HEA vs THU Match Preview

The Gabba will host the 2023-24 Big Bash League match between Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder on Wednesday evening. The Brisbane Heat have seven points from four games, three wins and one no-result, while the Sydney Thunder won their first game of the season on Saturday. Brisbane Heat have won all of their games in the 2023-24 Big Bash League so far, and despite missing a couple of key players on Test duty, they are still fielding a very strong team. This will not be an easy game, but they should have enough to win. On Saturday, Sydney Thunder won their first match of the season with 10 balls and 5 wickets remaining. However, the Brisbane Heat are expected to be a much tougher opponent than the Melbourne Stars, and the Thunder will need to be at their best to compete at the Gabba.

HEA vs THU Match Details

Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder – 16th Match

Venue: The Gabba – Brisbane

Date & Time: 27th December 2023 at 01:45 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Disney+ Hotstar

HEA vs THU Venue Stats

Avg 1st inn Score	190
Avg 2nd inn Score	185
Win% batting 1st	52
Win% batting 2nd	48

HEA vs THU Pitch Report

This pitch has a lot of pace and bounce, so a score of around 200 is considered par. There will be turn for the spinners as well as speed in the wicket.

HEA vs THU Weather Report

Brisbane will be extremely humid during this game, with thunderstorms predicted ahead of time. However, dry weather is expected on Wednesday evening.

HEA vs THU Last Five Matches

HEA ( Brisbane Heat )	W W N W L
THU ( Sydney Thunder )	W L L L W

HEA vs THU Head-to-Head Stats

	Matches Played	HEA Won	THU Won	Tie	NR
Overall	20	12	7	0	1
Last 5	5	2	3	0	0

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.

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HEA vs THU Probable Playing XIs:

Brisbane Heat Probable Playing XIs

Josh Brown, Colin Munro (c), Nathan McSweeney, Matt Renshaw, Sam Billings (wk), Paul Walter, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Swepson

Sydney Thunder Probable Playing XIs

Cameron Bancroft (wk), Alex Hales, Jason Sangha, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Liam Hatcher, Zaman Khan, Tanveer Sangha

Topmost Picks for HEA vs THU Dream11 Prediction:

Top Picks – Brisbane Heat

• Matt Renshaw – The 27 year old English born Australian international is in fantastic form across all formats and hit five fours in his unbeaten innings on Thursday.
• Xavier Bartlett – The 25 year old pace bowler continued his impressive start to this campaign by bowling Tom Rogers with a yorker in Match 10.

Top Picks – Sydney Thunder

• Alex Hales – The former England all-format international has improved on his previous score in all three of his innings in this campaign and struck three sixes in Saturday’s victory.
• Daniel Sams – The left-arm fast medium bowler went wicketless in the last game against Brisbane Heat but got the key wickets of Thomas Rogers and Beau Webster on Saturday.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for HEA vs THU Dream11 Team:

Cameron Bancroft(VC), Sam Billings, Alex Hales, Oliver Davies, Colin Munro(C), Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Paul Walter, Michael Neser, Zaman Khan, Mitchell Swepson

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for HEA vs THU Dream11 Team:

Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings, Alex Hales, Oliver Davies, Colin Munro, Daniel Sams(C), Chris Green, Matt Renshaw, Michael Neser(VC), Zaman Khan, Mitchell Swepson

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Daniel Sams, Colin Munro

Vice-captain – Cameron Bancroft, Michael Neser

Wicketkeeper – Cameron Bancroft

HEA vs THU Probable Winners:

Sydney Thunder will arrive in Queensland in much better spirits after defeating Melbourne Stars in Albury on Saturday. The question is whether they have enough talent throughout their team to beat the unbeaten Brisbane Heat. At the top of the order, Cameron Bancroft and Alex Hales are both in good form, and Daniel Sams was at his best in the last game. However, we expect Brisbane Heat to put in another strong performance in front of their home crowd and back them to win their fourth game of the season. Considering the team combination, Brisbane Heat is expected to win this match.