THU vs SCO Dream11 Prediction for today’s BBL Match 30, Playing XI, Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

It is match no. 30 of the Big Bash League(BBL) 2023-24 at the Sydney Showground Stadium where the Sydney Thunder will host the mighty Perth Scorchers. This might not look like a great game looking at the points table, but in the game of T20 cricket anything can happen. This is another battle between two all rounder captains with Aaron Hardie and Chris Green going head to head. Both the teams are also coming back from big losses from their previous games as well which can make it a much greater contest than it looks on paper. The game is on and the fans will be eager to see if the Thunder finally roar at home or the Scorchers will bring the heat like they have been doing all season.

The Sydney Thunder are not in a great position at all with only 1 win, 4 losses and 1 washed out game in the tournament and are sitting 7th in the table. Nothing has gone right for the former BBL 5 champions in the last three encounters which include 2 losses to the Brisbane Heat and the Hobart Hurricanes and a washed out game against the Sydney Sixers. They will have to win all their games from this position to get somewhere close to the playoffs and they will have to win by big margins as well.

The Perth Scorchers on the other hand have had a great season with 4 wins out of their 6 games and look good enough for top 4. They might have had their first hiccup in the tournament against the Adelaide Strikers at the Oval, but they are still looking like one of the dominant sides in the tournament right now. The 5 time champs are not going to make it easy for the rest of the teams as they will still have their eyes on the top two position which will give them a big advantage in the league and look to get back to winning ways even after the disappointing loss last match.

THU vs SCO - Match details

Match -Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers, BBL 2023/24, Match 30

Date and Time – 8th January 2024, 1:45 PM IST

Venue – Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney

Live Coverage Details – Star Sports India (HD and SD Channels), Disney Hotstar (OTT)

THU vs SCO - Likely pitch conditions

The pitch conditions at the Sydney Showground Stadium has been a batting paradise in the past, but the last game played here was far from what we expected, where it was a really slow and low wicket. Not a lot of games have been played at this ground, so nobody knows what to expect on this ground at all. It is still a ground which does not have really big dimensions so the batters can clear the ropes easily if they get the right amount of bat on their shots. Overall it might be unpredictable conditions  with both the teams looking to comeback from their last game.

THU vs SCO - Likely playing XI

Sydney Thunder

Cameron Bancroft, Alex Hales, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Oliver Davies, Matthew Gilkes, Daniel Sams, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green, Gurinder Sandhu, Liam Hatcher, Tanveer Sangha.

Perth Scorchers

Zack Crawley, Sam Whiteman, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Laurie Evans, Hamish Mckenzie, Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Lance Morris.

Dream 11 Fantasy Teams

Grand League Team

Batter-  Alex Hales, Laurie Evans, Oliver Davies

All-rounder- Chris Green, Daniel Sams(c), Aaron Hardie(vc)

Wicket- Keeper-  Cameron Bancroft, Josh Inglis

Bowlers- Jason Behrendorff, Andrew Tye, Lance Morris 

Head-To-Head Team

Batter-  Alex Hales, Laurie Evans, Oliver Davies

All-rounder- Chris Green, Daniel Sams(vc), Aaron Hardie(c)

Wicket- Keeper-  Cameron Bancroft, Josh Inglis

Bowlers- Jason Behrendorff, Andrew Tye, Lance Morris