PER vs BH Final Match Prediction

PER vs BH Team Previews

Perth Scorchers

It seems in all likelihood that the Perth Scorchers will repeat as champions in the BBL Final. The great thing about the team is not only is it stacked with talented batters and bowlers, but also the majority of the squad has stayed there all season, without any call-ups to international games or other T20 leagues, for example.

Perth steamrolled over the Sixers in the Qualifier match and proved to everyone that they’re still the team to beat. They’ve had several days to relax, while the Heat have worked themselves to the bone in order to reach the Final.

The list of skilled batters who can easily pick up a half-century or more is quite ridiculous, as Inglis, Bancroft, and Hardie (443 total runs) have all had four scores above 50 this season. Then you’ve also got Turner with a huge total of 84* in the win over Sydney, as well as Eskinazi being more than capable of hitting huge scores.

The bowling doesn’t suffer in this team, as even though they’ll miss Richardson’s speed and reliability, the Scorchers still have Tye (25 total wickets), Morris, and Behrendorff to devastate the Heat batters. These three pace bowlers have all taken three wickets in a match, and have all been bowling really well in the build-up to the Final.

Brisbane Heat

There’s no doubt that the Heat’s key to victory over the Sixers were the bowlers. Neser (2/28), Kuhnemann (3/17), and Johnson (3/28) were the standouts on the day. While it’s not such a surprise to see Neser (26 wickets overall) perform great with the ball, it was more of a shock for the other two, as neither had been bowling very well in their previous matches.

Regardless of who was bowling, the Heat managed to limit the Sixers to a pretty poor total of 116, which helped an undermanned Brisbane batting lineup pick up the win. Without Labuschagne, Renshaw, and Khawaja in the squad, it was up to others to get the runs… which also didn’t happen, to be honest.

Hain, Peirson (331 total runs), and Brown were the three batters that should have stepped up in this game, but they combined for only 35 runs. The openers and middle order were quite terrible for Brisbane, but thankfully there was someone to save the day yet again, and it was a revelation to see Neser score 48 runs! He’s hardly known as a batter, but he helped the Heat get the victory.