Cricket Free Tips | BBL 2020-21, Qualifier: Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers

The Qualifier of BBL 2020-21 will be held at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, played between Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers. The match will be kicked off on 30th January (Saturday) at 14:15 (GMT+6).

The two most formidable teams of this season will lock horns in the qualifier match for the BBL 2020-21 edition. The first-placed Sydney Sixers are going to take on the second-placed Perth Scorchers. The former won nine of their 14 matches in the league stage.

Ashton Turner’s men, on the other hand, won 8 out of their 14 matches. Although it is difficult to choose a favourite for this match, Sydney Sixers might be slightly ahead as they won their last stage league match, while the Perth Scorchers were defeated by the Brisbane Heat in their last match.

Weather
While rainfall is on the cards for tomorrow morning, things are expected to be perfectly fine during this match. The temperature will stay around 26°C.

Pitch
Canberra’s pitch is not one where the bowlers enjoy bowling. The captain of the team who won the toss should choose to field here.

Average first innings score: 180 (Last 6 BBL 2020-21 games played at the venue)
Chasing Teams Records: 4 Wins, 2 Lost, 0 Tied

Probable Playing XIs

Sydney Sixers:
Daniel Hughes (C), Josh Philippe (WK), Moises Henriques, James Vince, Carlos Brathwaite, Jordan Silk, Sean Abbott, Daniel Christian, Ben Dwarshius, Steve O’Keefe, Jackson Bird.

Perth Scorchers:
Ashton Turner (C), Josh Inglis (WK), Jason Roy, Colin Munro,  Aaron Hardie, Liam Livingstone, Jason Behrendorff, Mitchell Marsh,Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Fawad Ahmed.

Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers Dream11:
Josh Philippe (C), , Liam Livingstone (VC), Jordan Silk, Jason Roy, Colin Munro, Mitchell Marsh, Daniel Christian, Carlos Brathwaite, Sean Abbott Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye

Given that the pitch here is batting-friendly, it is advisable to have at least one of your Dream11 teams with four specialist batting choices. According to our cricket expert’s predictions, Sydney Sixers will be the first team to reach BBL final!