The Sydney Thunder will kick off their campaign in the 2023-24 Big Bash League (BBL) against the Brisbane Heat in Match 6 of the tournament on Tuesday, December 12 at Manuka Oval in Canberra. They finished fourth on the points table last year but got knocked out in the Eliminator against the Brisbane Heat.
The Brisbane Heat on the other hand defeated the Melbourne Stars in their opening match of the tournament. Colin Munro’s gritty knock of 99* helped them to pull off a 103-run win. Meanwhile, their second clash against the Adelaide Strikers got washed out due to rain. Currently, they are second with three points from two matches.
Match Details
Match: Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat, Match 6, BBL 2023-24
Date: Tuesday, December 12, 06:15 PM LOCAL, 1.45 PM IST
Venue: Manuka Oval, Canberra
Live Streaming: Star Sports, Hotstar
Pitch Report
The Manuka Oval assists the pacers initially, with some movement on offer. 149 is the average first-innings total at the venue. The teams batting first have an advantage, winning nine matches.
Head-to-Head Record
The Brisbane Heat have an upper hand in the head-to-head contest against the Sydney Thunder. They have won eleven matches while the Thunder have won seven games.
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder – Predicted Playing XI
Brisbane Heat: Usman Khawaja (c), Colin Munro, Marnus Labuschagne, Michael Neser, Max Bryant, Paul Walter, Sam Billings, Mitchell Swepson, Spencer Johnson, Matt Kuhnemann, Xavier Bartlett
Sydney Thunder: Matthew Gilkes (wk), Alex Hales, Cameron Bancroft, Blake Nikitaras, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Zaman Khan, Tanveer Sangha
Dream11 Suggestions
Captain: Colin Munro
Vice-captain: David Warner
Wicket-keeper: Sam Billings, Cameron Bancroft
Batter: Marnus Labuschagne
All-rounders: Michael Nasser, Daniel Sams
Bowlers: Michael Swepson, Xavier Barlett, Gurinder Sandhu, Nathan McAndrew
Squads
Sydney Thunder: Alex Hales, Cameron Bancroft, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Chris Green(c), Oliver Davies, Matthew Gilkes(w), Liam Doddrell, Nathan McAndrew, Liam Hatcher, Zaman Khan, Blake Nikitaras, Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha, Toby Gray
Brisbane Heat: Colin Munro, Usman Khawaja(c), Max Bryant, Xavier Bartlett, Marnus Labuschagne, Sam Billings(w), Michael Neser, Jack Wildermuth, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Swepson, Paul Walter, Jack Wood, Lachlan Hearne
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