PER vs MLS Match Preview
The Scorchers looked a bit wobbly at the start of the season but finally seem to have settled down.
The inclusion of Faf du Plessis at the top of the order is already showing its benefits as du Plessis has given them a couple of great starts. Adam Lyth and Nick Hobson however continue to struggle as none of them have been able to play a big inning this season.
Josh Inglis has been in incredible form as he has scored 2 half-centuries in 4 innings and has scored an aggregate of 168 runs. Aaron Hardie too has been quite handy, scoring 119 runs and also picking up 2 wickets.
Jhye Richardson and Andrew Tye have picked up 8 wickets each, while Jason Behrendorff has 7.
Joe Clarke and Beau Webster have been the best players with the bat for the Stars. Clarke has scored 157 runs so far and is third on the list of top scorers for this series. He is also the only batsman who has scored a century this season. Webster is close behind with 149 runs. The other batsmen however have failed to score consistently and that has been one of the main reasons for the poor performance of Stars.
The bowling has been much better in comparison. Luke Wood has bowled superbly and picked up 9 wickets, and Adam Zampa to has troubled quite a few batsmen. Trent Boult hasn’t been at his lethal best but it is just a matter of time before he gets going.
Weather Report
The conditions are likely to remain overcast but there is hardly any chance of rain. The temperature will remain below 22 degrees Celsius.
Pitch Report
The Optus Stadium in Perth offers plenty of bounce. This will make it easy for the batsmen to score runs as the pitch offers a lot of pace to work with. That said, the quicker bowlers will be able to get some movement of the pitch and can be quite effective.
The spinners however are likely to struggle. The average first innings score here is around 150.
Notable stats
Adam Zampa’s Economical Bowling
Given the fast-paced nature of the T20 format, Zampa is remarkably economical with his bowling. In the last 9 matches, he has picked up 13 wickets while giving away runs at just 6.78 runs per over.
Team News
Both teams are unlikely to make any changes to their playing eleven for this match.
PER vs MLS Probable 11
PER Playing 11
- Adam Lyth
- Faf du Plessis
- Nick Hobson
- Josh Inglis (Wk)
- Ashton Turner (C)
- Aaron Hardie
- Ashton Agar
- Jhye Richardson
- Jason Behrendorff
- Andrew Tye
- Peter Hatzoglou
MLS Playing 11
- Joe Clarke (Wk)
- Thomas Rogers
- Beau Webster
- Nick Larkin
- Hilton Cartwright
- Campbell Kellaway
- James Seymour
- Luke Wood
- Liam Hatcher
- Adam Zampa (C)
- Trent Boult
Dream11 Prediction
We are backing the Scorchers to win this match. They have historically enjoyed the upper hand in this duel and have also defeated the Stars by 61 runs in the reverse fixture. The Scorchers’ pace attack is quite strong and well-equipped to exploit the conditions on their home ground.
Top Picks
Josh Inglis: Josh Inglis looks in excellent touch this season, and has already scored 168 runs so far. In the last 7 innings, Josh has been scoring at an incredible strike rate of 163.52.
Joe Clarke: Joe Clarke is a major contributor to whatever success the Stars have achieved. In the last 10 innings, Clarke has scored 373 runs at an average of 41.44 and a strike rate of 149.20.
Aaron Hardie: Hardie is a handy all-rounder to have in the squad. This season, he has scored 119 runs in 4 innings and has also picked up 2 wickets.
PER vs MLS Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: J Clarke, J Inglis (VC)
Batters: F du Plessis, H Cartwright, N Hobson
All-rounders: B Webster (C), A Hardie
Bowlers: J Behrendorff, A Tye, L Wood, J Richardson
