Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers – BBL Betting Tips

Sydney Thunder will be looking to get back to winning ways when they take on Perth Scorchers in the 24^th match of the 2021 Big Bash League played at Manuka Oval in Canberra.

In the rain-affected game, Sydney Thunder lost to city-rivals Sydney Sixers by 30 runs via DLS method. Captain Chris Green will be hoping that the side can make significant improvements for this game.

On the other hand, Perth Scorchers continued their unbeaten run in the competition with a comprehensive win over Melbourne Renegades. With this result, Scorchers have extended their lead in the league table.

Both teams have competed in 13 matches in the history of Big Bash League where Perth Scorchers have a slight upper hand with seven wins compared to Sydney Thunder’s six victories.

In the previous five BBL matches between the two teams, Thunder have come out on top on three occasions.

Sydney Thunder Form and Team News

The side could one make change as Gurinder Sandhu could replace Nathan McAndrew for this important clash.

In the batting department, the side will be relying on Sam Billings, Matthew Gilkes, Alex Ross and Alex Hales to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In a rain-curtailed game, Jason Sangha was the standout performer with the bat and finished the innings with the top-score of 47 runs off 30 balls with the help of six fours and one six.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Daniel Sams, Saqib Mahmood, Chris Green, Tanveer Sangha and Gurinder Sandhu to deliver crucial breakthroughs.

Perth Scorchers Form and Team News

Three-time Champions have played outstanding cricket so far this season. The team management will not make any changes to their final XI for this game.

In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Mitchell Marsh, Colin Munro, Cameron Bancroft, Jos Inglis, Ashton Turner and Laurie Evans to deliver notable scores and help the side post a competitive total on the board.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the pace quartet of Jason Behrendroff, Andrew Tye, Tymal Mills and Mitchell Marsh to provide early breakthroughs.

Peter Hatzoglou and Ashton Agar will be two premium spinners for Scorchers for this game.’

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Perth Scorchers will be clear favorites to win the 24th game of the 2021-22 Big Bash League be played at Manuka Oval in Canberra. For the 24th BBL game, Sydney Thunder is placed at 2.20 odds, while Perth Scorchers are at 1.61 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Based on current form, Perth Scorchers will be outright favorites to win their game against Sydney Thunder. With likes of Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Agar and Colin Munro showing consistency with bat and ball this season, Scorchers will be looking to continue their unbeaten run in this fixture.

On the other hand, Sydney Thunder will have to raise their game with bat and ball to push Perth Scorchers in this fixture.

Therefore, the prediction is for Perth Scorchers to register a comfortable win over Sydney Thunder.

Tip 1: Mitchell Marsh’s impressive numbers against Sydney Thunder

Batting all-rounder has shown excellent form with the bat for Scorchers so far this season. He will take heart from the fact that he has an excellent record against Sydney Thunder in BBL. In eight matches played against Thunder, Mitchell Marsh has accumulated 253 runs at an average of 84.33 with two fifties to his name. Given his consistency with the bat so far this BBL, so we can expect all-rounder Mitchell Marsh to score 20 runs or more against Sydney [email protected]

Tip 2: Ashton Agar to lead the spin charge for Perth Scorchers.

Left-arm orthodox spinner has shown consistency with the ball in hand for Perth Scorchers. With 10 wickets at an economy rate of 7.08, Agar is joint leading-wicket taker for Perth Scorchers so far this season. In the previous match, Agar claimed 2 for 38 in his four overs. Given his wicket-taking ability in the middle-overs, we can expect left-arm spinner Ashton Agar to take one wicket or more against Sydney [email protected].

Conclusion

Expect Perth Scorchers to beat Sydney Thunder by a convincing margin at Manuka Oval.

• Left-arm spinner Ashton Agar to take one wicket or more against Sydney Thunder- Perth [email protected]
• All-rounder Mitchell Marsh to score 20 runs or more against Sydney Thunder- Perth [email protected]

 

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