Australian T20 League 2022
Match 19- HEA vs THU

Preview:

The 19th match of the tournament between HEA vs THU will be played on 29 December at Carrara Oval, Queensland. This match will start at 12:35 PM (IST). With Thunders’ skipper Jason Sangha out injured, the Thunder have lost momentum after a good start and currently are in the 5th place of the table of the Australian T20 League. Despite that, they performed brilliantly in the last match.

Having lost the previous match, the Heat come into this contest with a good mindset, with Sam Billings and Colin Munro looking in good touch in their last matches. But Thunders' bowlers had other plans and they bowled accurate line and length against the Heat. They capitalised the pitch properly and restricted them to under 125 runs.

THU annihilated HEA and handed them a 10-wicket defeat on Tuesday. With the win, Sydney also opened their account in the Australian T20 League 2022-23. Sydney openers Alex Hales and Matthew Gilkes chased the target of 122 runs within mere 11.4 overs. Although Heat won the toss against Thunder and elected to bat 1st, their innings never got any momentum whatsoever. Heat could manage only 121/6 in their allotted 20 overs, thanks to some excellent bowling from Thunder. Green and Sams took two wickets apiece.

For Thunders, Matthew Gilkes scored an unbeaten 56 runs along with Hales, who also scored 59 runs in that match. The wicketkeeper batter Gilkes won the Man of the Match award for his incredible showcase with the bat which included 6 fours and 3 sixes against the Heat. Both teams will try to pick a win and keep alive their hopes of finishing in the top four.

Match Details

Match: HEA vs THU, 19th Match, Aus T20 League 2022-23

Date: Thursday, December 29, 2022

Time: 12:35 PM

Venue: Carrara Oval, Queensland

Pitch and Weather Report

This pitch suits both seamers and batters, and spin bowlers get a lot of help on this pitch. Batting first after winning the toss would be the right decision on this pitch. After winning the toss at Carrara Oval, Queensland. Both teams would want to bat first on this good track. The first innings average score on this pitch is 135 runs which is considered a low score in comparison with other pitches but this track has much more to expect from it. Batting has looked a bit difficult in the second innings. That's why 40 per cent of matches have been won here batting first.

The sky will be partly cloudy but there is no possibility of rain. The temperature is expected to be 23 degrees Celsius.

Form Guide

HEA: W L L L L

THU: L L L W L

Head to Head

Team                Matches Won 

HEA                   10 

THU                   5

Squads

HEA: Max Bryant, Colin Munro, Matt Renshaw, Sam Billings, Jimmy Pierson (C/WK), Ross Whiteley, Michael Neser, James Bazley, Mark Steketee, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Swepson, Xavier Barlett, Josh Brown, Sam Heazlett, Jack Wildermuth, Will Prestwidge

THU: Alex Hales, Matthew Gilkes, Rilee Rossouw, Oliver Davies, Daniel Sams, Alex Ross, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (C), Gurinder Sandhu, Brendan Doggett, toby Grey, Ben Cutting, Baxter Holt, Usman Qadir, Sam Whiteman, Joel Davies, Blake Nikitaras

Probable Playing XIs:

HEA: Colin Munro, Max Bryant, Matt Renshaw, Sam Billings (WK), Jimmy Peirson (C/WK), Ross Whiteley, Michael Neser, James Bazley, Mark Steketee, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Swepson

THU: Alex Hales, Matthew Gilkes (WK), Rilee Rossouw, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (C), Gurinder Sandhu, Brendan Doggett, FazalHaq Farooqi

Hot Fantasy Picks

Wicket Keeper

Matthew Gilkes: The 23-year-old batter will give you some crucial points at the opening like Hales. He contributed a significant contribution of 56 with six boundaries and three sixes in the last match. It can be a good option for C/VC in minor leagues.

Jimmy Pierson: HEA is the captain of the team that comes to bat in the middle order having scored 106 runs in 4 matches. In this match too, there will be a good pick from the wicketkeeper category. 

Batters: 

Alex Helms: THU is the opening batsman of the team so far he has scored 100 runs in 4 matches. In this match, the team is expecting a good start from them. 

Alex Hales: Alex Hales is a destructive opener who can give you the quick points that benefit you to get a good start. Hales can be an excellent C/VC option for your fantasy 11.

All Rounder: 

Daniel Sams: This is a very talented all-rounder who can hit big shots in the last over and has taken 7 wickets in 4 matches so far. In this match, he can score good points in the dream team with both bat and ball. 

Bowlers: 

Mark Steketee: HEA is the best bowler from the team so far with 9 wickets in 5 matches. He is bowling at an economical rate and can pose a challenge to the batsmen in this match. 

Gurinder Sandhu: Has taken 7 wickets in 5 matches while performing brilliant bowling for the THU team. In this match too, he can prove to be a trump card in the dream team. 

Michael Neser: He has played only 3 matches in this tournament so far. In which he took 6 wickets while performing brilliantly, in the first match he took 4 wickets and in the second match he took 2 wickets, in this match also the team is expecting good bowling from him. 

Match Prediction

After the dominating performance of the Thunders against the Heat in their previous encounter. Sydney annihilated the Heat by 10 wickets when they chased down 121 runs within 11.4 overs. And with that win, they move to 5th place in the Australian T20 League points table whereas Brisbane remains at the bottom of the points table. We predict Thunders to win this win against the Heat once again.

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