David Warner Photo: X/ThunderBBL David Warner Photo: X/ThunderBBL Perth Scorchers won the toss and opted to field first against Sydney Thunder in the 33rd match of Big Bash League 2024-25 at Showground Stadium1xbet, Sydney on Monday (January 13, 2025). (More Cricket News)
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Both teams started off strong, looking to break each others' back line in the first quarter but no team were able to breach the barrier.
Before this match, India will take on Japan in their second match of the tournament and Pakistan will clash with South Korea at the same venue.
Hosts Thunder are third in the eight-team table with nine points from eight matches -- four wins, three defeats and one no result (vs Hobart Hurricanes on January 8, which is one of the only two matches to get abandoned this season, the other being the Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat match on January 3).
They have a Net Run Rate of -0.062.
They finished last in the 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2016-17, and 2023-24 editions, but this time, they are one of the favourites to win the title.
And the BBL05 winners are looking to a complete a league double against the five-time Big Bash League champions, who are stuck in the mid-table after eight matches -- six points from three wins and five defeats.
This is the 20th meeting between the two outfits. sydney thunder lead perth scorchers 10-9 in their head-to-head record.
In the reverse fixture, on January 3, David Warner & Co. successfully chased down a target of 178 runs to beat the Scorchers by four wickets.
Winners in the BBL03, BBL04, BBL06, BBL11, and BBL12 editions, the Scorchers are sixth and have a NRR of +0.467. The Ashton Turner-led side will need to win both their remaining matches to stay in contention for the play-offs (vs Thunder today, and vs Adelaide Strikers on January 18).
BBL 2024-25 Points TableSL. No.TeamsPlayedWonLostTiedNo ResultPointsNRR1Sydney Sixers85201110.1562Hobart Hurricanes75101110.1043Sydney Thunder843019-0.0624Melbourne Stars945008-0.0735Brisbane Heat834017-0.8636Perth Scorchers8350060.4677Adelaide Strikers8350060.0928Melbourne Renegades8350060.06 Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers: Playing XIsSydney Thunder (Playing XI): Sam Konstas, David Warner(c), Matthew Gilkes, Sam Billings(w), Hugh Weibgen, Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, George Garton, Tom Andrews, Tanveer Sangha, Mohammad Hasnain
Perth Scorchers (Playing XI): Sam Fanning, Finn Allen(w), Aaron Hardie, Cooper Connolly, Ashton Turner(c), Nick Hobson, Ashton Agar, Matthew Spoors, Mahli Beardman, Lance Morris, Jason Behrendorff
Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers: Live StreamingThe telecast of the Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars BBL match will be available on Star Sports Network in India. BBL 14 will be live streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app.1xbet