Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers – BBL Betting Tips

Melbourne Stars will face Perth Scorchers in the 31^st match of the 2021 Big Bash League played at Junction Oval in Melbourne.

The previous game between two teams was cancelled without a ball bowled after lot of players in the Stars squad was found covid-posiitve.

Melbourne Stars will enter second ODI in high confidence after their comfortable win over Brisbane Heat. The home team will be looking to deliver their best cricket against Perth Scorchers.

On the other hand, Scorchers will be keen to bring their A-game to the table after being completely outplayed by Sydney Thunder.

Melbourne Stars Form and Team News

The management will be hoping that the side can show some consistency with bat and ball in this fixture.

In the batting department, the home team will be relying on the likes of captain Glenn Maxwell, in form Hilton Cartwright, Marcus Stoinis and opener Joe Clarke to score the bulk of the runs and put the opposition under pressure.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar along with the spin duo of Nisarg Patel and Yasir Mohammad to claim timely breakthroughs.

Perth Scorchers Form and Team News

Mitchell Marsh has been called up for the Ashes Test at Sydney so he won’t be available for this game. Cameron Bancroft might take his place in the XI. Jos Inglis might also be not available after being named as reserves in the Ashes squad for Sydney Test

In the batting department, the Irish team will be heavily relying on the likes of Captain Ashton Turner, star opener Kurtis Patterson, in-form Colin Munro and wicketkeeper-batter Cameron Bancroft to score the bulk of the runs and give the bowlers something to bowl with.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Matthew Kelly, Jason Behrendroff, Andrew Tye along with spin duo of Ashton Agar and Peter Hatzoglou to produce timely breakthroughs and restrict the opposition to a modest total.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Perth Scorchers will be clear favorites to win the thirty-one game of the 2021-22 Big Bash League be played at. For the 31st BBL game, Melbourne Stars is placed at 2.40 odds, while Perth Scorchers are at 1.57 odds.

Check out our Big Bash Odds Here

 

Our Tipster’s Angle

Both teams will be coming in this fixture as Perth Scorchers suffered their first loss of the season, whereas Stars picked up a crucial win over Brisbane Heat.

With Jos Inglis and Mitchell Marsh not available, Perth Scorchers will have to bat well to push Melbourne Stars in this fixture. On the other hand, Stars will need to show discipline in all three departments to overcome Perth Scorchers.

Therefore, the prediction is for Melbourne Stars to register a close win over Perth Scorchers.

Tip 1: Glenn Maxwell eye a notable score against Perth Scorchers

Melbourne Stars captain will be looking to lead from the front with the bat and deliver a notable score against Perth Scorchers. After a scoring a splendid ton against Sydney Sixers, Maxwell has not done much with the bat. With 177 runs at a strike rate of147.50 so far this season, we can expect Captain Glenn Maxwell to score 20 runs or more against Perth [email protected]

Tip 2 Colin Munro to carry batting hopes for Perth Scorchers

With Jos Inglis and Mitchell Marsh not available, the responsibility will be on the shoulders of Colin Munro to deliver the bulk of the runs. With one century and two half-centuries for Scorchers this season, Munro has been a consistent performer with the bat. So we can expect Colin Munro to score 25 runs or more against Melbourne [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect Melbourne Stars to eke out a close win over Perth Scorchers at Junction Oval.

• Captain Glenn Maxwell to score 20 runs or more against Perth Scorchers- Melbourne Stars @2.50
• Colin Munro to score 25 runs or more against Melbourne Stars- Perth [email protected]

Check out our Big Bash Odds Here