Delivering a stinker against Melbourne Renegades in their opening game, Perch Scorchers were condemned to a crushing defeat. Having elected to bat first, they delivered 130 runs throughout the 20 overs and trailed the opposition by seven wickets. Heading into this second fixture, Ashton Turner will be spurring his boys on to deliver a better performance as they seek their first points of the season. A poor show from openers Josh Inglis and Colin Munro got PS to a bad start versus MR. Down the middle order, the likes of Mitchell Marsh, Turner and Joe Clarke had decent games but couldnt quite hit their former high marks. While Aaron Hardie had a field day, he will need both Jhye Richardson and Cameron Bancroft to provide more runs ahead of him.
Lazio had a frankly weak start this season. Simone Inzaghi’s team is currently only on the ninth line in the table. The Eagles are unlikely to give up their claims for a place in the Champions League. They lack six points until the fourth Juventus, which are still quite possible to win back. In the last round Lazio sensationally lost 0:1 to Verona at home, having suffered their second home defeat in a row.
