Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars, BBL T20 2021, Today Match Prediction 11 January 2022

prs vs mls Match Prediction & Analysis

BBL 2021-22 have been hit hard by the outbreak of COVID in the team environment. BBL committee is all set to continue the season despite the hardships and have moved the matches to the Victoria hub recently. Perth Scorchers are having a great time in the league phase and are almost assured of a spot in the playoffs and will be looking to finish at the top-2 spots. Melbourne Stars have been one of the severely hit teams owing to the COVID infection and will have to come up with spirited performances to make their way into qualification.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Perth Scorchers Preview

Perth Scorchers: Perth Scorchers chased a total of 152 runs with one over remaining in the last match. Their middle-order duo of Ashton Turner (69 runs) and Aaron Hardie (35 runs) brought them back into the contest with a 91-run partnership from 44/3.  They have a strong batting line-up with the likes of Kurtis Patterson, Cameron Bancroft, and Laurie Evans.

Their bowling unit gave away 151 runs in their 20 overs in the last match. Ashton Agar was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4-0-23-2 while Mathew Kelly and Peter Hatzoglou chipped in with a wicket each in the match. Ashton Turner, Aaron Hardie, and Lance Morris chipped in with economical overs to contribute to the bowling attack.                                

Key players to bet on with India's top betting apps: Ashton Agar, Aaron Hardie, Ashton Turner

Perth Scorchers Predicted Playing XI:

Kurtis Patterson, Cameron Bancroft (wk), Colin Munro, Laurie Evans, Ashton Turner (c), Aaron Hardie, Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, Matthew Kelly, Tymal Mills, Lance Morris

Melbourne Stars Preview

Melbourne Stars successfully chased down a total of 140 runs in their last game to win by 5 wickets. Joe Clarke lead the attack by scoring 83 runs off 58 balls and scored more than 50% of his team`s total runs. Hilton Cartwright and Beau Webster played small cameos to help them build partnerships after 3 quick wickets at the top.

Hurricanes bowling unit restricted the opposition to just 139/9 in their 20 overs. The spin trio of Adam Zampa, Qais Ahmed, and Hinchliffe bowled superbly with combined figures of 12-0-66-5 to lead their bowling unit. Haris Rauf complemented the spin attack with figures of 4-0-25-2 while Brody Couch chipped in with a wicket in the match.

Key players to bet on with the best India betting sites: Joe Clarke, Qais Ahmed, Adam Zampa

Melbourne Stars Predicted Playing XI:

Joe Clarke (wk), Clint Hinchliffe, Nick Larkin, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Xavier Crone, Qais Ahmad, Adam Zampa (c), Haris Rauf, Brody Couch

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Geelong will have bright and sunny weather on matchday with just 10% chances of precipitation. We expect a full match with no weather interruptions. 

Venue Details

Simons Stadium is slightly on the slower side with variable bounce on the track. Spinners will enjoy bowling on this surface and will look to strangle the scoring rate in the middle overs especially. We expect the average scores to be around 150-160 runs on this pitch.

Toss: To Bowl

The pitch eased out in the second innings in the only game played here and both captains will look to take advantage of the conditions on offer in this match too.