Match Details
Date: 29 December 2022
Time: 12:35 PM IST
Venue: Carrara Oval, Queensland
Ball-by-ball commentary: SportsTiger App
Preview
Sydney Thunder and Brisbane Heat faced each other a couple of days ago and it was a forgettable night for the Heat. Thunder completely owned their opponents as they registered a win by 10 wickets. Now, with both teams set to take on each other once again, it will be interesting to see if Brisbane Heat make a comeback or Syndey Thunder produce a similar sort of result. Talking about both teams’ performance so far in this edition, Sydney Thunder have won two out of five games played while Brisbane Heat have won one out of four games played.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Carrara Oval is not best suited for batting. The ball stops before reaching the batter and hence hitting through the line is a risky option. In 5 T20s so far, two games have been won by teams batting first while two have been one by teams bowling first. So, it is expected to behave the same way and pose a challenge to the batters.
Team Analysis
Sydney Thunder
Sydney Thunder started the season with a close win over Melbourne Stars. However, they faced three back-to-back defeats after that win. But a ten-wicket win over Brisbane Heat in their last game might have boosted the team’s morale and with the same opponent to play against, Thunder will back themselves to pull off another win. However, it won’t be easy considering Brisbane Heat will come all guns blazing. The likes of Alex Hales, Matthew Gilkes, captain Chris Green, Usman Qadir and Daniel Sams will be key for Thunder if they are to defeat Brisbane again.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Sydney Thunder
Alex Hales, Matthew Gilkes (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Oliver Davies, Daniel Sams, Alex Ross, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Gurinder Sandhu, Brendan Doggett, Usman Qadir
Brisbane Heat
It was a forgettable night for Henry Peirson-led Brisbane Heat as they suffered a ten-wicket loss at the hands of Sydney Thunder. Now, with the same team to play against, the Heat will look to make the necessary amends and make a comeback. The team needs to improve in all three departments. While the batters need to score runs at a quick rate, bowlers need to find ways to dismiss the opposition batters. Apart from Colin Munro and captain Peirson, only Xavier Bartlett scored in double digits. Meanwhile, with the ball, everyone leaked runs and made the chase easy for Thunder batters.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Brisbane Heat
Max Bryant, Colin Munro, Matt Renshaw, Sam Billings, Jimmy Peirson (c & wk), Ross Whiteley, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Mark Steketee, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Swepson
Match Prediction
Conclusion
Although Brisbane Heat looked like a no-match for Thunder in their last match, the team would be desperate to make a comeback. Brisbane Heat have registered only one win so far but that has come against table-toppers Adelaide Strikers. So, the team will back themselves to pull off another such win.
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