BBL 2019-20: Match 54, Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers preview, predicted lineups
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Sydney Thunder will host Perth Scorchers tomorrow in BBL 2019-20 as the competition moves ahead. Both teams will be looking for a win here.
Date and Time : 26th January 2020, 2:45 PM (Local)
Venue : Spotless Stadium, Sydney
Sydney Thunder have not had the best of seasons but are still in contention to qualify for the Playoff phase.
They know they need to win their last league game and hope the other results go their way.
Perth Scorchers are the opponents and it will be a tough game but Sydney Thunder believe in their skills and that is important.
Shane Bond will ask his players to play aggressive cricket and win the match convincingly to have a positive net run-rate as well.
On the other hand, Perth Scorchers though didn’t had a bad season but also didn’t find the perfect ingredients to make it a perfect one.
The Perth Scorchers are currently fourth in the table and would want to finish off on a high, avoiding any slip-ups and reach the Playoff phase.
Sydney Thunder will make it tough for them but they need to trust their skills to churn out a win.
Adam Voges will tell his men to be professional in their approach and got out their and express themselves.
Team news and possible lineups
Sydney Thunder are will likely go with the same XI as in the previous game.
As for Perth Scorchers, Morne Morkel is available and will play.
Sydney Thunder XI : U. Khawaja, A. Hales, C. Ferguson (C), Ross, J. Lenton (WK), Sams, Nair, G. Sandhu, J. Cook, L. Bowe.
Perth Scorchers XI : Inglis (WK), Livingstone, K. Patterson, M. Marsh (C), Turner, C. Bancroft, A. Agar, J. Richardson, M. Morkel, M. Kelly, F. Ahmed.
Prediction
Expecting Sydney Thunder to win this game and get two important points.
