Perth Scorchers will take on Hobart Hurricanes in the 9th match of the BBL 2023-24 on Wednesday (December 20) at the Perth Stadium. (Photo Source: X(Twitter)
Perth Scorchers have played two matches so far and have one win to their name.
Preview
SCO vs HUR will take on each other in the 9th match of the BBL 2023-24 on Wednesday (December 20) at the Perth Stadium. Scorhers have played two matches so far and have one win to their name. Their opening game against Melbourne Renegades was abandoned due to rain, and they are currently in third position in the points tally. Hurricanes are in third-last position after losing their first game.
Scorchers faced Melbourne Stars in their last match, where they elected to bowl after winning the toss. The Stars were bundled out for just 101 runs in 19.1 overs, and only four batters managed to make a double-digit score. Jason Behrendorff was the pick of the bowlers for the Scorchers and took three wickets for 28 runs in four overs. Scorchers chased down the target of 102 runs in 13.5 overs and won the match by seven wickets.
The Hurricanes took on Sydney Sixers in their previous game and elected to bat after winning the toss. Caleb Jewell emerged as the highest scorer with 42 runs off 24 deliveries. He was the only batter who managed to go past the 20-run mark. Hurricanes scored 135 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. The Sixers won the match by six wickets in 19.2 overs. Corey Anderson was the most successful bowler for the Hurricanes and took two wickets for 10 runs in 3.3 overs.
Match Information
Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes, 9th Match
Big Bash League, 20 Dec 2023, Wed, 1:45 PM IST ,Perth
Probable PlayingXI
Perth Scorchers
Stevie Eskinazi, AJ Turner(C), LJ Evans, NR Hobson, Cooper Connolly, AM Hardie, JP Inglis, JA Richardson, AJ Tye, Hamish McKenzie, JP Behrendorff
Bench: Zak Crawley, SM Whiteman, MR Marsh, M Kelly, LR Morris, AC Agar, Liam Haskett, Cameron Gannon
Hobart Hurricanes
CP Jewell, SR Hain, Tim David, Corey Anderson, MS Wade, BR McDermott, CJ Jordan, Patrick Dooley, Nathan Ellis(C), P Hatzoglou, Riley Meredith
Bench: Mitchell Owen, Iain Carlisle, Billy Stanlake, Sam Heazlett, N Chaudhary, M Wright, L Guthrie
Injury News
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Weather Report
Clear Sky
Win Prediction
Pitch Condition
Batting
Avg 1st Inning Score
171
Pitch Report
Captains: 9
Corey Anderson HUR BOWL
Behrendorff was the most successful bowler for the Scorchers in the first game. He picked three wickets for 28 runs in four overs and bowled a maiden over as well.
Budget: 9
Jhye Richardson SCO