The Sydney Thunder are set to face the Brisbane Heat in the 9th game of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on Monday, December 22.
Preview
In the THU vs HEA Fantasy 11 Prediction, 9th game of the BBL 2025-26, Sydney Thunder (THU) are set to face Brisbane Heat (HEA). The runner-up of the last season Thunder didn’t have a good start as they lost both games so far. In the previous game against the Sydney Sixers, they lost by 47 runs. However, Sam Curran played well and scored 51 runs in 28 balls, while Shadab Khan also played well and scored 41 runs. Reece Topley did well in bowling by taking three wickets.
On the other hand, the Brisbane Heat didn’t have a good start to this season as they lost their first game of this season. But they performed outstandingly in their last game and won by Perth Scorchers by 8 wickets. Jack Wildermuth and Matt Renshaw played brilliant knocks, and both scored hundreds. While Xavier Bartlett took two wickets.
Match Information- THU vs HEA Fantasy 11 Prediction
Probable PlayingXI
Sydney Thunder
DR Sams, David Warner(C), S Konstas, SH Khan, N McAndrew, M Gilkes, CT Bancroft, Sam Billings, Chris Green, Tanveer Sangha, RJW Topley
Bench: TD Andrews, LH Ferguson, R Hadley, WA Agar, Oliver Davies, Blake Nikitaras, AP O’Connor, Nic Maddinson, Charlie Anderson
Brisbane Heat
Matt Renshaw, C Munro, Hugh Weibgen, Max Bryant, Jack Wildermuth, NA McSweeney(C), Jimmy Peirson, Xavier Bartlett, S Afridi, Matthew Kuhnemann, Liam Haskett
Bench: Usman Khawaja, Michael Neser, TP Alsop, Marnus Labuschagne, Callum Vidler, SH Johnson, O Patterson, Lachlan Hearne, Paddy Dooley
Pitch Report- THU vs HEA
Sam Billings THU | wk
Sam Billings is an excellent wicket-keeper batter who performed brilliantly in the recent past. He scored 199 runs in the last 10 games. Moreover, he also scored 51 runs in 28 balls in the previous game against the Sixers.
Jack Wildermuth HEA | all
Jack Wildermuth is an aggressive top-order batter, and he can also perform well with the ball. Moreover, he scored 110 runs off 54 balls in the previous game against the Perth Scorchers. He can definitely surprise his opponents with a good performance.
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Liam Haskett- HEA | BOWL- 9
Shaheen Afridi- HEA | BOWL
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