Sydney Sixers Vs Brisbane Heat, Challenger dream11 prediction today match

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Match : Sydney Sixers Vs Brisbane Heat, Challenger

Vanue : Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Date & Time : 2nd February Thursday at 1:45 PM IST

H2H Record :

Total matches - 18
SIX won - 13
HEAT won - 04
NR - 01,
Tie - 00,

Pitch Report :

The pitch at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney is one that can offer assistance to the seamers early in the season. But, it is a typically good ground for scoring. This is a balanced track and is expected to help the both batters & bowlers equally one again and can get slower as the match progresses. Although the bowlers have a chance to limit the number of runs the batters score, they can do so if they bowl well. There are opportunities for both bowlers and hitters to succeed on this field. After winning the toss both teams looking for bat first because of chasing team won just 60 % games here.

The average first innings scored here is 182 runs.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 24°C on the Thursday with 97% humidity and 5-10 km/hr wind speed. There are 10 % chances of precipitation during the game.

Probable XI :

Sydney Sixers :

Josh Philippe (wk), Daniel Hughes, Kurtis Patterson, Moises Henriques (c), Jordan Silk, Hayden Kerr, Daniel Christian, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Steve O’Keefe, Izharulhaq Naveed.

Brisbane Heat :

Sam Heazlett, Josh Brown, Max Bryant, Nathan McSweeney, Sam Hain, Jimmy Peirson (c & wk), James Bazley, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann.

Preview :

Sydney Sixers (SIX) will clash against Brisbane Heat (HEA) in the Challenger match of the BBL 2022-23 at Sydney Cricket Ground on February 2. Sydney Sixers finished the group stage in the second position with ten wins from 14 games but lost the Qualifier game against Perth Scorchers by seven wickets. Captain Moises Henriques scored 58 off 43 and Jordan Silk added 47 to help the Sixers score 151 while batting first but the Scorchers eased to the target despite Sean Abbott taking three wickets.

Brisbane Heat finished the group stages in the fifth position with just six wins from 14 games but they beat Sydney Thunder in the Eliminator clash and Melbourne Renegades in the knockout game. Captain Usman Khawaja top-scored 59 off 47 and Matt Renshaw smashed 27* off 13 to chase the 163-run target with seven wickets and seven balls remaining against the Renegades in the last game. Brisbane Heat beat the Sixers in the first game this season while the second match was washed away due to rain.

Team Guide

Make various team combinations with the help of these information.

*Heat*

Jimmy Peirson :

Jimmy Peirson is coming into form at the right time. The keeper-batsman has struck 57* and 39 in his last two matches. Jimmy Peirson averages just 16.87 in 15 matches against Sixers. Punt pick.

Sam Hain :

Sam Hain is talented top order batter who has hit 5*, 33* and 73* & 26 in his past four knocks. He was player of the match against Melbourne Stars thanks to his 41-ball effort. Punt pick.

Nathan McSweeney :

Nathan McSweeney is the technically sound top order batter who smashed 84 off 51 balls against the Sixers in his first game of this season & unbeaten 28* in the second match. He is having a good season to date, with 306 runs in the Sheffield Shield at an average of 43.71. Punt pick.

Michael Neser :

Michael Neser is an experienced Bowling allrounder who's delivered his best bowling figure in his very first game this season. Recently against the Renegades, Neser picked four wickets for 23 runs, including a hat-trick & also get 4 wickets (4-35) in previous game against the Hurricanes. Michael Neser took the third-most wickets in the league stage (24) at an average of 18.80 and strike rate of 12.7. Must have pick.

Mark Steketee :

Mark Steketee is a right-arm fast bowler and will lead the pace attack. Steketee is expected to bowl in the powerplay and death. He had a fantastic last season taken 12 wickets in the eight matches. Steketee has taken 12 wickets in 9 matches vs Sixers at an average of 23.60 and high economy of 9.43, & he was expensive in his last outing (1/35), but he is a wicket-taker. Good pick.

Mitchell Swepson :

Mitchell Swepson is a right-arm leg-break bowler. Swepson will bowl in the middle overs and he has taken 58 wickets in 68 BBL matches at an average of 33.80 and he was get a wickets in first match but after that he's gone wicketless consecutive five matches. However, the legspinner is in fine touch, with figures of 0/5 , 2/23 and 1/17 in his past three matches. Can be a differential pick.

Spencer Johnson :

Spencer Johnson is now vital for the Heat at the death. He has delivered crucial 20th overs in recent games. Such a role brings about wicket-taking opportunities & coming from 2-20 in two match ago. Punt pick.

Xavier Bartlett :

Xavier Bartlett is a right-arm fast bowler and can also do some late hitting with the bat. He's taken 27 wickets in 26 outings with the economy of 8.32. Xavier Bartlett produced a man of the match performance in the Knockout against Renegades (3/18). Bartlett can be a trump card pick in this game.

*Sixers*

Josh Phillipe :

Josh Phillipe has scored 18 half-centuries in T20s. Josh Philippe hit 55 off 48 in the four match ago against the Scorchers but after that he's managed to scored just 20 runs in four innings. He has scored 198 runs in 9 innings vs Heat at an average of 29.29 and strike rate of 127.74 The opener is our tip for Sydney SIxers’ highest run scorer against the Hurricanes. Punt pick.

Daniel Hughes :

Daniel Hughes loves playing against the Heat. He has the good record against the Heat, with 340 runs in 13 innings at an average of 26.22 and strike rate of 122.80. He smashed a 40-ball 62 against them in last season. Good pick.

Moises Henriques :

Sydney Sixers captain Moises Henriques has the ability to contribute immensely well both with the bat and ball.
Moises Henriques has composed more than 4600 T20 runs and also taken a total of 117 wickets so far. Henriques has the third most runs of any Sixers player vs Heat accumulated 267 runs at an average of 24.27 & Sr of 133.50. He has scored 45*, 23* and 58 in his past three matches. Solid c/vc pick.

Jordan Silk :

Jordan Silk looking in good touch in all matches scored 47*, 2, 31*, 17, 59, 15, 41 & 41runs. Jordan Silk is the Sixers’ leading run-scorer this season (353). He is averaging 50.40 with a strike rate of 129.77. He has good numbers against the Heat, in 10 innings he's scored 229 runs at an average of 25.40 & SR 139.60. Silk smashed 41 off 23 balls against Heat earlier in BBL 12. Must have pick.

Dan Christian :

Dan Christian is a very experienced player and will contribute with both bat and ball. He was the scored 264 runs & also picked up 7 wickets in last season. Christian can pick 1-2 wickets with the ball and do some late hitting with the bat.

Hayden Kerr :

Hayden Kerr was the one of the top performers in last season for his team, while picking up 26 wickets in just 18 matches. He was often the Sixers' go-to bowler in the middle overs, taking key wickets at times of need. Kerr also scored 152 runs last season, including a sensational 98 against the Strikers in the playoffs. Hayden Kerr has taken at least one wicket in each of his last seven innings also get two wickets in a match ago against the Hurricanes. Hayden Kerr has picked up 7 wickets in four innings against Heat with the average of 15.70 & economy is 7.86. Given his all-round skillset, Kerr should be a punt pick for this game.

Ben Dwarshius :

Ben Dwarshius is a left-arm fast bowler and will bowl in death and scalped 17 wickets in 14 matches in last season. He he has taken 14 wickets against the Heat in 13 matches. Dwarshius can pick up wickets in bulk and is a trump card pick.

Sean Abbott :

Sean Abbott picks wickets on regular basis and took 3-25 recently against Scorchers and before that 3-11 against the Thunders. Sean Abbott took 18 wickets in his last seven matches to finish as the leading wicket-taker in the regular season. This includes 3/18 vs Scorchers in Sydney. Overall against Heat, Abbott has taken 26 wickets in just 12 matches at an average of 14.80 and high economy of 8.48. Abbott is the highest wicket-taker in T20s at the SCG: 44 inns, 72 wickets, avg. 16.92, SR 12.39. He is a strong choice for Sydney Sixers’ top wicket taker in this game.

Steve O'Keefe :

Steve O'Keefe is the most experienced Ausies spinner who's bowled amazingly & economical in the a match ago against the Thunder scalped four wickets. The 38-year-old spinner reach 100th T20 wickets milestone recently. Against Heat, the spinner has taken 10 wickets in 10 innings at an average of 26.20 and economy of 5.55. He's also brilliant at the SCG in 36 innings, scalped 38 wickets with the economy of 6.54. Good pick.

Jackson Bird :

Jackson Bird coming from fantastic recently outing Against the Hurricanes scalped 2 wickets for just 26 runs, & before that he's managed to get a wickets in next three consecutive games, but he's wicket taker bowler, which give him confidence for today's match. Punt pick.

Details Analysis

Cheat sheet

Brisbane Heat

WK :

Jimmy Pierson :

DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn,
DNB, 1(1), 39(37), 57(43)*, 3(8), 22(18), 8(8), 26(25), 23(19), 1(4), 19(13), 9(11), 27(24), 1(2), 45(30), 43(30), 42(23), 31(19), 15(10),

Sam Billings :

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
27(13), 16(9), 28(21), 5(7), 1(4), 79(48), 25(19), 6(10), 53(33), 4(1), 0(1), 0(3), 8(8), 14(13), 1(2), 43(33)

Batter :

Colin Munro -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
45(26), 38(14), 10(6), 98(53), 43(47), 1(3), 8(6), 35(30), 30(26), 3(5), 1(4), 40(28), 42(37), 1(4), 29(30),

Max Bryant -

4dwn, 4dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, open, 3dwn, 4dwn, Open, open, open,
36(27), 18(13), 4(2), 1(7), 46(29), 5(8), 0(2), 57(55), 81(56), 9(10), 22(23), 2(2), 32(20), 2(3),

Usman Khawaja -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, open, open, open, open, open, open, open
59(47), 94(55), 10(9), 24(18), 18(17), 14(8), 2(4), 28(23), 23(17), 77(51), 1(2), 70(40), 105(56), 12(16), 0(3), 40(27)

Sam Hain -

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
8(5)*, 1(2)*, 26(34), 73(41)*, 33(25)*, 5(10), 6(7), 5(12), 9(9), 23(15), 9(9), 11(9), 25(18), 0(1), 28(11)

Sam Heazlett -

3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
1(3), 10(9), 9(8), 0(1), 4(6), 12(16), 26(28), 4(10)

Ross Whiteley -

5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn,
0(1), 3(4)*, 6(2)*, 9(10), 8(10)*, 10(12), 8(12), 28(18)*, 11(10), 30(21), DNB, 21(12), 18(17), 52(33), 18(15),
0/11(1), 0/29(2), DNB, 2/2(1), 0/24(3), DNB, 1/13(2),

Josh Brown -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
39(27), 3(7), 9(9), 4(4), 0(4), 5(4), 26(16), 18(13), 34(21), 6(6), 62(23), 7(10),

Nathan McSweeney -

1dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, Open, Open, 1dwn,
6(6), 84(51), 6(6), 20(20), 5(5), 12(15),
0/9(1),

All-rounder :

Marnus Labuschagne - Leg break

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
23(21), 74(48), 5(9), 1(5), 28(25), 6(11), 46(33), 10(9), 1(3), 18(18), 38(24), 20(14), 41(30),
DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 0/20(1), 0/19(1), 0/10(1), 1/11(1), 0/16(2), 0/20(2),

Matthew Renshaw - Orthodox

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 1dwn, open, open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
27(13)*, 24(8), 2(4), 7(9), 41(31), 90(56)*, 25(19), 27(21), 0(4), 2(5), 29(29), 19(20), 9(10), 36(20), 15(9), 7(5), 50(31), 2(4), 19(21), 30(21), 38(26)
0/8(1), DNB, DNB, 0/19(2), 1/12(3), 1/5(1), DNB, 0/5(1), 0/9(1), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 1/38(4), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB

James Bazley - Right Arm Fast Medium

DNB, DNB, 6dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, 7dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn
DNB, DNB, 10(9)*, DNB, 13(6)*, 9(7), 20(16), 5(4)*, 29(24), 5(4), 0(2), 12(8), 9(5), 5(5), 44(27), 8(9), 2(5), 2(3), 9(14)
0/35(3), 1/3(1), 1/20(4), 0/15(1), 1/21(3), 1/35(4), 3/30(4), 1/54(4), 4/22(4), 1/44(4), 0/28(4), 2/19(4), 0/20(2), 0/39(3), 1/34(4), 0/20(4), 2/19(4), 2/40(4), 2/27(4), 1/52(4)

Jack Wildermuth - Right Arm Fast Medium

5dwn, 6dwn, 3dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 4dwn
28(21), 27(26), 1(2), 8(6), 9(12), 1(1), 2(3), 1(4)

Michael Neser - Right Arm Fast Medium

2/33(4), 0/9(2), 4/35(4), 0/54(4), 3/27(4), 4/25(4), 1/30(4), 0/35(3), 0/24(3), 3/41(4), 1/30(4), 0/31(3), 2/23(4), 4/32(4), 3/19(2), 1/34(4), 3/24(4), 2/40(4), 0/17(3), 3/13(4), 1/25(3),

Bowler :

Matthew Kuhnemann - Left Arm Orthodox

0/42(4), 0/10(1), 1/25(4), 0/23(4), 0/38(3), 0/31(4), 2/26(4), 1/32(4), 1/38(4), 2/31(4), 1/8(1), 0/7(1), 1/17(2), 0/19(4), 3/32(4), 0/27(3), 1/28(4), 0/7(1), 1/27(4), DNB, DNB, 1/24(4), 3/47(4)

Mitchell Swepson - Leg break

0/5(1), 1/17(4), 2/23(4), 0/24(3), 0/21(3), 1/21(4), 0/41(4), 0/21(3), 0/35(3), 0/40(3), 0/29(4), 0/32(4), 1/30(4), 0/31(2), 0/31(4), 2/19(4), 0/38(3), 2/27(4), 1/31(4), 0/14(2), 3/12(4)

Mark Steketee - Right Arm Medium Fast

1/35(3), 2/59(4), 0/48(4), 0/26(3), 4/34(4), 2/23(4), 1/25(4), 1/38(4), 0/39(4), 1/43(3), 1/30(4), 1/25(4), 3/40(4), 3/27(4), 2/32(4)

Spencer Johnson - Left Arm Fast Medium

0/23(4), 0/23(2), 2/20(4), 0/38(4), 1/22(4), 1/41(4), 1/28(4), 0/22(4), 1/37(4), 2/25(4), 1/25(4), 0/32(4),

Will Prestwidge - Right Arm Fast

Last BBL
2/34(4), 2/37(4), 0/22(2),

Xavier Bartlett - Right Arm Medium Fast

3/18(4), 1/31(3), 0/17(2), 0/51(3), 0/40(4), 4/30(4), 2/22(4), 2/45(4), 1/48(4), 1/34(4), 1/20(4),

Sydney Sixers

WK :

Josh Philippe -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
1(3), 8(16), 10(8), 1(3), 54(48), 6(6), 10(13), 27(13), 2(4), 55(40), 1(5), 43(21), 6(7), 26(23), 6(6) 17(13), 70(43), 9(13), 35(31),

Batter :

Steven Smith -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 4dwn, 1dwn,
18(16), 66(33), 125(66)*, 101(56), 36(27), 4(4), 7(18),b11(12), 17(16), 9(10), 8(5)*, 35(24),v

Moises Henriques -

2dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
58(43), 23(16)*, 45(36)*, 4(4), 6(5), 53(38), 23(14), 11(8), 2(3), 1(1), 52(32)*, 0(1), 0(1), 24(29), 7(7) 13(16), 17(30), 28(18), 17(14), 47(27), 49(35),

James Vince -

Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, DNB, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
5(5), 91(59)*, 41(24), 39(31), 26(23), 33(28), 19(15)*, 9(17), 0(2) 13(9), 0(1), DNB, 20(9), 15(22), 0(1), 17(5), 71(41)

Jordan Silk -

3dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn,
47(34), 2(3), 31(16)*, 17(20)*, 59(42)*, 15(10), 41(23), 15(19), 19(17), 30(30)*, 0(1), 41(32), 36(25),

Kurtis Patterson -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, open, open, open, open, open, open,
6(11), 18(20), 2(4), 43(33), 23(16), 2(8), 38(35), 17(16), 24(21), 38(25), 3(5), 9(9), 1(4), 64(41), 26(20), 25(19), 8(5), 11(8), 19(14),

Daniel Hughes -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,1dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 1dwn
28(22), 17(10), 42(33), 59(45), 0(1), 66(48), 17(16), 24(25), DNB, 6(13)

Jack Edwards -

Open, open, open, open, 1dwn,1dwn, open, open
25(14), 34(34), 2(5), 40(34), 8(10), 1(3), 10(14), 44(38)

All-rounder :

Dan Christian - Right Arm Fast Medium

5dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn
1(4), 8(9), 15(8), 1(1), DNB, 4(1)*, 11(7), 21(15)*, 7(8), DNB, 0(2), 1(4), 13(18), DNB, 0(2), 12(7), 6(11), 30(14), 33(16), 2(7), 56(35)
DNB, 0/5(1), DNB, 2/7(1), DNB, 0/11(1), 1/5(5), DNB, 0/15(1), 0/14(2), DNB, 1/6(1), DNB, 0/37(4), 1/20(2), DNB, DNB, 0/17(1), 0/59(3), 1/12(2), DNB

Sean Abbott - Right Arm Fast Medium

3/25(4), 3/11(3), 1/29(4), 3/18(4), 3/9(4), 3/31(4), 1/46(4), 2/17(4), 1/36(3), 2/32(3), 1/45(4), 3/37(4), 0/11(1), 2/32(4), 0/29(3), 4/8(3), 0/39(3), 1/28(3), 0/43(4), 1/47(4), 1/28(4)

Hayden Kerr - Left Arm Fast Medium

4dwn, 2dwn, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, DNB, DNB, 1dwn, DNB, 1dwn
0(1), 2(4), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 27(15), DNB, 1(2), DNB, 32(20), 42(35), 13(9), 17(19), 24(11), 29(17), DNB, DNB, 2(4), DNB, 29(22)
0/35(3), 2/34(4), 0/9(2), 0/27(3), 2/31(4), 1/34(4), 0/32(3), 0/30(3), 2/25(4), 2/30(4), 2/26(4), 2/36(3), 1/22(3), 0/44(4), 1/24(4), 1/29(4), 1/38(4), 0/30(3), 2/20(2), 2/24(4), 2/25(3), 1/23(2)

Bowler :

Chris Jordan - Right Arm Medium Fast

1/37(4), 0/44(4), 2/25(4), 2/27(4), 3/43(4), DNB, DNB, 0/39(3), 0/33(4), 1/29(4)

Jackson Bird - Right Arm Medium Fast

2/26(3), 0/47(4), 1/23(4), 1/10(3), 1/26(4), 3/26(4), 1/6(1), 0/11(2), 0/19(3), 1/19(3), 1/24(3), 1/22(3), 2/24(3), 1/33(4)

Ben Dwarshuis - Left Arm Medium Fast

0/29(4), 0/36(4), 2/14(3), 3/28(4), 0/33(4), 2/28(4), 1/55(4), 1/18(4), 4/17(4), 0/51(4), 0/22(3), 0/42(3), 0/22(2), 0/38(4), 0/39(3), 2/36(4) 1/37(3), 2/23(4)

Izharulhaq Naveed - Leg Break

0/32(4), 1/21(4), 1/31(4), 0/38(4), 1/31(4), 0/30(3), 2/22(4), 2/25(4), 2/35(4), 0/21(2), 1/16(4), 3/19(4), 0/11(2), 2/6(2), 0/34(3), 4/23(4)

Steve O'Keefe - Left Arm Orthodox

0/32(4), 4/19(3), 2/24(4), 0/26(4), 1/16(4), 1/7(2), 1/27(4) 2/43(4), 1/21(4), 1/36(4), 1/23(4), 4/18(4), 0/15(2), DNB, 1/24(4)

Nathan Lyon - Off break

0/28(3), 2/24(3), 0/35(3), 0/31(3), 1/31(4),

Todd Murphy - Left Arm Offbreak

1/18(4), 3/35(4), 1/20(4), 1/22(4), 1/24(3), 1/18(3), 0/22(4), 1/13(3), 0/11(2), DNB

Naveen-Ul-Haq - Right Arm Fast

1/36(4), 1/33(4), 2/33(4), 1/28(4), 1/41(4),

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