The 33rd match of the ongoing 12th season of the Big Bash League will be played between Perth Scorchers and Brisbane Heat in Perth. Having last faced each other almost a year ago, Perth and Brisbane will be contesting against each other for the first time in the season.
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Their last match had witnessed Scorchers chasing down a 156-run target with six wickets and eight deliveries in hand at the Docklands Stadium. Much like the last match, Scorchers have won four out of their last five matches against this opposition. An overall better head-to-head record against Heat also witnesses them doing well at the Optus Stadium in the past.
As far as BBL 2022-23 standings are concerned, defending champions Perth are at the second position on the back of winning five and losing a couple of matches. Brisbane, on the other hand, are at the penultimate position after winning two and losing four out of their first seven matches.
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Set to play their fifth BBL 12 home match, it is worth mentioning that PS have won 14 and lost 10 out of their 24 matches at the Perth Stadium. Heat, meanwhile, have won one and lost two out of the only three matches that they’ve played here.
Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat head to head record in BBL history
Total number of matches played: 18
Matches won by PS: 11
Matches won by BH: 7
Matches played in January: 11 (PS 6, BH 5)
Matches played on Saturday: 3 (PS 1, BH 2)
Matches played at Perth Stadium: 3 (PS 2, BH 1)
PS average score against BH: 150
BH average score against PS: 146
Most runs for PS: 245 (Cameron Bancroft)
Most runs for HH: 165 (Jimmy Peirson)
Most wickets for PS: 18 (Andrew Tye)
Most wickets for HH: 10 (Mitchell Swepson)
Most catches for PS: 8 (Josh Inglis)
Most catches for HH: 6 (Jimmy Peirson)
NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).