Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat, Big Bash League 2020-21, Today Match Prediction 19 Jan 2021

prs vs brh Match Prediction & Analysis

BBL2020-21 season is on full throttle with the league nearing the finals stages with just 3-4 matches remaining for all the teams. Perth Scorchers and Brisbane Heat, the two teams in contention in this match are currently caught up in the mid table muddle. Both teams are separated by a lone point and a win in this match will help the respective team to move to the second place in the points table. Both teams are in good form and momentum and will look to go ahead with win in this match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Perth Scorchers Preview

Perth Scorchers batting unit was led by Liam Livingstone`s 67 runs at the top. Jason Roy (21 runs) and Colin Munro (34 runs) played vital cameos to build partnership at the top. Their middle order collapsed from 103/1 in 10 overs to 163/7 in 20 overs as they fell short of 20-25 runs they looked like getting at one point.  

Their bowling unit were unable the stop the opposition as they lost the match by 7 wickets. Jason Behrendoff was the pick of the bowlers last night with figures of 4-0-19-1 in the match. Jhye Richardson and Fawad Ahmed picked up 1 wicket each but failed to control the run flow.

Top players to bet on:

Liam Livingstone – Livingstone was superb with the bat last night scoring 67 runs off 38 balls with 3 boundaries and 6 sixes. His ability to score runs at a good strike rate will put the opposition on back foot early in the match.

Jhye Richardson – Richardson leads the wickets charts with 19 wickets at an economy rate of just 6.5 RPO. He will look to lead his team`s bowling attack to help them qualify for the knockouts.

Perth Scorchers Predicted Playing XI:

Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone, Colin Munro, Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Bancroft, Ashton Turner (c), Aaron Hardie, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Fawad Ahmed

Perth Scorchers Actual Playing XI:

AJ Tye, Jason Roy, Jason Behrendorff, Liam Livingstone, Cameron Bancroft, Josh Inglis, Jhye Richardson, Fawad Ahmed, AJ Turner, Aaron Hardie, Colin Munro

Brisbane Heat Preview

Brisbane Heat chased a good score of 150 runs in the last game. Their top order of Chris Lynn (50 runs), Joe Denly (34 runs), and Max Bryant (23 runs) built a good platform at the top but they suffered a mini collapse from 101/5 to 117/5. Joe Burns smashed a 14-ball 31 runs in tense moments to help his team win the match.  

Their bowling unit performed well as a unit to restrict the opposition to 149/6 in the 20 overs. Mark Steketee, Mathew Kuhemann, and Morne Morkel bowled well taking wickets and giving runs at less than 7 RPO. Jack Wildermuth had an off-day as with bowling figures of 4-0-52-1 in the match.

Top players to bet on:

Chris Lynn – Lynn has scored 273 runs at a superb strike rate of 145+ in just 7 matches this season. His aggressive batting at the top order is setting up the tone of the innings for his team. He will look to continue his purple patch in this match too.

Mathew Kuhneman – Mathew was phenomenal with the ball last game as he gave just 15 runs in 4 overs and took the vital wicket of Harvey. He will look to continue his strangle hold in the middle overs in the coming matches too.

Brisbane Heat Predicted Playing XI:

Chris Lynn (c), Max Bryant, Joe Denly, Joe Burns, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Lewis Gregory, James Bazley, Jack Wildermuth, Mark Steketee, Matthew Kuhnemann, Morne Morkel, Xavier Bartlett

Brisbane Heat Actual Playing XI:

Lewis Gregory, Joe Burns, Jimmy Peirson, Xavier Bartlett, Joe Denly, Morne Morkel, Mark Steketee, Max Bryant, Jack Wildermuth, Matthew Kuhnemann, Chris Lynn

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Melbourne is expected to have a bright and sunny weather on the match day which pose no threat to the proceedings of the game whatsoever.

Venue Details

Docklands is a good batting pitch and we expect batsmen to score freely here. Bowlers may enjoy a little bit of seam movement with the new ball as this is afresh pitch and this is the first match played here. We can expect average scores to be around 160-170 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing is the best option when you are not aware of the playing conditions. Both captains will look to put the opposition to bat on this untested wicket.