Adelaide Strikers will clash against Perth Scorchers in the 27th match of Big Bash League 2023-24 at Adelaide Oval on Friday, January 5.

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Preview

Adelaide Strikers will clash against Perth Scorchers in the 27th match of Big Bash League 2023-24 at Adelaide Oval on Friday, January 5.

Adelaide Strikers, under the captaincy of Matthew Short, are experiencing a poor campaign, registering just one win and suffering four defeats with one no result in six games so far. They are carrying just three points at an NRR of -0.648. They suffered a 42-run loss over Scorchers in their previous game and would be hoping to turn the tables in the reverse fixture.

Perth Scorchers, on the other hand, are at the second rank with four wins and one no-result in five games so far. They have bagged nine points at an NRR of 1.87 and would be hoping to continue their winning momentum in the forthcoming games. They are coming into this game on the back of a 42-run win over Strikers.

Match Information

Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers, 27th Match

Big Bash League, 5 Jan 2024, Fri, 1:45 PM IST ,Adelaide

Probable PlayingXI

Adelaide Strikers

CA Lynn, AJ Hose, Thomas Kelly, MW Short(C), DJM Short, J Overton, James Bazley, HJ Nielsen, Henry Thornton, David Payne, L Pope

Bench: HJ Hunt, AT Carey, TM Head, WA Agar, Brendan Doggett, BAD Manenti, Rashid Khan, CJ Boyce, J Weatherald, Joshua Kann

Perth Scorchers

Zak Crawley, SM Whiteman, LJ Evans, AM Hardie(C), Cooper Connolly, AC Agar, JP Inglis, JA Richardson, AJ Tye, JP Behrendorff, LR Morris

Bench: NR Hobson, AJ Turner, MR Marsh, M Kelly, Hamish McKenzie, Stevie Eskinazi, Liam Haskett, Cameron Gannon, Sam Fanning

Injury News

Young leggie Lloyd Pope has been added to the Strikers’ squad ahead of their reverse fixture.

Weather Report

Clear Sky

Win Prediction

Perth Scorchers

Pitch Condition

Batting

Avg 1st Inning Score

166

Pitch Report

The wicket at this venue is expected to assist batters a lot right from the initial overs. However, bowlers with tight lines and length are anticipated to extract some assistance in the middle overs. The average first innings score is 166, with the chasing side expected to bag a win.

Captains

Matthew Short STR bat

Adelaide Strikers’ top and middle-order batter Adam Hose has racked up 62 runs from five innings. Though he is yet to bring his best game so far, we can expect him to come out all guns blazing very soon.

7.5

Lance Morris SCO

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Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers, 27th Match

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