Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers: The SportsRush brings you the analysis and match-prediction of the Big Bash League game.
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Brisbane Heat will lock horns against Sydney Sixers in the 36th game of the ongoing BBL11. The match will be played at the Metricon Stadium in Gold Coast. Brisbane Heat have won three of their eight games, whereas the Sixers have won six of their nine. The game will be live on Sony Six from 1:45 PM IST. This game was postponed from 4th January 2022 to 5th January 2022 due to reported Covid cases in Brisbane camp.
Who will win today Big Bash match: Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers
Pitch Report
The average 1st innings batting score in T20s at this ground is 157 runs. This pitch gets a little slow down in the 2nd innings, and both sides would want to bat first.
Brisbane Heat preview
The Brisbane Heat have won three of their eight games so far. Sam Heazlett has been the highest run-scorer of the side, whereas the form of Ben Duckett and Chris Lynn is not consistent. The bowlers of the side have been great with both bat and the ball. Xavier Bartlett and James Bazley have scalped 11 wickets each, whereas they have been good with the bat as well. The likes of Mark Steketee, Mujeeb ur Rahman, and Matthew Kuhnemann also boost the side’s bowling.
Probable XI: Chris Lynn, Jimmy Peirson, Ben Duckett, Sam Heazlett, Max Bryant, James Bazley, Xavier Bartlett, Jack Wildermuth, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Mark Steketee.
He’s brought that up with a HUGE six! 🙌 #BBL11 pic.twitter.com/SQLb8rBJQF
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 4, 2022
Sydney Sixers preview
The defending champions Sydney Sixers have won six of their nine games, and they lost their last game to Perth Scorchers. Josh Philippe is the 3rd highest run-scorer of the season so far, whereas Moises Henriques is the 5th highest. This will be the last game of James Vince this season (if he plays this game). Ben Dwarshius, Sean Abbott, and Hayden Kerr will lead the pace attack, whereas Steve O’Keefe will take care of spin. Daniel Christian proved his class in the last game, but Shadab Khan will miss this game due to border restrictions.
Probable XI: Josh Philippe, James Vince, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes, Jordan Silk, Daniel Christian, Sean Abbott, Hayden Kerr, Ben Dwarshius, Steve O’Keefe, Jackson Bird.
Match Prediction
Sydney Sixers will be the favourites to win this game.
