The 40th match of Big Bash League 2022-23 will be played between Adelaide Strikers and Brisbane Heat at the Adelaide Oval tomorrow. The match will be the first contest of the penultimate double-header day of this season and will be followed by a Melbourne derby at the Docklands Stadium.
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Having played each other three weeks ago, Heat had registered a 6-run victory at the Gabba on the back of successfully defending a 167-run target.
As much as Strikers would be wanting to return the favour at their home ground, they would be wary of the fact that they don’t have the best of records at home against this opposition. AS, who play with an average run rate of 8.43 at this stadium, have won 38 and lost 28 out of their 66 home matches thus far. BH, meanwhile, have won six and lost three out of their nine Adelaide T20s and have an average run rate of 8.23 here.
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Adelaide, however, would be wanting to bank on their slight advantageous head-to-head record against Heat in all these years. Speaking particularly about BBL 12, Strikers have won and lost five matches each to be at the third position on the points table. One of the two teams to have not played 10 matches till now, Heat are struggling at the bottom of the table on the back of two wins and six losses in nine outings.
STR vs HEA head to head records in BBL history
Total number of matches played: 17
Matches won by AS: 9
Matches won by BH: 8
Matches played in January: 9 (AS 6, BH 3)
Matches played on Saturday: 1 (AS 1, BH 0)
Matches played at Adelaide Oval: 8 (AS 3, BH 5)
AS average score against BH: 155
BH average score against AS: 142
Most runs for AS: 234 (Jake Weatherald)
Most runs for BH: 298 (Jimmy Peirson)
Most wickets for AS: 14 (Peter Siddle)
Most wickets for BH: 16 (Mark Steketee)
Most catches for AS: 7 (Harry Nielsen and Jake Weatherald)
Most catches for BH: 8 (Jimmy Peirson)
NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).
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