STR vs HEA T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, BBL 2023
Match 3 of the 2023-24 Big Bash League sees Adelaide Strikers take on Brisbane Heat at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday evening. Adelaide Strikers picked up five wins last season but finished in seventh place in the group stage. Brisbane Heat got off to a brilliant start on Thursday when they beat Melbourne Stars by 103 runs. Read on as we preview this match. The game gets underway in Adelaide at 19:15 local time.
Adelaide Strikers won their first three games of the season last year and also came out on top in five of their opening eight. They will be looking for a strong start in front of their home supporters and will fancy their chances of beating Brisbane Heat in this game.
Brisbane Heat got off to the best possible start in this year’s tournament hitting over 200 and then dismissing the opposition from 15.1 overs. They will travel to Adelaide full of self-belief and with the knowledge that they could get far ahead of many other teams with a second successive win.
Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat T20 Match Live Streaming
TV channels:This game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Cricket, Fox Sports, Seven Network and the Star Sports Network.
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Kayo, Sky Go and Disney+ Hotstar
STR vs HEA Match Toss Prediction
At the Adelaide Oval, 57.8% of games have been won by the team batting first. As a result, we predict that the captains on both teams will choose to bat first in this match.
STR vs HEA Pitch Report
The average score at this venue last year was 169 and we expect a par score to be around 175 in this match. Pace bowlers will get the most assistance from this pitch.
Adelaide Weather Report
Rain is forecast on Friday evening and late into the night on Saturday but we expect dry conditions during this match. The temperature will be around 24 degrees with cloudy conditions.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat, BBL 2023
Adelaide Strikers Team News & Playing 11
STR Team News
James Bazley damaged his hamstring over two weeks ago during a Sheffield Shield game and he is unlikely to be risked in this match although he is rehabilitating well. Travis Head and Alex Carey are both also out due to the upcoming Test against Pakistan.
STR Key Players
- Matt Short - Only Aaron Hardie hit more runs than the Adelaide Strikers opener in last year’s tournament where he hit one hundred and two half-centuries.
- Chris Lynn - The experienced top order batter hit 416 runs across the 2022-23 BBL and is the all time leading run scorer in the tournament with over 3400 runs.
- Henry Thornton - The right-arm quick bowler has taken 30 wickets from 17 games and he will enjoy playing on this pitch in Adelaide which will offer assistance for his style of bowling.
- Wes Agar - the 26 year old fast bowler has taken 74 T20 wickets and returned figures of 4/6 in one match. He will fancy his chances of picking up wickets against this Brisbane Heat line-up.
Adelaide Strikers Predicted Playing 11
Matt Short (c), D’Arcy Short, Chris Lynn, Adam Hose, Thomas Kelly, Jamie Overton, Harry Nielsen, Ben Manenti, Wes Agar, Henry Thornton, David Payne
Brisbane Heat Team News & Playing 11
HEA Team News
There will be at least two changes for Brisbane Heat in this game with skipper Usman Khawaja and top order batter Marnus Labuschagne heading off for international duty after the opening match win over Melbourne Stars. Josh Brown and Jack Wood are expected to come in.
HEA Key Players
- Colin Munro - The former New Zealand international hit nine fours and five sixes as he took the attack to the Melbourne Stars bowlers on Thursday.
- Sam Billings - The keeper-batter will take on the captaincy role with Usman Khawaja’s absence. He is an attacking batter and contributed 18 runs at a strike-rate of 163.63 in the opening game.
- Mitchell Swepson - The leg-spinner may find the Adelaide pitch not quite as receptive to spin as the Gabba but he will be full of confidence after dismissing Glenn Maxwell and Josh Burns in Match 1.
- Michael Neser - The experienced bowling all-rounder took his 100th and 101st BBL dismissals on Thursday with the big wickets of openers Thomas Rogers and Sam Harper.
HEA Team Form
Brisbane Heat produced a brilliant display with both bat and ball in their opening game victory in Match 1 of BBL 2023.
Brisbane Heat Predicted Playing 11
Josh Brown, Colin Munro, Jack Wood, Sam Billings (c) (wk), Max Bryant, Paul Walter, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann
Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat Head to Head
Brisbane Heat have beaten Adelaide Strikers in four of the last five head to heads including by 6 runs and by 17 runs in their last two meetings. Overall, the score is 9-9 after 18 clashes.
STR vs HEA Head to Head Stats in T20s
| |
Matches Played |
STR Won |
HEA Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| Overall |
18 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat Betting Odds
The bookies are expecting a close contest between the two sides in Adelaide on Saturday evening. Adelaide Strikers are slight favourites at 1.72 with Brisbane Heat at 1.95 to win.
Who will win Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat T20 Match?
Brisbane Heat were exceptional against Melbourne Stars but will be missing 58 runs from Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne in this game. Looking at the two XIs, we think that Adelaide Strikers have the more quality in their team.
🏆 Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat Prediction
A Friday evening under the lights in Adelaide is always a brilliant experience in the BBL and this game has added interest after Brisbane Heat’s impressive start to the campaign on Thursday. However, Adelaide Strikers are a much stronger team and will be very hard to beat in front of their own passionate supporters. Our prediction is for Adelaide Strikers to win a close contest.
Adelaide Strikers to beat Brisbane Heat
Dec 09, 2023
13:45 IST / 8:15 GMT
Adelaide Oval - Adelaide, Australia
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