Sydney Sixers * vs Perth Scorchers, Big Bash League 2020-21, Today Match Prediction 06 Feb 2021

sys vs prs Match Prediction & Analysis

Welcome to the the finals of the Big bash 2020-21 season between the defending Champions Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers. The top-2 ranked teams have entered the finals at the end of the play-offs. Sydney Sixers finished the league phase at the top of points table and defeated Perth Scorchers in the Qualifier to enter as the first finalists. Perth Scorchers lost the Qualifiers but defeated the Brisbane heat in the Challengers match to come to the finals.  Perth Scorchers are the most successful team in BBL history but has failed to qualify for the finals in last three seasons. Sydney Sixers will look to defend the title and become the second team to do so after Perth Scorchers.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Sydney Sixers * Preview

James Vince led the Sixers to the finals with his unbeaten 98 runs in the Qualifier game against Sixers. Josh Phillippe (45 runs) and Daniel Hughes (21 runs) played good cameos to build partnerships alongside Vince in the previous game. Jordan Silk, Moises Henriques, and Daniel Christian will form the middle order of the team with Carlos Brathwaite to follow.

Ben Dwarisius (21 wickets), Carlos Brathwaite (16 wickets), and Dan Christian (13 wickets) have been their prolific wicket-takers in the pace department this season with spinner Steve O Keefe chipping in with 15 wickets.  Sean Abbott and Jackson bird will slot in as the remaining pace bowlers for the team.

Top players to bet on:

Josh Phillippe – Phillippe has 499 runs at a strike rate of 150 opening the batting this season.  He will look to give an attacking start to the team in the all-important finals and help his team post a big score.

Steve O Keefe – Keefe has 15 wickets at an econo0my rate of below 7 RPO this season. He will enjoy bowling in the Sydney track and will look to make a huge impact in the middle order.

Sydney Sixers * Predicted Playing XI:

Josh Philippe (wk), James Vince, Daniel Hughes, Moises Henriques (c), Jordan Silk, Daniel Christian, Carlos Brathwaite, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Steve O Keefe, Jackson Bird

Sydney Sixers * Actual Playing XI:

James Vince, Josh Philippe, Daniel Hughes, Steve O'Keefe, Carlos Brathwaite, Ben Dwarshuis, Jackson Bird, Moises Henriques, Jordan Silk, Sean Abbott, DT Christian

Perth Scorchers Preview

Perth Scorchers has a good batting line-up with every player in the top-6 contributing to the team this season. Liam Livingstone (77 runs), Bancroft (58* runs), and Mitchell Marsh (49* runs) attacked the opposition bowling and scored around 189 runs in the 18 overs timeframe.  

Jason Behrendoff, Andrew Tye, and Fawad Ahmed picked up 2 wickets each and kept the scoring rate in check and gave runs at just 6 RPO.  Aaron Hardie picked up 3 wickets but gave 46 runs in his 4 overs. Jhye Richardson failed to pick wickets in his last 2 matches but still leads the bowling charts with 27 wickets.

Top players to bet on:

Liam Livingstone – Livingstone scored 77 runs off balls with 5 boundaries and 6 sixes in the match. We expect him to continue his attacking form in this match too.    

Jason behrendoff – Behrendoff dismissed both the openers of the opposition to give his team a good start. He ended with match figures of 3-0-19-2 and played a crucial part in his team`s bowling department.   

Perth Scorchers Predicted Playing XI:

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

Perth Scorchers Actual Playing XI:

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

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Sydney weather looks worrisome with thunderstorms and rain expected on the match day. Rain might come to cause interruptions in this match and we hope rain won’t affect more than reducing few overs.  

Venue Details

SCG is one of the good batting tracks in Australia and it is expected to provide little assistance to the spinners. We saw massive scores in recently concluded international matches at this venue. We expect 170-190 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

Batting first is the safe option in big finals but rain threat and placid batting track will force the captains to chase down the total in this match.