On Wednesday, the SCO vs THU in the 29th match of the Australian T20 League 2022-23 at Perth Stadium (January 4).
In their most recent encounter, the Scorchers won by five wickets against the Melbourne Renegades in a last-over thriller. Andrew Tye claimed three wickets, while in-form wicketkeeper hitter Josh Inglish hit 47 off 34 balls to help the Scorchers reach the mark with two balls to spare.
In contrast, Sydney Thunder defeated Hobart Hurricanes by 62 runs in their most recent encounter, propelling them to second place in the league rankings. While batting first, Alex Hales hit 77 off 45 balls and Oliver Davies hammered 65 off 32 balls to assist the Thunder to reach 228/6 runs. Later, Brendon Doggett got four wickets to help the Hurricanes be dismissed for 166 runs in 17 overs.
Sydney Thunder has won four of their past five meetings with the Scorchers, but given their current form, the Scorchers are the favourites to win this match.
Perth Stadium is the location of the match.
Time and date: January 4, 03:45 PM IST
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Perth Stadium’s pitch features a balanced surface with an average first innings score of 139 runs. In the powerplay overs, the Pacers are expected to get some aid from a new ball, but the hitters are likely to dominate the rest of the game.
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Probable Playing XIs for SCO vs THU:
Perth Scorchers:
Faf du Plessis, Adam Lyth, Cameron Bancroft, Josh Inglish (wk), Ashton Turner (c), Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Peter Hatzoglou.
Sydney Thunder:
Matthew Gilkes (wk), Alex Hales, Rilee Rossouw, Oliver Davies, Daniel Sams, Alex Ross, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Brendan Doggett, Usman Qadir.
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SCO vs THU Probable Best Performers:
Josh Inglish is the most likely the batsman pick
In the previous encounter, the in-form Australian wicketkeeper-batter hammered 47 off 34 against the Melbourne Renegades. Inglish has been in fantastic form recently, scoring 234 runs in six innings at an average of 46.80 and a strike rate of 156.00 in the Australian T20 League 2022-23.
Jhye Richardson is most likely the best bowler pick.
Jhye Richardson grabbed four wickets against the Melbourne Stars at Perth Stadium. He took a crucial wicket of Martin Guptill against the Renegades in the previous match and is the Scorchers’ joint-leading wicket-taker, with 13 wickets from six innings at an economy rate of 6.29.
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