Australian T20 League 2022 

Match 20- SCO vs STA 

Preview

SCO will lock horns with STA in the 20th match of the ongoing Australian T20 League 2022. The match is scheduled at the Perth Stadium on 29th December at 03:45 PM IST.

The Scorchers are seated in the 2nd place in the ongoing League standings with three wins and one loss from their 4 matches in the league. They have 6 points under their belt so far. The team has Josh Inglis as the top run-getter from the side scoring 168 runs with a strike rate of 180. He has struck 10 sixes and 14 fours in his overall stats this season. South African talisman Faf Du Plessis also has made 120 runs at a strike rate of 184. The bowling pack is led by Jhye Richardson who has been the most promising bowler for the Scorchers and has taken 8 wickets while bowling at an economy rate of 5.69 and an average of 11. 

On the other side, the Stars are placed at the 7th place in the points table with only one win and three losses in this year’s league. The team has managed to gather only 2 points so far. Joe Clarke is the highest run-getter among the team with 157 runs made at a strike rate of 142. He has struck 7 sixes and 14 fours this season. Beau Webster has also registered 149 runs at a strike rate of 130. The best bowler from the side is Luke Wood who has picked up 9 wickets while bowling at an average of 15 and an economy rate of 8.56. 

Match Details

Match: SCO VS STA, 20th Match, Aus T20 League 2022-23

Date: Thursday, December 29, 2022

Time: 03:45 PM IST

Venue: Perth Stadium, Perth

Pitch and Weather Report

The surface in Perth Stadium has been wearing hence it tends to erode as the game progress. A target of over 150 runs may be a good score in this stadium. The skipper winning the toss shall select to bat first depending on the condition. 

The weather condition will be pleasant with no chance of precipitation for the game time. The temperatures will be around the 25-degree Celsius. The humidity will mostly be in the 30 percent.

Form Guide

SCO: L  L  L  W L

STA: W W W L W

Head-to-Head

Team                  Matches Won 

(i) SCO                       12

(ii) STA                        8

Squads

SCO: Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Peter Hatzoglou, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Tymal Mills, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Faf du Plessis

STA: Trent Boult, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke, Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell (c), Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Luke Wood, Adam Zampa, Campbell Kellaway

Probable Playing XIs

SCO: 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

STA: Joe Clarke (wk), Thomas Rogers, Beau Webster, Nick Larkin, Hilton Cartwright, Campbell Kellaway, James Seymour, Luke Wood, Liam Hatcher, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa (c)

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Wicket Keepers

Josh Inglis - He has scored 168 runs in the Aus T20 League 2022-23 campaign so far, Inglis is in second place in the top run scorer’s list. He also has struck four times from behind the wicket.

Joe Clarke - The keeper-batter has scored 27 runs from 22 balls at the Sydney Cricket Ground, getting one four and two sixes in the process. He is a guy full of confidence and will enjoy the pace on the pitch in Perth.

Batsmen

Nick Larkin - He is a more than capable batter when sent down the order. His late contributions at the back end of the innings have proved beneficial for the Stars in the past.

All Rounders

Beau Webster - The 29-year-old all-rounder slammed 78 runs against the Sixers and has pulled up 145 runs from his last three Aus T20 League innings.

Luke Wood - The England cricketer got the significant wicket of Josh Philippe in his inaugural over on Monday. He resumes to out-bowl Trent Boult and will look forward to doing the same in the next match. 

Bowlers

Andrew Tye - The captain has led his side from the front and smashed 116 runs in four games and is outclassing his expected standard in this edition of the league. His overall League average is 22.14 yet he is averaging 38.67 this year.

Jhye Richardson - The pace bowler missed getting a wicket against the Strikers but still managed to bowl a maiden and conceded only 20 runs from four limited overs.

Match Prediction

The Scorchers won both their games at this ground so far. They also have good momentum and team coordination and will look forward to keeping their winning streak. The Stars’ batting side is struggling with their consistency and needs to gather confidence for this encounter. We fancy the Scorchers to win this duel against the Stars. 

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