MATCH DETAILS

The 41st fixture of Big Bash League (BBL) 2019-20 is scheduled between Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers on January 18th, 2020. The match is going to be held at Melbourne cricket ground, Melbourne, Australia, and the live telecast will begin from 03:40 PM (local time).

PREVIEW FOR DREAM11 FANTASY

This is the second head-to-head match for both teams this season. When these teams met the last time, Melbourne Stars registered a win by 8 wickets. Melbourne Stars are placed in the first position on the points table whereas Perth Scorchers is at 4th place with 5 wins out of 10 matches.

WEATHER REPORT/CONDITION

There will be a chance of rain on Saturday at Melbourne stadium.

PITCH REPORT

Melbourne pitch will favor the batsmen and it is also a balanced pitch that helps bowlers to pick up wickets. So, we can expect both runs and wickets at the MCG Stadium on Saturday.

AVERAGE FIRST INNINGS SCORE:

First innings average score at this pitch: 180

INJURY AND AVAILABILITY NEWS

No injury update from any player.

Jonathan Merlo, Lance Morris from Melbourne and Matthew Kelly, Kurtis Patterson from Perth Scorchers will miss this match.

PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF Melbourne Stars

Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell (c), Ben Dunk, Nick Larkin, Seb Gotch (wk), Clinton Hinchcliffe, Hilton Cartwright, Haris Rauf, Sandeep Lamichhane, Jackson Coleman, Nathan Coulter-Nile.

Bench – Jonathan Merlo, Lance Morris

PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF Perth Scorchers

Liam Livingstone, Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh (c), Tim David, Sam Whiteman, Cameron Bancroft, Joel Paris, Fawad Ahmed, Chris Jordan, Jhye Richardson.

Bench – Matthew Kelly, Kurtis Patterson

TOP PICKS

Melbourne Stars

 Marcus Stoinis scored unbeaten 147 runs in 79 balls against Sydney Sixers. Glenn Maxwell is playing well consistently and scored 187 in his last four innings. Sandeep Lamichhane is bowling well as Adam Zampa has left to play international matches. He also picked up 2 major wickets in the last match.

Perth Scorchers

 Josh Inglis is giving a good start to Perth Scorchers in every match. He scored 189 runs in his last 4 innings, which include 2 half-centuries. Jhye Richardson picked up 4 wickets against the Hobart Hurricanes team. Perth captain Mitchell Marsh also played some good knocks in the middle order.

CAPTAIN AND VICE-CAPTAIN SELECTION:

Captain Options – Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell

Vice-Captain Options – Fawad Ahmed, Marcus Stoinis

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