Match Details
The 54th match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2020-21 season will be played between Brisbane Heat and Perth Scorchers at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.
The match is scheduled to start at 5:30 AM IST (10:00 AM local time) and will be live on Sony Sports Network and can be streamed live on the SonyLIV app.
Preview:
Winning 8 out of their 13 clashes in the tournament, the Perth Scorchers are sitting pretty at the top of the table. Their opponent Brisbane Heat are in the bottom 4 losing out on 7 occasions. The last time these 2 teams met, the Scorchers accomplished a convincing victory by 59 runs bowling the opposition out for just 115.
The bets will be high on the Scorchers as they look a better team oozing with confidence but you can not write off a team like Brisbane Heat if their captain Chris Lynn gets going. The last 3 games between these two teams have been won by Scorchers, while prior to this, the previous 3 games were won by Brisbane Heat.
HEA vs SCO Weather Report for Match 54:
The weather forecast shows partly cloudy conditions with the temperature hovering around the 20 degrees mark. Humidity will be close to 52% with a little bit of wind blowing. There will also be 20% chances of rain during the gameplay time.
Pitch Condition/Report
The Adelaide Oval has always been a batting-friendly wicket with a little help in it for the pacers. Teams usually choose to bat first at this venue.
Average first innings score
185 (last 5 T20 matches)
Record of chasing teams
Won – 3, Lost – 2, Tied – 0
Injury and Availability News:
(Will be added when there is an update)
HEA vs SCO Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Brisbane Heat
Chris Lynn, Marnus Labuschagne, Xavier Bartlett, Joe Burns, Max Bryant, Joe Denly, Lewis Gregory, Jack Wildermuth, Mitch Swepson, Jimmy Pierson, Mark Steketee
Bench:
Morne Morkel, Lachlan Pfeffer, Sam Heazlett, Matt Kuhnemann, Ben Laughlin, Tom Cooper, James Bazley
Perth Scorchers
Fawad Ahmed, Jason Behrendorff, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Liam Livingstone, Mitchell Marsh, Colin Munro, Jhye Richardson, Jason Roy, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye
Bench:
Cameron Bancroft, Matt Kelly, Corey Rocchiccioli, Kurtis Patterson, Joel Paris
HEA vs SCO Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Chris Lynn led from the front in Heat’s previous clash against the Renegades where he scored a fifty in his trademark fashion. If he gets going, the Scorchers might lose this game in the first few overs of the Heat’s innings itself.
Marnus Labuschagne has been a refreshing inclusion in this Hear Squad this season. He is also coming after scoring a quickfire 49 against the Renegades a fortnight ago and also has this knack of breaking partnerships as a part-time spinner.
Mark Steketee is one bowler who is always amongst the wickets for Brisbane Heat. If they are looking to win this clash against the Scorchers, Heat would count on Steketee to remove the likes of Inglis & Munro from the opposition. Also, he had a bad outing the previous time against the Scorchers but picked up 3 wickets against the Renegades so he would be up for revenge.
Josh Inglis is one of those batters for Scorchers who have the most amazing records at this venue. Out of the 4 matches played at this venue, Inglis averages 42 at a strike rate of 156.
Colin Munro is probably one of the best batters in T20 games internationally and in this game as well he won’t spare the Heat attack to any extent. He scored 82 off 54 balls the last time these 2 teams played and he would love to repeat his killer stint in this year’s stint.
Jhye Richardson averages almost 3 wickets per match on this venue so Scorchers would be counting on him to get them some early breakthroughs. The last time these 2 teams met, Richardson picked 2 wickets at an economy rate of just 3.3 runs per over.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Colin Munro, Marnus Labuschagne
Vice-Captain Options – Chris Lynn, Josh Inglis
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for HEA vs SCO Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Josh Inglis (VC), Jimmy Pierson
Batters – Marnus Labuschagne, Chris Lynn, Max Bryant, Jason Roy, Colin Munro (C)
All-Rounders – Liam Livingstone
Bowlers – Mark Steketee, Xavier Barlett, Jhye Richardson
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for HEA vs SCO Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Josh Inglis
Batters – Marnus Labuschagne (C), Chris Lynn (VC), Max Bryant, Colin Munro
All-Rounders – Liam Livingstone, Mitchell Marsh
Bowlers – Mark Steketee, Mitch Swepson, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye
Expert Advice:
For this game, it is advisable to choose more batsmen, especially from the side that wins the toss.
Today’s HEA vs SCO Probable Winners:
Brisbane Heat are expected to win this match.
