In their last game this season, Brisbane Heat defeated Sydney Thunder by 20 runs.
Preview
HEA vs THU will clash on each other in the 16th match of BBL 2023-24 on Wednesday (December 27) at The Gabba in Brisbane. Heat have won three out of four matches and are ranked first in the points table. Thunder have managed just one win in three games and are fifth in the points tally.
Both teams have played a total of 19 matches so far. Heat have won 12 matches, while Thunder have won on seven occasions. In their last game this season, Heat defeated Thunder by 20 runs after posting a total of 151 runs for the loss of seven wickets on the board. Mitchell Swepson took two wickets for 26 runs in four overs and won the Player of the Match award.
The Heat defeated Melbourne Renegades in their last game by six wickets after chasing down the target of 163 runs in 18.1 overs. Matt Renshaw remained unbeaten on 49 runs off 37 deliveries and was the highest run-scorer for the team. Paul Walter was the pick of the bowlers and returned with three wickets for 27 runs in four overs.
Thunder took on Melbourne Stars in their last match, where Stars elected to bat after winning the toss. They were bundled out for 172 runs on the last delivery of their innings. Thunder won the game in 18.2 overs with four wickets in hand. Alex Hales was the highest scorer for the team, with 40 runs off just 26 deliveries. Zaman Khan won the Player of the Match award for his bowling performance. He took three wickets for 24 runs in four overs.
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Match Information
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder, 16th Match
Big Bash League, 27 Dec 2023, Wed, 1:45 PM IST ,Brisbane
Probable PlayingXI
Brisbane Heat
C Munro(C), Josh Brown, Matt Renshaw, NA McSweeney, PI Walter, Michael Neser, Sam Billings, Xavier Bartlett, SH Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Swepson
Bench: Jimmy Peirson, Usman Khawaja, Max Bryant, Marnus Labuschagne, Will Prestwidge, Jack Wildermuth, Lachlan Hearne, Jack Wood, CA Wakim, Jordan Buckingham, Callum Vidler
Sydney Thunder
AD Hales, Jason Sangha, Oliver Davies, AI Ross, DR Sams, N McAndrew, CT Bancroft, Chris Green(C), Liam Hatcher, Z Khan, Tanveer Sangha
Bench: M Gilkes, Blake Nikitaras, David Warner, Gurinder Sandhu, Liam Doddrell, William Salzmann, S Konstas, Toby Gray
Injury News
(Will be added when there is an update)
Weather Report: Moderate Rain
Win Prediction: Brisbane Heat
Pitch Condition: Batting
Avg 1st Inning Score :189
Pitch Report
Captains: 9.5
Paul Walter HEA ALL
He has taken five wickets in three matches at an average of 18.60, an economy of 10.33, and a strike rate of 10.80. With the bat, Sams has made 34 runs at a strike rate of 141.66.
Xavier Bartlett HEA