THU vs HEA T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips, BBL 2023
Sydney Thunder and Brisbane Heat lock horns in Match 6 of the 2023 Big Bash League at the Manuka Oval. For Thunder, this is their opening fixture of this year’s tournament after they were knocked out in the Eliminator last season. Brisbane Heat have won one and had one no-result so far in this campaign. Read on as we preview this game. The match begins at 19:15 local time in Canberra.
Sydney Thunder were inconsistent during last year’s campaign but still picked up enough points to get into the play-offs. Some of their young players will be more experienced ahead of this year’s competition and we expect them to get off to a winning start.
Brisbane Heat travelled all the way to Adelaide only to see no play at all in Match 3 on Saturday but that means that they come into this game still unbeaten after two fixtures. However, this will be a very tough game to maintain their unbeaten run.
Sydney Thunder 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
THU vs HEA Match Toss Prediction
With 60.9% of T20 games won by teams batting second at this ground, it would be a big surprise if the skippers for both teams did not elect to field first after winning the toss.
THU vs HEA Pitch Report
Over the last 12 months, this has not been one of the highest scoring venues in T20 cricket and a par score will be no higher than 155 in this game on Tuesday.
Canberra Weather Report
Cloudy and humid conditions are forecast in Canberra on Tuesday evening with the temperature dropping from 26 degrees to 21 degrees but very little chance of any rain interruptions.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat, BBL 2023
Sydney Thunder Team News & Playing 11
THU Team News
There are a couple of injury doubts for Sydney Thunder with Liam Hatcher likely to miss out but Ollie Davies expected to be fine to play against Brisbane Heat. Thunder do not have any players unavailable due to the Test series with Pakistan.
THU Key Players
- Oliver Davies - The 23 year old batter had a breakthrough season last year hitting three half-centuries and a strike-rate of 133.73 across the campaign.
- Matthew Gilkes - The left-hander doubles up as the wicket-keeper and opener for Brisbane Heat and has a top score of 93 across his T20 career.
- Chris Green- the captain and off-spinner made his international debut in India last month and has the ability to influence the game with both bat and ball.
- Nathan McAndrew - The bowling all-rounder is often given the ball during the opening and final overs of the innings. He took 3 wickets during an over in a BBL game last season.
THU Team Form
Sydney Thunder were beaten by Brisbane Heat in their last game and lost three of their last five matches in last year’s BBL.
Sydney Thunder Predicted Playing 11
Matthew Gilkes (wk), Alex Hales, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Sangha, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Zaman Khan, Tanveer Sangha
Brisbane Heat Team News & Playing 11
HEA Team News
We expect Brisbane Heat to put out the same XI that they intended to take to the field with in Adelaide before the rain arrived on Saturday. Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja remain unavailable due to preparations for the First Test versus Pakistan.
HEA Key Players
- Colin Munro - The opener has struck over 10300 T20 runs across his career and will be looking to build on his 99 not out in the win over Melbourne Stars.
- Sam Billings - The England all-format international keeper-batter averaged 40.57 in the 2021-22 BBL and is recognised as a clean striker of the ball.
- Xavier Bartlett - The 24 year old right-arm fast medium bowler had an excellent start to this BBL 2023 with two wickets in the 15th over of Melbourne Stars’ innings.
- Michael Neser - The 33 year old bowler picked up two wickets in an over to get Brisbane Heat off to the perfect start in the field on Thursday.
HEA Team Form
Brisbane Heat put in an exceptional performance in Match 1 and should be well rested for this game after not one ball was bowled in Adelaide on Saturday.
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
Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat Head to Head
After winning four consecutive head to heads, Sydney Thunder were beaten by Brisbane Heat by 8 runs in their last meeting earlier this year. Heat lead the overall head to head 11-7.
THU vs HEA Head to Head Stats in T20s
| |
Matches Played |
THU Won |
HEA Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| Overall |
19 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat Betting Odds
According to the bookies, this game is likely to be very close and well contested. Sydney Thunder are marginally favourites at 1.83 with Brisbane Heat at 1.90.
Who will win Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat T20 Match?
Looking at the two playing squads, there is not much to choose between the teams. If anything, Brisbane Heat may be a little light with their batting line-up so we expect Sydney Thunder to be the top side.
🏆 Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat Prediction
With most pundits expecting a tight fixture in Canberra, this game could well go the distance and be concluded in the 20th over of the second innings. Brisbane Heat got off to an excellent start against Melbourne Stars but we expect Sydney Thunder to be a tougher opponent. Our prediction is for a close match with Sydney Thunder’s batting line-up doing enough to win the game.
Sydney Thunder to beat Brisbane Heat
Dec 12, 2023
13:45 IST / 8:15 GMT
Manuka Oval - Canberra, Australia
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