At the Carrara Oval in Gold Coast, Queensland, Sydney Thunder and Brisbane Heat will square off in a league game of the Big Bash League for the 2022–23 season. Both teams would like to win this game because they aren’t having excellent seasons overall. Since this will be the first game played there this season, the field will be closely scrutinised.
The Sydney Thunder experienced triumph in the most recent game after losing their previous three games in a row. The team of Alex Hales and Matt Gilkes made sure of an easy victory, and they would like to carry that momentum into this game. In the last game, Chris Green and Daniel Sams both bowled some outstanding spells.
Carrara Oval pitch report
The first game of the current BBL season will be played at the Carrara Oval in Gold Coast, which is also known as the Metricon Stadium commercially. Three BBL games were played on this venue’s grounds in the previous season, and batting was not particularly straightforward.
Two of the three games played here last season—in which the average first-inning score was just 139 runs—were won by the chasing clubs. Due to the wicket’s good quantity of bounce, pacers typically win this match. The spinners can potentially have a significant impact in the second inning. The batters may benefit from the reduced boundaries.
Match details
- Match: Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder
- Date and Time: December 29, 2022, Thursday, 12:35 pm IST
- Venue: Carrara Oval, Queensland
Weather Forecast
With temperatures hovering around 25 degrees Celsius, playing conditions will be fairly comfortable. There will be 50 percent humidity.
Probable XIs
Brisbane Heat
- Alex Hales
- Matthew Gilkes (wk)
- Rilee Rossouw
- Oliver Davies
- Daniel Sams
- Alex Ross
- Nathan McAndrew
- Chris Green (c)
- Gurinder Sandhu
- Brendan Doggett
- Usman Qadir.
Sydney Thunder
- Alex Hales
- Matthew Gilkes (wk)
- Rilee Rossouw
- Oliver Davies
- Daniel Sams
- Alex Ross
- Nathan McAndrew
- Chris Green (c)
- Gurinder Sandhu
- Brendan Doggett
- Usman Qadir.
Where to watch
Sony Sports Network on TV, and Sony LIV App for live streaming