Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat, BBL T20 2021, Today Match Prediction 23 December 2021

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BBL 2021-22 is back and running with teams fighting hard to find their best XI that gives them the balance and depth. Adelaide Strikers have won just one of their last 4 matches and are looking to get a win that gives them the much needed momentum ahead of the crucial phase. They come into this match after losing their last 2 matches. Brisbane Heat too have won just one out of their 4 matches played so far and are in need of a victory to resurrect their campaign.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Adelaide Strikers Preview

Melbourne Renegades scored 147/8 in their 20 overs in the last game. Their middle order trio of Matt Renshaw (24 runs), Jonathan Wells (32 runs), and Thomas Kelly (41 runs) played crucial cameos to lift their team after early fall of the openers. They failed to accelerate in the final overs as none of their lower order batters played the finishing role.

Their bowling unit were unable to stop the opposition as they gave away 150 runs in 19.2 overs. Rashid Khan was superb with the ball with figures of 4-0-27-3 in the match. Fawad Ahmed provided excellent at other end with 4-0-16-1. Pace Trio of Daniel Worell, Peter Siddle, and George Garton went for 118 runs in their combined 10.2 overs in the last match.

Key players to bet on: Matt Renshaw, Rashid Khan, Jonathan Wells

Adelaide Strikers Predicted Playing XI:

Jake Weatherald, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Jonathan Wells, Thomas Kelly, Harry Nielsen (wk), George Garton, Rashid Khan, Daniel Worrall, Peter Siddle (c), Fawad Ahmed

Adelaide Strikers Actual Playing XI:

George Garton, Thomas Kelly, Matt Short, Matt Renshaw, Wes Agar, Harry Nielsen, Jake Weatherald, Fawad Ahmed, Rashid Khan, Peter Siddle, Jonathan Wells

Brisbane Heat Preview

Brisbane heat were bowled out cheaply for 143 runs in the steep chase of 196 runs in their last game. They were struggling at 60/7 with Tom Cooper (32 runs) the only player to score in double digits. Xavier Bartlett (42 runs) and Mark Stekelee (33 runs) shared a 79-run partnership to bring some respectability to their innings.

Their bowling unit gave away 196 runs in the 20 overs. Xavier Bartlett, Mark Stekelee, and Mitchel Swepson shared 6 wickets between themselves with 2 wickets apiece. Mujeeb and Swepson fared better in terms of economy while Bartlett and Bazley gave away 97 runs in their combined 8 overs.   

Key players to bet on: Tom Cooper, Xavier Bartlett, Mark Stekelee

Brisbane Heat Predicted Playing XI:

Max Bryant, Chris Lynn, Ben Duckett, Sam Heazlett, Jimmy Peirson (c & wk), Tom Cooper, James Bazley, Xavier Bartlett, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Brisbane Heat Actual Playing XI:

Mark Steketee, Liam Guthrie, TLW Cooper, Sam Heazlett, Jimmy Peirson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ben Duckett, James Bazley, Max Bryant, Matthew Kuhnemann, Chris Lynn

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Adelaide will have a hot and sunny weather on the match day with just 5% chances of rain by the forecasters. Rain interruptions are not expected in this game.

Venue Details

Adelaide is a bowler friendly surface and batters might struggle against the slowness of the surface. They need to settle down on this track before going for big runs. Last match 20 wickets were lost for a match aggregate of just 249 runs.

Toss: To Bowl

Both captains might opt to bat first as the track might slow down as the match progresses. Spinners will come in handy in the second half of the match especially.