Big Bash League 2024: Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers Match Preview, Big Bash League 2024

1st T20 • Perth Stadium • Perth

Melbourne Stars

146/9 (20)

Perth Scorchers

150/4 (17.1)

PS won by 6 wickets

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Playing XI

Table

Date & Time

15 Dec, 01:45 PM IST

Venue

Perth Stadium

TV/Streaming

Disney+Hotstar

Match

1st T20,

Umpires

Gerard Abood(Australia), Shawn Craig(Australia), Andrew Crozier(Australia, TV)

Referee

Simon Fry(Australia)

Toss

Melbourne Stars elected to bat

Pitch Report

PitchFlat Track Pitch

Pace BowlingAverage

Batting ConditionHigh Scoring

Spin BowlingSharp Turn

1st Innings

165Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

139.72Avg SR

2nd Innings

146Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

134.4Avg SR

Playing XILineups Out

Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

6- 2

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Perth Scorchers

Melbourne Stars

Playing XILineups Out

Fantasy Top Picks

Expert Team 1

M Stoinis

B Webster

Expert Team 2

M Stoinis

B Webster

Venue Details

Perth Stadium

PitchFlat Track Pitch

Pace BowlingAverage

Batting ConditionHigh Scoring

Spin BowlingSharp Turn

1st Innings

165Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

139.72Avg SR

2nd Innings

146Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

134.4Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

54%Bat First Bowl First46%

Team Batting First

53%Wins Losses48%

Recent Matches on venue

Knockout • Jan 20 • Big Bash League

PS 105/10 (16.2)

STR 155/7 (20)

STR won by 50 runs

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39th Match • Jan 16 • Big Bash League

PS 197/4 (20)

SIX 201/7 (20)

SIX won by 3 wickets

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35th Match • Jan 13 • Big Bash League

PS 163/6 (20)

HEA 128/10 (19.5)

PS won by 35 runs

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25th Match • Jan 3 • Big Bash League

PS 211/4 (20)

STR 169/10 (19.2)

PS won by 42 runs

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15th Match • Dec 26 • Big Bash League

PS 162/10 (19.4)

MR 149/8 (20)

PS won by 13 runs

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9th Match • Dec 20 • Big Bash League

PS 173/1 (16.1)

HUR 172/8 (20)

PS won by 9 wickets

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Final • Feb 4 • Big Bash League

PS 178/5 (19.2)

HEA 175/7 (20)

PS won by 5 wickets

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Qualifier • Jan 28 • Big Bash League

PS 154/3 (18.3)

SIX 151/8 (20)

PS won by 7 wickets

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52nd Match • Jan 22 • Big Bash League

PS 212/5 (20)

MR 202/5 (20)

PS won by 10 runs

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46th Match • Jan 18 • Big Bash League

PS 147/3 (17.3)

HUR 146/9 (20)

PS won by 7 wickets

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Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Perth Scorchers

Melbourne Stars

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

6- 2

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

157

Average Score

138

211/4

Highest Score

211/3

102/3

Lowest Score

67/3

Player of the Match Jhye Richardson

3/19

Info

Melbourne Stars

146/9 (20)

Batters

Joe Clarke

0.00

c M Hurst b JA Richardson

Tom Fraser Rogers

93.33

c N Hobson b C Connolly

Sam Harper

25.00

lbw b JA Richardson

Marcus Stoinis

(C)

112.12

runout (A Tye)

Hilton Cartwright

105.88

c JP Behrendorff b A Agar

Beau Webster

146.15

c M Hurst b JA Richardson

Tom Curran

194.74

c A Agar b L Morris

Hamish McKenzie

100.00

c KK Jennings b JP Behrendorff

Adam Milne

66.67

c A Tye b L Morris

Brody Couch

133.33

Not out

Peter Siddle

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 5, NB: 2, W: 2)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 7.3)

146/9

Bowlers

EXT

4.75

4.75

7.50

8.00

9.00

10.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Joe Clarke

c M Hurst b JA Richardson

1-1

1.6

Sam Harper

lbw b JA Richardson

2-3

3.2

Tom Fraser Rogers

c N Hobson b C Connolly

3-33

6.3

Marcus Stoinis

runout (A Tye)

4-68

11.6

Hilton Cartwright

c JP Behrendorff b A Agar

5-77

12.5

Beau Webster

c M Hurst b JA Richardson

6-121

16.4

Tom Curran

c A Agar b L Morris

7-136

18.2

Adam Milne

c A Tye b L Morris

8-138

18.5

Hamish McKenzie

c KK Jennings b JP Behrendorff

9-142

19.2

Perth Scorchers

150/4 (17.1)

Batters

Finn Allen

300.00

b A Milne

Keaton Jennings

80.00

c SB Harper b PM Siddle

Cooper Connolly

125.49

c T Rogers b TK Curran

Matthew Hurst

80.00

c JM Clarke b BL Couch

Ashton Turner *

(C)

137.04

Not out

Nick Hobson

192.86

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 3, NB: 1, W: 3)

TOTAL

(17.1 Ov, RR: 8.74)

150/4

Did not Bat

Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Lance Morris

Bowlers

EXT

Adam Milne

10.00

Peter Siddle

3.1

9.16

Tom Curran

6.25

Brody Couch

9.00

Hamish McKenzie

8.75

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Finn Allen

b A Milne

1-6

0.2

Keaton Jennings

c SB Harper b PM Siddle

2-15

1.5

Matthew Hurst

c JM Clarke b BL Couch

3-37

4.5

Cooper Connolly

c T Rogers b TK Curran

4-105

13.3

Match Info

Date & Time

15 Dec, 01:45 PM IST

Venue

Perth Stadium

TV/Streaming

Disney+Hotstar

Match

1st T20,

Umpires

Gerard Abood(Australia), Shawn Craig(Australia), Andrew Crozier(Australia, TV)

Referee

Simon Fry(Australia)

Toss

Melbourne Stars elected to bat

4 1 0 4 4 1

Over 15

Runs: 14

1 1 0 1 2 4

Over 16

Runs: 9

0 1 1 6 4 0

Over 17

Runs: 12

Over 18

Runs: 4

All Overs

Player of the Match Jhye Richardson

3/19

Commentary

17:27 PM IST|| That's all we have in our live coverage from this 1st match of this season BBL between the Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars. Do join us back tomorrow for more such exciting cricketing action. This is Samanvaya Sharma, signing off on behalf of Karthik Raj. Goodbye!!!

Jhye Richardson (Player of the Match): "We have been traditionally a side that has started slow and then caught up later on. Good to start with a win here. (About the bowling attack firing as a whole) That is the best thing about the Scorchers. It is not just one player, multiple players chip in. That is what we pride ourselves on. (Regarding the fan support) It makes a real difference, we love our fans and it is awesome to put on a show for them. (On his celebration injury in the Sheffield Shield) Was pretty happy with the ball and pumped up, was caught in an awkward angle but came back and bowled 30 overs. Was a bit of a slip-up but came back to bowl, so it is all good."

Jhye Richardson has been named as the 'Player of the Match'

17:05 PM IST|| MATCH SUMMARY|| Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets.

Cooper Connolly 64(51) | Ashton Turner 37*(27) | Tom Curran 37(19)
Jhye Richardson 3/19 | Lance Morris 2/30 | Jason Behrendorff 1/19

It all started with team Melbourne Stars winning the toss and deciding to bat first. They struggled a lot in the initial few overs and looked low on confidence against the mature and experienced bowling lineup of Perth Scorchers. Jhye Richardson was unplayable and insane with his pace and bouncers. The opening pair of Joe Clarke and Thomas Rogers took about two overs to get their scoreboard off the mark, but then they were unable to sustain the dot ball pressure on them for long and threw back their wickets in a hurry. Later on, skipper Marcus Stoinis stepped in and played a crucial knock of 37 runs. Tom Curran also contributed in the end really well and with this Melbourne, Stars posted 146 runs on the board. In terms of bowling, all their bowlers got a wicket tonight except Hamish McKenzie.

Team Perth Scorchers came out to chase and they also lost both their openers Finn Allen and Keaton Jennings under a score of 10. Their chase looked to go for a toss, but then Cooper Connolly came in and spent a reasonable amount of time with his bat in the middle and scored 64 runs off just 51 deliveries. Later when Connolly moved back, the contest looked head-to-head and it seemed going down to the wire but skipper Ashton Turner had some other plans. He scored a blistering 37 off 27 and led Perth Scorchers to the victory along with Nick Hobson's few majestic shots in the end.

With all this team Perth Scorchers kicked off their BBL season 14 on a high note with an easy win in their backyard.

17.1 Peter Siddle to Ashton Turner, TURNER FINISHES OFF IN STYLE! Short and angling in, Turner pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. The Scorchers begin the season with a six-wicket victory and they wrapped it up with 17 balls to spare.

overs

146 /4 score

runs

Nick Hobson *

27 (14)

Ashton Turner

33 (26)

Hamish McKenzie

0 /35

16.6 Hamish McKenzie to Nick Hobson, full outside-leg, Hobson tries to sweep but he misses it. No run.

16.5 Hamish McKenzie to Nick Hobson, FOUR NOW! Full delivery outside-off, Hobson powers it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

16.4 Hamish McKenzie to Nick Hobson, WHAT A STRIKE! SIX! Dragged down by McKenzie, Hobson stays back and slaps it straight down the ground and onto the sight-screen for a maximum.

16.3 Hamish McKenzie to Ashton Turner, length delivery on middle and turning in, Turner punches it to long-off for a single.

16.2 Hamish McKenzie to Nick Hobson, length delivery on the stumps, Hobson punches it to long-on for a single.

16.1 Hamish McKenzie to Nick Hobson, full outside-leg, Hobson comes forward and looks to flick it towards mid-wicket but he misses it.

Hamish McKenzie [3.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack

Good running in between the wickets by Hobson and Turner.

overs

134 /4 score

runs

Ashton Turner *

32 (25)

Nick Hobson

16 (9)

Brody Couch

1 /27

15.6 Brody Couch to Ashton Turner, FOUR! Short and angling in, Turner fends it but the ball stunningly beats the fielder at fine-leg and races to the fence for a boundary.

15.5 Brody Couch to Ashton Turner, short of a length and angling in, Turner tucks it in front of square and gets back for a second run. Run-out appeal at the batter's end. The replay confirms that Turner got back into the crease safely.

15.4 Brody Couch to Nick Hobson, short on the body, Hobson pulls it to deep backward square-leg for a single.

15.3 Brody Couch to Nick Hobson, short outside-off, Hobson attempts an upper-cut but he misses it.

15.2 Brody Couch to Ashton Turner, short and angling in, Turner pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.