Big Bash League 2024/25 Match 25 - Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions - Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder - 6th January

Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the Big Bash League, Match 25 - Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder, which will be played on January 6th, at The Gabba, Brisbane

Match 25 - Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder (The Gabba, Brisbane)


Current Form Sydney Thunder:

Sydney Thunder are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 4 wins and 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League is David Warner with 178 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League is Chris Green with 8 scalps under his belt.

Sydney Thunder have won their previous match against Perth Scorchers by 4 wickets.

Perth Scorchers batted first and they posted a total of 177 for 4 in 20 overs. Finn Allen played really well at the top of the order. He smashed 68 runs in just 31 balls, hitting 6 fours and 5 sixes. Cooper Connolly also played well in the death overs and scored 43 runs off 31 balls to help Perth Scorchers get to a respectable total of 177 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Sydney Thunder lost Blake Nikitaras early on in the innings. After his dismissal, David Warner and Matthew Gilkes scored 49 and 43 runs respectively to put the chase on track again. A real match winning knock was played by Sherfane Rutherford, who smashed 39 runs off 19 balls to help Thunder win the match on the last ball of the match with 4 wickets in hand.


Current Form Brisbane Heat:

Brisbane Heat are currently placed at the 5th position on points table with 2 wins and 3 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League is Max Bryant with 153 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League is Xavier Bartlett with 9 scalps under his belt.

The previous match of Brisbane Heat against Sydney Sixers was cancelled due to rain. However, in their last outing, Brisbane Heat lost against Melbourne Stars by 5 wickets.

Brisbane Heat batted first and they posted a total of 149 for 7 in 20 overs. Their premier batters Tom Banton, Colin Munro and Nathan McSweeney got out without troubling the scorers much. Matt Renshaw also disappointed and got out cheaply. It was Max Bryant in the middle order who displayed his experience and smashed 77 runs off 48 balls, stayed not out and helped Brisbane Heat get to a tall total of 149 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Melbourne Stars lost 3 early wickets and looked to be in deep waters. The pair of Dan Lawrence and Marcus Stoinis then stitched a match winning partnership of 132 runs for the 4th wicket. Dan Lawrence in particular was simply exceptional during his knock of 64 runs. He hit 7 fours and 2 sixes to help Melbourne Stars win the match in the 19th over with 5 wickets in hand.


Let’s have a look at the squads:

Brisbane Heat: Tom Alsop (England), Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan McSweeney, Colin Munro (New Zealand), Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Callum Vidler, Paul Walter (England), Jack Wildermuth, Jack Wood

Sydney Thunder: Wes Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings (England), Ollie Davies, Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand), Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Ryan Hadley, Liam Hatcher, Sam Konstas, Nic Maddinson, Nathan McAndrew, Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies), William Salzmann, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner


Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Brisbane Heat

Who will win?- Brisbane Heat

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - David Warner(Sydney Thunder), Colin Munro (Brisbane Heat)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Lockie Ferguson (Sydney Thunder), Spencer Johnson (Brisbane Heat)

Most Sixes –  Sherfane Rutherford (Sydney Thunder), Nathan McSweeney (Brisbane Heat)

Player of the Match- Colin Munro (Brisbane Heat)

Team Scores Batting first – Sydney Thunder 160+, Brisbane Heat 155+

Match Handicap: Brisbane Heat


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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.


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