The Brisbane Heat are set to face the Sydney Thunder in the 29th match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at the Brisbane Cricket Ground (The Gabba) in Brisbane on Saturday, January 10.
Preview
In the 29th game of the BBL 2025-26, Brisbane Heat (HEA) are set to face Sydney Thunder (THU). The Brisbane Heat didn’t have a start to this season as they won just three out of the seven games so far. Moreover, they lost the previous game by 3 wickets against the Sydney Sixers. In the previous game, Jack Wildermuth performed well and scored 31 runs, while Matthew Kuhnemann and Oli Patterson took two wickets each in the bowling department.
On the other hand, Sydney Thunder didn’t do anything well in this season as they lost six out of seven games so far. They also lost the last match against the Adelaide Strikers by 6 runs. However, David Warner performed brilliantly in the last game and scored 67 runs. While Wes Agar did well in bowling, taking three wickets.
Match Information
Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder, Match 29
Probable PlayingXI
Brisbane Heat
Max Bryant, Hugh Weibgen, Matt Renshaw, Lachlan Hearne, Jack Wildermuth, NA McSweeney(C), Jimmy Peirson, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, O Patterson, Tom Balkin
Bench: Usman Khawaja, Michael Neser, S Afridi, TP Alsop, Marnus Labuschagne, Callum Vidler, SH Johnson, C Munro, Paddy Dooley, Liam Haskett
Sydney Thunder
DR Sams, David Warner(C), Oliver Davies, Nic Maddinson, S Konstas, DJ Willey, Sam Billings, M Gilkes, Chris Green, Tanveer Sangha, WA Agar
Bench: TD Andrews, LH Ferguson, R Hadley, CT Bancroft, N McAndrew, SH Khan, Blake Nikitaras, AP O’Connor, RJW Topley, Charlie Anderson, Pat Cummins
Injury News – (Will be added when there is an update)
Pitch Report
Captains
Matt Renshaw HEA | bat – 8.5
Matt Renshaw is currently performing brilliantly. Moreover, he scored 359 runs in the last 10 games. His form will definitely impact the team’s performance.
David Warner THU | bat – 9
David Warner is an excellent batter who performed brilliantly in the recent past. He scored 300 runs in the last 9 games. Moreover, he also scored 67 runs in 52 balls in the previous game against the Adelaide Strikers.
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Max Bryant HEA | BAT – 7.5
Bryant is an aggressive batter. He scored 216 runs in the last 10 games. He will definitely be a key player for the Brisbane Heat.
Matthew Gilkes THU | WK – 6.5
Matthew Gilkes is an excellent batter who performed brilliantly in the recent past. He scored 262 runs in the last 10 games. Moreover, Gilkes also scored 43 runs in the previous game.
Budget
Matthew Kuhnemann HEA | bowl – 8.5
Matthew Kuhnemann is currently in excellent form; he took 9 wickets in the 8 games. Moreover, he also took two wickets in the previous game against the Sixers.
Daniel Sams THU | ALL-ROUNDER – 8.5
Daniel Sams is an excellent bowling all-rounder and is currently in excellent form. Moreover, he took 11 wickets in the previous 7 games. He will definitely be a key player for the Sydney Thunder.
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Hugh Weibgen – HEA | BAT – 7.5
Lachlan Hearne – HEA | BAT – 8
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