MATCH NO – Knockout-Match
SERIES – Men’s Big Bash – 2023
DATE – 20th January, 2024
TIME – 02:10 PM IST
VENUE – Perth Stadium, Perth
INTRODUCTION
Men’s Big Bash league is one of the most popular leagues in Men’s cricket. In this league many big stars like Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Steven Smith, Tim David, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Nathan Lyon etc play for many frenchies.
This t20 format started from 2011 by cricket Australia, This is an Australian professional t20 league and second most famous league after Indian Premier League.
Big bash league 2023-24 started from 7th December and now this league has been reached on end point and only 2 matches remaining for the winner of this season. Knockout match of Men’s Big bash will be played between Perth Scorcher & Adelaide Strikers. Most Successful team of Big Bash history Perth Scorchers team have won 5 trophies of Big Bash league. Whereas Adelaide Strikers have won one trophy of Big Bash League.
MATCH PREVIEW
The knockout match played between Adelaide Strikers (ADS) and Perth Scorchers (PRS) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this season Adelaide Strikers have won 5 matches out of 10 matches and are fourth position in point table. whereas Perth Scorchers won 6 out of 10 matches and lost 3 matches. Perth Scorchers is 3rd position in the points table.
Last time when both teams Adelaide and Perth Scorcher played between each other Pertyh Scorchers scored 153 runs & Adelaide Strikers chased it and won the match by 9 wickets.
One of the most successful teams in big bash history Perth Scorchers is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They have proven themselves in this Men’s Big Bash season unbeaten yet and won 6 matches out of 10 matches.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Turner, Aaron Hardie, Laurie Evans, Sam Whiteman, Zak Crawley, Josh Inglis. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Jason Behrendorff, Andrew Tye & Lance Morris, adding depth and experience to their batting and bowling line-up.
On the other hand, Adelaide Strikers have a very good combination of players. But they did not find mojo yet and won only 5 matches out of 10 matches this season.They are known for their aggressive style of play and have a talented batting line-up, including the likes of Chris Lynn, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Matthew Short, D’Arcy Short, Adam Hose, Jake Weatherald. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Wes Agar, Henry Thorton, Cameron Boyce, James Overton.They have many experienced players like Matthew Short, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Chris Lynn, D’Arcy Short, Jake Weatherald who gave solidity to the Adelaide StrikersTeam.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between Adelaide Strikers and Perth Scorchers.
PITCH REPORT
Perth Stadium is an International cricket stadium located in Perth, Australia. It is owned and operated by the Perth’s cricket association operated by Cricket Australia. It serves as the home ground for the PerthScorchers team. The stadium is in Perth, Australia.First ODI match was played on this ground in 2018 between Australia men’s team & England men’s team.First t20 match was played on this ground in 2019 between Australian men’s Team & Pakistan Men’sTeam.
The Perth Stadium is the one of the most popular grounds in the cricket world which is operated by the Australia Cricket Board. It has a seating capacity of 40000 and has hosted various international mens’ cricket matches, including Test matches and One Day Internationals.
Overall, Perth Cricket Ground holds a significant place in Men’s Big Bash cricket history and continues to be a prominent venue for domestic and international cricket matches in Perth.
This pitch has served – matches of Men’s Big Bash League and in 35 matches 18 times the first batting team won the match and 17 times second batting won the match. So toss is not an important role for this match.
Perth’s pitch is balanced for both departments. The last Big Bash match witnessed the batting first side crossing 197 by Perth Team and the second batting team Sydney Sixers successfully chased it and won the match by 3 wickets. In 35 matches played 19 times the team scored 175+ runs on board.
In the initial overs, the bowling side needs to maintain a tight line and length, aiming to secure early breakthroughs to restrict the opponent to a low score. The role of pacers becomes crucial in the Australian conditions. Due to the big boundaries, spinners and pacers who use variations can be effective here. Talking about the Par score, the team batting first should aim to score at least 170 to be considered a competitive total. In 35 matches played on this ground 18 matches batting 1st won and 17 matches won by 2nd batting.
GROUND STATS (BBL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 35 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 165+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 18 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 17 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 08 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 08 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 13 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 06 |
BOWLERS STATS ON PERTH STADIUM (BBL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 35
PACER WICKETS – 324
SPINNER WICKETS – 73.
PRS TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Perth Scorchers team is one of the most successful teams of the big bash league season. Perth Scorchers team have won 5 Big bash trophies.
- Last match played against Sydney Sixers & Perth Scorchers, Perth Scorchers scored 197 runs and the Sydney Sixers team chased successfully and won the match by 3 wickets.
- Laura Evans scored 72 runs in 34 balls against Sydney Sixers and help to scored of Perth above 190+/ runs.
- In the last match played between Adelaide Strikers & Perth Scorchers, Perth Scorchers scored 153 runs and Adelaide Strikers team chased it successfully and won the match by 9 wickets.
- Aaron Hardie scored 328 runs in 10 innings in this Big Bash season and highest run scorer for Perth Scorchers team.
- Laurie Evans scored 292 runs in 7 innings with a 58+average in this Big Bash Season.
- Josh Inglis scored 226 runs in 9 innings with a 37+ average in this big bash season.
- Jason Behrendroff took 15 wickets in 9 innings in this big bash season.
- Lance Morris took 13 wickets in 8 innings in this big bash season.
- Andrew Tye took 11 wickets in 9 innings in this big bash season.
- Both teams played 24 matches and Perth Scorchers won 13 matches and lost 11 matches against Adelaide Strikers.
SQUADS
Batting – Nick Hobson, Laurie Evans, Zak Crawley, Sam Fanning, Josh Inglis(wk), Sam Whiteman(wk), Stephen Eskinazi (wk).
Bowling – Lance Morris, Andrew Tye, Jhye Richardson, Jason Behrendroff, Matthew Kelly, Liam Haskett, Cameron Gannon.
All Rounder – Aaron Hardie ©, Cooper Connolly, Ashton Turner, Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Agar.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Sam Whiteman,Steven Eskinazi/Mitchell Marsh, Aaron Hardie ©, Josh Ingis (wk), Laurie Evans, Cooper Connolly, Jhye Richardson/Nick Hobson, Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, Lance Morris, Jason Behrendroff.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Stephan Eskinazi | 7r, 12r, 25r, 0r, 25r. |
| Sam Whiteman | 17r, 7r, 16r, 10r, 0r. |
| Mitchell Marsh | 5r, 54+1W, 41+0W, 90+0W, 96+1W. |
| Aaron Hardie | 32+2W, 9+1W, 14r, 22+0W, 35r. |
| Josh Inglis | 18r, 5r, 28r, 26r, 39r. |
| Laurie Evans | 72r, 26r, 51r, 5r, 29r. |
| Cooper Connolly | 37r, 35r, 10r, 3W, 23+0W. |
| Jhye Richardson | 1W, 0W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
| Ashton Agar | 0W,1W, 2W, 2W, 0W. |
| Andrew Tye | 0W, 4W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Jason Behrendroff | 3W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 2W. |
| Lance Morris | 0W, 3W, 1W, 0W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON PERTH STADIUM (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Stephan Eskinazi | 6 INNINGS – 87 RUNS. |
| Sam Whiteman | 5 INNINGS – 142 RUNS. |
| Mitchell Marsh | 17 INNINGS – 275 RUNS – 5 WICKETS. |
| Aaron Hardie | 18 INNINGS – 529 RUNS – 11 WICKETS. |
| Josh Inglis | 25 INNINGS – 575 RUNS. |
| Laurie Evans | 4 INNINGS – 214 RUNS. |
| Cooper Connolly | 8 INNINGS – 101 RUNS. |
| Jhye Richardson | 21 INNINGS – 126 RUNS – 29 WICKETS. |
| Ashton Agar | 17 INNINGS – 72 RUNS – 12 WICKETS. |
| Andrew Tye | 25 INNINGS – 40 WICKETS. |
| Jason Behrendroff | 23 INNINGS – 31 WICKETS. |
| Lance Morris | 7 INNINGS – 12 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS ADS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS ADS |
| Stephan Eskinazi | 17r. |
| Sam Whiteman | 0r, 31r, 8r, 22r, 2r. |
| Mitchell Marsh | 38r, 1+2W, 4r, 14r, 50r. |
| Aaron Hardie | 35r, 34r, 43r, 22r, 3W. |
| Josh Inglis | 39r, 26r, 22r, 19r, 44r. |
| Laurie Evans | 29r, 85r, 39r. |
| Cooper Connolly | 23+0W, 14+0W. |
| Jhye Richardson | 4W, 2W, 2W, 2W, 0W. |
| Ashton Agar | 0W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Andrew Tye | 0W, 2W, 0W, 3W, 3W. |
| Jason Behrendroff | 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 3W. |
| Lance Morris | 1W, 5W, 3W, 0W, 0W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS ADS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS ADS |
| Stephan Eskinazi | 1 INNING – 17 RUNS. |
| Sam Whiteman | 8 INNINGS – 112 RUNS. |
| Mitchell Marsh | 10 INNINGS – 169 RUNS. |
| Aaron Hardie | 6 INNINGS – 134 RUNS – 5 WICKETS. |
| Josh Inglis | 10 INNINGS – 298 RUNS. |
| Laurie Evans | 3 INNINGS – 153 RUNS – 76.5 AVERAGE. |
| Cooper Connolly | 1 INNINGS – 37 RUNS – 0 WICKET. |
| Jhye Richardson | 14 INNINGS – 57 RUNS – 21 WICKETS. |
| Ashton Agar | 13 INNINGS – 102 RUNS – 12 WICKETS. |
| Andrew Tye | 15 INNINGS – 18 WICKETS. |
| Jason Behrendroff | 14 INNINGS – 15 WICKETS. |
| Lance Morris | 5 INNINGS – 9 WICKETS. |
ADS TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Adelaide Strikers are looking in good form and won 5 matches and lost 4 matches out of 10 matches and fourth position in the points table.
- Last match played between Adelaide Strikers & Perth Scorchers, Perth Scorchers team scored 153 runs and Adelaide Strikers team successfully chased and won the match by 9 wickets.
- In the last match against Sydney Thunder, Adelaide Striker team chased 143 in jut 16 overs and won the match by 9 wickets.
- Matthew Short scored 6th fifties of this season and scored 74 runs in just 49 balls.
- Matthew Short has scored 509 runs in 9 innings with 72+avg and highest run scorer of Big bash season of 2023-24.
- Chris Lynn has been ruled out from big bash league due to Hamstring injury and that is a very big blow for Adelaide Strikers.
- D’Arcy Short scored 230 runs in 9 innings in this big bash season.
- Jamie Overton scored 85 runs & took 16 wickets in 9 innings in this big bash season and jointly most wicket taker of this big bash season.
- David Payne took 9 wickets in 7 innings in this big bash season.
- Both teams played 24 matches and the Adelaide Strikers team won 11 matches and lost 13 matches against Perth Scorchers.
SQUADS
Batting – Travis Head, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Adam Hose, Jake Weatherald, Alex Carey (wk), Harry Nielsen (wk).
Bowling – Wes Agar, Brendon Doggett, Cameron Boyce, Henry Thornton, Ben Manenti.
All Rounder – James Bazley, Matthew Short, D’Arcy Short, Jamie Overton.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Matthew Short ©, D’Arcy Short, Jake Weatherald, Adam Hose, Thomas Kelly, Harry Neilsen (wk), Jamie Overton, Cameron Boyce, Henry Thornton, David Payne. Lloyd Pope.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Matthew Short | 74+0W, 39+0W, 45+0W, 76+1W, 74r. |
| D’Arcy Short | 15r, 20r, 18r, 24r, 6+0W. |
| Jake Weatherald | 47r, 80r, 0r, 6r, 5r. |
| Adam Hose | 25r, 3r, 13r, 14r, 2r. |
| Thomas Kelly | 15r, 29r, 8r, 39r, 18r. |
| Harry Neilsen | 2r, 17r, 2r, 9r, 9r. |
| Jamie Overton | 3W, 2W, 5+3W, 0W, 2W. |
| Cameron Boyce | 1W, 2W, 2W, 1W, 0W. |
| Henry Thronton | 0W, 2W, 0W, 1W, 2W. |
| David Payne | 1W, 2W, 0W, 3W, 1W. |
| Llyod Pope | 4W, 0W, 1W, 2W, 3W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON PERTH STADIUM (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Matthew Short | 4 INNINGS – 76 RUNS. |
| D’Arcy Short | 6 INNINGS – 169 RUNS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Jake Weatherald | 2 INNINGS – 41 RUNS. |
| Adam Hose | 1 INNING – 13 RUNS. |
| Thomas Kelly | 2 INNINGS – 36 RUNS. |
| Harry Neilsen | 2 INNINGS – 11 RUNS. |
| Jamie Overton | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
| Cameron Boyce | 3 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Henry Thronton | 2 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| David Payne | 3 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Llyod Pope | 2 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS PRS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS PRS |
| Matthew Short | 76+1W, 74r, 0r,1 6r, 34r. |
| D’Arcy Short | 24r, 6r, 18r, 35r, 13r. |
| Jake Weatherald | 8r, 17r, 6r, 18r, 35r. |
| Adam Hose | 13r, 30r, 18r. |
| Thomas Kelly | 29r, 9r, 18r, 14r, 26r. |
| Harry Neilsen | 2r, 8r, 11,r 9r, 44r. |
| Jamie Overton | 0W, 2W. |
| Cameron Boyce | 1W, 0W, 2W, 0W, 0W. |
| Henry Thronton | 1W, 2W, 2W, 2W. |
| David Payne | 2W, 0W. |
| Llyod Pope | 2W, 0W, 2W, 1W, 0W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS PRS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS PRS |
| Matthew Short | 11 INNINGS – 322 RUNS – 5 WICKETS. |
| D’Arcy Short | 13 INNINGS – 421 RUNS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Jake Weatherald | 11 INNINGS – 274 RUNS. |
| Adam Hose | 3 INNINGS – 61 RUNS. |
| Thomas Kelly | 5 INNINGS – 96 RUNS. |
| Harry Neilsen | 5 INNINGS – 74 RUNS. |
| Jamie Overton | 2 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Cameron Boyce | 13 INNINGS – 8 WICKETS. |
| Henry Thronton | 4 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
| David Payne | 2 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Llyod Pope | 5 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 24
- PRS WIN – 13
- ADS WIN – 11
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Inglis.
BATSMEN – J. Weatherald. Evans.
ALL-ROUNDERS – J. Overton, M. Short, D. Short, A. Hardie, C. Connolly.
BOWLERS – J. Behrendorff, A. Tye, L. Morris.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Inglis.
BATSMEN – L. Evans, J. Weatherald.
ALL-ROUNDERS – J. Overton, M. Short, D. Short, A. Hardie.
BOWLERS – J. Behrendorff, C. Boyce, D. Payne. L. Morris.
BACK-UPS – A. Hose, M. Marsh, A. Agar, L. Pope.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – M. Short, A. Hardie.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – J. Overton, L. Evans.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
PERTH SCORCHERS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.