The BBL semi-finals race is heating up as the Perth Scorchers and Brisbane Heat square off for the second time this season. We take a look at Saturday’s (11/1/2020) BBL Big Bash 2020 match between Perth Scorchers and Brisbane Heat. And take a look at both teams odds and give our tips and value tips for the match.
When: Saturday, 11th January at 9:15PM
Where: Gabba
Bet: Bet On This Match HERE
Preview:
The 4-3 Heat sit outright third on the BBL ladder, while the 3-4 Scorchers are sixth.
One of the Scorchers’ three victories came against the Heat on the Gold Coast on New Year’s Day. Cameron Bancroft (50 off 42) led the Scorchers to 6/149 and the Heat were never in the hunt. The Heat’s Zahir Khan (2/18) and the Scorchers’ Fawad Ahmed (3/16) were the undisputed stars of a bowler-dominated contest.
The Scorchers have recorded an eight-run home loss to the Hurricanes and a six-wicket away win over the Renegades since then. Liam Livingstone (59 off 39) spearheaded Tuesday’s victory in Geelong as they chased down the target of 176 with an over to spare, while Jhye Richardson (3/22) was also superb.
The Heat have bounced back with consecutive wins over the Hurricanes (31 runs), Thunder (16 runs) and Hurricanes again (5 wickets). Josh Lalor took 3/21 at The Gabba on Thursday, before Ben Cutting (43* off 29) rescued a shaky chase. Joe Burns’ return from Test duties garnered a second-ball duck.
Odds:
Tip: Perth Scorchers $2.13
Value BET: Man of the Match: Mitchell Marsh at $10.00
Teams:
Perth Scorchers squad
Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Fawad Ahmed, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Chris Jordan (England), Matthew Kelly, Liam Livingstone (England), Joel Paris, Kurtis Patterson, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman
Brisbane Heat squad
Chris Lynn (c), Tom Banton (England), Max Bryant, Joe Burns, Ben Cutting, AB de Villiers (South Africa), Cameron Gannon, Sam Heazlett, Zahir Khan (Afghanistan – international replacement), Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Lalor, Ben Laughlin, James Pattinson, Jimmy Peirson, Jack Prestwidge, Matt Renshaw, Mark Steketee, Mitch Swepson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan)
