Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat, BBL T20 2022, Today Match Prediction 14 January 2023

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Getting closer to the crucial part of the tournament, all teams will be looking to get that crucial win under their belt which can take them closer to the qualifiers and secure their positions in the playoffs. Both teams, in spite of being at opposite spectrums of the points table, will look to win this game.

Adelaide Strikers who are currently placed on 3rd will want to get this win at any cost given they are in a 3-way battle for 2 spots. With all 3 teams tied on 10 points, Adelaide strikers will look to pull away from the traffic and secure their playoff spot as soon as possible.

Brisbane Heat, on the other hand, is almost out of the tournament with just 2 wins in their 9 games so far in the tournament. Now playing for pride, they will also be looking to be party poopers for the rest of the teams as they try to make the playoffs.

This game will be very interesting, as Brisbane Heat have already defeated Adelaide Strikers in their reverse fixture, and if they manage to do it again it could have heavy repercussions on the points table.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Adelaide Strikers Preview

The team which was leading the points table at one point,have found themselves in a situation where every match could either see them securing a playoff spot or dropping out of it. That being said, they will want to get a win against Brisbane Heat and not repeat what happened in the last match.

In the last game, after losing the toss and putting to bat first Adelaide Strikers put up an embarrassing batting display. Losing wickets at regular intervals made sure that they could not surpass the score of 110 runs. Getting bowled out for 108 in 19.2 overs was not something they would have expected. Harry Nielsen was the only ray of hope scoring 44 off 33 balls.

With such a small target, the task of defending it was already huge. Melbourne Stars breezed past the score in 14.3 overs. The balling department had nothing to show as the only wicket that fell was courtesy of a runout.

Key Players: Chris Lynn, Peter Siddle, Harry Nielsen, Matthew Short

Adelaide Strikers Predicted Playing XI:

Probable Playing XI: Matthew Short, Ryan Gibson, Chris Lynn, Adam Hose, Thomas Kelly, Harry Nielsen(w), Ben Manenti, Cameron Boyce, Wes Agar, Henry Thornton, Peter Siddle(c)

Adelaide Strikers Actual Playing XI:

Harry Conway, Travis Head, Adam Hose, Matt Short, Wes Agar, Alex Carey, Chris Lynn, Colin de Grandhomme, Peter Siddle, Benjamin Manenti, Cameron Boyce

Brisbane Heat Preview

Brisbane Heat came into this game, with their back against the wall and positioned at the bottom of the points table. Winning just 2 games out of their 9 has to seem them almost down and out of the Big Bash League. With pride to play for, they will look to put on a better display than the previous game.

Put into bat first, Brisbane Heat managed to put on 155 for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. What could have been a total of over 170 - 180 runs, was restricted to such a score because of the loss of wickets. Max Bryant&rsquo's late cameo propelled the score in the end, scoring 36 off 27 balls, which included 3 sixes.

The bowling department did not know what hit them as Perth Scorchers chased down the target in 16.2 overs and by 8 wickets. After picking up 2 early wickets they were taken to the cleaners by the batsmen.

Key Players:  Usman Khawaja, Max Bryant, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne.

Brisbane Heat Predicted Playing XI:

Probable Playing XI: Usman Khawaja(c), Josh Brown, Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Jimmy Peirson(w), Max Bryant, Ross Whiteley, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Spencer Johnson

Brisbane Heat Actual Playing XI:

Michael Neser, Josh Brown, Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Kuhnemann, Matt Renshaw, James Bazley, Spencer Johnson, Usman Khawaja, Jimmy Peirson, Mitchell Swepson, Sam Hain

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather will be extremely good to play cricket. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be in the 37°C - 17°C range, with no signs of rain.

Venue Details

The Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, Australia will be hosting this encounter.  The capacity of the ground is 53,583.

In the last 15 T20s played here, the team batting first and batting second have won 7 games each.

Toss: To Bat

The team that wins the toss would want to bat first. Given the history of the ground, the team will look to bat first. Making use of the pitch while it is fresh, will be the best thing to do, as it can wear down as the match moves forward. Considered to be one of the best batting pitches in Australia, they would want to make use of the fresh pitch.