Big Bash League: Match 39
Stadium: Sydney Showground
13th January 2022
Sydney Thunder will welcome Perth Scorchers in the 39th game of the Big Bash League at Sydney Showground. Two top-half teams will go against each other for a fight to solidify their position for the playoffs. Who will win?
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The Thunders were defeated by the Sixers in their most recent game in BBL. They were on a four-game winning run prior to that. Chris Green's lead side has done well in recent games which see them sitting at the fourth spot with five wins in nine games. They were victorious the last time they met Scorchers and they will be looking to replicate the performance and get a push towards solidifying their spot in the top half of the table.
Sydney Thunder Predicted lineup
Matthew Gilkes (wk), Alex Hales, Sam Whiteman, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Brendan Doggett, Usman Qadir
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Perth Scorchers are having a great season so far. They are sitting in the first spot in the table with seven wins to their name. They have one point and one game advantage over the second-placed Sixers. With the last phase of the season, they will be looking to continue this positive run that they showed throughout the season. Andrew Tye is the leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 17 wickets to his name.
Perth Scorchers' possible lineup
Cameron Bancroft, Stephen Eskinazi, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis (wk), Ashton Turner (c), Nick Hobson, Ashton Agar, Matthew Kelly, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Peter Hatzoglou
Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers expert tips
The new ball will move around and can cause trouble for the batsman. The pacers will enjoy bowling on this wicket in the initial overs of the innings. The batters have not had a fun time at this venue and we expect a low-scoring total. Perth Scorchers are favourites to win the game and take their revenge for the recent loss against Thunders.