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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Sydney Thunder won the toss and choose to bowl first
Sydney Thunder beat Perth Scorchers by 4 wickets
It's a top three clash as the in-form Perth Scorchers host Sydney Thunder who themselves are targeting their third win on the bounce.
We are backing Perth Scorchers to win!
Tournament: | Big Bash League, 2024-25 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | Perth Stadium, Burswood, Australia |
Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
Weather: | 22.1°C|Clear |
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T20 cricket has always been a game of momentum and that force can also roll into additional matches with both teams in this clash, Perth Scorchers and Sydney Thunder, enjoying their cricket over recent rounds!
There is more good news for the Scorchers and Thunder as Sydney Sixers have now been checked back at the top of the table after winning their opening four games they were defeated by Hobart Hurricanes by 50 runs on New Year's Day.
There is also more competitiveness at the bottom of the table now that Melbourne Stars are off the mark. All in all, it means that the result in this game will be crucial with teams coming up from the foot of the league now chasing those above them.
142/8 in 20.0 7.1
146/3 in 14.3 10.07
144/8 in 19.0 7.58
143/8 in 20.0 7.15
156/2 in 19.2 8.07
155/6 in 20.0 7.75
150/4 in 17.1 8.74
146/9 in 20.0 7.3
183/8 in 19.4 9.3
182/8 in 20.0 9.1
140/10 in 19.2 7.24
144/1 in 16.1 8.91
111/10 in 19.0
BBL T20 2022
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wkts
112/1 in 12.5
142/9 in 20.0
BBL T20 2022
143/4 in 17.0
Perth Scorchers have always been a side with a strong bowling unit as well as power throughout their batting line-up, but this year that appears to be even more the case. What's more, the return of Jhye Richardson from the Australia Test squad has added even more quality to an already firing bowling attack!
The new-ball pair of Richardson and Jason Behrendorff is one of the most accurate and potent in the tournament and they also have Lance Morris with Andrew Tye backing them up as strong pacers, not to mention the reliable spin of Ashton Agar and Cooper Connolly.
Connolly has been a revelation with the bat this season and skipper Ashton Turner continues to churn out reliable numbers. New Zealand opener struggled in his first four innings but hit 50 runs from 23 balls against Adelaide and will be looking to continue in this game.
The left hander is in phenomenal touch this season, where he has scores of 48.37, 66, 14 & 64. Connolly has been consistent in racking up 25 plus scores, where he has not been troubled and looked absolutely this season.
Matty Hurst (wk), Finn Allen, Aaron Hardie, Cooper Connolly, Ashton Turner (c), Nick Hobson, Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Adrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Lance Morris
Matthew Kelly, Lance Morris, Finn Allen, Nick Hobson, Matthew Spoors, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Ashton Turner, Matthew Hurst, Jason Behrendorff, Andrew Tye
Sydney Thunder have been a bit hit and miss over the years in the BBL but this year they seem to have stumbled across a particularly strong bowling attack. It was Wes Agar who took all the headlines in the win over Melbourne Renegades after taking 4/32 from his four overs but it showed the depth of the team as Lockie Ferguson, who had been extremely impressive up until that game, went wicketless.
Daniel Sams took 2/26 in that game and has already proved to be a match-winner with both bat and ball in this year's BBL.
The batting line-up has a fluidity and fluency which other teams can only dream of and on any given day it is far to expect one of Cameron Bancroft, David Warner, Sherfane Rutherford, Oliver Davies or keeper-batter Sam Billings to step up!
Cameron Bancroft, David Warner (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Oliver Davies, Sam Billings (wk), Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Daniel Sams, Tom Andrews, Lockie Ferguson, Wes Agar
Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Cameron Bancroft, Lockie Ferguson, David Warner, Wes Agar, Daniel Sams, Sam Billings, Sherfane Rutherford, Blake Nikitaras, Tom Andrews
There is not much chance of cloud or rain at any point in January in Perth and this game looks set to deliver a temperature of 26 degrees throughout in spite of being played between 18:15 and 21:35 local time!
Pitch Condition
BowlingBatting Conditions
Moderate ScoringPace Bowling
Pace BounceSpin Bowling
Minimal TurnThe Optus Stadium has seen teams win batting first and fielding first so far this season but overall the bowlers have had the most success. We predict that whoever bats first will feel they are in the game if they can post a total of 155+.
This season, both the Perth Scorchers and the Sydney Thunder have won 1 and lost 4 coin tosses. For this game, we are backing the home team, the Perth Scorchers, to win the coin toss.
The pitch at Perth Stadium offers assistance to both batters and bowlers, where the average total match score in the two matches played at this venue this season is 296.5 runs. Both the bowling attacks of the Scorchers and the Thunder are in good form, where the batters are expected to struggle to score big runs.
Both of these teams are comfortable either batting or bowling first so we expect the conditions to be behind any decision. Humidity levels are predicted to raise in the second innings so we predict that both captains will want to bowl first.
There is no doubt that Sydney Thunder will arrive out west with plenty of confidence and backing themselves to get another win in this campaign. However, Perth Scorchers have won two out of two at this venue so far this season and we expect them to come out on top once again.
We are backing Perth Scorchers to win!
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