Big Bash League – Match 31 – Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers – Preview, Playing XI, Live Streaming Details, and Updates

Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers have had contrasting results in the tournament. While Scorchers have been at their rampant best, Stars have been a bit inconsistent. Scorchers have been on a juggernaut, winning six of their seven games. Scorchers suffered their first loss against Thunders in the last game.

Chasing a target of 200, the team was restricted to 166-8. Barring this minor blip, the team has been very consistent. The likes of Colin Munro Mitchell Marsh have been brilliant for the Stars. With the ball, Jason Behrendorff and Andrew Tye have done well. The team will be without Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglish, who have been named in the Australia squad for Ashes. 

Meanwhile, the Stars have been inconsistent so far. However, the major concern for them going into the match will be the availability of key players, who may miss the game following an outbreak of COVID-10 which forced the postponement of the game between these two teams on 30th December.

Pitch Report 

The surface at Junction Oval should be a good one to bat. The wickets in Australia have favoured the batters in the last few years and this surface should be no different. 

Probable XIs

Melbourne Stars

Predicted XI: Marcus Stoinis, Joe Clarke (wk), Glenn Maxwell (c), Joe Burns, Andre Russell, Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa, Qais Ahmad, Brody Couch

Perth Scorchers

Predicted XI: Joe Clarke (wk), Kurtis Patterson, Sam Rainbird, Colin Munro, Ashton Turner (c), Laurie Evans, Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, Matthew Kelly, Jason Behrendorff, Lance Morris

Match Details

Match – Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers – Match 31

Venue – Junction Oval, Melbourne

Time – 10:00 AM IST, 04:30 AM GMT

Where to watch live – Sony Sports Network, Sony L