Big Bash League: Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder, Preview and prediction
On Wednesday, Perth Stadium will host game 29 of the Big Bash League 2022–23 between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Thunder (January 4).
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sydney thunderThe Scorchers were able to save the goal with two balls after star pacer Andrew Tye grabbed three wickets and in-form wicketkeeper Josh Inglish scored 47 runs off of 34 balls.
On the other hand, Sydney Thunder defeated the Hobart Hurricanes in their last game by 62 runs to jump to second place in the league table. Alex Hales hit 77 from 45, and Oliver Davies smashed 65 from 32 to help the Thunder put up 228/6 runs while batting first.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We've got a sellout North Sydney Oval into a top-of-the table clash.<br><br>Should be a fun night! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BBL12?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BBL12</a> <a href="https://t.co/C1vNt851VI">pic.twitter.com/C1vNt851VI</a></p>— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBL/status/1610492592646504448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Later, Brendon Doggett took four wickets to bowl the Hurricanes out with just 166 runs in 17 overs.
Sydney Thunder have won four of their last five games against the Scorchers but given their current form, the latter are favourites to win this game.
Pitch Report: The field at Perth Stadium is an even surface with average first innings finish of 139 runs. The Pacers will likely get some help with a new ball in the power play overs, but batters will likely dominate the rest of the game.
Players to watch
Josh Inglish
Jhye Richardson
Alex Hales
Chris Green
Match prediction: Perth Scorchers will win the game because they are the league leaders and the Perth Scorchers are on a four-match winning streak.
Squads:
Sydney Thunder Squad: Matthew Gilkes(w), Alex Hales, Rilee Rossouw, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Chris Green(c), Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Brendan Doggett, Usman Qadir, Joel Davies, Sam Whiteman, Ross Pawson, Toby Gray, Baxter Holt
Perth Scorchers Squad: Faf du Plessis, Adam Lyth, Cameron Bancroft, Josh Inglis(w), Aaron Hardie, Ashton Turner(c), Matthew Kelly, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Stephen Eskinazi, Hamish McKenzie, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Peter Hatzoglou