An analysis of Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat.

Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat (44^th match of BBL)

1. Current Performance: Perth Scorchers lost their last game after winning five games on the trot & will be looking to bounce back in this game to stay in contention for a play-off spot in the jammed points table. Munro is in excellent form with the bat scoring three fifties in the last four games. Livingstone too scored back to back fifties. If Roy somehow manages to get back on track with his bat, Scorchers will look solid. Jhye Richardson has been a revelation in this year’s Big Bash as he has already bagged 19 wickets to his name. Behrendorff’s opening spells & Tye’s middle & death overs are also handy. Fawad Ahmed also picks up wickets with his leg spin. The unavailability of Mitchell Marsh will certainly impact the balance of the side. However it may increase the fantasy value of Aaron Hardie as he might chip in some more overs than usual.

Brisbane Heat has won five of their ten games in the tournament. Lynn is scoring consistently for the last four matches, whereas Burns & Denly have chipped in with some contributions. The bowling of Mark Steketee has been excellent, whereas Jack Wildermuth has also bowled some very good spells. The arrival of Morne Morkel is also a big positive for this side.

2. Venue: Melbourne

In the two games played in this ground in this season, 150 plus runs were scored both times. In the last game the runs were chased down whereas in the game before that the chasing team was all-out in just 68 runs.

3. Head to Head Record: These two teams met 13 times & Perth Scorchers holds a slight edge with 7 wins to their name. Brisbane Heat also managed to win 6 times.

Perth Scorchers [SCO]                    Brisbane Heat [HEA]

Batting 1^st Won

SCO- 4 times          HEA- 2 times

Batting 2^nd Won

SCO - 3 times          HEA - 4 times

Perth Scorchers against Brisbane Heat

Liam Livingstone has scored 51 runs in 2 innings.

Aston Turner has scored 102 runs in 6 innings.

Josh Inglis has scored 66 runs in 4 innings.

Cameron Bancroft has scored 147 runs in 4 innings. [Now he bats in the lower-middle order]

Jhye Richardson has taken 7 wickets in 6 innings.

Andrew Tye has taken 9 wickets in 7 innings.

Jason Behrendorff has taken 8 wickets in 6 innings.

Fawad Ahmed has taken 4 wickets in 2 innings.

Joel Paris has taken 3 wickets in 3 innings.

Matthew Kelly has taken 4 wickets in 2 innings.

Brisbane Heat against Perth Scorchers

Max Byrant has scored 48 runs in 4 innings.

Chris Lynn has scored 484 runs in 12 innings (53.78 avg)

Joe Burns has scored 177 runs in 7 innings (29.50 avg).

Jimmy Peirson has scored 89 runs in 8 innings.

Jack Wildermouth has taken 2 wickets in 2 innings.

Mark Steketee has taken 6 wickets in 6 innings.

Matthew Kuhnemann has taken 2 wickets in 1 inning.

4. Player’s & their series Performances:

Perth Scorchers

Brisbane Heat

5. Fantasy Team with Possible C/VC Options:

Wicket-keeper- Josh Inglis

Batsmen- Lynn, Munro, Byrant, Roy

All-rounder- Livingstone, Wildermouth, L.Gregory

Bowler- Jhye Richardson, Bartlett, F.Ahmed

Options- Joe Denly, Burns, Mark Steketee, Turner, Aaron Hardie are some players that we can definitely try in our teams.

C/VC Options- Lynn, Munro, Jhye Richardson, Roy, L.Gregory are decent options for C/VC.

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