Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Big Bash League 2023 - Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder- 16th Match - December 27

The 16th match of the Big Bash League will take place between Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder on the 27th of December, 2023 at the The Gabba, Brisbane.

Live Scores and Stats Big Bash League 2023- Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder- 16th Match

 Brisbane Heat Form Guide:

Brisbane Heat are currently placed at the first position on points table with 3 wins to their credit.

The top run scorer for Brisbane Heat in the competition is Colin Munro with 157 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Brisbane Heat in the competition is Paul Walter with 6 scalps under his belt.

Brisbane Heat have won their previous match against Melbourne Renegades by 6 wickets.

Melbourne Renegades batted first and they posted a total of 162 for 8 in 20 overs. Jake Fraser-McGurk played superbly at the top of the order. He smashed 55 off just 23 ball, hitting 7 massive sixes. Middle order struggled but Jonathan Wells struck 34 off 24 balls to take Renegades past the 160 run mark and they finished at 162.

During the chase, Brisbane Heat lost 3 early wickets and looked to be in a bit of trouble. Matt Renshaw and Sam Billings then batted brilliantly and scored 49 and 40 runs respectively to take Heat home in the 19th over with 6 wickets in hand.


Sydney Thunder Form Guide:

Sydney Thunder are currently placed at the 5th position on points table with 1 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for Sydney Thunder in the competition is Cameron Bancroft with 127 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sydney Thunder in the competition is Zaman Khan with 6 scalps under his belt.

Sydney Thunder have won their previous match against Melbourne Stars by 5 wickets.

Melbourne Stars batted first and they got off to an ordinary start, losing 2 early wickets. Beau Webster and Glenn Maxwell then gave some wings to the innings and scored 59 and 30 runs respectively. However, Stars failed to reach a competitive total and were restricted to 172.

During the chase, Cameron Bancroft and Alex Hales got their team off to a flier. Stars couldn't really make a comeback after that carnage. They were beaten eventually by 5 wickets.


 Let’s have a look at the squads:

Sydney Thunder - Cameron Bancroft, Ollie Davies, Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Nathan McAndrew, Blake Nikitaras, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Alex Hales, Zaman Khan

Brisbane Heat - Usman Khawaja, Xavier Bartlett, Josh Brown, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Colin Munro, Sam Billings, Paul Walter, Jack Wildermuth


Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Brisbane Heat

Who will win?-   Sydney Thunder

Top Batter (Runs Score) – Oliver Davies (Sydney Thunder), Colin Munro (Brisbane Heat)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Tanveer Sangha (Sydney Thunder), Mitchell Swepson (Brisbane Heat)

Most Sixes – Oliver Davies (Sydney Thunder), Colin Munro (Brisbane Heat)

Player of the Match- Oliver Davies (Sydney Thunder)

Team Scores Batting first – Sydney Thunder 155+, Brisbane Heat 150+

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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