STA vs SCO T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, BBL 2023
Match 7 of the 2023 Big Bash League takes place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers go head to head on Wednesday evening. The Stars lost their opening game of the tournament by 103 runs to Brisbane Heat with Perth Scorchers’ opener with Melbourne Renegades abandoned after 6.5 overs. Read on as we preview this match. The fixture gets underway at 19:15 local time.
Melbourne Stars finished bottom of the table last year and a defeat by over 100 runs in their first game of this campaign will not put much confidence into the squad. With Glenn Maxwell back on the physio’s table, beating Perth Scorchers will be a tough assignment.
Perth Scorchers will have been pleased to escape from Geelong with no injuries after the issues with the pitch. However, their bowlers will have enjoyed an evening without having to bowl so they should be very fresh ahead of this clash.
Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers T20 Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Cricket, Fox Sports, Seven Network and the Star Sports Network.
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Kayo, Sky Go and Disney+ Hotstar.
STA vs SCO Match Toss Prediction
Across the 49 T20s at this venue, 24 have been won by the team batting first and the same total by the team fielding first. However, with the best bowling conditions expected in the first half of the game, we predict that both captains will choose to field first.
STA vs SCO Pitch Report
Over the last two seasons the average T20 score at the MCG has been just over 170 and we expect a similar total to be par in this game. There will be assistance for the quick bowlers from this pitch.
Melbourne Weather Report
The temperature will be in the mid-twenties throughout this game but there could be interruptions with the forecast indicating a high chance of thunderstorms in Melbourne on Wednesday evening.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers, BBL 2023
Melbourne Stars Team News & Playing 11
STA Team News
It was not just a big loss for Melbourne Stars against Brisbane Heat last Thursday but they also saw injuries strike Nathan Coulter-Nile and skipper Glenn Maxwell down. Beau Webster and Mark Steketee will come into the side after playing for the Prime Minister’s XI last week and Haris Rauf is expected to replace Olly Stone.
STA Key Players
- Hilton Cartwright - The middle order batter hit a quick-fire 33 runs from 16 balls against Brisbane Heat and we can expect to see him in the top five for this game.
- Marcus Stoinis - With Maxwell injured for this fixture, the strong all-rounder becomes even more important for this Melbourne Stars side. He is a potential match-winner with both bat and ball.
- Haris Rauf - The Pakistan international has a strike-rate of 16.1 in T20Is and has best bowling figures of 5/27 in T20 cricket. He will bowl with genuine pace and accuracy.
- Liam Dawson - The all-rounder has been in excellent form in white ball cricket over recent years and the England international has taken 191 wickets across his T20 career.
STA Team Form
Melbourne Stars were completely outplayed by Brisbane Heat in their opening game of the BBL 2023 in Match 1 at the Gabba.
Melbourne Stars Predicted Playing 11
Thomas Rogers, Sam Harper (wk), Beau Webster (c), Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Burns, Liam Dawson, Usama Mir, Joel Paris, Haris Rauf / Olly Stone, Mark Steketee
Perth Scorchers Team News & Playing 11
SCO Team News
Once again Ashton Agar is doubtful for this game due to a calf injury with the Scorchers also without Mitch Marsh and Lance Morris who are both away on Test duty and Zak Crawley yet to arrive from England’s Caribbean ODI tour. There are no other injuries in the squad.
SCO Key Players
- Aaron Hardie - On a pitch where no other batter scored more than six runs, last year’s leading run scorer in the tournament managed to hit four fours in his 20 not out.
- Josh Inglis - The keeper-batter has now established himself as Australia’s number one ODI keeper-batter and has a top T20 score of 118 not out.
- Jhye Richardson - With a strike-rate of 15.51 across his BBL career, the 27 year old pace bowler can be expected to bowl a full length and get plenty of swing against the Stars.
- Jason Behrendorff - Only six other bowlers have taken more wickets than the tall left-arm quick who has best figures in the BBL of 4/22.
SCO Team Form
With only 6.5 overs completed before the pitch was deemed unplayable on Sunday, it now means that Perth Scorchers have lost only one of their last ten BBL fixtures.
Perth Scorchers Predicted Playing 11
Stephen Eskinazi, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis (wk), Ashton Turner (c), Laurie Evans, Nick Hobson, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Hamish McKenzie, Jason Behrendorff
Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers Head to Head
Perth Scorchers are targeting their sixth successive win over Melbourne Stars after victories by 61 runs and 6 wickets during last season’s campaign. The Stars last beat the Scorchers in 2019.
STA vs SCO Head to Head Stats in T20s
| |
Matches Played |
STA Won |
SCO Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| Overall |
22 |
8 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers Betting Odds
It is no surprise to see Melbourne Stars as the outsiders for this game and they can be backed at 2.50. Perth Scorchers are the favourites to win at 1.50.
Who will win Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers T20 Match?
Even with Glenn Maxwell in their side, Melbourne Stars were still well beaten against Brisbane Heat. They do not have as strong an XI for this game so we have Perth Scorchers as the top team for this match.
Dec 13, 2023
13:45 IST / 8:15 GMT
Melbourne Cricket Ground - Melbourne, Australia
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