SCO vs THU Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for Today Match 29

Sydney Thunder will be without the services of Daniel Sams, who has been ruled out due to a groin strain.

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Updated - 08 May 2024, 02:15 IST

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Preview

Perth Scorchers will take on the Sydney Thunder in the second game of the doubleheader Wednesday (January 4) at the Perth Stadium. The Scorchers are on a four-match winning streak and will be walking into this game as the favorites. In the last game, the Scorchers defeated the Melbourne Renegades after chasing the target of 156 runs in 19.4 overs with five wickets in hand.

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The Thunder have won four out of seven matches and are placed in the second points table in the points tally. They will be without the services of Daniel Sams, who has been ruled out due to a groin strain. The Thunder posted 228 runs for the loss of six wickets in the previous match against the Hobart Hurricanes and restricted them to just 166 runs.

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Match Information

Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder, 29th Match

Big Bash League, 4 Jan 2023, Wed, 3:45 PM IST ,Perth Stadium

Weather Report

Perth Stadium

Clear

15.8°C

71% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Perth Scorchers

W
W
W
W
L

Sydney Thunder

W
W
W
L
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Aaron Hardie

SCO - all

460 Runs

15 Matches

2

Josh Inglis

SCO - wk

431 Runs

16 Matches

3

Ashton Turner

SCO - bat

381 Runs

16 Matches

357 Runs

11 Matches

5

Oliver Davies

THU - bat

333 Runs

15 Matches

6

Matthew Gilkes

THU - wk

282 Runs

15 Matches

1

Cooper Connolly

SCO - all

204.55

4 Matches

2

Peter Hatzoglou

SCO - bowl

200.00

10 Matches

3

Ashton Turner

SCO - bat

155.51

16 Matches

4

153.77

7 Matches

5

Josh Inglis

SCO - wk

146.60

16 Matches

6

Alex Hales

THU - bat

141.62

9 Matches

1

Andrew Tye

SCO - bowl

26 Wkts

16 Matches

21 Wkts

14 Matches

3

Daniel Sams

THU - all

18 Wkts

14 Matches

4

Jhye Richardson

SCO - bowl

15 Wkts

7 Matches

5

Chris Green

THU - bowl

14 Wkts

15 Matches

6

13 Wkts

11 Matches

1

5.81

4 Matches

2

Chris Green

THU - bowl

6.16

15 Matches

3

Jhye Richardson

SCO - bowl

6.76

7 Matches

7.22

14 Matches

5

Ashton Agar

SCO - all

7.32

10 Matches

6

7.48

11 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Perth Scorchers

CT Bancroft, JP Behrendorff, AM Hardie, P Hatzoglou, NR Hobson, JP Inglis (wk), JA Richardson, AJ Turner (C), AJ Tye, F du Plessis, A Lyth

Bench : AC Agar, Cooper Connolly, LJ Evans, C Green, M Kelly, MR Marsh, TS Mills, LR Morris, PD Salt, Stevie Eskinazi, Hamish McKenzie

Sydney Thunder

Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, M Gilkes (wk), Chris Green (C), AD Hales, N McAndrew, AI Ross, RR Rossouw, Ben Cutting, Usman Qadir, Joel Davies

Bench : BJ Holt, DR Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, DJ Willey, SM Whiteman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Gurinder Sandhu, Blake Nikitaras, Toby Gray, Ross Pawson

Injury and availability news

Daniel Sams will miss this game because of a groin strain.

Pitch Report

The Scorchers have been the most successful team at their home ground this season and are yet to lose a game. The pitch at the Perth Stadium has remained balanced in the three matches played this season. The average first innings score here is 144 runs.

144

Average Score

Player Picks

9
C

Alex Hales THU | BAT

The 34-year-old batter celebrated his birthday on Tuesday. He has scored half-centuries in three of his five outings this season. He has made 245 runs in seven innings at an average of 40.83 and a strike rate of 145.83.

8.5
C

Josh Inglis SCO | WK

The wicketkeeper-batter is the leading run-scorer for the Scorchers and has made 40+ scores thrice in his last five matches. He has made 234 runs in six matches at a strike rate of 156.

8.5
C

Andrew Tye SCO | BOWL

The 36-year-old pacer has picked eight wickets in his last three outings and won the Player of the Match award in the previous game against the Renegades. He has taken 13 wickets in six matches at an average of 15.07.

7.5

Matthew Gilkes THU | WK

He has been one of the top batters for the Thunder in the last three matches. He has made 132 runs in seven games at an average of 22 and a strike rate of 126.92.

8.5

Faf du Plessis SCO | BAT

He is the second-highest run-scorer for the Scorchers and has made 162 runs at an average of 27 and a strike rate of 163.63. He scored 39 off 29 deliveries in the last game and provided a solid start to the team.

9

Jhye Richardson SCO | BOWL

He is the leading wicket-taker for the Scorchers and has taken 13 wickets in six innings at an average of 11.61, an economy of 6.29, and a strike rate of 11.

8.5

Nathan McAndrew THU | ALL

He has played four matches this season and has picked eight wickets in four matches at an average of 13.87, an economy of 7.92, and a strike rate of 10.5.

8.5

Brendan Doggett THU | BOWL

He picked up four wickets for 35 runs in the last game against the Hobart Hurricanes. Doggett will be opening the bowling for the team and will play a key role.

8.5

Oliver Davies THU | BAT

He won the Player of the Match award in the last game against the Hurricanes. He made 65 runs off 32 deliveries, including five sixes and five fours.

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8.5

Adam Lyth

SCO | BAT

He has managed just 62 runs in six matches at a strike rate of just over 100.

8

Rilee Rossouw

THU | BAT

He has blown hot and cold this season so far. Though he has scored over 120 runs in seven matches but most of them have come from two innings.

Last Updated On - May 7 2024 2:15 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

SCO

5 : 6

THU

Credits Left
8.5/100

Head To Head
Matthew Gilkes

7.5

Josh Inglis

8.5

Oliver Davies

8.5

Alex Hales
C

9

Faf du Plessis

8.5

Ben Cutting

9

Aaron Hardie

7

Brendan Doggett

8.5

Nathan McAndrew

8.5

Jason Behrendorff

8

Andrew Tye
VC

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

SCO

5 : 6

THU

Credits Left
6.5/100

Mega League
Matthew Gilkes
VC

7.5

Josh Inglis
C

8.5

Oliver Davies

8.5

Alex Hales

9

Faf du Plessis

8.5

Ben Cutting

9

Brendan Doggett

8.5

Chris Green

8.5

Jason Behrendorff

8

Jhye Richardson

9

Andrew Tye

8.5

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