At the Sydney Showground Stadium in Sydney, Sydney’s Sydney Thunder and Perth Scorchers will compete in the BBL12’s 39th league match. The track will once again be closely watched with great interest because this stadium has produced some really exciting contests. The Sydney Thunder have played decent cricket throughout the tournament, winning five of their nine games so far. The remainder of the tournament will be without Alex Hales, who will be greatly missed. How the other batters fare without Hales will be interesting to watch.
The Perth Scorchers are without a doubt the best team in the BBL12 thus far, having won seven of their nine games. Bowling on this track will be a blast for Jason Behrendorff and AJ Tye. It will be extremely difficult to defeat this team’s batting order, which is also progressing well.
Match details
- Match: THU vs SCO
- Date: 12th January 2023
- Time: 1:00 PM IST
- Venue: Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Sydney Showground Stadium pitch report
The BBL season’s fourth match will be played at Sydney Showground Stadium, which is without a doubt the tournament’s least favorable batting surface thus far. The bowlers have dominated in all three games played here, and this match will be no exception.
This ground’s history can be seen in the average 1st innings BBL12 score of 132 runs. The Sydney Thunder won the game with a score of 15 runs, a record for the world. The pacers are getting a lot of help from the new ball in the first few overs of the match, and they will be very important again in this match.
This field’s outfield is quick, and the boundaries are also not very big. They can score a lot of runs if the batters can calm down. Matthew Gilkes and Alex Hales have demonstrated that runs can be scored here. After winning the toss, the captains may decide to bowl first in light of the circumstances.
Match expert tips
In a few seasons, David Warner will play in his first BBL match. He has a lot of international experience and is an explosive batter. Warner could be a great addition to your Dream11 prediction team for the THU vs. SCO matchup due to his recent success against South Africa, albeit in the Test format.
Probable Playing 11
Perth Scorchers
- Stevie Eskinazi
- Cameron Bancroft
- Aaron Hardie
- Josh Inglis (wk)
- Ashton Turner (c)
- Nick Hobson
- Ashton Agar
- Andrew Tye
- Jason Behrendorff
- Lance Morris/Matt Kelly
- Peter Hatzoglou.
Sydney Thunder
- Matt Gilkes (wk)
- David Warner
- Sam Whiteman
- Oliver Davies
- Alex Ross
- Daniel Sams
- Ben Cutting
- Nathan McAndrew
- Chris Green (c)
- Usman Qadir
- Brendan Doggett.
Where to watch
Live Streaming: SonyLIV