The Brisbane Heat are set to face the Adelaide Strikers in the 13th match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at the Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday, December 27.
Preview
In the 13th game of the BBL 2025-26, Brisbane Heat (HEA) are set to face Adelaide Strikers (STR). Brisbane Heat didn’t have a good start to this season as they lost two out of the three games so far. Moreover, they lost the previous game by 34 runs against the Sydney Thunder. However, Matt Renshaw and Hugh Weibgen performed well in the last game and scored 43 and 30 runs, respectively. Brisbane Heat will definitely try to get a win in this match.
On the other hand, the Adelaide Strikers had an excellent start to this season, winning their first game, but they lost the previous game by 6 wickets against the Melbourne Stars. Matthew Short was the best performer for them in the previous match as he scored 56 runs off 42 balls. Hasal Ali did well with the ball and took two wickets.
Match Information
Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers, Match 13
Probable PlayingXI
Brisbane Heat
SH Johnson, C Munro, Matt Renshaw(C), Max Bryant, Hugh Weibgen, Jack Wildermuth, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Kuhnemann, S Afridi, Xavier Bartlett, Liam Haskett
Bench: Usman Khawaja, Michael Neser, TP Alsop, Marnus Labuschagne, NA McSweeney, Callum Vidler, O Patterson, Lachlan Hearne, Paddy Dooley
Adelaide Strikers
MW Short(C), L Wood, CA Lynn, Jason Sangha, AI Ross, J Overton, HJ Nielsen, J Wadia, Henry Thornton, L Pope, Hasan Ali
Bench: AT Carey, Thomas Kelly, TM Head, CJ Boyce, MW Harvey, Liam Scott, Jordan Buckingham, Tom Straker
Injury News – (Will be added when there is an update)
Pitch Report
Captains
Matt Renshaw HEA | bat – 8.5
Matt Renshaw was the best performer with the bat for Brisbane Heat in the previous season. Moreover, he scored 43 runs in the last game against the Thunder. His form will definitely impact the team’s performance.
Matthew Short STR | ALL-ROUNDER – 9
Matthew Short performed brilliantly in the previous season for the Strikers. He has scored 300 runs in the last 8 games. Moreover, he scored 56 runs in the last game as well. He has the ability to perform well with the bat and ball.
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Colin Munro HEA | BAT – 9
Colin Munro is an excellent top-order batter. He has given many match-winning performances with the bat in the past. Moreover, he scored 1481 runs in the 56 games with an average of 30.22 in the BBL.
Jack Wildermuth HEA | ALL – 9
Jack Wildermuth is an aggressive top-order batter, and he can also perform well with the ball. Moreover, he took two wickets in the previous game against the Sydney Thunder. He can definitely surprise his opponents with a good performance.
Budget
Max Bryant HEA | bat – 7.5
Bryant is an aggressive batter. Moreover, he scored 298 runs in 11 games. He can definitely surprise his opponents with a good performance.
Lloyd Pope STR | bowl – 7.5
Lloyd Pope is currently in excellent form; he took 18 wickets in the 12 games. Moreover, he also took a wicket in the previous game against the Stars. He will definitely be a key player for the Adelaide Strikers.
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Harry Nielsen – STR | WK – 6.5
Hugh Weibgen – HEA | BAT – 7.5
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