The 2023-24 Big Bash League (BBL) has entered the crucial phase, with top contenders securing themselves in the hunt for a play-off spot. The 30th match of the tournament will see an exciting clash between Sydney Thunders (THU) and Perth Scorchers (SCO) at the Sydney Showground Stadium on Monday.
Scorchers are currently third in the points table with 9 points. They won four out of six matches. On the other hand, Thunder have managed to win just one match from their six games and are second last in the points table with 3 points. They need some miraculous turnaround to secure a top-four spot.
THU vs SCO: Match Details:
Match: Sydney Thunder (THU) vs Perth Scorchers (SCO), 30th Match, BBL 2023-24
Venue: Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Date & Time: January 8, 1:45 PM IST
Live Streaming Details: Star Sports Network and Hotstar
THU vs SCO: Pitch Report:
Sydney Showground Stadium offers a neutral pitch, which helps both bowlers and batters. The winning percentage for the team batting first and the second team is almost the same, which reduces the significance of the toss. Spinners are likely to play a crucial role in the second innings of the match.
THU vs SCO: Head-to-Head:
Matches Played | 17 |
Sydney Thunders Won | 9 |
Perth Scorchers Won | 8 |
No Result | 0 |
Tie | 0 |
THU vs SCO: Probable Playing XI:
Sydney Thunders XI: Cameron Bancroft (wk), Alex Hales, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Gurinder Sandhu, Liam Hatcher, Tanveer Sangha
Perth Scorchers XI: Zak Crawley, Sam Whiteman, Aaron Hardie (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Laurie Evans, Cooper Connolly/N Hobson, Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, and Lance Morris
THU vs SCO: Dream11 fantasy teams
Grand League
Wicketkeepers: C Bancroft, J Inglis
Batters: A Hales (C), A Ross, Z Crawley, O Davies
All-rounders: D Sams (VC), A Hardie
Bowlers: Jason Behrendorff, A Tye, N McAndrew
Head to Head
Wicketkeepers: S Whiteman, J Inglis
Batters: A Hales, A Ross, O Davies (C), Tom Kohler-Cadmore
All-rounders: A Agar (VC), D Sams
Bowlers: Jason Behrendorff, Jhye Richardson, N McAndrew
THU vs SCO: Full Squads
Sydney Thunder Squad: Cameron Bancroft, Ollie Davies, Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Nathan McAndrew, Blake Nikitaras, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Alex Hales, Zaman Khan.
Perth Scorchers Squad: Ashton Turner(c), Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Stephen Eskinazi, Laurie Evans, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis(w), Matthew Kelly, Hamish McKenzie, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman.