Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers, BBL T20 2022, Today Match Prediction 13 January 2023

syt vs prs Match Prediction & Analysis

BBL league phase is heating up with teams fighting hard for the top 4 places in the table. Sydney Thunder are in crucial position in the points table and their 4 match winning streak ended with their defeat against Sydney Sixers in the last game. Perth Scorchers on the other hand are at the top of the points table and  a victory in this game will almost sealed their spot in top-4. Sydney Thunder will look to get back to rhythm while Perth Scorchers will look to revenge for their defeat in their previous encounter.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Sydney Thunder Preview

Sydney Thunder ended with 133/8 in their 20 overs and lost the game by 7 wickets. Sam Whiteman (42 runs) and Alex Ross (34 runs) played sensibly after 3 quick wickets  but they failed to score big in the match. Ben Cutting played a quick fire cameo of 15-ball 26 runs at the end to finish their innings on a high.

Their bowlers did not have a good day as they gave 134 runs in 16.2 overs. Chris Green and Brendan Doggett bowled economically and picked up 3 wickets between them inside 4 overs but got very little support from other bowlers. Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, and  Usman Qadir were below par with the ball last night.

Key players: Chris Green, Daniel Sams, Alex Hales

Sydney Thunder Predicted Playing XI:

Sam Whiteman, Alex Ross, Alex Hales, Chris Green, Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Brendan Doggett, Olivier Davies, Joel Davies

Sydney Thunder Actual Playing XI:

Usman Qadir, Matthew Gilkes, Sam Whiteman, Chris Green, Ben Cutting, Brendan Doggett, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Oliver Davies, David Warner, Nathan McAndrew

Perth Scorchers Preview

Perth Scorchers chased a competitive total of 156 runs in just 16.2 overs. Aaron Hardie (65* runs) and Josh Inglis (67* runs) shared an unbeaten 127-run partnership to complete their chase. Steve Eskinazi and Bancroft were dismissed cheaply in the match. 

Their bowlers kept taking wickets regularly restricted the opposition team to 155/6. Jason Behrondoff was the pick of the bowlers with 3/21 in the match. Mathew Kelly took 2 wickets in the last over of the match. Ashton Turner and Ashton Agar bowled their overs economically.

Key players: Jason Behrondoff, Josh Inglis, Ashton Turner 

Perth Scorchers Predicted Playing XI:

Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Ashton Agar, Ashton Turner, Jason Behrondoff, Mathew Kelly, Steve Eskinazi, Bancroft, Nick Hobson, Peter Hatzaglou, Andrew Tye 

Perth Scorchers Actual Playing XI:

Ashton Turner, Matthew Kelly, Lance Morris, Andrew Tye, Aaron Hardie, Ashton Agar, David Payne, Cameron Bancroft, Josh Inglis, Nick Hobson, Stephen Eskinazi

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Sydney is one of the balanced pitches with some spice in it for both bowlers and batters. Sydney will have a good sunny and bright weather with no interruptions expected.

Venue Details

Sydney will have a good outfield with ball flying to the boundaries off the bat. We expect the average scores to be around 160-170 runs in the match.

Toss: To Bowl

Both teams will look to bat first as this pitch might slow down as the match progresses and batters find it hard to chase the target.