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CLAIM NOWSydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat, BBLT20, Today Match Prediction 12 December 2023
Toss Winner - Sydney Thunder won the toss and choose to bowl first
Brisbane Heat won by 20 runs
Sydney Thunder become the final team to play their opening game in this year's BBL with Brisbane Heat ready to contest their third match.
- Sydney Thunder had an inconsistent 2022-23 season but still made the play-offs.
- Brisbane Heat have had one big win and one no-result so far in this campaign.
- A deep batting line-up could be key for Sydney Thunder in this game.
We are backing Sydney Thunder to win this match!
| Tournament: | Big Bash League, 2023-2024 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Manuka Oval, Griffith, Australia |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 28.0°C|Sunny |
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SYT vs BH Match Prediction & Analysis
Although this is Sydney Thunder's first game of the 2023-24 BBL, they already have Cameron Bancroft and Nathan McAndrew waiting on site in Canberra after they took part in the Prime Minister's XI match against the touring Pakistan side last week.
Brisbane Heat have had a roller-coaster start to the tournament and are still unbeaten after beating Melbourne Stars by 103 runs before not one ball was bowled at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday evening.
With less group stage games than in previous seasons this year, Sydney Thunder will be desperate to get a win so they don't find themselves playing catch-up straight away.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
SYT
L W L W L
SYT
52/1 in 6.5 7.61
BBL T20 2022
Brisbane Heat won by 8 runs (DLS Method)
203/5 in 20.0 10.15
119/7 in 20.0 5.95
BBL T20 2022
Sydney Thunder won by 3 wkts
120/7 in 18.5 6.37
187/2 in 19.0 9.84
BBL T20 2022
Sydney Sixers beat Sydney Thunder by 125 runs
62/10 in 14.4 4.23
144/2 in 18.3 7.78
BBL T20 2022
Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets
142/9 in 20.0 7.1
136/5 in 16.1 8.41
BBL T20 2022
Hobart Hurricanes won by 5 wickets
135/10 in 20.0 6.75
BH
W L W W W
BH
178/5 in 19.2 9.21
BBL T20 2022
Perth Scorchers win by 5 wickets
175/7 in 20.0 8.75
116/9 in 20.0 5.8
BBL T20 2022
Brisbane Heat won by 4 wickets
117/6 in 18.2 6.38
162/5 in 20.0 8.1
BBL T20 2022
Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets
164/3 in 18.5 8.71
52/1 in 6.5 7.61
BBL T20 2022
Brisbane Heat won by 8 runs (DLS Method)
203/5 in 20.0 10.15
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 2 Matches
Brisbane Heat won by 8 runs (DLS Method)
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171/9 in 20.0
BBL T20 2022
Sydney Thunder won by 11 runs
182/6 in 20.0
TEAMS PREVIEW
Sydney Thunder Preview
Sydney Thunder have the former England international Alex Hales at the top of their order, a player with a brilliant record in not only white-ball cricket but also in the BBL where he has hit over 2000 runs. However, the 34 year old was very disappointing for Team Abu Dhabi, over the last fortnight in the Abu Dhabi T10 tournament, and finished with four consecutive single-figure scores so he will need to snap into form for Thunder.
With the ball, there is an excellent variety of bowlers in the line-up with spin from Tanveer Sangha, left arm pace from Daniel Sams and right arm pace from Nathan McAndrew.
Thunder were knocked out of the competition in the Eliminator by Brisbane Heat in the last BBL so they have the opportunity for immediate revenge in this game.
Sydney Thunder Predicted Playing XI:
Matthew Gilkes (wk), Alex Hales, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Sangha, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Zaman Khan, Tanveer Sangha
Sydney Thunder Actual Playing XI:
Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, Daniel Sams, Oliver Davies, Matthew Gilkes, Alex Hales, Cameron Bancroft, Zaman Khan, Alex Ross, Liam Hatcher
Brisbane Heat Preview
After the Heat players twiddled their thumbs throughout Saturday evening in Adelaide, the entire squad will be desperate to see some action in Canberra on Tuesday evening.
Colin Munro has finished unbeaten in each of his last three innings and will still be kicking himself for finishing on 99 not out in the opening game win over Melbourne Stars at the Gabba. Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne both drop out from the side ahead of the Test series with Pakistan so there will be opportunities at the top of the order.
Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Swepson and Michael Neser all come into this game after impressive bowling performances in their opening match.
Brisbane Heat Predicted Playing XI:
Josh Brown, Colin Munro, Jack Wood, Sam Billings (c) (wk), Max Bryant, Paul Walter, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann
Brisbane Heat Actual Playing XI:
Matt Renshaw, Nathan McSweeney, Michael Neser, Colin Munro, Paul Walter, Matthew Kuhnemann, Sam Billings, Josh Brown, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Swepson
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
With the games on the weekend delivering no results, the weathermen have good news ahead of this game in Canberra with the temperature expected to be in the twenties and no rain forecast.
SYT vs BH Pitch Report
Bowlers tend to enjoy playing at this venue where there is often swing for the quicks and not a huge amount of pace for the batters to work with. Any score over 160 in the first innings of the game will be tough to chase down in the second half of the match.
Toss: To Bowl
Almost two-thirds of T20 matches at the Manuka Oval have been won by the team fielding first so we can expect the skippers for the Thunder and for Heat to choose to bowl first in this game.
SYT vs BH
Winning Prediction
Sydney Thunder have patiently waited for their first game but will have been training hard ahead of this match. Brisbane Heat got off to a great start at the Gabba but this pitch and conditions will be very different. We are predicting a narrow victory for Sydney Thunder on Tuesday evening.
We are backing Sydney Thunder to win this match!
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