Perth Scorchers skipper Ashton Turner has received the bat flip at Optus Stadium and elected to bat first within the top-of-the-table BBL conflict in opposition to the Sydney Thunder.
The Scorchers have ridden a four-game successful streak to guide the competitors with a 5-1 win-loss report, whereas the Thunder (4-3) are second having turned their season round after being bowled out for 15 in a much-discussed loss to the Adelaide Strikers.
The Scorchers, whose solely defeat this season got here in opposition to the Hurricanes in Launceston, might be trying to make it 4 wins from 4 video games in entrance of their house followers.
The match would be the final look for South African star Faf du Plessis earlier than the previous Take a look at skipper heads house to take part in his nation’s new Twenty20 league.
The 38-year-old has made 162 runs from his six innings at a mean of 27.00, with a excessive rating of 68.
Perth Scorchers: Adam Lyth, Faf du Plessis, Cameron Bancroft, Josh Inglis, Ashton Turner (capt), Nick Hobson, Jhye Richardson, Matthew Kelly, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Peter Hatzoglou.
Sydney Thunder: Alex Hales, Matthew Gilkes, Rilee Rossouw, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Ben Slicing, Joel Davies, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Inexperienced (capt), Brendan Doggett, Usman Qadir.
