BRH vs THU BBL Prediction 29 Dec 2022

On Thursday, in the first game of the Big Bash League, Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder will lock horns and one team will declare its supremacy over the other. It’s an opportunity for Sydney Thunder to win against the weak opposition of Brisbane Heat and improve their position in the point table.

• Alex Hales, Daniel Sams, Matthew Gilkes and Chris Green are the key players of the Sydney Thunder squad
• Sydney Thunder has already defeated Brisbane Heat in their first meeting
• Brisbane Heat have been struggling a bit in the current season of BBL

BRH vs THU – BBL – Venue Details

Venue: Carrara Stadium, Queensland, Australia

Date: 29th December 2022

Time: 12.35 PM (IST)

BRH vs THU – BBL – Team Previews

Brisbane Heat

The team presently has 2 points, placing it at the bottom of the standings. They recently triumphed in one of their four tournament games. The Brisbane Heat players will need to devise some tactics to raise their standing in the point standings.

The team will rely on on batsmen like Colin Munro, Matt Renshaw, Ross Whiteley, Max Bryant, and Jimmy Peirson to score the majority of the runs. The batters’ inability to score a significant amount is having an effect on the team’s final score.

With the help of three fours and one six, Colin Munro of New Zealand concluded the innings with the highest score of 43 runs off 47 balls. On Thursday, it will also be expected of him to maintain the momentum.

The team will be counting on bowlers like Michael Neser, Mark Steketee, Michael Kuhnemann, Xavier Bartlett, and Mitchell Swepson to make significant bowling strikes.

Sydney Thunder

Sydney Thunder will use the same lineup in this game as they did in their convincing victory in the last one. The Thunder will take full advantage of the opposition’s weakness because they are aware of it.

The team’s batting lineup will be largely dependent on players like Alex Hales, wicketkeeper Matthew Gilkes, Oliver Davies, and Rilee Rossouw to make significant breakthroughs. In the previous game, Alex Hales and Matthew Gilkes pitched the team’s game-winning inning.

The team will be counting on bowlers like Daniel Sams, Usman Qadir, Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, and Gurinder Sandhu to make crucial wickets when needed. In the previous game, Chris Green and Daniel Sams both bowled effectively and both took two wickets. Usman Qadir of Pakistan also performed exceptionally well with the bat, taking 1 for 19 in the allotted overs.

The Thunder are having trouble with their uneven bowling, though, and the team administration needs to take action.

BRH vs THU – BBL – Probable Playing XI

Brisbane Heat: Colin Munro, Max Bryant, Matt Renshaw, Sam Billings, Jimmy Peirson (c & wk), Ross Whiteley, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Mark Steketee, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Swepson

Sydney Thunder: Matthew Gilkes (wk), Alex Hales, Rilee Rossouw, Oliver Davies, Daniel Sams, Alex Ross, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Gurinder Sandhu, Brendan Doggett, Usman Qadir

BRH vs THU – BBL – Toss Prediction and Pitch Report

The pitch at Carrara Stadium, a brand-new location for T20 exposure, may favour the batsman. We advise choosing to bat first if your team won the toss.

BRH vs THU – BBL – Match Prediction

According to our analysts, Sydney Thunder is a lot stronger squad than Brisbane Heat and currently has a winning streak going. The Sydney Thunder are predicted to prevail.