The 17th match of Big Bash League 2022-23 is scheduled to play between Sydney Thunder and Brisbane Heat on Tuesday, 27th December 2022 at Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney.

Sydney Thunder won their first match of this tournament against the Stars but now had lost three matches in a row. They were beaten by the Strikers twice in this tournament and they also lost their match against Melbourne Renegades. They have a strong batting order and the best players of T20 cricket like Alex Hales, Rilee Rossouw, and Jason Sangha. Remember that their full team came back to the pavilion on a total of just 15 runs earlier against Adelaide Strikers. The bowling unit of the Thunder is also strong and experienced and they have the bowlers like Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, and Brendan Doggett but had not performed well.

Sydney Thunder lost their most recent match against Adelaide Strikers by the margin of six wickets where they won the toss and decided to bat first but their batting order failed to put some big runs on the board and they scored 150 runs in 50 overs. Alex Hales was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 68 runs to his name on 50 balls with the help of six boundaries and three huge sixes. Oliver Davies was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He scored 412 runs while Rossouw could manage to score just 14 runs. The bowling unit of Sydney Thunder also failed to give the best performance and leaked the target of 151 runs in 18.4 overs. Nathan McAndrew was the highest wicket-taker with two wickets to his name while Gurinder Sandhu picked one wicket.

Brisbane Heat lost two matches continuously but won their third match against Adelaide Strikers by a margin of just six runs. The top batting order of the Heat had not been good in this tournament. Colin Munro and Max Bryant are opening the batting inning for Brisbane Heat but had not provided a good start in any match. Matt Renshaw is the leading batsman of this team but he had been struggling in this tournament till now. Jimmy Peirson and Sam Billings performed well in this tournament. Sam Billings had scored 110 runs in three matches including a half-century while Jimmy Peirson had scored 89 runs in three innings.

Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khwaja are top picks on this team but both players are still not available for selection. Mark Steketee and Michael Neser had been two successful bowlers from their side. Mark Steketee had picked seven wickets in three matches while Michael Neser had picked six wickets in three innings. Brisbane Heat doesn’t have the best spin bowler as Mujeeb Ur Rahman had left the team for international duty. Brisbane Heat scored 166 runs in their most recent match against the Strikers. Sam Billings was the highest run-scorer with 79 runs to his name. He faced 48 balls and smashed six boundaries and four huge sixes. Max Bryant scored 46 runs.

Total Matches: 15

• Sydney Thunder Won: 05
• Brisbane Heat Won: 10

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

• Both teams are struggling in this tournament so far
• The batting order of Sydney Thunder is strong but they had not performed well
• Brisbane Heat is missing their main players
• The bowling unit of Brisbane Heat is doing well
• Sydney Thunder had lost most matches against the Heat

Sydney Thunder 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 Sydney Thunder 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.

Sydney Thunder have a 54% chance to win this match
Brisbane Heat has a 46% 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 17th match of Big Bash League 2022-23 is going to be held at Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney. 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 Sydney 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.

Captain: M Neser
Vice-Captain: Danial Sams
J Peirson, Sam Billings, R Rossouw, Alex Hales, O Davies, G Sandhu, M Steketee, Ben Doggett, M Kuhnemann

• Date: Tuesday, 27th December 2022
• Time: 08:15 AM GMT / 07:15 PM LOCAL / 01:45 PM IST

• Stadium: Sydney Showground Stadium
• Location: Sydney, Australia
• Known as: Spotless Stadium
• Time Zone: UTC +11:00
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 4
• Matches won batting first: 3
• Average 1st Inns scores: 140
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 110
• Highest total recorded: 150/3 (20 Ov) by THAIW vs PAKW
• The lowest total recorded: 97/10 (17.1 Ov) by WIW vs ENGW
• The lowest score defended: 132/4 (20 Ov) by INDW vs AUSW

Alex Hales, Matthew Gilkes(w), Rilee Rossouw, Oliver Davies, Daniel Sams, Alex Ross, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green(c), Gurinder Sandhu, Brendan Doggett, Toby Gray, Ben Cutting, Baxter Holt, Usman Qadir, Sam Whiteman, Joel Davies, Blake Nikitaras.