Australian T20 League 2022

Match 46: SCO vs HUR

Preview 

Scorchers (SCO) and Hurricanes (HUR) will lock horns in match number 46 of the Australian T20 League 2022 at the Perth Stadium on Wednesday, January 18.

SCO led by Ashton Turner are comfortably placed at the top of the table with 16 points and a net run rate of +1.017. Having won 8 out of their 11 fixtures, they have been the team to look out for in the competition. A win in this game will take them one step closer to finishing the league stages at the top of the table. After winning three matches on the bounce, they lost to the Sixers in a closely fought encounter. While chasing a total of 152, opening batter Stephen Ezkinazi scored a valiant 66 to put his side within touching distance of the target but failed to apply the finishing touches as a result fell 6 runs short.

Hurricanes led by Matthew Wade need a win to power their way into the top four. They are currently positioned at fifth in the points table with 10 points and a net run rate of -0.176. They will head into this match after beating Thunder by 5 wickets on January 15. The Thunder managed to put just 135 runs after deciding to bat first, with Oliver Davies scoring 45 off 38. Nathan Ellis was the standout Hobart bowler, taking four wickets. Following that, Tim David's career-high 76 helped the Hurricanes cross the finish line with 23 balls to spare.

Match Details

Match: SCO vs HUR, 46th Match, Aus T20 League 2022-23

Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Time: 2:10 PM

Venue: Perth Stadium, Perth

Pitch and Weather Report

Teams have won the majority of games at this venue batting second. Four out of five matches have gone in favour of teams chasing. Hence fielding first after winning the toss should be the way forward. 

No prospect of rain is forecasted on matchday. Temperature will be around the 26 degree celsius. The humidity will be in the high 30s. 

Form Guide

SCO:  L W W W L
HUR:  W L L W W

Head to Head

Team           Matches Won 

SCO               11

HUR               07

Squads

SCO: Stephen Eskinazi, Cameron Bancroft, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis(w), Ashton Turner(c), Nick Hobson, Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, David Payne, Jason Behrendorff, Peter Hatzoglou, Matthew Kelly, Cooper Connolly, Chris Sabburg, Hamish McKenzie

HUR: Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Zak Crawley, Matthew Wade(w/c), Tim David, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Tom Andrews, Patrick Dooley, Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith, D Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Joel Paris, Iain Carlisle

Probable Playing XIs

SCO: Stephen Eskinazi, Cameron Bancroft, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis (wk), Ashton Turner (c), Nick Hobson, Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, David Payne, Jason Behrendorff, Peter Hatzoglou

HUR: Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Matthew Wade (c & wk), Zak Crawley, Tim David, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Tom Andrews, Patrick Dooley, Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith

Hot Fantasy Picks

(i) Wicket Keeper 

Josh Inglis: The in-form wicketkeeper batter made 11 off 13 against the Sixers in the last match but with 324 runs in only 10 innings is amongst the leading run scorers in the competition. 

(ii) Batsmen

Caleb Jewel: The opening batter only scored five runs against the Thunder in the previous game, but he has 239 runs in seven innings, including three fifties in the last five. 

Tim David: The Australian big hitter struck 76* off 41 balls in the previous match against the Thunder and 46* off 28 in the previous meeting between the two sides last month. With 262 runs scored in 10 innings, David is Hurricanes leading run scorer this season. 

(iii) All Rounders 

Aaron Hardie: The young batting all-rounder scored just one run against the Sixers in the last game, but has scored 279 runs in 10 innings and picked two wickets. 

(iv)  Bowlers 

Andrew Tye: The in-form bowler failed to pick any wicket but was highly economical against the Sixers.  He is season’s leading wicket taker with 20 wickets to his name.

Jason Beherendoff: The star Australian bowler has been in outstanding form for the Scorchers this season, taking 16 wickets in only 10 innings.

Match Prediction

SCO are in red hot form off late. Despite the loss in their previous fixture, they will start as favourites. We back them to win this encounter. 

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