Perth Scorchers are ready to face Adelaide Strikers in the ninth match of the Big Bash League (BBL) in Perth on Wednesday. The game is of great significance to the home side, who are yet to register a win in the tournament. In their previous game, Scorchers suffered a 17-run defeat against Sydney Sixers on Saturday. In the all-important clash, Scorchers will also going to be without regular captain Mitchell Marsh, who will be playing for Australia in the third Test against India.
In his absence, the team will be relying heavily on stand-in captain Ashton Turner and Hilton Cartwright in the batting department to score bulk of the runs, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jason Behrendorff and Jhye Richardson to provide timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, Strikers will enter the contest as favourites and will be hoping to put a much better show than they did in their previous match against Melbourne Renegades, where they suffered a five-wicket defeat. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of captain Colin Ingram, Matthew Short and Alex Carey to score bulk of the runs, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Rashid Khan, Billy Stanlake and Ben Laughlin to provide timely breakthroughs. In the last five matches between both teams, Scorchers managed to win three, whereas Strikers emerged victorious on two occasions.
Key Players:
Rashid Khan – 9.5 Cr
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Perth Scorchers are ready to face Adelaide Strikers in the ninth match of the Big Bash League (BBL) in Perth on Wednesday. The game is of great significance to the home side, who are yet to register a win in the tournament. In their previous game, Scorchers suffered a 17-run defeat against Sydney Sixers on Saturday. In the all-important clash, Scorchers will also going to be without regular captain Mitchell Marsh, who will be playing for Australia in the third Test against India.
In his absence, the team will be relying heavily on stand-in captain Ashton Turner and Hilton Cartwright in the batting department to score bulk of the runs, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jason Behrendorff and Jhye Richardson to provide timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, Strikers will enter the contest as favourites and will be hoping to put a much better show than they did in their previous match against Melbourne Renegades, where they suffered a five-wicket defeat. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of captain Colin Ingram, Matthew Short and Alex Carey to score bulk of the runs, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Rashid Khan, Billy Stanlake and Ben Laughlin to provide timely breakthroughs. In the last five matches between both teams, Scorchers managed to win three, whereas Strikers emerged victorious on two occasions.
Key Players:
Rashid Khan – 9.5 Cr
First in the list of key players features Adelaide Strikers' Rashid Khan. The right-arm leggie is one of the star players in the shortest format of the game and has all the tools to turn the game upside down in the matter of few deliveries. In the tournament so far, Khan has claimed five wickets in just two matches at an outstanding average of 6.40 and strike-rate of 9.6, which shows why he should be in your team for the match on Wednesday. Khan has played 140 T20s in his career, where he has 212 wickets to his name at an average of 15.37 and strike-rate of 15.2.
Colin Ingram – 9 Cr
Second in the list features Adelaide Strikers' Colin Ingram. The left-hander is having a below par tournament so far with the bat as he only managed to score 22 runs in two matches. But Ingram has experience of playing in different T20 leagues in the world which is why he will not be a bad player to put your money on for the match on Wednesday, especially considering the playing conditions in Perth where the ball will come nicely onto the bat. Ingram has played 204 T20s, where he has 5,208 runs to his name at an average of 30.63, which included three hundreds and 32 half-centuries.
Nathan Coulter-Nile – 9 Cr
Last in the list of key players features Perth Scorchers' Nathan Coulter-Nile. The right-armer is one of the trusted campaigner for the franchise for a very long time and has all the credentials to produce a match-winning performance on any given day. Therefore, Coulter-Niler, who is valued at 9 Cr, might not be a bad purchase for your team. Coulter-Nile only has two wickets to his name in two matches at an average of 28 and strike-rate of 24.
