Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat

KFC T20 Big Bash League 2016/2017

Jan 5, 2017 – 17th Match at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth (night)
Match scheduled to begin at 16:10 local time (08:10 GMT | 13:10 PST | 13:40 IST | 14:10 BST)
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Who will win Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat BBL today match

Perth Scorchers and Brisbane Heat will be up against each other on January 5. This 17th fixture of the ongoing Big Bash League 2016-17 is scheduled to be played at the Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth. The match begins at 4:10 PM local time.

Toss

Toss is going to be a key factor in this match as the last three matches at the WACA have been won by the side batting first. Therefore, the team that wins the toss on Thursday may look to bat first and put pressure on the opposition by posting a big score. Betting on Perth Scorchers should be a good idea if they bat first. They did so in their two games at this ground this season and went on to register wins in both of them.

 

Perth Scorchers Squad
AC Agar, CT Bancroft, IR Bell, HWR Cartwright, NM Coulter-Nile, MG Johnson, M Klinger, MR Marsh, SE Marsh, JM Muirhead, JS Paris, JA Richardson, AJ Turner, AJ Tye, C Valente, AC Voges, SM Whiteman, DJ Willey

Brisbane Heat Squad
BB McCullum*, S Badree, JA Burns, BCJ Cutting, AJ Doolan, AL Fekete, LW Feldman, JS Floros, SD Heazlett, M Labuschagne, JK Lalor, CA Lynn, JJ Peirson†, NJ Reardon, AI Ross, MT Steketee, MJ Swepson, JD Wildermuth

 

Perth Scorchers

Team News

A hamstring injury to captain Adam Voges is the only concern for the Scorchers at the moment with the rest of the squad in good physical condition. No replacement has been announced for Voges as of yet and he is expected to recover in time.

Key Players

Ian Bell, Mitchell Marsh and Michael Klinger have been the pick of their batting lineup so far. The three batted well in the last game against Sydney Thunder and are expected to do well here too. Perth Scorchers will rely on their fast bowlers David Willey, Andrew Tye and Mitchell Johnson with the ball. Willey is currently the season’s second-highest wicket-taker in BBL 2016-17 and we predict him to come up as the most threatening of the lot.

Recent Form

Perth Scorchers are going along nicely in their title defence. They are currently the table toppers with three wins and a solitary loss from their four league matches so far. They beat Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Thunder in their last two matches.

 

Perth Scorchers Predicted XI

SE Marsh, M Klinger, IR Bell, MR Marsh, AC Voges (c), AJ Turner, SM Whiteman (wk), JA Richardson, AJ Tye, DJ Willey and MG Johnson

Brisbane Heat

Team News

There are no worries in the Brisbane Heat’s camp as far as injuries are concerned. The team is highly likely to retain the same bunch of eleven that played Sydney Sixers in the last match.

Key Players

The explosive pair of Chris Lynn and Brendon McCullum is doing a fantastic job with the bat in this season of BBL and the two hold the key in Brisbane’s batting. Lynn is average a whooping 198 with two fifties and we predict him to score big in this match. Mark Steketee and Ben Cutting have taken six wickets each from four games. Both the pacers seem to be in good rhythm and so the Scorchers could have a few problems facing them on Thursday.

Recent Form

Brisbane Heat, after winning their first three league matches this season and five consecutive in the BBL, finally suffered their first loss at the hands of Sydney Sixers in front of their home crowd. They too have six points from four games now and are placed one place below the Scorchers in the standings on account of lesser net run rate.

Brisbane Heat Predicted XI

JJ Peirson (wk), BB McCullum (c), CA Lynn, AI Ross, JA Burns, BCJ Cutting, JD Wildermuth, MT Steketee, ND Buchanan, MJ Swepson and S Badree

Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat Head to Head

Perth Scorchers have clearly been the more successful side when it comes to head-to-head stats as they have beaten Brisbane Heat four times in their past six attempts. The two teams have faced each other four times at the WACA with the Scorchers again leading the scoreline 3-1.

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Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat Prediction

Both the teams are going neck-and neck this year and there is some serious talent on either side. There isn’t much to choose between the two sides and so a nail-biting encounter can be expected on Thursday.

The Scorchers might be a little concerned with injury to Adam Voges while the Heat will need to improve their bowling, especially towards the business end of the innings. However, the former will be the one with the psychological edge as they will be playing at their home ground where they have defeated the latter in their previous two encounters. Though Brisbane Heat are a strong side, we feel the hosts are better placed to win at the WACA.

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