We take a look at Monday’s (6/1/2020) BBL Big Bash 2020 match which is between the Sydney Thunder and Brisbane Heat. The Thunder go into the match as favourites but the bookies have it basically as an even match.
When: Monday, 6th January at 7:15PM
Where: Sydney Showgrounds
Bet: Bet On This Match HERE
Preview:
The Sydney Thunder and Brisbane Heat square off in a crunch BBL encounter, with both teams aiming to push through the midtable logjam.
The Thunder chalked up just their second win over the Heat in the 2019-20 BBL season opener at The Gabba.
Sydney captain Callum Ferguson’s brilliant 73 not out off 44 powered his side to 6/172. Cameron Green (2/19) and Arjun Nair (2/22) were excellent with the ball as Brisbane crashed to 143 all out, Ben Cutting top-scoring with just 28.
The Thunder have crafted a 3-2 record from six matches, with one no result. But they are coming off a three-wicket home loss to the Stars on Thursday.
Ferguson has top-scored for the Thunder four times. But the team needs regular runs from Alex Hales and Usman Khawaja. The opening pair made one run between them against the Stars.
Odds:
Tip: Sydney Thunder $1.87
Value BET: Man of the Match: Usman Khawaja at $7.00
Teams:
Sydney Thunder
Callum Ferguson (c), Jonathan Cook, Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales (England), Usman Khawaja, Jay Lenton, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Morris (South Africa), Arjun Nair, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, Chris Tremain
Brisbane Heat
Chris Lynn (c), Tom Banton (England), Max Bryant, Joe Burns, Ben Cutting, AB de Villiers (South Africa), Cameron Gannon, Sam Heazlett, Zahir Khan (Afghanistan – international replacement), Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Lalor, Ben Laughlin, James Pattinson, Jimmy Peirson, Jack Prestwidge, Matt Renshaw, Mark Steketee, Mitch Swepson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan)