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Perth Scorchers
Melbourne Stars
A new season of the Big Bash League is about to go on the floors and in the first fixture Perth Scorchers will host Melbourne Stars at the Optus Stadium, Perth. The two teams have met on 22 occasions and Perth Scorchers have come out winners in 14 matches.
Perth Scorchers finished their previous season at the 3rd spot in the league stage but failed to reach the final game.
Melbourne Stars ended up on their league stage at the 6th spot in the previous season with 4 wins and 6 losses.
Aaron Hardie was the 3rd highest scorer in BBL last year with 334 runs in 11 fixtures at an average of 37.11. Overall, Hardie has scored 1040 runs in 54 BBL fixtures at an average of 30.58.
The betting tip is...
Aaron Hardie will score above 30.5 runs.
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Perth ScorchersMelbourne StarsPerth Scorchers are coming to play their new season with some major changes in the squad and they will be hopeful to perform better than the previous season.
The team is expected to be under the leadership of Ashton Turner. Hamish McKenzie, Laurie Evans, Liam Haskett, and Sam Whiteman have left the team and Finn Allen (pre-signed), Matthew Hurst, and Keaton Jennings are the new players selected from the draft.
Mahli Beardman, Finn Allen (New Zealand), Matthew Hurst (England), Keaton Jennings (England), and Matthew Spoors are the recruits for the team.
New Zealandβs Finn Allen will be the key player for the team and he has guaranteed his full availability for the league. Local talent Nick Hobson has returned to the team and his experience in domestic cricket will be valuable for the Scorchers.
Finn Allen, Jason Behrendorff, and Aaron Hardie are the key players for the team.
Predicted Lineup: Ashton Turner (c), Ashton Agar, Finn Allen, Mahli Beardman, Jason Behrendorff, Aaron Hardie, Matthew Hurst, Cooper Connolly, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye
Peter Moores is the head coach for the Melbourne Stars but they are yet to decide their leading man. Nick Larkin (retired), Joe Burns, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Corey Rocchiccioli have left the squad and but the management has picked up some of the best individuals from the draft.
Ben Duckett, Tom Curran (pre-signed), and Usama Mir are the new signees from the draft. Ben Duckett will be the crucial player for the Stars in the batting unit.
Joe Clarke (Renegades), Tom Curran (Sixers), Hamish McKenzie (Scorchers), Jon Merlo, Ben Duckett (England), Doug Warren, and Peter Siddle (Renegades) are the recruits for the team.
Scott Boland will miss out on the fixture because he is part of the Australian squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Predicted Lineup: Beau Webster, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke, Tom Curran, Ben Duckett (OS), Sam Harper, Glenn Maxwell, Jon Merlo, Usama Mir (OS), Joel Paris, Marcus Stoinis
Perth Scorchers is an intimidating squad and the most dangerous franchise in the Big Bash League. They have won the league 5 times and it is not an easy task to overpower them.
Melbourne Stars also have some T20 stars but in the past, it has been observed that when the Stars come under pressure, they fail to perform. Perth Scorchers have the required confidence and we predict a win for them in the first fixture.
