It’s the battle against last season’s table toppers (Perth Scorchers) and the bottom-placed team (Melbourne Stars) on Friday at the Big Bash League.
The star-studded Scorchers’ first game got abandoned due to damp pitch conditions, whereas the Stars started this season with a loss in the tournament opener.
Let’s get into the Dream11 fantasy prediction details.
STA vs SCO: Pitch Prediction
MCG is known for its balanced limited-overs returns. However, the humid conditions around the venue are expected to keep the scores below 170.
STA vs SCO: Match Details
Match: Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers, 7th match, BBL 2023
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Date & Time: 13th December, 1:45 PM IST
Live Streaming Details: Star Sports Network and Hotstar
STA vs SCO: Probable Playing XI
Melbourne Stars: Thomas Rogers, Sam Harper (wk), Beau Webster (c), Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Burns, Liam Dawson, Usama Mir, Joel Paris, Haris Rauf, Mark Steketee
Perth Scorchers: Stephen Eskinazi, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis (wk), Ashton Turner (c), Laurie Evans, Nick Hobson, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Hamish McKenzie, Jason Behrendorff
STA vs SCO: Full Squad
STA: Scott Boland, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Beau Webster, Sam Harper, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell, Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Mark Steketee, Marcus Stoinis, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Liam Dawson (overseas replacement for Harry Brook, first three matches only), Imad Wasim (from December 26)
SCO: Matthew Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Hamish McKenzie, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Aaron Hardie, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman, Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Zak Crawley, Laurie Evans
Team News
The injury concern with Maxwell might play spoilsport for Melbourne fans.
Mitch Marsh and Lance Morris are away for national duty and will miss this Scorchers game.
Zak Crawley has just landed in Australia and will likely miss the schedule.
STA vs SCO: Dream11 Prediction
Wicketkeepers: Josh Inglis and Sam Harper — both of these wicketkeepers have bigger roles to play.
Batters: With the absence of Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright will have bigger shoes to fill along with Joe Burns. The same with Ashton Turner from the Scorchers side.
All-Rounders: Marcus Stoinis is a no-brainer in these kinds of situations. I am adding the young Aaron Hardie and Liam Dawson to my fantasy side.
Bowlers: This is where this contest gets bigger. Jason Behrendorff, Jhye Richardson, and Nathan Coulter-Nile are going to be the show-stealers here in Melbourne.
Dream11 Team: STA vs SCO
