THU vs HEA | Big Bash League 2020-21, Knockout Match

---Schedule---

Match : Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat
Series : Big Bash League 2020-21.

Date : 31 Jan, 01:45 PM IST
Venue : Manuka Oval, Canberra.

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Brisbane Heat won the toss and have opted to Bowl.

Change in Team 1 :- No Change

Sydney Thunder (Playing XI): Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson(c), Sam Billings(w), Alex Ross, Ben Cutting, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Adam Milne, Brendan Doggett, Tanveer Sangha

Brisbane Heat (Playing XI): Sam Heazlett, Chris Lynn(C), Joe Denly, Marnus Labuschagne, Jimmy Peirson(WK), Joe Burns, Lewis Gregory, Mark Steketee, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Swepson, Ben Laughlin

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Probable XI :-

Sydney Thunder :-

Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson(C), Sam Billings(WK), Alex Ross, Ben Cutting, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Adam Milne, Brendan Doggett, Tanveer Sangha.

Brisbane Heat :-

Chris Lynn(C), Joe Denly, Marnus Labuschagne, Max Bryant/Sam Heazlett, Jimmy Peirson(WK), Joe Burns, Lewis Gregory, Mark Steketee, Mitch Swepson, Ben Laughlin, Xavier Bartlett/Morne Morkel.

Pitch & Weather Report : -

The pitch at the Manuka Oval, Canberra will be expected to be batting friendly but Spinners can get some help from the pitch.
Average 1st innings score: 173
Average 2nd innings score: 150
The weather of Hobart is forecasted to be partly cloudy and it will remain the same throughout the day. The temperature is expected to be 18 Degree Celsius.

----News & Analysis----

Sydney Thunder(THU)

Sydney Thunder had performed well in this season of the Big Bash League as they had played a total of 14 matches at the league stage with 8 win and lost 6 matches.
They finished the league stage at 3rd position on the BBL points table with 31 points.
They won their last match against Adelaide Strikers by the margin of 9 wickets.
Alex Hales is THU's leading run scorer in BBL 2020/21 with 535 runs, including one century and three half-centuries in 14 matches.
Tanveer Sangha is THU's leading Wicket taker in BBL 2020/21 with 21 wickets and his economy rate is 8.04 runs per over in 14 matches.
Sydney Thunder has announced a 19-man squad for the Knockout match.
Daniel Sams has recovered from the injury and will available for the Knockout.

Brisbane Heat(HEA)

Brisbane Heat have performed decently so far in this season and put up a good performance in the Eliminator match and won the match against Adelaide Strikers by the margin of 6 wickets and qualified for the Knockout.
Chris Lynn is HEA's leading run scorer in BBL 2020/21 with 426 runs, including five half-centuries in 11 innings out of 15 matches.
Mark Steketee is HEA's leading Wicket taker in BBL 2020/21 with 22 wickets and his economy rate is 9.30 runs per over in 14 innings out of 15 matches.
Brisbane Heat have announced an 18-man squad for the Knockout match.They going with the same squad as of the last game.

Last Five Match Record

Sydney Thunder : W, L, W, L, L

Brisbane Heat : W, W, W, L, L

Head to Head Matches

Total Match Played : 13

Sydney Thunder Won : 03

Brisbane Heat Won : 09

NR : 01
Tie : 00

Top picks Players :-

Alex Hales:(14 Match, 535 Runs, 41.15 AVG)

He will open the innings for his side and will play aggressively in the powerplay. Hales batted brilliantly in last match and scored 63* runs.He is currently the leading run-scorer in this season.

Callum Ferguson:(14 Match, 380 Runs, 31.67 AVG)

He will bat at No 3 and will also lead the side. Callum Ferguson scored 46* runs from 33 balls in the last match.

Sam Billings:(9 Match, 226 Runs, 25 AVG)

He is an excellent striker of the ball. Sam Billings did not get to bat in the last match.

Tanveer Sangha:(14 Match, 43.3 Overs, 21 Wickets)

He is a young right-arm leg spinner and has been bowling brilliantly this season. He picked up 1 wicket in the last match.

Chris Lynn:(11 Match, 426 Runs, 38.72 AVG)

He is one of the most destructive batsmen in the BBL. He scored only 6 runs in the last match but has already scored five fifties this season and is one of the top five run-scorers this season.

Marnus Labuschagne:(4 Match, 129 Runs, 32.25 AVG + 11 Overs, 9 Wickets)

He is a right-handed batsman and a decent striker of the ball. Marnus Labuschagne scored only 6 runs but bowled brilliantly, picking up 3 wickets in the last match.

Mark Steketee:(14 Match, 52.2 Overs, 22 Wickets)

He is a right-arm fast bowler. Mark Steketee went wicketless in the last match but is one of the top five wicket-taker so far in this season.

Lewis Gregory:(12 Match, 171 Runs, 21.37 AVG + 26 Overs, 7 Wickets)

He is a bowling all-rounder and can play big shots in lower order. Lewis Gregory went wicketless in the last match.

Squads : -

Sydney Thunder :-

Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson(C), Sam Billings(WK), Alex Ross, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green, Adam Milne, Brendan Doggett, Tanveer Sangha, Jonathan Cook, Oliver Davies, Matthew Gilkes, Baxter Holt, Arjun Nair, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Chris Tremain.

Brisbane Heat :-

Chris Lynn(C), Joe Denly, Marnus Labuschagne, Sam Heazlett, Jimmy Peirson(WK), Joe Burns, Lewis Gregory, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Ben Laughlin, Morne Morkel, Xavier Bartlett, James Bazley, Max Bryant, Tom Cooper, Matthew Kuhnemann, Lachlan Pfeffer, Jack Wildermuth.

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