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Perth Scorchers return home for the first time since winning the BBL 12 final in incredible circumstances. The consistent franchise will take on Hobart Hurricanes who have not lived up to hopes and expectations in recent seasons.

However, the talent on display makes this game a potentially great one. Both sides have pace bowlers who can extract assistance off a helpful Perth Stadium pitch as we saw in the recent Australia-Pakistan Test. Lance Morris, arguably the fastest bowler in Australia, is available, and will be sure to test a Hurricanes batting lineup that looks to be reliant on its top order for runs.

Scorchers have dominated this fixture in recent seasons. They have won six of the past seven meetings. Can the Hobart Hurricanes buck this trend and pick up an important win?

Match Details

• Date: Wednesday 20 December, 2023.
• Time: 4:15pm (local), 1:45pm (IST).
• Location: Optus Stadium, Perth.

SCO vs HUR Possible Playing XIs

Perth Scorchers have named their squad for this match. Lance Morris is available, as are Ashton Agar and Zak Crawley.

Perth Scorchers: 1. Zak Crawley, 2. Stephen Eskinazi/Cooper Connolly, 3. Aaron Hardie, 4. Josh Inglis (wk), 5. Ashton Turner (c), 6. Laurie Evans, 7. Ashton Agar, 8. Jhye Richardson, 9. Andrew Tye, 10. Lance Morris, 11. Jason Behrendhorff

Hobart Hurricanes have also named their squad. Riley Meredith is in the squad but is being monitored after picking up a side injury earlier in the tournament. He played in the Cricket Tasmania Premier League over the weekend.

Hobart Hurricanes: 1. Matthew Wade (wk), 2. Caleb Jewell, 3. Ben McDermott, 4. Sam Hain, 5. Tim David, 6. Corey Anderson, 7. Chris Jordan, 8. Paddy Dooley, 9. Nathan Ellis (c), 10. Peter Hatzoglou/Billy Stanlake, 11. Riley Meredith

SCO vs HUR Fantasy Cricket Tips – Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Perth Scorchers:

• Aaron Hardie, who scored the most runs in last year’s BBL (460), enjoys batting at Perth Stadium: 11 inns, 321 runs, avg. 35.67, SR 144.59. Also, Hardie smashed 90* (62) on this ground against Hurricanes last season.
• Hardie has good numbers against Hobart’s two key bowlers in Nathan Ellis (37 off 23 balls, one dismissal) and Riley Meredith (26 off 15 balls, no dismissal).
• Josh Inglis struck 53 (35) and 62 (37) against Hurricanes in BBL 2022-23. Interestingly, whenever Inglis has reached double figures against Hobart, he has gone on to score 50+.
• Ashton Turner has the most runs of any player at Optus Stadium (668 runs, avg. 37.11, SR 147.14). Last season, Turner hit 315 runs when chasing at an average of 63.00 and strike rate of 155.9.
• Andrew Tye has the most wickets in SCO-HUR matches (14) at an average of 23.86 and economy of 8.56. He also strikes every 13.44 deliveries on this ground (34 wickets).
• Tye has a dominant record against Matt Wade. He has dismissed him three times in 11 balls (17 runs). Tye has also had success against Caleb Jewell (11 balls, 12 runs, one wicket) and Ben McDermott (14 balls, 19 runs, two wickets).
• Jhye Richardson has also dismissed Matt Wade three times (26 balls, 28 runs) and Ben McDermott twice (21 balls, 26 runs). Overall, Richardson has taken 13 wickets in seven innings vs. Hurricanes at an average of 15.38 and economy of 7.14.

Hobart Hurricanes:

• Matthew Wade has struggled against Tye and Richardson. But if he gets going, watch out. He strikes at 144.93 in four innings on this ground (100 runs).
• Caleb Jewell can find the conditions to his liking. He enjoys pace on the ball. The left-hander started BBL 13 with an impressive 42 runs off 24 balls against the Sixers.
• But, Jewell averages just 18.00 in six matches against Scorchers. Can he turn this around?
• Tim David vs. Scorchers: 6 inns, 147 runs, avg. 36.75, SR 145.54. He has smashed 64 off 38 against Andrew Tye in T20s (one dismissal).
• Hurricanes could look to use Riley Meredith early to Josh Inglis. He has dismissed him twice in 27 balls (32 runs). Meredith also has a good record against Ashton Turner: 14 balls, 13 runs, two dismissals.
• Also, Meredith has good numbers against Scorchers overall, with 12 wickets in nine innings (avg. 17.92, econ. 7.33.).
• Nathan Ellis has taken ten wickets in eight matches against Scorchers at an average of 27.10 and economy of 8.89.

Other Stats and Facts

• Head-to-head: Matches 19, Scorchers 12, Hurricanes 7.
• Hurricanes have won three of the five meetings at Perth Stadium.
• Zak Crawley has had a strong year in Tests. But, in T20s, he’s scored 250 runs at an average of 20.83 and strike rate of 113.64. Can he produce more here?
• Ashton Turner career record vs. Hurricanes: 12 inns, 208 runs, avg. 26.00, SR 135.95.
• Lance Morris has taken four wickets in three matches at Optus Stadium (avg. 22.50, SR 18).
• Ashton Agar vs Hurricanes: 10 inns, 13 wickets, avg. 19.08, econ. 6.70.

Optus Stadium Perth Pitch Report and Weather

Expect a pacy, bouncy surface as was on show in the Australia-Pakistan Test. In nine matches in last season’s BBL 12, the average first innings score was 157.78. The chasing team won seven of the nine games, so batting second may be the option although it is an afternoon start.

A hot and clear afternoon is forecast with a top of about 35 degrees.

BBL 2023-24 Match 9: SCO vs HUR Dream11 Prediction – Picks, captaincy, vice-captaincy, team combinations

Note: The below teams are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these in time. Use the stats and commentary in this article, as well as your own instincts, to create your teams.

Option 1:

Option 2:

BBL 2023-24 Match 9: SCO vs HUR Match Prediction – Who will win?

Scorchers to win.