We take a look at Monday’s (20/1/2020) BBL Big Bash 2020 match between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Thunder and give our tips and value tips for the match.
When: Monday, 20th January at 9:41PM
Where: Optus Stadium, Perth
Bet: Bet On This Match HERE
Preview:
The Best of the Day preview gets the week underway with the first of two BBL showdowns between the Perth Scorchers and Sydney Thunder in the space of six days.
The 5-6 Scorchers are aiming to snatch fourth spot on the ladder from the 5-6-1 Thunder.
After piecing together a handy three-game winning run, the Scorchers lost to the Stars twice last week.
They went down by eight wickets at home after being bowled out for 86. Josh Inglis (37 off 19) was the lone shining light.
The Scorchers’ batting faltered against the Stars again at the MCG on Saturday. Chasing a modest 142 for victory after a fine bowling display from Matthew Kelly (3/27) and Jhye Richardson (1/23), they fell 10 runs short. Cameron Bancroft’s snail-paced 32 off 44 was their only score over 20.
Daniel Sams (3/14) and Chris Morris (2/12) helped skittled the Sixers for just 76. The Thunder will be counting on runs from top-order stalwarts Usman Khawaja and Callum Ferguson, who have both struggled to reproduce their early-season touch.
Sydney reached 6/142 in home clash with Perth as Jos Buttler (55) and Callum Ferguson (42) carried the can. But the Scorchers fell one run short, despite Turner’s 60* off 36 balls.
A blistering Ferguson century (113* off 53) steered the Thunder to a six-wicket win with four balls left at Optus Stadium after the Scorchers set a target of 182.
Look for skipper Ferguson, who averaged 76.3 in the first five matches of the BBL season, to explode back into form and lead the Thunder to a Best of the Day upset.
Odds:
Tip: Perth Scorchers $1.76
Value BET: Man of the Match: Liam Livingstone at $10.00
Teams:
Perth Scorchers squad
Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Fawad Ahmed, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Chris Jordan (England), Matthew Kelly, Liam Livingstone (England), Joel Paris, Kurtis Patterson, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman
Sydney Thunder squad
Callum Ferguson (c), Jonathan Cook, Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales (England), Usman Khawaja, Jay Lenton, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Morris (South Africa), Arjun Nair, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, Chris Tremain
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change
