The Melbourne Stars will face the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League 2022-23 season opener at the Junction Oval in Melbourne. This venue has only hosted one BBL game in the before, so it will be fascinating to watch how the field performs in this encounter. After losing their first game, the Melbourne Stars won their last game, with Joe Clarke scoring an amazing century.
The bowling appears good with Trent Boult, Luke Wood, Adam Zampa, and others, but the batting has to improve to face a tough Perth attack. The Perth Scorchers lost their previous game against the Hobart Hurricanes and will like to get back on track.
pitch report
The Junction Oval in Melbourne is not a regular BBL location, but it has been an important venue in the WBBL. It will be interesting to watch a BBL game between two elite teams played here. Aside from the WBBL, other Australian T20 domestic matches have taken place here.
It’s worth noting that the sole BBL game played here was also between the Melbourne Stars and the Perth Scorchers, with the Scorchers scoring 180/8 in the first innings and the Stars scoring 130 runs. The same tendency may be found in the WBBL games as well.
This is a superb batting surface with an equal bounce on the wicket, allowing batsmen to play their strokes at their leisure. The hitters will enjoy their time in the middle thanks to the low boundary size and speedy outfield. However, it has been seen that the pacers have benefited from this wicket. After winning the toss, any captain may bat first and set a solid target.
Match Details:
- Date: 23 December 2022
- Time: 10:00 AM IST
- Venue: Junction Oval, Melbourne
- Ball-by-ball commentary: SportsTiger App
Playing XI
Melbourne Stars:
- Joe Clarke (wk)
- Thomas Rogers
- Nick Larkin
- Marcus Stoinis
- Beau Webster
- Hilton Cartwright
- Campbell Kellaway
- Luke Wood
- Nathan Coulter-Nile
- Trent Boult
- Adam Zampa (c)
Perth Scorchers:
- Adam Lyth
- Faf du Plessis
- Nick Hobson
- Josh Inglis (wk)
- Ashton Turner (c)
- Aaron Hardie
- Ashton Agar
- Jhye Richardson
- Andrew Tye
- Jason Behrendorff
- Peter Hatzoglou