The Perth Scorchers are 1-25 from 3 overs after being sent in by the Brisbane Heat in their clash at The Gabba.
Mitch Marsh struggled to 3 off 9 balls, before he was caught by Liam Haskett in the deep off Xavier Bartlett.
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MATCH PREVIEW
Nathan McSweeney and the Brisbane Heat host Ashton Turner and the Perth Scorchers in a blockbuster BBL15 clash at The Gabba.
Nathan McSweeney won the bat flip and the Heat will bowl first in their clash with the Scorchers.
The Heat are coming off a first up loss to the Renegades, while the Scorchers beat the Sydney Sixers in their season opener.
Colin Munro and Matt Renshaw will lead the charge with the bat for the Heat, while Xavier Bartlett and Shaheen Afridi will be the danger men with the ball.
For the Scorchers Mitchell Marsh and Cooper Connolly will be the key men with the bat, while Joel Paris and Ashton Agar will be key with ball in hand.
The Scorchers will be looking to cement top spot on the ladder, while the last place Heat need to win to keep in touch with the top five.
It sets the scene for a fascinating clash between two former BBL champion teams.
TEAMS
Brisbane Heat: Colin Munro, Jack Wildermuth, Nathan McSweeney (c), Matthew Renshaw, Max Bryant, Hugh Weibgen, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Xavier Bartlett, Shaheen Afridi, Matt Kuhnemann, Liam Haskett
Perth Scorchers: Mitch Marsh, Finn Allen (wk), Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Ashton Turner (c), Laurie Evans, Nick Hobson, Ashton Agar, Jhye Richardson, Joel Paris, Brody Couch
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