Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Big Bash League 2022-2023 - Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat - 61st match- The Final - 4 February 2023

The 61st match and the Final of the Big Bash League 2022-2023 will take place between Perth Scorchers and Brisbane Heat on the 4th of February, 2023 at the Perth Stadium, Perth.

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Brisbane Heat Form Guide:

Brisbane Heat have beaten Sydney Sixers in the Challenger match to enter the Finals where they will face Perth Scorchers to aim at the title.

The top run scorer for Brisbane Heat is Jimmy Peirson with 331 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Brisbane Heat is Michael Neser with 26 scalps under his belt.

Brisbane Heat have won their Challenger match against Sydney Sixers by 4 wickets.

Sydney Sixers were missing the services of their top player Steven Smith. They batted first and they were restricted to a low total of 116 for 9 in 20 overs. Kurtis Patterson and Josh Philippe started off well and scored 19 and 16 runs respectively. Daniel Hughes also played a fighting knock of 23 in 24 balls. After these top order batters were dismissed, the middle and lower order simply fell like a pack of cards and as a result, Sydney Sixers were restricted to a very low total in the end.

During the chase, Josh Brown gave a good start to his team as he hit 2 sixes early on and set the momentum. The middle order fell like a pack of cards and Brisbane Heat looked in all sorts of trouble. Michael Neser came in as a rescuer and smashed 48 not out in 32 balls to take Brisbane Heat home in the 19th over with 4 wickets in hand.


Perth Scorchers Form Guide:

Perth Scorchers have successfully qualified to feature in the Finals where they will face Brisbane Heat to aim at the title.

The top run scorer for Perth Scorchers is Aaron Hardie with 443 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Perth Scorchers is Andrew Tye with 25 scalps under his belt.

Perth Scorchers have wom their previous match against Sydney Sixers by 7 wickets.

Sydney Sixers batted first and they posted a total of 151 for 8 in 20 overs. Josh Philippe and Kurtis Patterson lost their wicket early on in the innings. Moises Henriques and Jordan Silk played valuable knocks of 58 and 47 runs respectively to take Sydney Sixers to a competitive total of 151 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Stephen Eskinazi and Aaron Hardie lost their wickets early on. Josh Inglis was too dismissed without troubling the scorers. Cameron Bancroft and Ashton Turner then revived the innings and smashed 53 and 84 runs respectively to take Perth Scorchers home in the 19th over with 7 wickets in hand.


Let’s have a look at the squads:

Perth Scorchers - Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Peter Hatzoglou, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Tymal Mills, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Faf du Plessis (replacing Laurie Evans, first seven matches only)

Brisbane Heat - Xavier Bartlett, James Bazley, Sam Billings, Max Bryant, Sam Hain, Sam Heazlett, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Colin Munro, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Ross Whiteley, Jack Wildermuth, Spencer Johnson, Will Prestwidge


Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Brisbane Heat

Who will win?-  Perth Scorchers

Top Batter (Runs Score) – Aaron Hardie (Perth Scorchers), Josh Brown (Brisbane Heat)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Andrew Tye (Perth Scorchers), Matthew Kuhnemann (Brisbane Heat)

Most Sixes – Aaron Hardie (Perth Scorchers), Josh Brown (Brisbane Heat)

Player of the Match- Aaron Hardie (Perth Scorchers)

Team Scores Batting first – Perth Scorchers 170+, Brisbane Heat 160+

Match Handicap:  Perth Scorchers

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