ADELAIDE S VS. PERTH S: AUSTRALIAN T20 LEAGUE, MATCH 21 | MATCH PREDICTION AND FANTASY CRICKET TIPS
In the traditional New Year’s Eve match, Adelaide S take on Perth S in the Australian T20 League 2020 at Adelaide Oval on Thursday evening.
Adelaide S produced a strong performance to see off Perth S comfortably in the last game and they will be confident of repeating that here too. The Strikers have had three wins in their four matches, thanks to their 71-run success in the last match.
Phil Salt provided a good start with a half century, helping Adelaide post 165/8 in 20 overs. The bowling unit was clinical, with each bowler taking two wickets to complete the straightforward victory. They will look to build on that solid, all-round performance to sit at the top of the table at the year end.
On the other hand, Perth’s dry run in the tournament continued as they were defeated by Adelaide S in the last game. Although they have brought J Roy and L Livingstone back into the playing XI, the pressure is truly on them in this second game against the Strikers.
J Richardson was the best of Perth’s bowlers, with figures of 3-30. A Tye and M Marsh also bowled well and picked up 2 wickets each in the match. In the second innings, despite making 35 for the first wicket, the Scorchers collapsed to 94 all out, a very dismal performance with the bat.
Adelaide have won the last four encounters against Perth and five out of the seven matches they have played against the same opponents at Adelaide Oval. The Strikers have an excellent record in this fixture, winning six of the seven New Year Eve’s matches. Expect a cracking game of T20 to end 2020.
Match Details
- Match: Adelaide S vs. Perth S, Match 21
- Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Date & Time: Dec. 31, 2020, at 1.15 PM IST
Probable Playing XI
Adelaide S
- P Salt, J Weatherald, M Renshaw, A Carey (C & WK), J Wells, M Short, R Khan, P Siddle, D Briggs, W Agar, D Worrall
- X-factor substitute: C Valente, R Gibson
Perth S
- C Munro, J Roy, L Livingstone, J Inglis (WK), M Marsh, A Turner (C), A Hardie, A Tye, F Ahmed, J Richardson, J Behrendorff
- X-factor substitute: C Rocchiccioli, J Paris
Weather and Pitch Report
The weather will be mostly sunny during this festive encounter in Adelaide. The temperature will be around 23 degrees during the game.
Adelaide Oval is a good track where the batsmen will enjoy batting as it has short square boundaries offering plenty of scoring opportunities. The bowlers will get some early assistance on the surface but the batsmen can hit through the line. The first innings score in the last game played here was 165 runs.
The surface at Adelaide Oval is a good one to bat on at the start of the game but gets difficult for batsmen in the second half. The side that wins the toss is likely to opt to bat first.
Key Players
- P Salt has given good starts to Adelaide consistently at the top of the order. After scoring just 14 runs in the first two matches, he has scored 104 runs in the next three games, including a 51 off 31 balls in the last game.
- J Weatherald put up a good opening partnership with Salt in the last game. He has scored 115 runs in the five games, including a brilliant 68* three games earlier. He will look to score a big one in this match.
- R Khan did everything possible in the last match. He scored a quickfire 29 with the bat, picked up 2 wickets, and took an excellent catch. He has taken 4 wickets in the last two matches and looks good to get more here.
- J Roy scored 21 off 11 balls in his first appearance in the campaign. He is an experienced white-ball player for England and will hope to play a bigger role here to bring their first victory of the season.
- M Marsh is a powerful hitter and can also deliver some good overs with the ball. Though he was dismissed for just one run in the last game, he bowled a good spell of 4 for 14 in his four overs. Expect him to put up a good all-round performance for the Scorchers here.
- J Richardson bowled a good spell in the last match and had figures of 3 for 30. He kept the Adelaide batsmen and the score in check. He will look to repeat his performance against the same opponents here.
Howzat Dream Team
- Wicketkeepers: A Carey, J Inglis
- Batsmen: P Salt, J Weatherald, J Roy
- All-rounders: M Marsh
- Bowlers: D Worrall, R Khan, W Agar, A Tye, J Richardson
- Captain: R Khan/W Agar
- Vice Captain: P Salt/J Weatherald
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