Australian T20 League 2022

Match 51: HEA vs STA

Preview 

The Heat (HEA) and Stars (STA) will square off in match number 51 of the Australian T20 League 2022-23 at Gabba, Brisbane on Sunday, January 22. HEA led by Usman Khawaja are placed fifth in the league standings with 11 points and a net run rate of -0.592. After once tottering at the bottom of the table, Khawaja and co now have a chance to go to number 3 displacing Renegades (REN). 

With a win in their recent clash against the Hurricanes (HUR), HEA are currently on a three match winning streak. Micheal Neser became the Player of the Match after he finished the game with impressive match figures of 3/27. In the batting department,  Matthew Renshaw scored a well compiled 41 to propel his side to a competitive first innings total of 162. 

STA on the other hand are already out of contention and are currently positioned at the bottom of the table. They lost their most recent game to HEA by three wickets. Matt Renshaw held his nerve in the last ball thriller to hand STA their ninth loss of the tournament. After putting up a score of 159 for seven on the back of Nick Larkin’s 36 ball 58. HEA in reply chased down the total in the ultimate ball.  All they can now play for is pride or be party spoilers for others. 

Match Details

Match: HEA vs STA, Match 51, Aus T20 League 2022-23 

Date: January 22, 2023,

Time: 08:10 am IST

Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Pitch and Weather Report

The Gabba pitch has been relatively good for batting and has assisted the team chasing. Winning the toss and fielding first should be the way forward. 

Temperatures will be around the 27 degree celsius mark. 

Form Guide

HEA: L NR(No Result) W W W

STA:  W L L L L

Head to Head

Team           Matches Won 

HEA                10

STA                 07

Squads

HEA: Usman Khawaja (c), Josh Brown, Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Max Bryant, Ross Whiteley, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Spencer Johnson, Colin Munro, Nathan McSweeney, Sam Billings, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, James Bazley, Jack Wildermuth  

STA: Joe Clarke(w), Thomas Rogers, Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Nick Larkin, Campbell Kellaway, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Luke Wood, Adam Zampa(c), Brody Couch, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Tom O Connell, James Seymour

Probable Playing XIs

HEA: Josh Brown, Usman Khawaja (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Sam Hain, Jimmy Peirson (wk), James Bazley, Michael Neser, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann

STA: Joe Clarke (wk), Thomas Rogers, Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, James Seymour, Nick Larkin, Clint Hinchliffe, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Luke Wood, Liam Hatcher, Adam Zampa (c)

Hot Fantasy Picks

(i) Wicket Keeper

Joe Clarke: The top-order batter scored four runs off nine balls against the Heat in the last game, but he is the leading run scorer for Stars with 346 runs from 12 innings. 

(ii) Batsmen 

Thomas Rogers: The young top-order batter scored 26 runs against the Heat in the last meeting. This season, he has made 228 runs in 12 innings.  

(iii) All Rounders 

Beau Webster:  The Australian all-rounder scored 36 runs off 24 balls while conceding only 22 in the last game against Heat. This season, he has scored 260 runs and picked 6 wickets with the ball. 

Matt Renshaw: The southpaw continued his hot streak against the Hurricanes with a well crafted innings of 41. Renshaw has scored 223 runs in just eight innings this season, at an average of 31.85. 

Micheal Neser: The in-form all-rounder bowled a match-winning spell against the Hurricanes in the last match, taking three wickets for 27 runs. Neser is currently the leading  wicket taker for the Heat with 18 wickets to his name. 

(iv) Bowlers 

Luke Wood: The in-form English pacer struggled for wickets against the Heat in the last game, but he leads the Stars' bowling chart with 17 wickets from 12 innings this season.

Adam Zampa: The star Australian spin bowler claimed two wickets for 32 runs against the Heat. So far this season, Zampa has taken 13 wickets at an outstanding economy rate of 7.02.

Match Prediction

Barring the game against SCO, HEA have an excellent record at Gabba. We predict them to continue their excellent record at home. 

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