The 16th match of Big Bash League 2022-23 will be played between Perth Scorchers and Adelaide Strikers in Perth in about a couple of hours from now. Second of the two matches to be played on the Boxing Day, it will be the second match of the season to be played at the Optus Stadium.
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Second home match for Scorchers, the currently third-ranked team on the points table will be looking to strengthen its position on the back of winning its second consecutive home match.
Strikers, on the contrary, are at the top of the points table after three wins in their four matches thus far. Having both won and lost an away match till now, AS would want to defeat the defending champions in their own backyard to register a stamp of authority as table-toppers.
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Out of their 21 matches at the Perth Stadium, PS have won 12 and lost nine over the years. In what is only going to be their third match at this venue, Adelaide have won and lost a match each here. It is noteworthy that Scorchers have a better run rate of 8.31 than Strikers’ 7.2 at this stadium.
Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers head to head in BBL history
Total number of matches played: 20
Matches won by PS: 10
Matches won by AS: 10
Matches played in December: 10 (PS 4, AS 6)
Matches played on Monday: 5 (PS 1, AS 4)
Matches played at Perth Stadium: 2 (PS 1, AS 1)
PS average score against AS: 155
AS average score against PS: 149
Most runs for PS: 213 (Ashton Turner)
Most runs for AS: 274 (Jake Weatherald)
Most wickets for PS: 15 (Jhye Richardson)
Most wickets for AS: 13 (Rashid Khan)
Most catches for PS: 7 (Ashton Turner)
Most catches for AS: 3 (Peter Siddle)
NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).
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