Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder: Big Bash League cricket live scores, blog

The Perth Scorchers can land a big blow to the Sydney Thunder’s Big Bash campaign when the pair meet this evening at Optus Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match from 9:40pm (AEDT).

This fixture has the potential to be a beauty. The Thunder have accumulated 11 points thus far, while the Scorchers are just one point behind them.

With that being the case, this fixture will have huge ramifications in regards to who plays finals come the end of the campaign.

There is a bit of pressure on the Scorchers here. They are coming off a poor loss to the Melbourne Stars, as they failed to chase down 141 at the MCG.

They fell ten runs short, but there were a few individual performances which were a positive for the Perth side.

Matt Kelly was good with the ball, as he finished with figures of 3-27 off his four overs. Cameron Bancroft was about the only Scorcher to get going with the bat as he accumulated 32.

In squad news for Perth, Liam Guthrie replaces the omitted Jaron Morgan for the clash against the Thunder.

The Sydney Thunder, on the other hand, are coming off a victory against the Sydney Sixers, courtesy of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method. They bowled out the Sixers for 76, with Daniel Sams (3-14 off three) the pick of the bowlers.

The Thunder got themselves 2-28 off 5.3 overs with the bat before the rain hit, which was enough to secure the victory.

For the trip to Perth, the Thunder’s squad remains unchanged.

Prediction
With the home crowd behind them, the Scorchers should bounce back after a disappointing defeat in Melbourne. This is a fixture both sides will be desperate to not lose.

The Scorchers to prevail.

Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, starting from 9:40pm (AEDT).

Game information
First ball: 9:40pm (AEDT)
Venue: Optus Stadium
TV: Fox Sports, Channel Seven
Online: Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Odds: Perth Scorchers $1.70, Sydney Thunder $2.16

Perth Scorchers squad
Mitch Marsh (c), Fawad Ahmed, Cameron Bancroft, Tim David, Cameron Green, Liam Guthrie, Josh Inglis, Chris Jordan, Matt Kelly, Liam Livingstone, Joel Paris, Kurtis Patterson, Jhye Richardson

Sydney Thunder squad
Callum Ferguson (c), Liam Bowe, Jonathan Cook, Brendan Doggett, Alex Hales, Usman Khawaja, Jay Lenton, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Morris, Arjun Nair, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu