Big Bash League 2020-21 (BBL 10), Qualifier: Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers – Weather Forecast And Pitch Report
Published - 30 Jan 2021, 12:08 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:40 AM

The defending champions Sydney Sixers will take on Perth Scorchers in the Qualifier of the Big Bash League 2020/21 (BBL 10) at Manuka Oval (Canberra) on Saturday (30th January) night.
It will be their third meeting in this BBL season, while both teams have already once in their meeting in this season. While Scorchers won by 86 runs, Sixers claimed a 7-wicket victory.
At the end of the league stage of this BBL 10, Sydney Sixers finished on top of the points table with 36 points in 14 games (9 wins and 5 loses) and Perth Scorchers ended in the second position with 32 points in 14 games (8 wins, 5 loses and 1 no result).

Big Bash League 2020-21 (BBL 10), Qualifier: Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers – Weather Forecast
The Qualifier of the BBL 10 will be played at Manuka Oval (Canberra) on Saturday night. Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers will meet in this crucial game which has been scheduled to begin at 07:15 PM (19:15) local time.
According to AccuWeather forecast, there is a chance of raining at Canberra in every hour of Saturday. However, while this match will be played after 07:00 PM (local time), it has lesser chance of raining. While the cricket fans will expect to see the uninterrupted match on Saturday, there is a good chance that rain will crucial interruption in the BBL 10 Qualifier match.
During the match time, the temperature can be between 23°C and 18°C.

Big Bash League 2020-21 (BBL 10), Qualifier: Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers – Pitch Report
Manuka Oval (Canberra) will host this BBL 10 Qualifier between Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers. This venue has already hosted 10 matches in the league stage of this BBL season. Out of those 10 matches of this BBL season at this venue, while the first batting sides have managed to defend successfully for thrice, the second batting teams have successfully chased the targets for seven times. As there is a good chance of raining on Saturday, the toss winning captain is most likely to choose field first.
Observing the results at this venue in this BBL season, while the 180+ totals are chaseable, 200+ totals can be considered for successful defend.

In this BBL season, Sydney Sixers have played twice at this venue and they won both those matches. Meanwhile, Perth Scorchers have also played twice at this venue in this season and they lost both those matches. Moreover, Sixers and Scorchers have already met once at this venue in this season and Sixers won that match by 7 wickets.