Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket Tips for the Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades game: Perth Scorchers will take on Melbourne Renegades in their second games of this season. This will be the second game for the Renegades too. Melbourne Renegades, led by Australia’s white-ball captain Aaron Finch who are the defending champions would like to create a winning momentum at the start of the season.
Interestingly, Shaun Marsh who was an integral part of the Scorchers team over the years will be part of the Renegades team from this season. Perth Scorchers have signed the two Englishmen – Chris Jordan and Liam Livingstone for the upcoming season.
Melbourne Renegades who had initially signed Faheem Ashraf and Usman Shinwari as their overseas players had to sign two new players as these Pakistani players won’t be available. Richard Gleeson and Harry Gurney are their two overseas signings for the initial rounds.
Weather Condition:
The temperature will hover in the mid-20s and high 20s with no chance of rain on the 21st of December.
Pitch Report:
Eight T20s have been played at this venue and the pitch here favors the team batting second as they have won 5 out of the 8 games. The average score batting first is 163 whereas the highest score registered at this venue is 210/4 by the Hobart Hurricanes.
Injury and Availability News:
Jason Behrendorff and Andrew Tye are currently injured and won’t be available for this encounter.
Probable Playing XIs:
Perth Scorchers:
Cameron Bancroft (WK), Liam Livingstone, Sam Whiteman, Kurtis Patterson, Mitchell Marsh (C), Ashton Turner, Ashton Agar, Chris Jordan, Jhye Richardson, Joel Paris, Fawad Ahmed
Bench – Cameron Green, Nick Hobson, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly
Melbourne Renegades:
Aaron Finch (C), Marcus Harris, Shaun Marsh, Sam Harper (WK), Tom Cooper, Daniel Christian, Kane Richardson, Richard Gleeson, Harry Gurney, Jack Wildermuth, Cameron Boyce,
Bench – Zak Evans, Mackenzie Harvey, Jon Holland, Will Sutherland, Beau Webster
Top Picks:
Aaron Finch is a top batsman in the shortest format, so he has to be one of the top picks. Mitchell Marsh would want to get back his place in the Australian side, so he has a point to prove. Ashton Turner is one of the most consistent batsmen for Perth Scorchers over the years.
Captain and Vice-Captain Picks:
Captain – Aaron Finch, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh
Vice-Captain – Chris Jordan, Daniel Christian, Kane Richardson
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Sam Harper
Batsmen – Aaron Finch (C), Ashton Turner, Tom Copper, Marcus Harris
All-rounders – Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Agar,
Bowlers – Chris Jordan, Cameron Boyce,
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Cameron Bancroft
Batsmen – Shaun Marsh (C), Ashton Turner, Aaron Finch, Liam Livingstone
All-rounders – Daniel Christian (VC), Mitchell Marsh, Jhye Richardson
Bowlers – Kane Richardson, Harry Gurney, Fawad Ahmed
Expert Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket Winning Tips:
The Marsh brothers have grown up playing cricket in Perth so it would be wise to pick both of them as they will know the conditions better. Aaron Finch has to be there in a T20 game, especially in Australia. Daniel Christian is one cricketer who always goes under the radar, so he could be a good pick.
Probable Winners:
Perth Scorchers are missing some of their star bowlers and with Aaron Finch in the opposition side, if he gets going it would be fair to say that his team would end up on the winning side.
Match Details:
The seventh match of the Big Bash League will take place between Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Renegades at the Perth Stadium in Perth on the 21st of December.
The match starts at 3:40 PM IST (18:10 Local Time). The live streaming of the match will be available on the Sony Liv App.
