The 20th match of Big Bash League 2022-23 is scheduled to play between Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars on Thursday, 29th December 2022 at Perth Stadium, Perth.

Perth Scorchers had beaten Adelaide Strikers in their most recent match with a margin of three wickets. They lost the toss and were asked to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was just outstanding. They leaked 133 runs in 20 overs. Andrew Tye was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with three wickets to his name in four overs against 33 runs. Ashton Agar also performed well and picked one wicket in four overs while he was charged with 22 runs. Jason Behrendorff was the other bowler who had a wicket to his name. He picked one wicket while he leaked 31 runs in four overs.

Jhye Richardson and Peter Hatzoglou were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket in the previous match. The batting order of Perth Scorchers did not perform well but chased the target of 134 runs in 19.1 overs. The skipper, Ashton Turner was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 48 runs to his name on 38 balls with the help of three boundaries and two huge sixes. Aaron Hardie also performed well and scored 22 runs. He faced 17 balls and smashed two boundaries. Josh Inglis scored 19 runs while Jhye Richardson could manage to score 18 runs. Nick Hobson, Adam Lyth, and Faf du Plessis are the leading batsmen of this team but they could not put in some big runs in the previous match.

Melbourne Stars had lost two matches in a row and they lost their most recent match against Sydney Sixers by a big margin of seven wickets. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first. The performance of their batting order was not much impressive and they could manage to score just 150 runs in 20 overs. Beau Webster was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side scoring 78 runs on just 51 balls with the help of four boundaries and three huge sixes. Joe Clarke also performed well and scored 27 runs while Cartwright remained not out after scoring 20 runs. Nick Larkin scored just 12 runs.

Thomas Rogers failed to open the account on the scoreboard while James Seymour could manage to score just six runs. The bowling unit of Melbourne Stars also failed to give the best performance and leaked the target of 151 runs in 19.1 overs. The skipper, Adam Zampa was the most successful bowler from their side who picked one wicket in four overs against just 21 runs. Luke Wood also performed well and picked one wicket in four overs while he was charged with 26 runs in four overs. Beau Webster also had a wicket to his name. He picked one wicket in 3.1 overs while he was charged with 24 runs. Trent Boult and Liam Hatcher were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. Melbourne Stars need to upgrade their bowling and batting units in getting better results in the next matches.

Total Matches: 20

• Perth Scorchers Won: 12
• Melbourne Stars Won: 08

Perth Scorchers is overall a strong team as compared to the Melbourne Stars at least on paper. According to our match prediction, Perth Scorchers are the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Perth Scorchers a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Perth Scorchers had performed well in this tournament than the Stars
• Perth Scorchers has much strength in the batting and bowling units
• Melbourne Stars had totally failed to give the best performance in this tournament
• Perth Scorchers has a decent record while playing against the Stars
• The batting order of Perth Scorchers is strong and in good form

Perth Scorchers is full of experienced and young players in the t20 format. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Perth Scorchers have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Perth Scorchers have a 60% chance to win this match
Melbourne Stars has a 40% chance to win this match

The toss will play an important role in the decision of all matches of the Big Bash League. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in these kinds of big matches. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 20th match of Big Bash League 2022-23 is going to be held at Perth Stadium, Perth. We had observed in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this venue is good for batting. The track is slower than the others we have seen and helps the spinners quite a bit. We are hoping that the surface is bound to get slower and be a bit more difficult for batting in this match. A score of 185 is going to be tough to chase.

The weather forecast in Perth is predicting some clouds around on match day but the weather forecast does not predict rain. We should be able to have a full uninterrupted match.

It will be updated shortly

• Date: Thursday, 29th December 2022
• Time: 10:15 AM GMT / 06:15 PM LOCAL / 03:45 PM IST

• Stadium: Perth Stadium
• Location: Perth, Australia
• Capacity: 60000
• Time Zone: UTC +08:00
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 7
• Matches won batting first: 2
• Matches won bowling first: 5
• Average 1st Inns scores: 133
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 134
• Highest total recorded: 208/6 (20 Ov) by ENG vs AUS
• Lowest total: 112/10 (19.4 Ov) by AFG vs ENG
• The highest score chased: 158/3 (16.3 Ov) by AUS vs SL
• The lowest score defended: 130/8 (20 Ov) by ZIM vs PAK

Matthew Kelly, Cameron Bancroft, Cooper Connolly, Hamish McKenzie, 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.