Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder, BBL T20 2022, Today Match Prediction 04 January 2023

prs vs syt Match Prediction & Analysis

BBL league phase is heating up with teams fighting hard for the top 4 places in the table. Perth Scorchers are in top position in the points table and are in a 4 match winning streak. Sydney Thunder on the other hand are in the second place in the points table and their victory in the last game is their third win on the row. Both teams are in great rhythm and will look to continue their winning streak in this match too.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Perth Scorchers Preview

Perth Scorchers chased down the target of 156 runs with 5 wickets remaining to complete the chase in the final over. The trio of Faf Du Plessis (39 runs), Cameron Bancroft (46 runs), and Josh Inglis (47 runs) played vital cameos to lead their team to victory in the last game. Their batting has been in superb form off late and this is their third successful run chase.

Their bowlers restricted the opposition to 155/6 in their 20 overs. Andrew Tye was their best bowler last night with figures of 4-0-32-3 while the duo of Jason Behrendoff (4-0-17-1) and Peter Hatzaglou (4-0-27-1) chipped in vital wickets and economical overs in the match.

Key players: Cameron Bancroft, Andrew Tye, Ashton Turner

Perth Scorchers Predicted Playing XI:

Adam Lyth, Faf du Plessis, Cameron Bancroft, Josh Inglis (wk), Ashton Turner (c), Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Peter Hatzoglou

Perth Scorchers Actual Playing XI:

Ashton Turner, Matthew Kelly, Peter Hatzoglou, Jhye Richardson, Jason Behrendorff, Andrew Tye, Cameron Bancroft, Josh Inglis, Nick Hobson, Adam Lyth, Faf du Plessis

Sydney Thunder Preview

Sydney thunder posted a mammoth total of 228/6 in their 20 overs last night. Mathew Gilkes set the tone with his 16-ball 33 runs in the first 3 overs. Alex Hales (77 runs) and Olivier Davies (65 runs) took on the aggressive route with their 104-run partnership to take them across 200 runs. Alex Ross and Nathan McAndrew gave them a flourish during the final overs.

Their bowling unit bundled out the opposition for 166 runs in just 17 overs. Brendan Doggett was the top wicket taker with figures of 4/35 in the match. Chris Green (1/34), Nathan McAndrew (1/26), Usman Qadir (1/32), and Ben Cutting (2/16) chipped in with wickets and helped their team bowl out the opposition team.

Key players: Alex Hales, Brendan Doggett, Ben Cutting

Sydney Thunder Predicted Playing XI:

Alex Hales, Matthew Gilkes (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Oliver Davies, Daniel Sams, Alex Ross, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Brendan Doggett, Usman Qadir

Sydney Thunder Actual Playing XI:

RR Rossouw, Usman Qadir, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Joel Davies, Alex Hales, Ben Cutting, Brendan Doggett, Alex Ross, Oliver Davies, Nathan McAndrew

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Perth has been a bowling friendly wicket with the ball seaming around early in the match and providing a lot of assistance to the pacers especially. Perth will have a bright and sunny weather during the match.

Venue Details

Teams have posted scores of just 133, 136, & 155 in the last 3 matches batting first here but any score above 150 runs will be hard to chase here.

Toss: To Bat

Teams have opted to bat first in all the 3 matches played here and we expect the captains to bat first if they win the toss in this match too.