Preview for HEA vs THU Dream11 Contest: Brisbane Heat will be hosting Sydney Thunder in Match 14 of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2021-22 on Sunday (December 19) as the tournament resumes after a three-day breather. The match in Gabba is thus very important for the two teams as they look to regain momentum and […]
Brisbane Heat will be hosting Sydney Thunder in Match 14 of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2021-22 on Sunday (December 19) as the tournament resumes after a three-day breather.
The match in Gabba is thus very important for the two teams as they look to regain momentum and rhythm with a solid performance and victory.
Both the teams reside in the bottom half of the BBL 2021-22 points table with the Thunder placed at sixth and Heat at seventh with one win and two losses each in their three games so far.
Brisbane Heat – Chris Lynn, Max Bryant, Ben Duckett, Sam Heazlett, Tom Abell, Jimmy Peirson (c & wk), James Bazley, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Swepson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Liam Guthrie
Sydney Thunder – Alex Hales, Sam Whiteman, Matthew Gilkes, Sam Billings (wk), Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha
Weather Update: Partly cloudy; 24 degrees C; wind 5 km/h
Pitch Report: The Gabba has always been heaven for batters in T20 cricket with its true pace and bounce just ripe for them to hit the ball up and over.
Can the Heat keep Thunder at bay in the HEA vs THU BBL encounter?
Tough one to predict, isn’t it? Both the sides have had a slow start to the competition and have their own chinks, reflecting nicely in their win-loss record so far. But perhaps the Heat will be carrying some edge into this game as they pulled off a good win over Melbourne Renegades in their last match, while the Thunder lost to Melbourne Stars in their last outing.
1. Alex Hales (10 credits) – Hales is an obvious captaincy candidate for this game, considering how good he has been for the Thunder. The England right-hander was his team’s top run-getter last summer and while he has had a slow start to this year’s BBL, he is expected to catch up and dominate attacks again.
2. Chris Lynn (10 credits) – the ever-explosive Lynn could be another fruitful captaincy choice. The Brisbane Heat batter has also had a slow start to the tournament. But he showed encouraging signs of a return to form in the last game against Renegades, scoring a 15-ball 32.
3. Alex Ross (8.5 credits) – hero with the bat for Thunder last game, Ross blasted a 49-ball 77 against the Stars in a difficult situation. His innings, featuring 4 fours and 4 sixes, allowed Thunder to compete by posting 151/5 despite being 40 for 3 at one stage.
1. James Bazley (8 credits) – Bazley, the right-arm quick, bowled a superb spell of 3/28 against the Renegades in Heat’s impressive win last game. He could be a very handy budget pick.
2. Sam Heazlett (8.5 credits) – Heazlett produced another impressive knock for the Heat last game. Facing the Renegades, the batter struck a freeflowing 29-ball 44 to push his team to a win.
3. Liam Guthrie (8 credits) – left-arm pacer Guthrie bowled an extremely miserly spell of 1/10 off his 4 overs in Heat’s victory over the Renegades last game.
Ben Duckett (wk), Chris Lynn (vc), Alex Hales, Alex Ross (c), S Heazlett, Ben Cutting, J Bazley, X Barlett, Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman, Tanveer Sangha, Liam Guthrie
Ben Duckett (wk), Chris Lynn (vc), Alex Hales (c), Alex Ross, S Heazlett, Ben Cutting, J Bazley, X Barlett, Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman, Tanveer Sangha, Liam Guthrie
