Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket Tips for the Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat game: The fifth and sixth position team in the points table will take on each other at the Perth Stadium on the 11th of January. Brisbane Heat are finally finding some form after back to back wins whereas the Scorchers are having a mixed bag with a win and a loss in their last couple of games.
The Big Three – Bryant, Lynn, and Banton are back in form and it is exciting to watch these three batters bat. For the Scorchers, the openers Inglis and Livingstone are doing well and the bowlers are in top form.
Both the teams need to win to get the important two points as the competition is getting heated up in the middle of the points table. It will be a fascinating contest to watch in Perth on the 11th of January.
Weather Conditions:
The temperature will hover in the mid-20s and high 20s with no chance of rain on the 11th of January.
Pitch Report:
11 T20s have been played at this venue and the pitch here favours the team batting second as they have won 5 out of the 11 games. The average score batting first is 169 whereas the highest score registered at this venue is 210/4 by the Hobart Hurricanes.
Injury and Availability News:
Players who are part of the Australian squad for the India ODI series won’t be available for this encounter.
Probable Playing XIs:
Perth Scorchers:
Josh Inglis (WK), Liam Livingstone, Cameron Bancroft, Mitchell Marsh (C), Tim David, Cameron Green, Ashton Agar, Chris Jordan, Jhye Richardson, Matthew Kelly, Fawad Ahmed
Bench – Sam Whiteman, Nick Hobson, Aaron Hardie, Kurtis Paterson, Joel Paris
Brisbane Heat:
Tom Banton, Max Bryant, Chris Lynn (C), Matt Renshaw, Ben Cutting, James Pierson (WK), Josh Lalor, Jack Prestwidge, Ben Laughlin, Zahir Khan, Mitchell Swepson
Bench – Sam Hazlet, Cameron Gannon
Top Picks:
Chris Lynn and Tom Banton had some great fun against the Thunder as they smashed their bowlers to all the parts. These two batsmen should be the top picks along with the likes of Josh Inglis and Liam Livingston who are batting well.
Captain and Vice-Captain Picks:
Captain – Chris Lynn, Tom Banton, Liam Livingstone
Vice-Captain – Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Ben Cutting
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Tom Banton (VC)
Batsmen – Chris Lynn (C), Josh Inglis, Liam Livingstone, Max Bryant
All-rounders – Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Agar, Ben Cutting
Bowlers – Chris Jordan, Zahir Khan, Jhye Richardson
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Josh Inglis
Batsmen – Chris Lynn (VC), Cameron Bancroft, Tom Banton, Liam Livingstone
All-rounders – Mitchell Marsh (C), Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw
Bowlers – Ben Laughlin, Mitchell Swepson, Fawad Ahmed
Expert Fantasy Cricket Winning Tips:
The pitch at Perth has a lot of bounce at the top order players of both the teams would enjoy batting in such conditions. The likes of Lynn, Bryant, Banton, Inglis and Livingstone would enjoy batting here. The fast bowlers like Jhye Richardson and Chris Jordan are in good form and could get you a lot of points.
Probable Winners: Both teams are pretty evenly matched so it would be difficult to choose between them. Looking at the home advantage, Scorchers might be favorites but on the other hand if the Heat bat first then they put up a mammoth total. It is difficult to choose between the teams but the Scorchers might be just ahead.
Match Details:
The 32nd match of the Big Bash League will take place between Perth Scorchers and Brisbane Heat at the Perth Stadium in Perth on the 11th of January.
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.
