PER vs ADS Match Preview
The addition of Faf du Plessis at the top of the order seems to be yielding desired results, as Faf has been in good form. He has already scored a half-century and is striking at an incredible strike rate of 186.88. Aaron Hardie has given a decent all-round contribution, scoring 97 runs and picking up 2 wickets. Josh Inglis has been striking the ball pretty well and has already hit 2 half-centuries and scored 149 runs.
However, batsmen like Ashton Turner, Nick Hobson, and Adam Lyth have been below par till now. The bowling has been pretty consistent, with Jhye Richardson picking up 8 wickets so far. Jason Behrendorff and Andrew Tye have chipped in too, picking up 6 and 5 wickets respectively.
The bowling effort has been the highlight of the Strikers' performance this season. In their second match, the Strikers bowled out the Sydney Thunder with just 15 runs on the board, which is a record-low score for any team in the T20 format.
Henry Thornton returned from that match with incredible figures of 5 wickets for just 3 runs, while Wes Agar came back with 4 for 6. Thornton is the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 12 wickets against his name, while Wes Agar has 7. Matthew Short and Chris Lynn have been superb for the Strikers at the top of the order, scoring 161 and 117 runs respectively.
Weather Report
The sky will be pretty cloudy on Monday but there is hardly any chance of rain. The humidity will be around 60% and gusts of wind will reach up to 34 km/h.
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Optus Stadium is pretty flat and is excellent to bat on. The bounce on offer is even and pretty consistent, allowing the batsmen to play their natural game. The quicker bowlers will find some assistance, especially early on in the game, as the conditions are quite windy here.
Notable stats
Jhye Richardson’s Superb Bowling
Richardson is the leading wicket-taker for the Scorchers this season with 8 wickets. In his last 5 BBL appearances, Richardson has picked up 12 wickets and has an incredible economy rate of 5.79.
Team News
With no injuries reported from either squad, we expect an unchanged eleven to take the field from both sides.
PER vs ADS Probable 11
PER Playing 11
- Adam Lyth
- Faf du Plessis
- Nick Hobson
- Josh Inglis (Wk)
- Ashton Turner (C)
- Aaron Hardie
- Ashton Agar
- Jhye Richardson
- Andrew Tye
- Jason Behrendorff
- Peter Hatzoglou
ADS Playing 11
- Jake Weatherald
- Matthew Short
- Chris Lynn
- Adam Hose
- Colin de Grandhomme
- Thomas Kelly
- Harry Nielsen (Wk)
- Rashid Khan
- Wes Agar
- Henry Thornton
- Peter Siddle (C)
Dream11 Prediction
We are backing the Perth Scorchers to win this game. Playing at home already gives them a slight edge here and they come into this match on the back of a huge win against the Melbourne Stars, which should give them plenty of confidence. On the other hand, the Strikers faced their first defeat of the season in their last match and will be feeling a bit deflated.
Top Picks
Josh Inglis: Josh Inglis has had an incredible start to the season. He has scored 2 half-centuries in his 3 innings so far. Inglis has scored 149 runs so far and has an average of 49.66. His strike rate is incredible too, at 183.95.
Aaron Hardie: Aaron Hardie has played some good cricket over the past 12 months and is emerging to be a decent all-rounder for the Scorchers. In his 3 matches this season, Hardie has scored 97 runs and has also picked up 2 wickets.
Rashid Khan: Compared to his lofty standards, Rashid Khan is off to a sedate start this season. Nevertheless, the Scorchers will be wary of his devastating impact on the proceedings. In his 65 BBL appearances so far, Rashid Khan has picked up 96 wickets and has also scored 377 runs at a strike rate of 150.20.
PER vs ADS Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: J Inglis
Batters: F du Plessis, C Lynn, A Hose
All-rounders: C de Grandhomme, M Short (C), A Hardie
Bowlers: J Behrendorff, J Richardson, Rashid-Khan, H Thornton (VC)
