Who will win Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers 2nd Semi final match?
The 2nd semi final of the Big Bash League will be played between Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers on January 25, 2017. The match will be played at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba in Brisbane and the live action will begin at 18:40 local time.
Read ahead for our prediction of the Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers match of the Big Bash League 2016-17.
Toss
The team that wins the toss is recommended to bat first, as the pitch is likely to be less favourable to the bowlers, and a good score can be expected.
Brisbane Heat Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Brisbane Heat are not expected to make any big changes to the current squad in the semi final against Sydney Sixers, and none of the players have been injured.
Key Players
Brisbane Heat have good batsmen who have performed well over time and will be expected to take command in the semi final match. Joe Burns, Brendon McCullum, and Alex Ross are the top scorers for Heat and will hopefully make big runs against Sixers. The bowlers have been playing as good as the batsmen, and are set to take up wickets. Mark Steketee has been the top wicket-taker and will be looked up to take charge and lead the bowling attack,
Recent Form
Brisbane Heat have played 8 matches in this season of BBL so far and have won 5 of them. They lost their last one against Melbourne Renegades by just 1 run. They’re on the 2nd position on the points table and have the full potential to play the final match.
Brisbane Heat Predicted XI
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Brendon McCullum, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Alex Ross, Joe Burns (c), Mitchell Swepson, Jack Wildermuth, Mark Steketee, Ben Cutting, Marnus Labuschagne, Nick Buchanan, Sam Heazlett.
Sydney Sixers Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Sydney Sixers are most likely to play the semi final without making any changes to their current team, and no injuries have been reported to any of the players.
Key Players
Daniel Hughes and Moises Henriques will be the key batsmen on whom the team will be depending on to score well. Nic Maddinson and Brad Haddin can pitch in a few runs as well if they try harder, as this match is important for the team. Sean Abbott has been the go-to bowler in the team for taking wickets and will hopefully live up to his role in this match too. Ben Dwarshuis and Nathan Lyon have also been bowling well and will be expected to help the team in restricting their opponent’s score.
Recent Form
Sydney Sixers are on the 3rd position on the points table of BBL 06, and have won 5 games out of the 8 they’ve played in this season, including their last match against Melbourne Stars that brought them into the semi-final.
Sydney Sixers Predicted XI
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Daniel Hughes, Nic Maddinson, Brad Haddin (wk), Moises Henriques (c), Johan Botha, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Michael Lumb, Colin Munro, Nathan Lyon, Jackson Bird.
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers Head to Head
Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers have played just one match against each other in this season, where Sydney Sixers won. Both teams played a match in the previous season as well, where Brisbane Heat won.
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers Betting Odds
Brisbane Heat have a strong team and the batting and bowling departments compliment each other well, their odds to win this match are 1.94 with 1xbet and 1.80 with bet365. Sydney Sixers have good players too and can win if they push themselves hard, their odds being 2.04 with betfair and 2.00 with bet365.
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers Prediction
Brisbane Heat have a very good combination of batsmen and bowlers and will be utilising them well like they have in the past. Sydney Sixers will need to take their game up a notch to give a tough competition to Brisbane Heat.
Brisbane Heat have a strong team and have been playing well throughout the season, and we predict them to win this match.
Back Brisbane Heat to win @ 1.94 with 1xbet and 1.80 with bet365
Jan 25, 2017
14:10 IST / 8:40 GMT
The Gabba - Brisbane, Australia
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