Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder: Match Preview

Match Facts

• Who: Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder
• What: Match 25, KFC BBL|14
• Where: The Gabba, Brisbane
• When: Monday, January 6, Bat flip at 5:30pm local, 6:30pm AEDT, First ball at 6:15pm local, 7:15pm AEDT

Match Squads

Brisbane Heat:

• Colin Munro (c)
• Tom Alsop (wk)
• Xavier Bartlett
• Max Bryant
• Spencer Johnson
• Matthew Kuhnemann
• Nathan McSweeney
• Michael Neser
• Will Prestwidge
• Matthew Renshaw
• Mitch Swepson
• Paul Walter (England)
• Jack Wildermuth
• Jack Wood
• Ins: Jack Wildermuth

Sydney Thunder:

• David Warner (c)
• Wes Agar
• Tom Andrews
• Sam Billings (England)
• Dan Christian
• Ollie Davies
• Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand)
• Matthew Gilkes
• Toby Gray
• Chris Green
• Liam Hatcher
• Blake Nikitaras
• Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies)
• Hugh Weibgen
• Ins: Dan Christian, Hugh Weibgen
• Outs: Cameron Bancroft (fractured shoulder and nose), Daniel Sams (concussion)

Club News

Brisbane Heat

• Brisbane Heat have won their last three straight BBL games against the Sydney Thunder after losing four in a row against them prior to that frame.
• Brisbane Heat have lost their last two BBL games at the Gabba after losing only one of their previous 10 games at the venue, while the Sydney Thunder have won four of their last five games in the competition including their last three in a row.

Sydney Thunder

• David Warner has a batting average of 39.9 from all his 15 innings for the Sydney Thunder, the highest of any batter for the Thunder in BBL history.
• Xavier Bartlett is on an eight-game streak of taking wickets at the Gabba in the BBL, taking 17 wickets across that stretch including figures of 4/10 against the Melbourne Stars on New Year’s Day 2025.

KFC BBL|14 Standings

Rapid Stats

• No team has dropped fewer catches than the Brisbane Heat (4) this BBL season, less than half that of the Sydney Thunder (10).
• Brisbane Heat have lost their last two BBL games at the Gabba after losing only one of their previous 10 games at the venue, while the Sydney Thunder have won four of their last five games in the competition including their last three in a row.

Pitch Report

The pitch at the Gabba in Brisbane suits both batters and bowlers. Teams winning the toss should choose to bat first and aim for a big score, as chasing here can be tricky.

Match Prediction

Case 1: If Brisbane Heat bats first

• First Innings score prediction: Brisbane Heat will score 155-165
• Result prediction: Sydney Thunder will win the match by 6 wickets

Case 2: If Sydney Thunder bats first

• First Innings score prediction: Sydney Thunder will score 175-185
• Result prediction: Sydney Thunder will win the match by 10-20 runs

Predicted XIs for Today’s Match

Brisbane Heat Predicted XI:

• Max Bryant
• C Munro
• TP Alsop
• Matt Renshaw
• Michael Neser
• PI Walter
• NA McSweeney
• Xavier Bartlett
• SH Johnson
• Mitchell Swepson
• T Banton (wk)
• Jimmy Peirson
• Usman Khawaja
• Marnus Labuschagne
• Will Prestwidge
• Callum Vidler
• Matthew Kuhnemann
• Jack Wildermuth
• Jack Wood
• Daniel Drew
• Tom Whitney
• Tom Straker

Sydney Thunder Predicted XI:

• M Gilkes
• Sam Billings (wk)
• Oliver Davies
• David Warner
• Sherfane Rutherford
• Chris Green
• N McAndrew
• WA Agar
• LH Ferguson
• TD Andrews
• Hugh Weibgen
• CT Bancroft
• Nic Maddinson
• Jason Sangha
• S Konstas
• DR Sams
• William Salzmann
• Liam Hatcher
• Tanveer Sangha
• Pat Cummins
• R Hadley
• Blake Nikitaras

HEA vs THU Head-to-Head in T20I

• Total Matches Played: 5
• HEA Won: 1
• THU Won: 4
• No Result: 1
• Tied: 0

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