Jason Behrendorff has been on top form for the Scorchers this season
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Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Big Bash League 2022-2023 - Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers - 39th match - 13 January 2023
The 39th match of the Big Bash League 2022-2023 will take place between Sydney Thunder and Perth Scorchers on the 13th of January, 2023 at the Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney.
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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 313 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Perth Scorchers is Andrew Tye with 17 scalps under his belt.
Perth Scorchers have won their previous match against Brisbane Heat by 8 wickets.
Brisbane Heat batted first and they posted a total of 155 for 6 in 20 overs. Usman Khawaja at the top of the order made 28 runs off 23 balls but it was a slow paced innings that didn't help team's cause. Max Bryant smashed 36 not out in 27 balls in the lower middle order and helped Brisbane Heat reach a competitive total of 155 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Perth Scorchers lost Stephen Eskinazi and Cameron Bancroft early on. After their dismissals, Josh Inglis and Aaron Hardie came together and stitched a match winning partnership of 132 runs to win the match for their team in the 17th over with 8 wickets in hand.
Sydney Thunder Form Guide:
Sydney Thunder are currently placed at the 4th position on points table.
The top run scorer for Sydney Thunder is Alex Hales with 245 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Sydney Thunder is Nathan McAndrew with 11 scalps under his belt.
Sydney Thunder have lost their previous match against Sydney Sixers by 7 wickets.
Sydney Thunder batted first and they were restricted to a small total of 133 for 8 in 20 overs. None of their top order batters scored quick runs and Thunder got off to a terrible start. Ben Cutting tried to provide impetus into the innings with his knock of 26 in 15 balls but it was not enough and Sydney Thunder had to settle down for a paltry 133 on board in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Sydney Sixers lost 3 wickets for just 25 runs and looked to be in deep trouble. Moises Henriques and Jordan Silk then took the responsibility of taking their team over the line. They smashed 53 and 59 runs respectively to take Sydney Sixers home in the 17th 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)
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
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Sydney Thunder
Who will win?- Sydney Thunder
Top Batter (Runs Score) – Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder), Aaron Hardie (Perth Scorchers)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder), Jhye Richardson (Perth Scorchers)
Most Sixes – Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder), Aaron Hardie (Perth Scorchers)
Player of the Match- Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder)
Team Scores Batting first – Sydney Thunder 160+, Perth Scorchers 145+
Match Handicap: Sydney Thunder
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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