The 46th match of Big Bash League 2022-23 is scheduled to play between Perth Scorchers and Hobart Hurricanes on Wednesday, 18th January 2023 at Perth Stadium, Perth.

The bowlers of Perth Scorchers did a great job in their most recent match against Sydney Sixers as they won the toss and decided to field first. They leaked 151 runs in 20 overs against the strong batting order of the Sixers. Peter Hatzoglou was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with two wickets to his name in four overs against 27 runs. Behrendorff also performed well and picked one wicket in four while he was charged for 30 runs. No other bowler from their side could manage to pick any wicket.

D Payne, Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, and Turner were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. Perth Scorchers lost the previous match due to the worst performance by their batting order. They have a strong batting order but could manage to score 145 runs while chasing the target of 152 runs. Stephen Eskinazi had recently joined Perth Scorchers and he was the most successful batsman from their side. He scored 66 runs and remained not out on 54 balls with the help of seven boundaries. Nick Hobson scored 27 runs while the skipper, Ashton Turner scored 23 runs. He faced 16 balls and smashed one boundary and the same huge six.

Hobart Hurricanes are coming to this match on the back of a massive win over Sydney Thunder with a handsome margin of five wickets. The way how their bowling unit performed in that match was just outstanding. They send the full team of Sydney Thunder back to the pavilion on a total of 135 runs in 20 overs. Nathan Ellis was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side. He picked up four wickets in four overs against 27 runs. Patrick Dooley was the other bowler who performed well and picked three wickets while he was charged with 22 runs ion four overs.

Riley Meredith also had an outstanding performance in the previous match. He picked up two wickets while he leaked just 14 runs in four overs. Faheem Ashraf picked one wicket while Tim David and Andrews failed to pick any wicket. The batting order of Hobart Hurricanes also performed well and chased the target of 136 runs in 16.1 overs. Tim David was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side. He scored 76 runs on 41 balls with the help of five boundaries and six huge sixes. He remained not out till the chase of the target. The skipper, Matthew Wade scored 30 runs while Zak Crawley could manage to score 12 runs.

Total Matches: 18

• Perth Scorchers Won: 11
• Hobart Hurricanes Won: 07

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

• Hobart Hurricanes had won their previous match easily
• Perth Scorchers are the second-best performing team in this tournament
• Perth Scorchers failed to give the best performance in their previous match
• The key players of Hobart Hurricanes are in good form
• Perth Scorchers has a decent record against Hobart Hurricanes

Hobart Hurricanes are 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 Hobart Hurricanes 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.

Hobart Hurricanes have a 56% chance to win this match
Perth Scorchers has a 44% 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 46th 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.

We will update you shortly.

Date: Wednesday, 18th January 2023
Time: 08:40 AM GMT / 04:40 PM LOCAL / 02:10 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
• 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

Stephen Eskinazi, Cameron Bancroft, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis(w), Ashton Turner(c), Nick Hobson, Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, David Payne, Jason Behrendorff, Peter Hatzoglou, Matthew Kelly, Cooper Connolly, Chris Sabburg, Hamish McKenzie.