Both the teams are coming from a loss from their previous match and they’ll be looking to win this match at Showground Stadium, Sydney on 2nd January
Sydney Thunder started their campaign with a bang but after that they have lost 2 consecutive matches which slipped them to 4th in the points table. Shane Watson has not been able to convert his starts into big one. Joe Root still to find his feet in T20 format.
Key players to watch out for: Jos Buttler ( inform), Shane Watson ( Due for runs), Daniel Sams ( Emerging All-rounder)
Perth Scorchers are looking in all sorts of trouble in this season. They are currently 7th position in this BBL season. Their batting is looking in all sort of trouble as they are not able to score even 130 odd.
Bowling is been in great form but batting needs to deliver else they will be out of this contest.
Key players to watch out for- Cameron Bancroft, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye
Head To Head
- Match Played: 7
- Sydney Thunders: 2 Won
- Perth Scorchers: 5 Won
Probable Line-Ups
Sydney Thunders:
Jos Buttler, Shane Watson, Callum Ferguson, Joe Root, Jason Sangha, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Arjun Nair, Jonathan Cook, Sam Rainbird, Fawad Ahmed.
Perth Scorchers:
Michael Klinger, Cameron Bancroft, David Willey, Ashton Turner, Hilton Cartwright, Ashtospinsar, William Bosisto, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff.
My PlayerzPot XI
PlayerzPot Prediction
Sydney Thunders looks very strong on Sydney ground as it assist a lot of spin and the team has some quality spinners like Fawad Ahmed and Jonathan Cook.