Both the team are coming off a loss from the previous match, so they will be looking to win these 2 crucial points as this tournament has come to its business end. When these two teams have clashed previously in this tournament, it was a nail-biting finish but in the end, it was Sydney Thunders who have won the match by 1 run. With the match being played on Optus Stadium Perth on 24 Jan, expecting a cracker of a game.
Perth Scorchers are currently at the bottom of the table with 6 points but still, they can qualify if they win every match from here on. They had lost some close encounters so the morale of the team will be high to win this match. The Biggest positives for the team are Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Jhye Richardson, and Jason Beherendorff are back in the squad. David Willey has left for the national Duty, so some changes are expected in their squad.
Key player to watch out for: Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Jhye Richardson
Sydney Thunders are currently 5th in the points table with 9 points, so they also are looking for those 2 points as to be in the race for the Semis. Their previous match against Melbourne Renegades was a close encounter but they didn’t have the momentum in the whole match as they lost 2 big wickets in the initial 2 overs of the match so the chase didn’t start well. Jay Lenton is injured for this match and should be replaced by either Matt Gilkes or Baxter Holt.
Key player to watch out for: Shane Watson, Anton Devcich, Daniel Sams
Probable Line-ups:
Perth Scorchers: Cameron Bancroft, Sam Whiteman, Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Turner, Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Andrew Tye, Jhye Richardson, Jason Behrendorff, Usman Qadir
Sydney Thunders: Anton Devcich, Shane Watson, Callum Ferguson, Jason Sangha, Daniel Sams, Jay Lenton, Chris Jordan, Chris Green, Arjun Nair, Gurinder Sandhu, Fawad Ahmed
Head to Head:
Matches Played: 5
Sydney Thunders: 1 win
Perth Scorchers: 4 win
My PlayerzPot XI:
Playerzpot Prediction:
All the Star players of the Perth Scorchers are back in the squad so they will win this contest as they look a better team on paper.
