Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Big Bash League 2022-2023 - Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes - 49th Match - 20th January 2023

The 49th match of the Big Bash League 2022-2023 will take place between Brisbane Heat and Hobart Hurricanes on the 20th of January, 2023 at The Gabba, Brisbane.

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Brisbane Heat Form Guide:

Brisbane Heat are placed at the 7th position on points table.

The top run scorer for Brisbane Heat is Colin Munro with 278 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Brisbane Heat is Michael Neser with 15 scalps under his belt.

Brisbane Heat have won their previous match against Melbourne Stars by 3 wickets.

Melbourne Stars batted first and they posted a total of 159 for 7 in 20 overs. Joe Clarke and Hilton Cartwright lost their wicket early on in the innings. Beau Webster and Nick Larkin played valuable knocks of 36 and 58 runs respectively to help Melbourne Stars reach a competitive total of 159 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Brisbane Heat got off to a terrible start. They lost 4 wickets for just 58 runs and looked to be in all sorts of trouble. This is when Matt Renshaw came to his team's rescue. He smashed 90 not out in 56 balls to take his team home on the last ball of the match with 3 wickets in hand.

Hobart Hurricanes Form Guide:

Hobart Hurricanes are currently placed at the sixth position on points table.

The top run scorer for Hobart Hurricanes is Tim David with 282 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Hobart Hurricanes is Riley Meredith with 17 scalps under his belt.

Hobart Hurricanes have lost their previous match against Perth Scorchers by 7 wickets.

Hobart Hurricanes batted first and they got restricted to a low total of 146 for 9 in 20 overs. The start was terrible as they lost 3 wickets for just 33 runs including the big wicket of Matthew Wade. Tim David got the start but lost his wickets after he scored 20 off 13 balls. After his dismissal, none of the Hobart Hurricanes batters infused any momentum into the innings and as a result, they were restricted to 146 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Perth Scorchers lost 2 wickets early on in the innings. Aaron Hardie and Josh Inglis in the middle order played superbly and scored 90 and 53 runs respectively to take Perth Scorchers home in the 18th over with 7 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Brisbane Heat - Xavier Bartlett, James Bazley, Sam Billings, Max Bryant, Sam Hain, Sam Heazlett, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Colin Munro, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Ross Whiteley, Jack Wildermuth, Spencer Johnson, Will Prestwidge

Hobart Hurricanes - Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Caleb Jewell, Shadab Khan, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Joel Paris, Wil Parker, D'Arcy Short, Matthew Wade, Billy Stanlake, Paddy Dooley, Chris Tremain, Mac Wright, Zak Crawley (overseas replacement for Shadab Khan), Jimmy Neesham (overseas replacement)

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Hobart Hurricanes

Who will win?- Hobart Hurricanes

Top Batter (Runs Score) – Matthew Wade (Hobart Hurricanes), Marnus Labuschagne (Brisbane Heat)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Nathan Ellis (Hobart Hurricanes), Michael Neser (Brisbane Heat)

Most Sixes – Matthew Wade (Hobart Hurricanes), Marnus Labuschagne (Brisbane Heat)

Player of the Match- Matthew Wade (Hobart Hurricanes)

Team Scores Batting first – Hobart Hurricanes 175+, Brisbane Heat 165+

Match Handicap: Hobart Hurricanes

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