The 49th Match of the Big Bash League ( BBL T20 ) 2021/22 is scheduled to play  Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers on  Friday, 14th January 2022 at The Adelaide Oval, Adelaide.

Adelaide Strikers are coming to this match on the back of a massive win over Brisbane Heat in their previous match with a handsome margin of 71 runs. They won the toss and decided to bat first. The way how their batting order performed in this match was just good. They scored a total of 161 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Almost all batsmen from their side put some runs on the board. Jack Weatherald was the highest run-scorer from their side who scored 35 runs. Matthew Short scored 27 runs while Henry Hunt had 25 runs to his name.

Perth Scorchers had won their most recent match against Melbourne Stars with a handsome margin of 47 runs. They won the toss and decided to bat first. The performance of their batting order was just superb. They scored a total of 196 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Laurie Evans was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who scored 69 runs on 46 deliveries with the help of two boundaries and five huge sixes. The skipper, Ashton Turner also had an outstanding performance with the bat and remained not out after scoring 47 runs. He faced just 26 balls and smashed three boundaries and the same huge sixes.

Total Matches: 19

• Perth Scorchers Won: 10
• Adelaide Strikers Won: 09

Perth Scorchers is overall a strong team as compared to the Adelaide Strikers at least on papers. According to match prediction, Perth Scorchers are the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Perth Scorchers a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Perth Scorchers is the best performing team of this tournament
• Rashid Khan and Jack Weatherald are in good form for Adelaide Strikers
• The batting order of Adelaide Strikers is very strong
• Both teams have a strong batting order in the side at least on papers

Perth Scorchers is full of experienced and young players of the t20 format. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Perth Scorchers have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Perth Scorchers have a 60% chance to win this match
Adelaide Strikers has a 40% chance to win this match

The toss will play an important role in the decision of all matches of Big Bash League. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in these kinds of big matches. According to toss prediction, the team that will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 49th match of Big Bash League 2021-22 is going to be held at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide. We had observed in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this venue is good for batting. The track is slower than the others we have seen and helps the spinners quite a bit. We are hoping that the surface is bound to get slower and be a bit more difficult for batting in this match. A score of 185 is going to be tough to chase.

The weather forecast in Adelaide is predicting some clouds around on match day but the weather forecast does not predict rain. We should be able to have a full uninterrupted match.

It will be updated shortly

Date: Friday, 14th Jan 2022
Time: 05:40 AM BD

Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Opened: 1871
Capacity: 53,583 (including standing room)
Known as: The Adelaide Oval
Dimensions: 190.2m long, 126.2m wide
Ends: City End, Cathedral End
Time Zone: UTC +10:30

Ryan Gibson,Peter Siddle (c), Wes Agar, Daniel Worrall, Matthew Short, Henry Hunt, Fawad Ahmed, Liam O Connor, Jake Weatherald, Jonathan Wells, Thomas Kelly, Harry Nielsen (wk), Liam Scott, Rashid Khan, Henry Thornton, Harry Conway.