On Boxing Day, Perth Scorchers will host Melbourne Renegades in Match 15 of the Big Bash League 2023-24 season. The home ground of Scorchers, Perth Stadium will host the game. Perth Scorchers are unbeaten after the first three games, on the other hand, Renegades will make their 5th outing this season and searching for the first win. Ahead of the match, let’s analyze the Perth Stadium pitch report and BBL records at the venue. Also, check the Perth Stadium’s last BBL match scorecard.
Perth Stadium has already hosted one match of the season in which Scorchers secured a 9-wicket win over Hobart Hurricanes. The ground is scheduled to host 5 matches this season including the Boxing Day match tomorrow.
Perth Cricket Stadium BBL Records (2022-23)
Perth hosted 9 games during the Big Bash League 2022-23 season. The final of the season was also played here. The chasing sides had dominated the season as in 7 out of 9 matches the target was successfully chased here.
- Matches Played: 9
- Won by the team batting first: 2
- Won by the team batting second: 7
- Matches Tied/No result: 0
- Biggest score while batting first: Perth Scorchers – 212/5 (20) vs Melbourne Renegades
- Lowest score while batting first: Perth Scorchers – 133/7 (20) vs Adelaide Strikers
- Biggest total chased: Perth Scorchers chased 175 vs Brisbane Heat (Final)
- Lowest Score Defended: Perth Scorchers defended 155 vs Sydney Sixers
- Perth Cricket Stadium average 1st innings score in BBL 2022-23: 158
- Perth Cricket Stadium average 2nd innings score in BBL 2022-23: 154
- Best figures for a Pacer: Jhye Richardson (Perth Scorchers) – 4/9 vs Sydney Sixers
- Best figures for a Spinner: Izharulhaq Naveed (Sydney Sixers) – 2/22 vs Perth Scorchers
- Highest score by a Batter: Cameron Bancroft(Perth Scorchers) – 95(50) vs Melbourne Renegades
Perth Stadium Pitch Report for BBL 2023-24
The pitch at Perth generally provides pace and bounce to the pacers. The bowlers who will hit the deck hard can be effective here. The average first innings score of 158 suggests that the batting first side will look to reach above 180, given the venue has a high success rate during the chases. Spinners will play their role but they usually don’t get many wickets at this venue.
Perth Stadium Last BBL Match Scorecard
Last week, on December 20, 2023, Perth Stadium hosted its first match of the BBL 2023-24 season. Hobart Hurricanes set a 173-run target for the hosts, but the Scorchers made it look like a cakewalk, securing an easy 9-wicket win.
| Hobart Hurricanes: 172-8 (20) | Perth Scorchers: 173-1 (16.1) |
| Chris Jordan: 59(20) | Aaron Hardie: 85*(45) |
| Nikhil Chaudhary: 40(31) | Zak Crawley: 65*(46) |
| Mitchell Owen: 28(22) | Cooper Connolly: 5(7) |
| Jason Behrendorff: 4 – 0 – 25 – 4 | Chris Jordan: 3 – 0 – 25 – 1 |
| Andrew Tye: 4 – 0 – 49 – 2 | |
| Ashton Agar : 3 – 0 – 15 – 1 |
