The 12th match of Big Bash League 2022-23 is scheduled to play between Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers on Friday, 23rd December 2022 at Junction Oval, Melbourne.

Melbourne Stars lost their very first match against Sydney Thunder but bounce back strongly and won the next match against Hobart Hurricanes by a handsome margin of 38 runs. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first. The way how their bowling unit performed in that match was just outstanding. They scored a total of 183 runs in 20 overs. Joe Clarke was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side. He became the first batsman to score a century in this season of the Big Bash League. He scored 101 runs and remained not out till the 20th over. He faced 66 balls and smashed nine boundaries and four huge sixes. Beau Webster score 24 runs while Thomas Rogers could manage to score just 20 runs.

Hilton Cartwright scored 17 runs while Marcus Stoinis and Luke Wood failed to open the account on the scoreboard. The bowling unit of Melbourne Stars also performed well in the previous match and defended the target of 184 runs. They leaked 145 runs in 20 overs. Luke Wood was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with three wickets to his name in four overs against 25 runs. The skipper, Adam Zampa also performed well and picked three wickets while he was charged with 27 runs in four overs. Nathan Coulter-Nile was the other bowler who had an outstanding performance with the ball. He picked up two wickets while he leaked 24 runs in four overs. Trent Boult had one wicket to his name and Beau Webster was the only bowler who failed to pick any wicket.

The defending champion, Perth Scorchers won their very first match of this tournament against Sydney Sixers with a good margin but they failed to continue winning way and lost the very next match against Hobart Hurricanes by the margin of just eight runs. They lost the toss and were put into the field first. The performance of their bowling unit was not very good. They leaked 172 runs in 20 overs. They used seven bowlers in the previous match and Jhye Richardson was the most successful wicket-taker from their side with three wickets to his name in four overs against 26 runs. Aaron Hardie picked up two wickets while he was charged with 10 runs in two overs.

Andrew Tye also performed well and picked two wickets in four overs while he was charged with 45 runs. Jason Behrendorff picked one wicket while Ashton Agar, Ashton Turner, and Peter Hatzoglou were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. The batting order of Perth Scorchers performed well in the previous match but failed to chase the target of 173 runs and scored 164 runs in 20 overs. Josh Inglis was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 62 runs to his name on 37 balls with the help of four boundaries and three huge sixes. Faf du Plessis also performed well and scored 32 runs. He faced just 16 balls and smashed three boundaries and the same huge six. Ashton Turner scored 20 runs while Jhye Richardson had 13 runs to his name.

Total Matches: 19

• Melbourne Stars Won: 08
• Perth Scorchers Won: 11

Melbourne Stars are overall a strong team as compared to the Perth Scorchers at least on paper. According to our match prediction, Melbourne Stars are the favorite team who will win this match. Many factors make Melbourne Stars a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Melbourne Stars performed well in the previous match
• The key batsmen of Melbourne Stars are in good form
• Perth Scorchers is also a strong and experienced team
• The batting order of Melbourne Stars is very strong
• Perth Scorchers are a good team even though they were not good in the previous match

Melbourne Stars is full of experienced and young players in the t20 format. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Melbourne Stars have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Melbourne Stars have a 52% chance to win this match
Perth Scorchers has a 48% chance to win this match

The toss will play an important role in the decision of all matches of the Big Bash League. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in these kinds of big matches. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 12th match of Big Bash League 2022-23 is going to be held at Junction Oval, Melbourne. We had observed in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this venue is good for batting. The track is slower than the others we have seen and helps the spinners quite a bit. We are hoping that the surface is bound to get slower and be a bit more difficult for batting in this match. A score of 185 is going to be tough to chase.

The weather forecast in Melbourne is predicting some clouds around on match day but the weather forecast does not predict rain. We should be able to have a full uninterrupted match.

It will be updated shortly

Date: Friday, 23rd December 2022
Time: 04:30 AM GMT / 03:30 PM LOCAL / 10:00 AM IST

• Stadium: Junction Oval
• Location: Melbourne, Australia
• Capacity: 8000 (approx)
• Known as: St Kilda Cricket Club Ground
• Ends: City End, St Kilda End
• Time Zone: UTC +11:00
• Home to: Victoria
• Other Sports: it is home to Australian rules football

• Total matches: 9
• Matches won batting first: 5
• Matches won bowling first: 4
• Average 1st Inns scores: 129
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 124
• The highest total recorded: 177/3 (19.4 Ov) by INDW vs AUSW
• The lowest total recorded: 74/10 (19.5 Ov) by BANW vs NZW
• The highest score chased: 177/3 (19.4 Ov) by INDW vs AUSW
• Lowest score defended: 91/10 (18.2 Ov) by NZW vs BANW

Clint Hinchliffe, Brody Couch, Liam Hatcher, James Seymour, Tom O Connell, Joe Clarke (wk), Thomas Rogers, Nick Larkin, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Hilton Cartwright, Campbell Kellaway, Luke Wood, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa (c).