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Sydney Thunder will take on Perth Scorchers in the 33rd match of the ongoing Big Bash League 2024-25 at the Sydney Showground Stadium in Sydney on Monday, January 13.
Led by David Warner, Sydney Thunder are occupying the third rank with four wins, three losses, and a no-result affair, picking up nine points. They are coming into this contest on the back of two defeats in the last three encounters. However, they defeated Scorchers by four wickets earlier in this season.
On the other hand, Ashton Turner's Perth Scorchers are at the fifth rank in the standings with three wins and five defeats, accumulating only six points. Unfortunately, they suffered three consecutive defeats in their last three contests this season.
THU vs SCO Probable XIs
Sydney Thunder
David Warner (c), Sam Konstas, Oliver Davies, Matthew Gilkes, Sam Billings (wk), Chris Green, George Garton, Daniel Christian, Tom Andrews, Wes Agar, Mohammad Hasnain
Perth Scorchers
Sam Fanning, Finn Allen (wk), Aaron Hardie, Cooper Connolly, Ashton Turner (c), Nick Hobson, Ashton Agar, Matthew Spoors, Bryce Jackson/Lance Morris, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff
THU vs SCO Pitch report
The Sydney Showground Stadium in Sydney is expected to assist both batters and bowlers equally right from the first ball of the contest. We can anticipate scores of around 160 in the first innings. The captain winning the toss would love to bowl first and put pressure on the opposition.
THU vs SCO Top Picks
Sam Konstas
Thunder top-order batter Sam Konstas has amassed 60 runs from three innings at an average of 20 with one fifty-plus score. With the batter looking in good form, we can expect him to go all guns blazing.
Jason Behrendorff
Scorchers pacer Jason Behrendorff has scalped 13 wickets from eight innings at an average of 17.07 with the best bowling figures being 2/14.
THU vs SCO Captain picks
David Warner
Thunder skipper David Warner is leading the run-scoring charts with 316 runs from seven innings at an average of 63.2, amassing three fifty-plus totals.
Cooper Connolly
Cooper Connolly has scalped four wickets from seven innings and is the second leading run-scorer of the campaign with 305 runs.
THU vs SCO Head to Head Dream11 team
Sam Billings, Finn Allen, David Warner (c), Ashton Turner, Oliver Davies, Dan Christian, Ashton Agar, Chris Green, Cooper Connolly (vc), Jason Behrendorff, Wes Agar.
THU vs SCO Grand League Dream11 team
Sam Billings, Finn Allen, David Warner, Sam Konstas (c), Ashton Agar, Chris Green, Cooper Connolly, Jason Behrendorff (vc), George Garton, Lance Morris, Wes Agar.
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