The 9th match of the Big Bash League 2020 will be played between the Perth Scorchers and the Melbourne Stars at the Aurora Stadium in Launceston.
Perth Scorchers Team Updates:
Perth Scorchers have played only one match and have lost it.
They are placed at the bottom of the table. So, going into this game, the Scorchers will want to get their first win of the tournament.
Josh Inglis and Colin Munro will probably open the inning for the Perth Scorchers team. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
Joe Clarke, Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Turner (c) will form the middle order.
Cameron Bancroft, Aaron Hardie can be handy in death overs.
Mitchell Marsh will lead the Perth Scorchers team as a Captain. He is also good Alrounder.
Josh Inglis will do the wicket keeping for Perth Scorchers team.
Fawad Ahmed will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Jason Behrendorff , Jhye Richardson and Andrew Tye will lead the pace attack of the team.
Melbourne Stars Team Updates:
The Melbourne Stars are resting at the top of the points table with 2 wins in 2 matches and a net run rate of +1.218
Marcus Stoinis and Andre Fletcher will probably open the inning for the Melbourne Stars team. Both are well known inning openers.
Hilton Cartwright, Glenn Maxwell (c), Nic Maddinson will take care of the middle order
Ben Dunk (wk) will take care of the lower order of the team
Glenn Maxwell will lead the Melbourne Stars team as a Captain. He is also a good Alrounder.
Ben Dunk will do the Wicket Keeping duty for his Melbourne Stars team.
Adam Zampa and Clint Hinchliffe will lead the spin attack of the team.
Billy Stanlake , Liam Hatcher and Dilbar Hussain will take care of the pace attack for his team.
Head to Head:
Perth Scorchers: 2 Won Melbourne Stars: 2 Won
Top Picks
Glenn Maxwell has been in good touch with the bat in hand in this tournament scoring 85 runs in two matches so far
Mitchell Marsh will be a good pick , although he is not bowling but he can be handy with the bat
Marcus Stoinis has 61 runs to his name in 2 matches , he was highest run getter of last season
H Cartwright has been brilliant with both bat and ball
Must pick death over bowlers: Dilbar Hussein, Andrew Tye, Jhye Richardson
Squads
Perth Scorchers Squad :
Colin Munro, Josh Inglis(WK), Joe Clarke, Mitchell Marsh(C), Ashton Turner, Cameron Bancroft, Aaron Hardie, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Joel Paris, Fawad Ahmed, Matthew Kelly, Ashton Agar, Liam Guthrie, Liam Livingstone, Jason Behrendorff, Jason Roy, Cameron Green, Sam Whiteman(WK), Kurtis Patterson, Cameron Gannon, Corey Rocchiccioli
Melbourne Stars Squad :
Marcus Stoinis, Andre Fletcher, Hilton Cartwright, Glenn Maxwell(C), Nicholas Pooran(WK), Nic Maddinson, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Clint Hinchliffe, Tom OConnell, Liam Hatcher, Billy Stanlake, Adam Zampa, Jackson Coleman, Nick Larkin, Lance Morris, Dilbar Hussain, Ben Dunk(WK), Will Pucovski, Seb Gotch(WK), Zahir Khan