Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Big Bash League 2022-2023 - Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat - 17th match - 27 December 2022

The 17th match of the Big Bash League 2022-2023 will take place between Sydney Thunder and Brisbane Heat on the 27th of December, 2022 at the Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney.

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Sydney Thunder Form Guide:

Sydney Thunder are placed at the bottom most position on points table.

The top run scorer for Sydney Thunder is Alex Hales with 100 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sydney Thunder is Daniel Sams with 7 scalps under his belt.

Sydney Thunder have lost their previous match against Adelaide Strikers by 6 wickets.

Sydney Thunder batted first and they posted a total of 150 for 5 in 20 overs. Alex Hales smashed 68 runs off 50 balls and got Sydney Thunder off to a brilliant start. Oliver Davies made 42 runs off 30 balls to help Adelaide Strikers finish at 150 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Sydney Thunder started off terribly. They lost Jake Weatherald early on in the innings. Matthew Short and Chris Lynn played brilliant knocks of 68 and 28 runs respectively to help Adelaide Strikers chase the total down in the 19th over with 6 wickets in hand.


Brisbane Heat Form Guide:

Brisbane Heat are currently placed at the 6th position on points table.

The highest run scorer for Brisbane Heat in the tournament is Sam Billings with 110 runs to his name.

The highest wicket taker for Brisbane Heat in the tournament is Mark Steketee with 7 scalps under his belt.

Brisbane Heat have lost their previous match against Melbourne Renegades by 22 runs.

Melbourne Renegades batted first and they posted a total of 166 for 7 in 20 overs of play. Sam Harper and Nic Maddinson started off well. They stitched a first wicket partnership of 65 runs. Nic Maddinson went on to score 87 runs in just 49 deliveries. Andre Russell also played a valuable knock of 35 runs in 28 balls to help Melbourne Renegades get past the 160 run mark and reach 166 for 7 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Josh Brown and Max Bryant lost their wicket early on in the innings. Colin Munro tried his best to take Brisbane Heat over the line with a knock of 35 in 30 balls. However, he couldn't find partners to achieve the feat. Jimmy Peirson scored 43 off 30 balls but failed to take Brisbane Heat home as they were restricted to 144 for 6, losing the match by 22 runs.


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

Sydney Thunder - Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales, Baxter Holt, Nathan McAndrew, Alex Ross, Rilee Rossouw, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Fazalhaq Farooqi (replacing David Willey, first nine matches only), Ben Cutting, Usman Qadir, Gurinder Sandhu


Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? –  Sydney Thunder

Who will win?- Sydney Thunder

Top Batter (Runs Score) – Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder), Mark Steketee (Brisbane Heat)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Gurinder Sandhu (Sydney Thunder), Chris Green (Brisbane Heat)

Most Sixes – Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder), Mark Steketee (Brisbane Heat)

Player of the Match- Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder)

Team Scores Batting first – Sydney Thunder 165+, Brisbane Heat 145+

Match Handicap: Sydney Thunder

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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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