HEA vs THU T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, BBL 2023
The Gabba is the setting for Wednesday evening’s clash between Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder in Match 16 of the 2023-24 Big Bash League. Brisbane Heat have seven points from four games with three wins and one no-result whereas Sydney Thunder got their first victory this season on Saturday. Read on as we preview this fixture. The game gets underway in Brisbane at 19:15 local time.
Brisbane Heat have won all of the games that they have got on the field for in the 2023-24 Big Bash League so far and even without a couple of key players who are on Test duty are still putting out a very strong team. This will not be an easy fixture but they should have enough to get another win.
Sydney Thunder got over the line with 10 balls and 5 wickets remaining to get their first victory of this campaign on Saturday. However, Brisbane Heat are likely to provide a much tougher opponent than Melbourne Stars and Thunder will need to be on top of their game to be competitive at the Gabba.
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder 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.
HEA vs THU Match Toss Prediction
Although Melbourne Stars won the toss, chose to field first and then lost by 103 runs in Match 1 at the Gabba earlier this month, we predict that both captains will opt to field first if they win the toss ahead of this game.
HEA vs THU Pitch Report
There is plenty of pace and bounce on this pitch and a score of approaching 200 will be considered par. As well as the speed in the wicket, there will also be turn for the spinners.
Brisbane Weather Report
There will be plenty of humidity in Brisbane during this game with thunderstorms forecast ahead of the match. However, the forecast is for dry conditions on Wednesday evening.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder, BBL 2023
Brisbane Heat Team News & Playing 11
HEA Team News
It was no surprise to see Brisbane Heat unchanged from their win over Sydney Thunder in Match 6 to their Match 10 clash with Melbourne Renegades on Thursday. No injuries have been reported so we are anticipating the same XI to take the field in this game.
HEA Key Players
- Matt Renshaw - The 27 year old English born Australian international is in fantastic form across all formats and hit five fours in his unbeaten innings on Thursday.
- Paul Walter - The English all-rounder was a relatively unknown player in Australia ahead of this year’s BBL but he hit a 15-ball 30 not out and took the Player of the Match Award against Melbourne Renegades.
- Xavier Bartlett - The 25 year old pace bowler continued his impressive start to this campaign by bowling Tom Rogers with a yorker in Match 10.
- Mitchell Swepson - The spinner has been a key part of Brisbane Heat’s strong results so far this season and he will enjoy the dry pitch at the Gabba in this game.
HEA Team Form
Brisbane Heat have continued their form from the second half of last season and have won all three of their completed games in the BBL 2023.
Brisbane Heat Predicted Playing 11
Josh Brown, Colin Munro (c), Nathan McSweeney, Matt Renshaw, Sam Billings (wk), Paul Walter, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Swepson
Sydney Thunder Team News & Playing 11
THU Team News
After getting a golden duck against Adelaide Strikers, keeper-batter Matthew Gilkes missed out on selection for the win over Melbourne Stars with Cameron Bancroft taking the gloves and Jason Sangha coming into the top three of the batting line-up.
THU Key Players
- Alex Hales - The former England all-format international has improved on his previous score in all three of his innings in this campaign and struck three sixes in Saturday’s victory.
- Cameron Bancroft - The keeper-batter has scored 129 runs from his three innings so far in this year’s BBL and hit four boundaries against Melbourne Stars in Match 12.
- Daniel Sams - The left-arm fast medium bowler went wicketless in the last game against Brisbane Heat but got the key wickets of Thomas Rogers and Beau Webster on Saturday.
- Zaman Khan - The right-arm pace bowler has had an impressive start to this campaign after returning figures of 2/31 against Brisbane Heat, 1/43 against Adelaide Strikers and 3/24 against Melbourne Stars.
THU Team Form
Sydney Thunder had been competitive in their two defeats in Match 6 and Match 8 but have now got their first win of the campaign.
Sydney Thunder Predicted Playing 11
Cameron Bancroft (wk), Alex Hales, Jason Sangha, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Liam Hatcher, Zaman Khan, Tanveer Sangha
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder Head to Head
After winning both of the clashes between the sides in last year’s BBL, Brisbane Heat are targeting their third successive victory over Sydney Thunder. Before the last two meetings, Sydney Thunder had won four in a row.
HEA vs THU Head to Head Stats in T20s
| |
Matches Played |
HEA Won |
THU Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| Overall |
20 |
12 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder Betting Odds
Who will win Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder T20 Match?
These two teams do look quite well matched even though Brisbane Heat are a few places above Sydney Thunder in the BBL table. Jason Sangha’s return gives Thunder more depth in their batting but we have Brisbane Heat as the top team ahead of this clash.
🏆 Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder Prediction
After getting the better of Melbourne Stars in Albury on Saturday, Sydney Thunder will arrive in Queensland in a much better frame of mind ahead of this game. But whether they have enough talent throughout their team to beat an unbeaten Brisbane Heat is another question. Cameron Bancroft and Alex Hales are both in good form at the top of the order and Daniel Sams was at his best in the last game. However, in front of their home crowd, we are expecting Brisbane Heat to put in another strong performance and we are backing them to get their fourth win of the campaign.
Brisbane Heat to beat Sydney Thunder
Dec 27, 2023
13:45 IST / 8:15 GMT
The Gabba - Brisbane, Australia
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