BBL Match 42 The Knockout Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers 1910hrs @ Perth Stadium

[Gough]

Strikers from, Wes Agar, James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Travis Head, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Ben Manenti, D'Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thornton, Rashid Khan (withdrawn), Jamie Overton, Adam Hose, Jake Weatherald, Harry Nielsen, David Payne (overseas replacement for Rashid Khan), Josh Kann
Scorchers from, Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Hamish McKenzie, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman, Zak Crawley, Laurie Evans, Marcus Harris

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Feels like Strikers have the momentum and with Evans gone it's going to take a vintage backs-to-the-wall Scorchers effort to get up here. Big and raucous home crowd could be a factor as well. Carn boys.

Really surprised Harris didn't play the other night as I think he's a better opening option than the two we have playing and if he does come in he'll be pretty cold to the format.

 

[NYRB]

Adelaides outs affect them more than Perths out. Overton, Hose and Lynn played the last time at Perth Stadium. Not sold on that Adelaide middle order, despite Perth losing Evans.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Adelaides outs affect them more than Perths out. Overton, Hose and Lynn played the last time at Perth Stadium. Not sold on that Adelaide middle order, despite Perth losing Evans.

It could be as simple as get M Short early Perth win, fail to do so Strikers win.

 

[Tugga27]

The Scorchers seem to be like the WCE when it comes to getting information about player injuries, availability.

Apart from hearing that Kelly had a calf niggle 3 or 4 weeks ago, have heard nothing.

 

[NYRB]

Kath Loughnan looking a million dollars as usual

 

[hewetta]

Kelly, Nielson, Manenti batting at 4-6 doesn't exactly fill me with confidence.

 

[ep2018]

Scorchers chose to bowl first.

 

[Tugga27]

Kelly, Nielson, Manenti batting at 4-6 doesn't exactly fill me with confidence.

Harris, Fanning and Whiteman doesn't do it for me either.

 

[Tugga27]

Scorchers chose to bowl first.

Oh shit.

 

[NYRB]

Game 42:

Teams:

Perth Scorchers (Playing XI): Marcus Harris, Sam Fanning, Sam Whiteman, Aaron Hardie(c), Josh Inglis(w), Cooper Connolly, Nick Hobson, Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Lance Morris

Adelaide Strikers (Playing XI): Matthew Short(c), D Arcy Short, Jake Weatherald, Thomas Kelly, Harry Nielsen(w), Ben Manenti, James Bazley, Henry Thornton, David Payne, Cameron Boyce, Lloyd Pope

Perth Scorchers have won the toss and have opted to field

 

[Plugger35]

The Scorchers with an awful looking top order and the Strikers with an awful looking middle order probably evens itself out.

 

[Moonwatcher]

It could be as simple as get M Short early Perth win, fail to do so Strikers win.

MShort could get 50% of the runs and we'd still be up against it.

 

[Moonwatcher]

The Scorchers with an awful looking top order and the Strikers with an awful looking middle order probably evens itself out.

The Scorchers top order only has to face the Strikers bowlers which haven't been good.

 

[Tugga27]

The Scorchers top order only has to face the Strikers bowlers which haven't been good.

Have you seen our top order?

Looks like it will be Short and Weatherald vs Hardie and Inglis.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Strikers definitely wanted to chase, big toss for the Scorchers to win.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Strikers won't know how many risks they have to take against Morris which is huge. He destroyed the Strikers earlier in the season.

 

[010203]

I'm surprised that the Scorchers chose to bowl first.

 

[Tugga27]

I'm surprised that the Scorchers chose to bowl first.

Me as well.

We're a weak batting side and its a final.
Get them on the board.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Either way this fixture goes it does highlight the issues with the Bash. The tournament can be as good as possible but you don't really want to be watching second stringers come finals.

 

[010203]

Me as well.

We're a weak batting side and its a final.
Get them on the board.

The Scorchers modus operandi (Hi Jobe) seems to be bat first, have a steady, solid first 10 then accelerate for the last 10 which gives them momentum for their bowling innings. Then when they bowl 2nd they just suffocate their opponent out of the game. I wouldn't have gone away from that if I was them.

 

[NYRB]

Average Powerplay first 6 overs at the Perth Stadium from 20 games is 41.70 runs in 20 games (batting 1st)

Do the Strikers go under or over that today?

 

[NYRB]

A completely revamped Top 3 for Perth with the bat today.

 

[Andronicus]

Is that the same pope that looked young not long ago? The years have not been kind.

 

[Andronicus]

Average Powerplay first 6 overs at the Perth Stadium from 20 games is 41.70 runs in 20 games (batting 1st)

Do the Strikers go under or over that today?

Yep.