After winning their first game, the Sydney Thunder have now lost three in a row. Apart from Alex Hales, the rest of the batters have underwhelmed, as have the bowlers. The side’s batting looks shaky again with Jason Sangha out.
The Brisbane Heat won their first match of the season in the previous match and will look to build on that momentum. Last time, Sam Billings and Max Bryant performed admirably. This team’s bowling unit seems to be excellent, but they will be missing James Bazley in this game.
Match Details:
- Match: Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat, Match 17, Big Bash League 2022-23
- Date and Time: December 27, 2022, Tuesday, 01:45 pm IST
- Venue: Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Heat Match Prediction
So far, the seasons of the Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder have been very similar. The Heat, though, will be more confident after defeating the Strikers. The Heat are overwhelming favourites to win their upcoming game.
Prediction: Brisbane Heat will win this match.
Top picks
- Max Bryant: Bryant was the Brisbane Heat’s last match hero, helping them win their first game of the season.
- Sam Billings: The English keeper had a fantastic inning against the Strikers, his first excellent game of the season.
- Mark Steketee: Steketee took four wickets in the previous encounter and led the team to victory with the help of Neser and Kuhnemann.
- Alex Hales: Hales has been inconsistent recently and will want to alter that against the Heat.
- Gurinder Sandhu: The Thunder’s seasoned bowler will try to continue his consistency.
Prediction Dream 11 and Fantasy Team:
- Wicketkeeper: S. Billings
- Batters: C. Munro, A. Hales, M. Bryant, R. Rossouw
- All-rounders: M. Renshaw, M. Neser, J. Sangha
- Bowlers: G. Sandhu, M. Steketee, N. McAndrew
Captain and Vice-Captain choices:
- Captain –Daniel Sams, Alex Ross.
- Vice-Captain –James Bazley, Chris Lynn.
pitch report.
So far in the tournament, the surface has aided the fast bowlers. Winning the toss and batting first should be the strategy for teams going ahead.
Weather Forecast
There is no chance of rain for the time being. Temperatures about 25 degrees Celsius will provide comfortable playing conditions. The relative humidity will be approximately 60%.
Probable XIs
Sydney Thunder
- Alex Hales
- Matthew Gilkes (wk)
- Rilee Rossouw
- Oliver Davies
- Daniel Sams
- Alex Ross
- Nathan McAndrew
- Ben Cutting
- Chris Green (c)
- Gurinder Sandhu
- Brendan Doggett
Brisbane Heat
- Max Bryant
- Colin Munro
- Matt Renshaw
- Sam Billings
- Jimmy Peirson (c & wk)
- Ross Whiteley
- Michael Neser
- James Bazley
- Mark Steketee
- Mitchell Swepson
- Matthew Kuhnemann
Where to watch
TV: Sony Sports Network
Live Streaming: Sony LIV App