ABOUT THE MATCH

The 38th fixture of Big Bash League (BBL) 2019-20 is scheduled between Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars on January 15th, 2020. The match is going to be held at Perth Stadium, Australia. The live telecast will begin from 06:10 PM (local time).

This is the first face-off match between these two teams. Perth Scorchers is in the 3rd position in the points table with 5 wins out of the 9 matches played, whereas Melbourne Stars are placed at the top as they lost only one out of the 9 matches they played.

PITCH AND CONDITIONS

Perth Pitch favors the batsman, so we can expect a lot of runs from both teams.

Rain is very unlikely in Perth Stadium on Wednesday.

MATCH PREVIEW & MATCH PREDICTION BBL 2019-20

Perth Scorchers

• Jhye Richardson picked 13 wickets in this season, he took 9 wickets in his last four matches.
• Perth team skipper Mitchell Marsh scored 347 runs in 9 matches and scored at least 40 runs in his previous 4 games.
• Livingstone scored 2 half-centuries as an opening batsman and picked 2 wickets as a bowler.
• Ashton Agar and Ashton Turner will miss this match due to international matches.

PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF Perth Scorchers

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

Melbourne Stars

• Marcus Stoinis scored the highest individual runs (147*) in just 79 balls of the BBL.
• Glenn Maxwell leading the team with powerful hitting in the middle order.
• Haris Rauf picked 15 wickets in this BBL season.
• Nathan Coulter-Nile will be included in the team instead of Dan Worrall.

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, Lance Morris, Nathan Coulter-Nile.

DREAM 11 PREDICTIONS FOR TODAYS MATCH ARE GIVEN BELOW:

1. Marcus Stoinis (c)
2. Mitchell Marsh (vc)
3. Liam Livingstone
4. Glenn Maxwell
5. Sandeep Lamichhane
6. Cameron Green
7. Jhye Richardson
8. Clinton Hinchcliffe
9. Haris Rauf
10. Jos Inglis
11. Hilton Cartwright

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*Disclaimer: A team here is picked based on the perception, analysis, and gut feeling of the author. When you select your team, analyze the points mentioned to arrive at your own decision.*