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PREVIEW
Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars are set to lock horns in Match No.27 of the Big Bash League 2021-22 at The Docklands Stadium in Melbourne on Thursday, December 30. The Scorchers, led by Ashton Turner, are comfortably placed on top of the points table with a decent net run rate of 1.188.
On Tuesday, the Scorchers tasted their maiden loss this season after the Sydney Thunder beat them by 34 runs at the Manuka Oval. The Stars have blown a tad hot and cold, and hence, are placed fifth in the table. They will be going into the next game on the back of a 20-run victory over the Brisbane Heat. Melbourne Stars are placed at the 4th spot in the Big Bash League 2021-22 points table with 3 wins and 3 losses from their 6 matches of the league. The team has 10 points.
Hilton Cartwright is the top run-scorer for Melbourne Stars with 203 runs at a strike rate of 151. He has struck 10 fours and 14 sixes. Glenn Maxwell has also made 177 runs at a strike rate of 147.
BL Couch has been the best bowler for Melbourne Stars and has picked up 10 wickets while bowling at an average of 17 and an economy rate of 8.70.
Perth Scorchers are placed at the top spot in the Big Bash League 2021-22 points table with wins from their 6 matches of the league. The team has 21 points.
Mitchell Marsh is the top run-scorer for Perth Scorchers with 249 runs at a strike rate of 149. He has struck 14 fours and 12 sixes. Colin Munro has also made 204 runs at a strike rate of 140.
Andrew Tye has been the best bowler for Perth Scorchers and has picked up 10 wickets while bowling at an average of 16 and an economy rate of 7.66.
MATCH DETAILS:
Match – Perth Scorchers vs. Melbourne Stars – Match 27
Venue – Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Time – 01:45 PM IST, 08:15 AM GMT
Where to watch live – Sony Sports Network, Sony LIV
PITCH REPORT
The pitch at the Docklands Stadium has been a fairly reasonable one for batting. The bowlers may not return empty-handed either. The chasing teams have found it simpler and hence, batting second should be the way forward for both sides.
PS VS MS TODAY MATCH WEATHER FORECAST:
Weather of Perth will be sunny. Temperature will range between 7 to 26 degrees Celsius. The sky will be clear. There is no chance of rain forecast. Others details regarding weather are listed below:
Maximum temperature: 26°c
Minimum temperature: 7°c
Rain: 0.0 mm
Cloud: 5%
Humidity 82%
Wind speed: 6 km/h.
PROBABLE XI
PERTH SCORCHERS
PREDICTED XI:
- Josh Inglis (wk)
- Kurtis Patterson
- Mitchell Marsh
- Colin Munro
- Ashton Turner (c)
- Laurie Evans
- Ashton Agar
- Andrew Tye
- Matthew Kelly
- Jason Behrendorff
- Lance Morris
- Marcus Stoinis
- Joe Clarke (wk)
- Glenn Maxwell (c)
- Joe Burns
- Andre Russell
- Hilton Cartwright
- Beau Webster
- Nathan Coulter-Nile
- Adam Zampa
- Qais Ahmad
- Brody Couch
- Location: Burswood, Perth
- State: Western Australia
- Country: Australia
- Establish: 2018
- Capacity: 65,000
- Owner: Government of Western Australia
- Operator: Venues Live
- Home Teams: Western Australia cricket team, Perth Scorchers
- Ends Name: Member’s End, Langer Stand End
- Time Zone: UTC +8:00
- Flood Lights: Yes
