Cricket Free Tips | BBL 2020-21, Knockout: Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat

The Knockout of BBL 2020-21 will be held at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, played between Sydney Thunder and Brisbane Heat. The match will be kicked off on 31st January (Sunday) at 14:15 (GMT+6).

The Brisbane Heat did a great job of reaching where they are at the moment. First, the team won their last two group stage matches to make it to the playoffs, one of which was against a star-studded Perth Scorchers side. Then, they beat the Adelaide Strikers in the eliminator.

They would have to bear in mind that a job half-done is as great as a job not done, with all of that being said and done. To make it to the final, they need to defeat two more sides, the first of which is the Sydney Thunder. As for Sydney Thunder, they should also be high on confidence because they defeated the Adelaide Strikers in their last match.

Weather
There is a rainfall forecast from 8am to 9am, but it will be sunny in Canberra after that. During the game, the temperature will stay around 21°C.

Pitch
Manuka Oval’s track is mostly a balanced one, but, compared to the first, it supports the batsmen a lot more in the 2nd innings.

Average first innings score: 164 (Last 5 BBL 2020-21 games played at the venue)
Chasing Teams Records: 5 Wins, 0 Lost, 0 Tied

Probable Playing XIs

Sydney Thunder:
Callum Ferguson (C), Sam Billings (WK), Usman Khawaja, Chris Green, Alex Hales, Tanveer Sangha, Ben Cutting, Adam Milne, Daniel Sams, Brendan Doggett, Nathan McAndrew.

Brisbane Heat:
Chris Lynn (C), Jimmy Peirson (WK), Max Bryant, Joe Burns, Lewis Gregory, Joe Denly, Xavier Bartlett, Jack Wildermuth, Mark Steketee, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Swepson.

Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat Dream11:
Alex Hales (C), Chris Lynn (VC), Sam Billings, Jimmy Peirson, Callum Ferguson, Marnus Labuschagne, Daniel Sams, Tanveer Sangha, Mark Steketee, Nathan McAndrew, Mitchell Swepson

At 8.0 Cr, Nathan McAndrew could be an absolute steal. He has picked up fifteen wickets and is under 30 on average.