Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder: BBL 2024 Preview

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Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder: The Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder will play their 16th Big Bash League match of 2023–24 at The Gabba, the home field of the Brisbane Heat. The Brisbane Heat will be feeling good after defeating the Melbourne Renegades in their last match. The Sydney Thunder overcame the Melbourne Stars, demonstrating their impressive form as well.

After winning three of their last four games, the Brisbane Heat shared the spoils in the final encounter. Their batters have a strong track record at this location and are in good form. There has only been one victory for the Sydney Thunder, and their bowlers have shown mixed results. Seeing if Sydney Thunder can flip the script will be interesting.

The 16th T20 match between Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder will take place on December 27th, 2023, at The Gabba, Woolloongabba, Australia.

Match Details to Note:

Match: Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder, 16th T20 match

Date: December 27th, 2023 (Wednesday)

Time: 01:45 PM IST

Venue: The Gabba, Woolloongabba, Australia.

Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder

Brisbane Heat (Match Odds- 1.75)

Preview

Colin Munro’s season has gotten off to an amazing start. They are currently leading the points table after defeating the Melbourne Renegades by six wickets in their most recent match. Munro wants his team to stay on this current winning streak and hold the top spot on the points table.

Josh Brown and Colin Munro, the team’s openers, have performed well in the competition; the team will need a strong start from them. They can count on runs from Matt Renshaw, Nathan McSweeney, and Sam Billings because their middle order is potent. The team bats deep, looking to the lower middle order for runs from Paul Walter and Xavier Bartlett.

With big hitters at the top like Sydney Thunder’s Michael Neser and Spencer Johnson, the team can anticipate strong performances from them. After bowling well in the previous game, Matthew Kuhnemann will try to limit the amount of runs scored in the middle overs against Xavier Bartlett. Paul Walter and Mitchell Swepson give this attack more diversity.

Full Squad:

Xavier Bartlett, Sam Billings (England), Josh Brown, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan McSweeney, Colin Munro (New Zealand), Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Jack Wildermuth, Paul Walter (England), Jack Wood.

Players to watch out for:

Colin Munro

Matthew Kuhnemann

After bowling well in the previous game, Matthew Kuhnemann will try to limit the number of runs scored in the middle overs

Possible Playing XI:

Colin Munro (c), Josh Brown, Nathan McSweeney, Matt Renshaw, Sam Billings (wk), Paul Walter, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Swepson

Sydney Thunder (Match Odds- 2.10)

Preview

The team led by Chris Green ended their two-game losing streak and won their first game of the year. The team hopes to use their five-wicket victory over the Melbourne Stars to their advantage as they prepare for an extremely difficult match. To win this game, Green would need his bowlers to perform well.

In the previous game, Alex Hales and Cameron Bancroft put up a 78-run partnership, and the team will be looking for a similar display from them. Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, and Jason Sangha form a strong middle order that must perform well in this match. For the team to win, Chris Green, Daniel Sams, and Nathan McAndrew need to score fast runs in the lower middle order.

The side will need a strong performance from Chris Green and Liam Hatcher in this game because the bowling attack hasn’t been playing at its peak. Daniel Sams will feel confident because he took four wickets in the previous game. He needs to perform well with McAndrew in the middle overs. For the team to win, Sangha and Zaman Khan in supporting roles need to perform well.

Full Squad:

Jason Sangha (c), Cameron Bancroft, Ollie Davies, Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales, Liam Hatcher, Nathan McAndrew, Blake Nikitaras, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Zaman Khan

Players to watch out for:

Cameron Bancroft

In the previous game, Alex Hales and Cameron Bancroft put up a 78-run partnership, and the team will be looking for a similar display from them.

Daniel Sams

Daniel Sams will feel confident because he took four wickets in the previous game. He needs to perform well with McAndrew in the middle overs.

Possible Playing XI:

Chris Green (c), Cameron Bancroft (wk), Alex Hales, Jason Sangha, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Nathan McAndrew, Liam Hatcher, Zaman Khan, Tanveer Sangha

Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder Head-to-Head:

Brisbane has won 12 of the 19 games that have already been played between the two teams, while Sydney Thunder has won 7.

Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder Toss Prediction:

At this location, there was a high-scoring match that was won by the team that batted first. The captains will be thinking about the outcome during the toss because it’s an excellent opportunity to score highly. Without hesitation, the team that wins the toss should bat first.

Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder Pitch Report:

Brisbane is expected to see rain on December 27, so it will be a miracle if the game goes on as planned. Batsmen would have to play to the ball’s merits because it would do a lot of work on the surface. In this game, the team batting first would be content to score 170 runs.

Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder Match Report:

Sydney Thunder won the previous game, but this one will be extremely difficult for them. The team needs a strong performance from the bowlers if they are to win because their bowling attack hasn’t been playing at its best. This season, the Brisbane Heat hasn’t dropped a game, and their batting lineup is clicking. They will become the contest’s favorites as a result.

Brisbane Heat is the clear to win the Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder match at the odds of 1.75