SYT vs BH Match Preview
Sydney Thunder defeated the Melbourne Stars in a last-ball thriller in the opening match, but things have gone rapidly downhill since then. Their much-touted batting line-up, featuring the likes of Rilee Rossouw, Alex Hales, and Jason Sangha was brought to knees by a rampant Adelaide Strikers bowling attack in the second match, where they were bundled out for a paltry score of 15, which is a record for the lowest ever team total in T20 format.
The bowlers have been a bit better off compared to the batsmen. Gurinder Sandhu and Daniel Sams have both picked up 7 wickets, while Brendan Doggett has 4.
Openers Max Bryant and Colin Munro haven’t been in the best of form for Brisbane Heat and have failed to give their team the best of starts.
Billings has scored 110 runs so far, including a half-century, while Peirson has scored a total of 89 runs in 3 innings. The team will be eagerly waiting for Usman Khwaja and Marnus Labuschagne to join them, but both are unavailable at this stage due to international duties. Mark Steketee has been the pick of the bowlers and has picked up 7 wickets in 3 matches, while Michael Neser has picked up 6 from just 2 games.
Weather Report
The weather is expected to remain between 19-26 degrees Celsius with clear skies.
Pitch Report
The track at the Sydney Showground Stadium is a balanced one, providing equal opportunities to both, bowlers as well as batsmen. The bounce on offer is good, providing the batsmen ample opportunities to play their shots.
Notable stats
Jimmy Peirson's Consistent Batting
Peirson has been excellent for the Heat in the middle order. In the last 7 matches, he has scored 182 runs at an average of 45.50 and a strike rate of 155.55.
Team News
With Brisbane Heat coming into this match on the back of a win, it is unlikely that they will make any changes to the squad. The Sydney Thunder, without the services of Farooqi, will bring in an additional bowler, most likely in the form of Tanveer Sangha.
SYT vs BH Probable 11
SYT Playing 11
- Alex Hales
- Matthew Gilkes (Wk)
- Rilee Rossouw
- Oliver Davies
- Daniel Sams
- Alex Ross
- Nathan McAndrew
- Chris Green (C)
- Gurinder Sandhu
- Brendan Doggett
- Tanveer Sangha
BH Playing 11
- Max Bryant
- Colin Munro
- Matt Renshaw
- Sam Billings
- Jimmy Peirson (C)
- Ross Whitely
- Michael Neser
- James Bazley
- Mark Steketee
- Mitchell Swepson
- Matthew Kuhnemann
Dream11 Prediction
We are backing Brisbane Heat to win this one. After losing a couple of opening matches, the team finally seems to have hit right from and the batsmen to are beginning to build up some momentum. On the other hand, Sydney Thunder looks quite deflated at the moment.
Top Picks
Alex Hales: Alex Hales hasn’t had the best of starts to the season but his hard-hitting powers are well known. He has scored 10634 runs in his T20 career at a strike rate of 147.32.
Gurinder Sandhu: Sandhu is likely to be pretty effective on the bouncy pitch at Sydney. In the last 10 matches, Sandhu has picked up 19 wickets at a strike rate of 11.84.
Michael Neser: Neser has picked up 10 wickets in his last 5 T20 appearances and is likely to play an important role in this game. He can also score some quick runs lower down the order which is a bonus.
SYT vs BH Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: J Peirson, S Billings
Batters: R Rossouw, A Hales, O Davies
All-rounders: M Neser (C), D Sams (VC)
Bowlers: G Sandhu, M Steketee, B Doggett, M Kuhnemann
