Who will win Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars BBL?
The 26th match of the Big Bash League will be played between Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars on January 14, 2017. The match will be played at the Western Australia Cricket Association Ground in Perth and the live action will begin at 18:15 local time.
Read ahead for our prediction of the Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars match of the Big Bash League 2016-17.
Toss
The ground is not ideal for scoring high runs, so the team that wins the toss is recommended to bowl first, to wrap up the opponent team early on in the game.
Perth Scorchers Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Perth Scorchers have already lost Adam Voges and James Muirhead to injuries, and Mitchell Marsh is now playing for the national side. Apart from these, no more changes in the team are expected.
Key Players
Shaun Marsh, Michael Klinger, and Ian Bell form the top order of the batting side and will be expected to score runs for the team. These 3 batsmen have been scoring well for the team and and will hopefully continue their form. Ashton Turner has a lot of potential too and can score good runs. The bowlers have been performing decently, but will have to buck up since the final is coming closer. David Willey, Andrew Tye, and Mitchell Johnson have performed well and taken important wickets, and will have to play tight to win against Melbourne Stars.
Recent Form
Perth Scorchers are in the top 4 on the points table, and are doing fairly well for themselves in this season. They've slided down from the top position and need to get back in form to claim it back, and the players certainly have the potential to do so.
Perth Scorchers Predicted XI
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Michael Klinger (c), Ian Bell, Shaun Marsh, Ashton Turner, Sam Whiteman (wk), Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Mitchell Johnson, Andrew Tye, David Willey, Hilton Cartwright.
Melbourne Stars Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Melbourne Stars have included Peter Handscomb and Liam Bowe in the squad, and have let Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner and Adam Zampa go for the series against Pakistan. No more changes are expected for this match, and no other injuries have been reported.
Key Players
Luke Wright, Rob Quiney, Kevin Pietersen, and David Hussey have been scoring well for the team in the matches up till now and are most likely to be the top scorers in this match as well. The batting side is expected to put up a decent score on the board for the team. James Faulkner and Adam Zampa had been bowling well but they're not playing for Stars anymore. But the bowling side still have Ben Hilfenhaus, Scott Boland, and Michael Beer who are good players and can grab major wickets against Scorchers.
Recent Form
Melbourne Stars have played 5 matches in this season and have won 3 of them. They're currently in the top 4 on the points table and are rising slowly and steadily.
Melbourne Stars Predicted XI
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Rob Quiney, Luke Wright, Kevin Pietersen, Peter Handscomb (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Evan Gulbis, David Hussey (c), Scott Boland, Ben Hilfenhaus, Michael Beer, Liam Bowe.
Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars Head to Head
This is the first time in this season when Perth Scorchers will be playing against Melbourne Stars. Both teams played only one match last season as rivals, where Melbourne Stars won. Overall in the tournament, both teams have played 9 games against each other, and Melbourne Stars won 5 of them.
Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars Betting Odds
Perth Scorchers have gone down the points table but are still playing on a decent level, even after losing their captain. Their odds to win this match are 1.80 with betfair. Melbourne Stars are also getting better at their game, and slowly rising up the ladder, their odds to win being 2.00 with betfair.
Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars Prediction
Both Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars have lost important players recently and it will surely affect their performance. Perth Scorchers still have a good balance of batsmen and bowlers who have the capability of giving a tough competition to their opponents. Melbourne Stars, on the other hand, have a very good batting side and the bowlers are also improving their performance with each match.
Melbourne Stars have a strong batting side and the bowling side is raising its performance level too, and we predict the to win this match against Perth Scorchers.
Jan 14, 2017
15:45 IST / 10:15 GMT
W.A.C.A. Ground - Perth, Australia
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