Big Bash League: Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder Prediction - preview

The Heat have had a rollercoaster of a season and sit bottom of the points table with just a single win in four games. After a humiliating 10-wicket defeat to the same opponents in the reverse fixture, they go into this encounter with a broad chest.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Check out our XI playing in Brisbane tonight, where we will be batting first, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThunderNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThunderNation</a>! 👊 <a href="https://t.co/zKnMzGKAGU">pic.twitter.com/zKnMzGKAGU</a></p>&mdash; Sydney Thunder (@ThunderBBL) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThunderBBL/status/1608352150043885572?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The Thunder, on the other hand, have managed just two wins in five matches and are sixth in the table with a net run rate of -0.795. Their recent 10-wicket win over the Heat would be a morale booster ahead of this game.

Pitch Report

The Carrara Oval is ready for the first match of the tournament. So far, the surface has favoured teams batting second, so the captain who wins the toss will look to bat first.

Players to watch

Sam Billings

Mark Steketee

Alex Hales

Chris Green

Match prediction: Sydney Thunder will win the match because the last match Thunder won by ten wickets and it will put pressure on the opponents

Squad:

Brisbane Heat squad: Max Bryant, Colin Munro, Matt Renshaw, Sam Billings, Ross Whiteley, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson(w/c), Xavier Bartlett, Mark Steketee, James Bazley, Josh Brown, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Swepson

Sydney Thunder squad: Matthew Gilkes(w), Alex Hales, Rilee Rossouw, Oliver Davies, Daniel Sams, Alex Ross, Chris Green(c), Gurinder Sandhu, Nathan McAndrew, Brendan Doggett, Usman Qadir, Sam Whiteman, Joel Davies, Blake Nikitaras, Toby Gray, Ben Cutting, Baxter Holt