The 27th Match of the Big Bash League ( BBL T20 ) 2021/22 is scheduled to play  Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars on  Thursday, 30th December 2021 at The Docklands Stadium, Melbourne.

Perth Scorchers won six matches in a row but they lost their previous match against Sydney Thunder by the margin of 34 runs. They won the toss and decided to field first. The bowling unit of this team is strong but they failed to give the best performance and leaked 200 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Matthew Kelly was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side who picked three wickets in his four overs bowled out against 30 runs. Mitchell Marsh picked two wickets but he leaked plenty of runs. He was charged for 50 runs in his four overs bowled out.

Melbourne Stars had beaten Brisbane Heat in their previous match with a margin of 20 runs. They lost the toss and were put in to bat first. The way how their batting order performed in the previous match was just outstanding. They scored 207 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Joe Clarke was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who scored 85 runs on just 44 deliveries with the help of seven boundaries and five huge sixes. Hilton Cartwright was the other batsman from their side who put some runs on the board. He scored 78 runs on 44 balls and smashed one boundary and eight huge sixes.

Total Matches: 17

• Perth Scorchers Won: 9
• Melbourne Stars Won: 8

Melbourne Stars are overall a strong team as compared to the Perth Scorchers at least on papers. According to our match prediction, Melbourne Stars 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:

• Colin Munro, Mitchell Marsh, and Kurtis Patterson Perth Scorchers are in good form
• Melbourne Stars had performed well than Perth Scorchers
• Perth Scorchers had a decent record against Melbourne Stars
• The batting order of Perth Scorchers is very strong
• Both teams have a strong batting order in the side at least on papers

Melbourne Stars is full of experienced and young players of 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 Melbourne Stars 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.

Melbourne Stars have a 52% chance to win this match
Perth Scorchers has a 48% chance to win this match

The toss will play an important role in the decision of all matches of 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 that will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 27th match of Big Bash League 2021-22 is going to be held at Docklands Stadium, Melbourne. 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 Melbourne 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.

Captain: Mitchell Marsh
Vice-Captain: Glenn Maxwell
Laurie Evans, Joe Clarke, Colin Munro, Nathan Coulter Nile, Kurtis Patterson, Hilton Cartwright, B Couch, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff

Date: Thursday, 30th December 2021
Time: 02:15 PM BD.

Stadium: Docklands Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Opened: 2000
Capacity: 12,000 to 70,000 (Cricket: 48,000)
Known as: Etihad Stadium, Colonial Stadium, Telstra Dome
Dimensions: 170m long, 140m wide
Ends: Lockett End, Coventry End
Time Zone: UTC +11:00

Ashton Turner(c), Kurtis Patterson, Josh Inglis(w), Mitchell Marsh, Colin Munro, Laurie Evans, Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, Matthew Kelly, Jason Behrendorff, Lance Morris, Peter Hatzoglou, Tymal Mills, Cameron Bancroft, David Moody, Nick Hobson.