Sydney Thunder Vs Brisbane Heat, Eliminator, dream11 prediction today match

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Match : Sydney Thunder Vs Brisbane Heat, Eliminator,

Vanue : Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney

Date & Time : 27th January Friday at 1:45 PM IST

H2H Record :

Total matches - 18
THU won - 07
HEA won - 10
NR - 01,

Pitch Report :

The pitch at Sydney Showground Stadium has a balanced surface for the white-ball game. The pacers have accounted most of the wickets in compare to Spiners. However, spinners have proven successful here. The spinners should also have a say, with the dimensions of the ground bound to come into play. The chasing team have won the last three matches here, enticing sides to bat second upon winning the toss.

The average first innings scored here is 150 runs.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 19°C on the Friday with 58% humidity and 15% km/hr wind speed. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.

Probable XI :

Sydney Thunder :

Matthew Gilkes, David Warner, Jason Sangha, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Gurinder Sandhu, Usman Qadir.

Brisbane Heat :

Usman Khawaja, Josh Brown, Marnus Lambuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Sam Hain, Jimmy Peirson, Michael Neser, James Bazley, Matthew Kuhnemann, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Swepson.

Preview :

Sydney Thunder (THU) will lock horns with Brisbane Heat (HEA) in the Eliminator match of the Big Bash League 2022-23 at the Sydney Showground Stadium in Sydney on January 27. The winner of the match will proceed in the tournament, and the loser will get eliminated from the tournament. At the end of the league stage, Thunder finished in fourth position in the points table with seven wins under their belt, while Heat finished in fifth place with six wins to their name.

Sydney have had a mixed recent run where they lost three and won two in their last five matches. They played their last match against Melbourne Stars, which they eventually won by three wickets. Sydney had won the toss and chose to field where they limited Melbourne to a meagre total of 119. Sydney chased the total with seven balls to spare with a brilliant bowling performance from Usman Qadir. Brisbane were on a four-match winning streak which they lost in their last match against Hobart Hurricanes by just two runs. Brisbane had won the toss earlier and chose to field. Hobart posted a total of 120 at the loss of nine wickets. Brisbane gave them a tough fight returning to bat and lost the match by a close margin of two runs. Michael Neser starred for Sydney taking a four-wicket haul.

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. Peirson smashed 43* off 24 in a knockout match against Thunder two years ago.

Usman Khawaja :

Usman Khawaja is the veteran Australian opener returned to the Heat after international duties and scored 10 runs against the Hurricanes in the last game and has impressive numbers in the BBL tournament. Usman Khawaja has struck two fifties in seven matches on this ground. He has scored a total of 229 runs at an average of 32.71 and strike rate of 136.31. Good pick.

Marnus Labuschagne :

Marnus Labuschagne is an consistent Australian batter who's dominating red-ball cricket for the last few years but is yet to make a big impact in white-ball cricket with just 96 runs in this season. Punt pick.

Matt Renshaw :

Matt Renshaw is the he star left-handed batter continues his red-hot form with a 41 off 31 knock against the Hurricanes in two game ago. Renshaw has scored 232 runs from just ten innings at an average of 23.20 so far this season. Must have pick.

Sam Hain :

Sam Hain is talented top order batter who has hit 33* and 73* & 26 in his past three 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 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 (22) at an average of 17.59 and strike rate of 12.2. 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 11 matches vs Thunders at an average of 27.7p and high economy of 8.37, & 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 66 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 2/23 and 1/17 in his past two 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 last outing. 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 24 wickets in 25 outings with the economy of 8.32. Bartlett can be a trump card pick in this game.

*Thunders*

Matthew Gilkes :

Matthew Gilkes coming from fantastic outing smashed match winning unbeaten 74 off just 55 deliveries in two matches ago but before tha has made 30+ scores in the consecutive last five matches and has been one of the top batters for the Thunder. But he has scored 145 runs in 5 matches at an average of just 36.2 against the Heat also he was player of the match on this ground against Heat in the BBL 12 league stage. He hit 56* off 34 balls. Punt pick.

David Warner :

David Warner has struggled in BBL 12, but this could be the game he gets going. But with the experience and the class the man brings it is never too far for a man like Warner to get going. Will be a solid c/vc pick for grand league.

Alex Ross :

Alex Ross is looking in good touch so far this season. He's scored 256 runs at an average of 23.50 & SR of 135.42 and 40(32) a match ago against the Renegades, but his numbers against the Heat are very good in 7 inns, 171 runs, avg. 34.20, SR 135.71. Punt pick.

Oliver Davies :

Oliver Davies is in terrific touch. He is the Thunder’s leading run-scorer in this BBL (333). But, he has scored 0, 2 and 8 in his past three knocks. If he gets into double figures, he often makes a significant score. In 2 matches against Heat, Davies has managed to scored just 16 runs with the average of 8.00. Punt pick.

Jason Sangha :

Jason Sangha is the youg talented batter who was captained the Thunder in three matches last season and has been appointed the full-time captain of the side. He was the leading run-scorer for his side last season, with 445 runs in 12 matches at an average of 49.44 and a strike rate of 132.04. He's scored 14 runs in the last match. Punt pick.

Daniel Sams :

Daniel Sams is a key bowling all-rounder for Sydney Thunder. He has produced 1150 runs and 140 wickets from 119 T20s. Daniel Sams averages just 28.00 with the bat against Heat. Also, in 9 matches with the ball, he has picked up 16 wickets at an average of 17.54 and economy of 9.23. Sams start the new season with superb performance grabbed 17 wickets in just 12 matches so far. Sams is the highest wicket-taker in T20s on this ground (30) at an average of 14.77 and strike rate of 11.50. Must have pick.

Nathan McAndrew :

Nathan McAndrew was the most successful bowler for the Thunder in the earlier against the Heat, He picked up three wickets for 29 runs in four overs & get a wicketless in the last match.

Gurinder Sandhu :

Gurinder Sandhu is a decent bowled who's also handy with the bat. He was bowled economical in the game against Heat earlier in BBL 12 (1/6). Must have pick.

Usman Qadir :

Usman Qadir is the quality leg break bowler, he has taken five wickets in his past three games. The legspinner could find some assistance on what has been a tricky Sydney Showground surface in BBL 12. Good pick.

Tanveer Sangha :

Tanveer Sangha impressive young leg-spinner enjoyed the 2021 BBL campaign with a strike rate of 15.1 across the 16 wickets he picked up. He is a strong choice for Sydney Thunder’s top wicket taker.

Details Analysis

Cheat sheet

Sydney Thunder

WK :

Sam Whiteman -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, open, open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
5(9), 2(5), 42(34), 4(7), 10(8), 11(9), 8(7), 4(6), 68(44), 22(17),

Matthew Gilkes -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 6dwn, 4dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, open
20(27), 1(4), 74(55), 13(14), 0(2), 7(12), 32(26), 33(16), 37(35), 56(34)*, 3(7), 3(8), 0(2), 0(2), 0*(0), 2(5), 6(7), 1(4), 19(17), 10(8), 32(23), 93(57)

Baxter Holt -

5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 7dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 7dwn, 6dwn
17(20), DNB, 2(7), 0(1), DNB, 23(24), 1(3), 4*(5)

Batter :

David Warner -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
2(3), 16(23), 26(23), 0(2), 19(20), 25(18), 3(7), 11(10), 5(6), 4(11), 73(44), 75(41),

Alex Hales -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
0(1), 0(4), 77(45), 9(11), 59(36)*, 68(50), 16(12), 0(2), 16(12), 1(2), 86(47)*, 47(30), 52(40), 7(5), 19(20), 9(13),

Rilee Rossouw -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, DNB, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, DNB, 1dwn, 1dwn,
0(1), 18(14), 39(35), DNB, 14(13), 53(38), 3(5), 0(1), 25(29), 7(6), 0(2), 109*(56), DNB, 100*(48), 0(2),

Alex Ross -

3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 4dwn,, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn
14(11), 6(10), 40(32)*, 2(4), 3(8), 34(34), 41(18)*, 14(5), 25(12), DNB, 8(6), 39(23), 2(4), 28(27), 56(39), 0(1), 0(3), 6(6), 16(14), 4(2), 77(49), 17(11)

Oliver Davies -

2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn,
8(17), 2(3), 0(1), 45(38), 52(36), 0(3), 58(47), 65(32), 16(10), DNB, 42(30), 33(18)*, 11(10) 1(2), 6(9), DNB, 2(3), 19(10), 14(12), 26(12),

Blake Nikitaras -

1dwn, DNB, 5dwn,
8(12), DNB, 25(18)*,

Joel Davies -

6dwn, DNB,
10(10), DNB,
0/23(2), 0/23(3),

All-rounder :

Daniel Sams - Left Arm Fast Medium

4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, DNB, 5dwn,
28(18), 5(6), DNB, 9(12), 2(6), 5(7), 1(2), 36(15)*, DNB, 8(10), 1(2), 1(3), 3(5), 6(4), 28(20)*, DNB, 13(8),
1/27(3), 0/32(4), 1/45(4), 4/18(4), 0/16(2), 0/23(2), 0/21(1), 2/41(4), 2/27(4), 3/33(4), 2/23(4), 2/21(4), 0/34(2), 1/42(4), 2/33(4), 0/20(2),1/20(3),

Ben Cutting - Right Arm Fast Medium

5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn,
9(9), 6(9), DNB, 20(16), 9(8), 26(15)*, 5(6)*, 1(3)*, 0(2), 36(14), 26(15), 23(11), 52(31)*,
0/9(2), 0/8(1), 0/5(1), 0/13(1), DNB, 0/14(1), 0/8(1), 2/16(2), 1/37(4), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB,

Jason Sangha - Leg break

1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
10(11), 10(14), 0(2), 24(25), 61(43), 2(5), 22(22), 31(19), 35(31), 21(23), 34(26), 6(9)
0/9(1), 0/11(1), 0/7(1), 0/8(1), 1/36(3), 0/11(1), DNB, DNB, 0/3(1), 0/5(1), DNB, 2/16(2)

Bowler :

Brendan Doggett - Right Arm Medium Fast

1/18(3), 0/28(3), 0/23(2), 1/23(4), 1/28(4), 4/35(4), 0/32(2), 0/17(3), 0/30(3), 1/29(4), 2/25(3), 1/26(3), 0/33(3), 1/34(4), 1/19(3), 2/21(4), 1/24(4), 4/22(4)

Fazalhaq Farooqi - Left Arm Medium

0/21(4), 0/32(4), 3/20(4), 2/20(4), 2/29(4), 0/22(4), 1/24(4), 0/51(4), 3/31(4), 0/34(4)

Chris Green - Off break

2/19(4), 0/32(4), 2/24(4), 0/24(4), 0/20(3), 2/29(4), 1/15(4), 1/34(4), 1/20(4), 2/14(4), 0/17(2), 0/18(3), 0/31(4), 1/19(4), 0/23(2), 2/40(4), 0/22(2), 2/24(4),

Gurinder Sandhu - Right Arm Medium

1/13(2), 2/42(4), 1/6(1), 0/15(4),1/18(4), 2/51(4), 2/28(4), 2/23(4), 2/40(4), 2/33(4), 1/46(4), 2/27(3), 2/32(4), 2/8(3), 4/22(4),

Nathan McAndrew - Right Arm Medium Fast

0/18(4), 1/28(4), 0/33(4), 1/17(3), 0/23(3), 3/29(4), 1/26(3), 4/32(4), 1/28(3), 2/25(4),

Usman Qadir – Legbreak

3/24(4), 0/35(4), 2/20(4), 0/20(1), 0/32(3), 0/22(3), 2/36(4), 1/32(4), 1/30(4), 1/19(4), DNB, 2/48(4), 0/41(4), 2/36(4), 1/34(4), 2/33(4), 2/35(4), 0/41(2)

Tanveer Sangha - Leg break

0/20(4), 2/15(4), 2/32(4), 0/19(2), 1/30(4), 1/22(4), 2/12(3),

Brisbane Heat

WK :

Jimmy Pierson :

4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn,
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
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, 1dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
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,
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, open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
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, 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, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 1dwn, open, open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
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)
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

6dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, 7dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn
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)
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

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

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

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

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

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), 0/36(4)

Cheat Sheet

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