STR vs HEA, 40th Match Preview

Match 40 of the 2022-23 Big Bash League brings Adelaide Strikers and Brisbane Heat together on Saturday afternoon at the Adelaide Oval. STR vs HEA, The Strikers have won five and lost five from their 10 matches so far. Heat have won only two of their nine games in the tournament. Adelaide Strikers lost a very close game in the reverse fixture earlier in the season and will be determined to get a win in this match. With their returning Test players, they will be a very tough team to beat. The return of their Test players was not enough to get Brisbane Heat back to winning ways in the last match and they come into this game bottom of the table. It will be a big task to return from Adelaide with a win.

STR vs HEA, 40th Match Details

Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat – 40th Match

Venue: Adelaide Oval – Adelaide

Date & Time: 14th January 2023 at 10:30 AM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

STR vs HEA, 40th Match Pitch Report

The Adelaide pitch has always been one which provides a good contest between bat and ball but this year it has favoured the batters. We expect a par score to be over 190 in this match. It is going to be very hot with the temperature likely to hit 35 degrees during the mid-afternoon.

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update

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STR vs HEA, 40th Match Probable Playing XIs:

Brisbane Heat Probable Playing XIs

Usman Khawaja (c), Josh Brown, Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Max Bryant, Ross Whiteley, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Spencer Johnson

Adelaide Strikers Probable Playing XIs

Matthew Short, Alex Carey (wk), Chris Lynn, Travis Head, Adam Hose, Thomas Kelly, Benjamin Manenti, Cameron Boyce, Wes Agar, Henry Thornton, Peter Siddle (c)

Topmost Picks for STR vs HEA Dream11 Prediction, 40th Match:

Top Picks – Brisbane Heat

• Usman Khawaja – The captain hit a 23-ball 28 in his first BBL appearance of the season against Perth Scorchers. He has been in exceptional international form and will play a naturally aggressive game.

• Matthew Kuhnemann – The slow left-arm spinner picked up one of the two wickets in the last match. Expect the batters to go after him but that will increase his chances of picking up dismissals.

Top Picks – Adelaide Strikers

• Henry Thornton – The tall pace bowler has seen his rhythm interrupted after being rested for a couple of games but he should be back to his best for this clash.

• Chris Lynn – The leading run scorer in the tournament hit only one run from four balls before being dismissed on Thursday and he will be determined to deliver a big score in this match.

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

Jimmy Peirson, Chris Lynn, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Adam Hose, Michael Neser(VC), Matthew Short(C), Wes Agar, Henry Thornton, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann

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

Jimmy Peirson, Chris Lynn(C), Usman Khawaja(VC), Max Bryant, Adam Hose, Michael Neser, Matthew Short, Wes Agar, Henry Thornton, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Matthew Short, Chris Lynn

Vice-captain – Michael Neser, Usman Khawaja

Wicketkeeper – Jimmy Peirson

STR vs HEA 40th Match Probable winners:

With home advantage and a much stronger record in the 2022-23 BBL, Adelaide Strikers come into this game as strong. Although you only need one special performance to win a T20 match, there are very few players capable of playing that type of innings with the bat in the Brisbane Heat line-up. Compare that to the line-up for Adelaide Strikers, and you can see why nearly all pundits are backing the Strikers to win this game. We expect the batters for Adelaide Strikers to make big scores and are predicting a win for them over Brisbane Heat. Considering the team combination, Adelaide Strikers is expected to win this match.