Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Big Bash League 2022-2023 - Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder - 29th match - 4 January 2023

The 29th match of the Big Bash League 2022-2023 will take place between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Thunder on the 4th of January, 2023 at the Perth Stadium, Perth.

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Perth Scorchers Form Guide:

Perth Scorchers are placed at the first position on points table.

The top run scorer for Perth Scorchers is Josh Inglis with 234 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Perth Scorchers is Jhye Richardson with 13 scalps under his belt.

Perth Scorchers have won their previous match against Melbourne Renegades by 5 wickets.

Melbourne Renegades batted first and they posted a total of 155 for 6 in 20 overs. The top 3 got dismissed for a very low score. Aaron Finch played a nice knock of 65 in 48 balls to take Melbourne Renegades to a competitive total of 155 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Perth Scorchers lost Adam Lyth early on in the innings. Faf du Plessis and Cameron Bancroft were brilliant as they smashed 39 and 46 runs respectively to take Perth Scorchers home in the 20th over with 5 wickets in hand.

Sydney Thunder Form Guide:

Sydney Thunder are currently placed at the second position on points table.

The highest run scorer for Sydney Thunder in the tournament is Alex Hales with 245 runs to his name.

The highest wicket taker for Sydney Thunder in the tournament is Daniel Sams with 11 scalps under his belt.

Sydney Thunder have won their previous match against Brisbane Heat by 11 runs.

Sydney Thunder batted first and posted a total of 182 for 6 in 20 overs. Rilee Rossouw at number 3 played a beautiful knock of 39 runs. Alex Ross in the middle order played a good hand with an innings of 25 in 12 balls. The real punch in the death overs was provided by Daniel Sams who smashed 36 not out off 15 balls to take Sydney Thunder to respectful total of 182 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Brisbane Heat lost Max Bryant, Sam Billings and Matt Renshaw early on in the innings. Colin Munro held one end intact and kept finding the important boundaries. However, he lacked support at the other end as batters kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Colin Munro scored 98 off 53 before being dismissed in the final over as he failed to take Brisbane Heat home. They lost the match by 11 runs.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Sydney Thunder - Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales, Baxter Holt, Nathan McAndrew, Alex Ross, Rilee Rossouw, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Fazalhaq Farooqi (replacing David Willey, first nine matches only), Ben Cutting, Usman Qadir, Gurinder Sandhu

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)

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Perth Scorchers

Who will win?- Perth Scorchers

Top Batter (Runs Score) – Faf du Plessis (Perth Scorchers), Rilee Rossouw (Sydney Thunder)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Jhye Richardson (Perth Scorchers), Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder)

Most Sixes – Faf du Plessis (Perth Scorchers), Rilee Rossouw (Sydney Thunder)

Player of the Match- Faf du Plessis (Perth Scorchers)

Team Scores Batting first – Perth Scorchers 160+, Sydney Thunder 150+

Match Handicap: Perth Scorchers

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