Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat Match Details
Match: Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat, Challenger | BBL 2022-23
Date: Thursday, 02 February 2023
Time: 13:15 (GMT+5) / 13:45 (GMT+5.5) / 14:15 (GMT+6)
Format: T20
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat Preview
- Brisbane Heat won both of their knockout matches in three days.
- In the previous qualification match, the Sydney Sixers were defeated by the Scorchers by 7 wickets.
- The Brisbane Heat overcame the Melbourne Renegades by 7 wickets in their quarterfinal match to clinch a spot in the finals versus the Scorchers.
The Sydney Sixers and Brisbane Heat square off in the 2022-23 Big Bash League Challenger play-off on Thursday evening at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The winner of this game will advance to Saturday’s final against the Perth Scorchers. The game begins at 19:25 local time in Sydney.
The Sydney Sixers were defeated in the Qualifier but have been in excellent form in recent weeks. They’ll come into this game with a lot of confidence.
The Brisbane Heat have risen from nowhere in the second half of the competition, but they may struggle in this match without their Test hitters.
Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat Weather Report, Toss Prediction, and Pitch Report
Conditions are mostly sunny, with any cloud cover dissipating toward the end of the game. Throughout the contest, the temperature will dip from 24 to 20 degrees.
The team batting first has won 53.5% of T20 matches at the SCG. We anticipate that both teams will want to bat in this game first.
In this year’s tournament, the highest score on this pitch was 187-2, with most first innings totals ranging from 145-155. This pitch has spin, as well as pace and bounce.
Sydney Sixers Team News & Probable Playing XIs
We expect left-handed opener Daniel Hughes to return to the XI for this game, however, he will be under a lot of pressure to fill the vacancy left by Steve Smith. Hughes scored 28 points in his last BBL outing, and we don’t expect any additional changes to the lineup.
Recent form – L W W W W
Sydney Sixers’ Probable XI
Josh Philippe (wk), Hayden Kerr, Dan Christian, Steve O’Keefe, Izarulhaq Haveed, Kurtis Patterson, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes, Jordan Silk, Ben Dwarshuis, and Sean Abbott.
Brisbane Heat Team News & Probable Playing XIs
The Brisbane Heat’s XI will be changed at least three times in this game, with captain Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, and Matt Renshaw all away on Australia’s Test tour of India. Only Josh Brown remains in the Heat’s starting lineup for this game.
Recent form – W W L W W
Brisbane Heat’s Probable XI
Jimmy Peirson (c) (wk), Josh Brown, Sam Hain, Matthew Kuhnemann, Spencer Johnson, Max Bryant, Nathan McSweeney, Ross Whiteley, Michael Neser, James Bazley, and Xavier Bartlett.
Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat Head-to-Head Stats (Last 5 matches)
| Team | Won | Lost | NR |
| Sydney Sixers | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Brisbane Heat | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat – Challenger, Dream 11
Wicket-keeper
- Josh Philippe
- Jimmy Peirson
Batters
- Moises Henriques
- Jordan Silk (c)
- Sam Hain
All-Rounders
- Dan Christian
- Michael Neser
- James Bazley
- Hayden Kerr
Bowlers
- Sean Abbott (vc)
- Xavier Bartlett
Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat Prediction
Winning the toss
- Sydney Sixers
Top batsman
- Sydney Sixers – Josh Philippe
- Brisbane Heat – Jimmy Peirson
Top bowler
- Sydney Sixers – Sean Abbott
- Brisbane Heat – Mark Steketee
Most sixes
- Sydney Sixers – Josh Philippe
- Brisbane Heat – Jimmy Peirson
Player of the Match
- Sydney Sixers – Josh Philippe
Team Scores Batting First
- Sydney Sixers – 200+
- Brisbane Heat – 180+
Sydney Sixers is the favourite to win this match.
With a BBL final versus the Perth Scorchers on the line, we predict a thrilling Challenger match at the SCG. Brisbane Heat is significantly weaker without their three-Test hitters, but Steve Smith is perhaps a bigger loss for Sydney Sixers. However, the Sixers have Sean Abbott, a superb BBL bowler, and we anticipate him to make a difference. Sydney Sixers are expected to win.