The 29th match of the ongoing 12th season of the Big Bash League will be played between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Thunder in Perth tomorrow. Second of a mid-week double-header day will follow the first match between Sydney Sixers and Brisbane Heat in Sydney.
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First team to hit the 10-point mark this season, defending champions Perth Scorchers are at the top of the points table on the back of five wins and a solitary loss in their six matches thus far. In spite of winning a match less and losing a couple of more, Thunder are at the second position on the points table.
While a clash between table-toppers is generally looked forward to among fans, another reason why this match will grab all the more eyeballs is their neck-to-neck head-to-head record of the past. Despite losing four out of their last five matches against Thunder, Scorchers have only won a match less than the opposition over the years.
Played almost a year ago, the last match between these two franchises had witnessed Sydney winning by 6 wickets (D/L Method) after they had chased down a 135-run target in an 18-over contest with an over to spare. ST pacer Gurinder Sandhu, their highest wicket-taker against this opposition, had become the first Thunder bowler to perform a hat-trick in the history of the BBL in that match.
Perth vs Thunder head to head record in BBL history
Total number of matches played: 15
Matches won by PS: 7
Matches won by ST: 8
Matches played in January: 11 (PS 6, ST 5)
Matches played on Wednesday: 3 (PS 1, ST 2)
Matches played at Perth Stadium: 3 (PS 2, ST 1)
PS average score against ST: 152
ST average score against PS: 149
Most runs for PS: 273 (Cameron Bancroft)
Most runs for ST: 176 (Alex Hales)
Most wickets for PS: 13 (Jason Behrendorff)
Most wickets for ST: 9 (Gurinder Sandhu)
Most catches for PS: 4 (Josh Inglis, Cameron Bancroft and Ashton Turner)
Most catches for ST: 3 (Alex Hales and Jason Sangha)
NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).