The 16th match of Big Bash League 2022-23 is scheduled to play between Perth Scorchers and Adelaide Strikers on Monday, 26th December 2022 at Perth Stadium, Perth.

Perth Scorchers had performed well in the early matches of this edition of the Big Bash League. They don’t have any big stars but are doing well. They had added Faf du Plessis to their squad and he had been good. He had scored runs in almost every match and provided a good start. He had scored a half-century and his strike rate had been just superb. Aaron Hardie is another batsman who had given all-rounding performance in this tournament. He picked up two wickets and also scored 97 runs. Josh Inglis had also performed well in this tournament and scored 149 runs including two half-centuries.

Some big batsmen in the squad of Perth Scorchers like Adam Lyth, Nick Hobson, and Ashton Turner had not been good in this tournament. The bowling unit of Perth Scorchers also had been good. Jhye Richardson had picked eight wickets in three matches Jason Behrendorff had picked six and Andrew Tye had picked five wickets in three games. Now they are going to face the Strikers in this match at their home venue. We are sure that they will perform well and but Adelaide Strikers is not a weak side and they have to put full force to find them on the winning side. Perth Scorchers is full of young and energetic players and we are hoping for an interesting match.

Adelaide Strikers won three matches in a row under the leadership of Chris Lynn but lost the previous match against Brisbane Heat after a close contest. The bowling department of the Strikers had been shining in this tournament in the previous matches. We know that they send ten batsmen of a team, Sydney Thunder that has a strong batting order on a total of just 15 runs which is the lowest record total by any team in the history of the Big Bash League. Henry Thornton is the leading wicket-taker of this tournament who had picked 12 wickets till now. Wes Agar had picked seven wickets while Chris Lynn and Matthew Short had been good with the bat.

Colin de Grandhomme and Rashid Khan had proven the best all-rounder from the side of the Strikers. Alex Carey and Travis Head had joined the team which had added some extra strength in the squad of this team. The performance of their bowling unit was not much impressive and they leaked 166 runs in 20 overs. Matthew Short and Wes Agar picked three wickets each while the skipper, Peter Siddle could manage to pick two wickets in four overs but he leaked a lot of runs. He was charged with 45 runs in four overs. Rashid Khan and de Grandhomme failed to pick any wicket. The batting order of the Strikers performed well but failed to chase the target of 167 runs and scored 160 runs in 20 overs. Thomas Kelly was the highest run-scorer with 43 runs to his name while Colin de Grandhomme scored 37 runs.

Total Matches: 20

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

Perth Scorchers is overall a strong team as compared to the Adelaide Strikers at least on paper. According to our match prediction, Perth Scorchers are the favorite team who will win this match. Many factors make Perth Scorchers a favorite group to win this match. Some of the key elements are mentioned as under:

• Both teams performed well in this tournament
• The squad of the Perth Scorchers is well balanced
• Matthew Short is in superb form for the Strikers
• Perth Scorchers has the advantage of home ground
• Perth Scorchers had won two out of three matches played so far

Perth Scorchers is full of experienced and young players in 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 52% chance to win this match
Adelaide Strikers has a 48% chance to win this match

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

The 16th match of Big Bash League 2022-23 is going to be held at Perth Stadium, Perth. 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 Perth 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.

Captain: Mattew Short
Vice-Captain: H Thornton
Josh Inglis, Faf du Plessis, Chris Lynn, Adam Hose, C de Grandhomme, Aaron Hardie, J Behrendorff, J Richardson, Rashid-Khan

Date: Monday, 26th December 2022
Time: 10:15 AM GMT / 06:15 PM LOCAL / 03:45 PM IST

• Stadium: Perth Stadium
• Location: Perth, Australia
• Capacity: 60000
• Time Zone: UTC +08:00
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 7
• Matches won batting first: 2
• Matches won bowling first: 5
• Average 1st Inns scores: 133
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 134
• Highest total recorded: 208/6 (20 Ov) by ENG vs AUS
• The lowest total recorded: 112/10 (19.4 Ov) by AFG vs ENG
• The highest score chased: 158/3 (16.3 Ov) by AUS vs SL
• The lowest score defended: 130/8 (20 Ov) by ZIM vs PAK

Adam Lyth, Faf du Plessis, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis(w), Ashton Turner(c), Aaron Hardie, Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Peter Hatzoglou, Matthew Kelly, Cameron Bancroft, Cooper Connolly, Hamish McKenzie.