The 3rd match of Big Bash League 2022-23 is scheduled to play between Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Renegades on Thursday, 15th December 2022 at Cazaly’s Stadium, Cairns.

Brisbane Heat had updated its squad for this season of the Big Bash League and had added some extra strength in batting and bowling units. Jimmy Peirson was leading the Heat in the previous edition but now they had appointed Usman Khawaja as their new skipper. We think that Brisbane Heat is still weak in batting and bowling strength. Usman Khawaja will be leading the batting order of this team with James Bazley, Max Bryant, Sam Heazlett, Matt Renshaw, and Sam Hain. They have some best batting all-rounders in their squad. Colin Munro is a well-known batting all-rounder from New Zealand and he had played 65 T20 Internationals. He had scored 1724 runs with a good strike rate of 156.44. We are sure that he will play a main role for the Heat.

Sam Billings and Jimmy Peirson are wicketkeeper batsmen in the squad of Brisbane Heat. Ross Whiteley, Marnus Labuschagne, and Michael Neser are part of the batting squad of this side. Marnus Labuschagne is an experienced player and had played T20 ODI matches for Australia. The bowling unit of Brisbane Heat is also not much stronger when we compare it with the other teams in this tournament. Mitchell Swepson is the leading bowler of this team. He had played eight T20 matches for Australia and picked eight wickets. Mark Steketee is another good bowler in the squad of this side. Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, and Matthew Kuhnemann are also available for the selection of the final playing eleven of this match. Jack Wildermuth is the bowling all-rounder of this team while they also had picked Will Prestwidge.

Melbourne Renegades had not made a lot of changes in their squad and they are coming to this tournament with almost the same squad but they had added some best batsmen in their squad. Nic Maddinson is the regular captain of the Renegades and he will also be leading the side in this edition of Big Bash League. The batting order of this team is stronger than the Heat. Nic Maddinson will be taking care of the top batting order with Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, and Martin Guptill. Jake Fraser McGurk, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, and Jonathan Wells are other batsmen in the squad of the Renegades. This is a strong batting order which can perform well against any strong bowling unit in this tournament.

Andre Russell is also part of the squad of Melbourne Renegades. He doesn’t need any introduction and we all know how he can bat in the middle overs. He also has a good record in bowling. He had played 57 T20 matches for West Indies and scored 741 runs with a strike rate of 156. He had played 82 matches in IPL and scored 2035 with the best strike rate of 177. He also had picked 39 wickets in international matches and 89 wickets in the Indian Premier League. We are hoping that he will perform well on the pitches of Australia. Will Sutherland and Tom Rogers are also part of the squad of this team. The bowling unit of Melbourne Renegades is good but not very strong. Akela Hosein will be handling the bowling unit of this side with Zak Evans, Jack Prestwidge, Kane Richardson, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

Total Matches: 17

• Brisbane Heat Won: 06
• Melbourne Renegades Won: 11

Brisbane Heat is overall a strong team as compared to the Melbourne Renegades at least on paper. According to our match prediction, Brisbane Heat is the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Brisbane Heat a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Melbourne Renegades has won most matches played against Brisbane Heat
• Brisbane Heat is overall a strong and experienced team
• The batting order of Melbourne Renegades is very strong
• Andre Russell can score big runs if he gets some time to settle
• Shaun Marsh and Martin Guptill can play the main role for the Renegades

Melbourne Renegades is full of experienced and young players in the t20 format. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Melbourne Renegades have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Melbourne Renegades have a 56% chance to win this match
Brisbane Heat has a 44% chance to win this match

The toss will play an important role in the decision of all matches of the Big Bash League. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in these kinds of big matches. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 3rd match of Big Bash League 2022-23 is going to be held at Cazaly’s Stadium, Cairns. We had observed in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this venue is good for batting. The track is slower than the others we have seen and helps the spinners quite a bit. We are hoping that the surface is bound to get slower and be a bit more difficult for batting in this match. A score of 185 is going to be tough to chase.

The weather forecast in Cairns is predicting some clouds around on match day but the weather forecast does not predict rain. We should be able to have a full uninterrupted match.

It will be updated shortly

• Date: Thursday, 15th December 2022
• Time: 08:15 AM GMT / 07:15 PM LOCAL / 01:45 PM IST

• Stadium: Cazaly’s Stadium
• Location: Cairns, Australia
• Opened: 1957
• Capacity: 12,000
• Ends: City End, Club End
• Time Zone: UTC +10:00
• Home to: Queensland
• Other Sports: it is home to Australian Rules Football, Rugby League, Soccer, Rugby Union
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 5
• Matches won batting first: 2
• Matches won bowling first: 3
• Average 1st Inns scores: 189
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 162
• Highest total recorded: 267/5 (50 Ov) by AUS vs NZ
• The lowest total recorded: 82/10 (33 Ov) by NZ vs AUS
• The highest score chased: 233/8 (45 Ov) by AUS vs NZ
• The lowest score defended: 267/5 (50 Ov) by AUS vs NZ

Zak Evans, Aaron Finch, Akeal Hosein, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sam Harper, Mackenzie Harvey, Nic Maddinson (c), Shaun Marsh, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Will Sutherland, Jon Wells, Jack Prestwidge, Ruwantha Kellapotha, Marcus Harris, Andre Russell (replacing Liam Livingstone, first four matches only), Martin Guptill.