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Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers Predictions - Babar Azam to get Sixers off to flying start

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Babar Azam has scored 102*, 34, 74 & 37* runs in his last seven innings.
Mitchell Marsh has scored 46*, 41, 46 & 30 runs in his last six whiteball innings.
Can Sydney Sixers get their Big Bash campaign off to a winning start?

Babar Azam hooks against Sri Lanka (Getty Images).

Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers Predictions

The Sydney Sixers look to have a slight edge over the Perth Scorchers in this clash, winning three of their last five clashes, including two of their last three.

Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers Predictions
Head-to-Head
Perth Scorchers Form
Sydney Sixers Form
Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers Team News & Squads

Sydney Sixers’ Babar Azam averages 40.88 in the Big Bash league.
Sydney Sixers’ Josh Philippe has scored 2453 runs in 98 Big Bash innings.
Perth Scorchers’ Mitchell Marsh has scored 1904 runs in the Big Bash in 70 innings.
Perth Scorchers’ Finn Allen has a strike rate of 173.81 in T20s.

Head-to-Head

Sydney Sixers have won three and lost two of their last five Big Bash matches against Perth Scorchers, including winning three of their last four.

Perth Scorchers Form

Their Scorchers are rich with batting, starting with an explosive opening duo of Mitch Marsh (1081 runs in 2025, ave 41.57) and Finn Allen, who batted at a strike rate of 184.69 last season. Nick Hobson will add vital runs in the middle-order, averaging 35.5 over the last two years (S/R 150.00).

The Scorchers have lost Jason Behrendorff and Andrew Tye from their attack. They will rely on Jhye Richardson to lead an attack (35 BBL wickets, econ 6.95) that includes English leftie David Payne.

Sydney Sixers Form

Babar Azam has been in great whiteball form and will be key for his side’s success in the tournament, scoring 516 runs in 2025 (ave 34.4). He is likely to partner big-scoring Josh Philippe at the top of the order, which could prove a powerful combo.

Ben Dwarshuis has also been in the runs, notching 489 runs (ave 30.56, S/R 150.92) along with bagging 43 wickets at 28 runs apiece. New South Wales skipper Jack Edwards has been in striking form with the ball, raking in 21 wickets at 23.19, adding 177 runs at a strike rate of 122.06.

Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers Team News & Squads

Perth Scorchers (possible XI): Finn Allen, Mitch Marsh, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Ashton Turner (c), Laurie Evans (wk), Nick Hobson, Ashton Agar, Mahli Beardman, Jhye Richardson, David Payne/Matt Kelly.

Sydney Sixers (possible XI): Josh Philippe (wk), Babar Azam, Dan Hughes, Moises Henriques(c), Jordan Silk, Jack Edwards, Ben Dwarshuis, Lachlan Shaw/Hayden Kerr, Mitchell Perry/Sean Abbott, Kane Richardson, Todd Murphy.

Verdict

Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers

I am backing the Sydney Sixers to win. I am also backing Babar Azam to top score for the Sydney Sixers.

Mitchell Marsh is a good bet to top score for the Perth Scorchers.

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