The Sydney cricket ground will be hosting the first match of round 6 of the league matches. The match will be played between the home team Sydney Sixers and the Sydney Thunders. This is a derby fixture where both the team for the second time in the tournament will be trying to prove their superiority over each other. This fixture will be played for both points and pride in the city. The match is scheduled to be played on 9th of January. It will be telecasted live on the ten play network and tickets will be available online from the end of October.