), Jordan Silk, Dan Christian, Hayden Kerr, Sean Abbott, Chris Jordan, Todd Murphy, Izharulhaq Naveed
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