Big Bash League 2023 - Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers - 7th Match
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Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Big Bash League 2023 - Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers - 7th Match - December 13
The 7th match of the Big Bash League will take place between Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers on the 13th of December, 2023 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.
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Perth Scorchers Form Guide:
Perth Scorchers' previous match against Melbourne Renegades was called off due to an unsuitable pitch.
Perth Scorchers are the defending champions of BBL. They had won the Final match against Brisbane Heat last year by 5 wickets.
Players to look out for:
1. Josh Inglis- He is the World Cup star and coming on the back of a good form. If he gets going in the BBL, the opposition teams will have a hard time.
2. Ashton Agar- He is a wily left arm off spinner who doesn't leak runs and takes wickets at regular intervals.
Melbourne Stars Form Guide:
Melbourne Stars are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 0 win to their name.
The top run scorer for Melbourne Stars in the competition is Hilton Cartwright with 33 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Melbourne Stars in the competition is Joel Paris with 1 scalp under his belt.
Melbourne Stars have lost their previous match against Brisbane Heat by a huge margin of 103 runs.
Brisbane Heat batted first and they posted a total 214 for 3 in 20 overs. Colin Munro and Usman Khawaja gave their team a perfect start. Colin Munro went on to score 99 runs in just 61 balls to take Brisbane Heat past the 200 run mark and finished at a big total of 214.
During the chase, Melbourne Stars lost their way right from the word go. They had lost 2 wickets for just 6 runs. Glenn Maxwell put on a little show by scoring 23 runs off 14 balls but after his dismissal, the Melbourne Stars innings went down the hill. They couldn't come back into the match and were bowled out for 111, losing the match by 103 runs.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Melbourne Stars - Scott Boland, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Sam Harper, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell, Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Liam Dawson (overseas replacement for Harry Brook, first three matches only), Imad Wasim (from December 26)
Perth Scorchers - Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Hamish McKenzie, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman, Zak Crawley, Laurie Evans
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Perth Scorchers
Who will win?- Perth Scorchers
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Sam Harper (Melbourne Stars), Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Usama Mir (Melbourne Stars), Jason Behrendorff (Perth Scorchers)
Most Sixes – Sam Harper (Melbourne Stars), Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers)
Player of the Match- Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers)
Team Scores Batting first – Perth Scorchers 160+, Melbourne Stars 150+
Match Handicap: Perth Scorchers
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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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