BBL 2022/23 – Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder, match preview, predicted lineups
Brisbane Heat take on Sydney Thunder on Thursday in the first game of the double-header in BBL 2022/23 as the season moves ahead. Both teams will be looking for a win here.
Date and Time : 29th December 2022, 6:05 PM (Local)
Venue : Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast
Brisbane Heat are not having the best of their campaigns as they find themselves rock bottom of the table with a nrr of -1.196 and 2 points in the kitty in 4 games.
The Heat batting need to score huge runs to challenge the opponents firmly. Bowling wise they have to be clinical.
Head coach Seccombe will tell his players to be professional in their approach and execute the game plans.
On the other hand, Sydney Thunder too have been not at their best in the campaign and languish in the bottom of the table with 4 points from 5 games.
Thunder batting clicked in the last game in the reverse fixture but they need to be clinical. Bowling wise they have been controlling and would want to.
Coach Bayliss will ask his men to deliver and produce the goods.
The wicket, is a good one for bowling.
Team news and possible lineups
There are no fresh injury concerns for both sides at the moment.
Brisbane Heat XI : Bartlett, Billings, Bryant, Kuhnemann, Munro, Neser, Peirson (C), Renshaw, Steketee, Swepson, Whiteley.
Sydney Thunder XI : O. Davies, Doggett, Gilkes, Chris green (C), Hales, N. McAndrew, A. Ross, R. Rossouw, D. Sams, U. Qadir, G. Sandhu.
Prediction
Sydney Thunder comprehensively defeated the Brisbane Heat the last time out and it will be in the minds of Heat players and they would want to make amends. A close game is in the making as both teams will give their all. Sydney Thunder to again win it.
