The Eliminator match of Big Bash League 2022-23 is scheduled to play between Sydney Thunder and Brisbane Heat on Friday, 27th January 2023 at Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney.

Sydney Thunder won the previous match against the Stars even though they were not good and did not perform well. The batting and bowling unit of the Thunder were not good. There are some big names in T20 cricket in the squad of Thunder but these all players were not good. Matthew Gilkes, David Warner, Jason Sangha, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, and Daniel Sams are the leading batsmen of this team but were not much impressive in the previous match. The bowling unit of Sydney Thunder performed well in the previous match and leaked just 119 runs in 20 overs.

Sydney Thunder used seven bowlers in the previous match where Usman Qadir was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with three wickets to his name in four overs against 24 runs. The skipper, Chris Green also performed well and picked two wickets in four overs while he was charged with 19 runs. Gurinder Sandhu and Daniel Sams picked one wicket each while McAndrew, Ben Cutting, and Jason Sangha were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. The batting order of the Thunder was not much impressive but they chased the target of 120 runs in 18.5 overs. Daniel Sams was the highest run-scorer with 28 runs to his name while Matthew Gilkes scored 20 runs.

Brisbane Heat won four matches in a row but was beaten by Hobart Hurricanes by the margin of just two runs. The bowling unit of the Heat did its job in a proper way but their batting order totally collapsed and that was a key reason why the lost the match. They leaked just 120 runs in 20 overs. Michael Neser was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with four wickets to his name in four overs against 35 runs. Spencer Johnson also performed well and picked two wickets while he was charged for 20 runs in four overs.

James Bazley, Matthew Kuhnemann, and Mitchell Swepson picked one wicket each. Brisbane Heat lost the previous match due to the worst performance by their batting order. They could manage to score just 118 runs while chasing the target of 121 runs. Jimmy Peirson was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 39 runs to his name on 37 balls with the help of four boundaries. Sam Hain was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He scored 26 runs but he destroyed 34 balls. James Bazley and the skipper, Usman Khawaja scored 10 runs each while no other batsman from their side could even enter into the double figure.

Total Matches: 17

• Sydney Thunder Won: 7
• Brisbane Heat Won: 10

Sydney Thunder is overall a strong team as compared to the Brisbane Heat at least on paper. According to the match prediction, Sydney Thunder is the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Sydney Thunder a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• David Warner can play a main role for Thunder
• The batting order of both teams collapsed in the previous match
• Brisbane Heat won four matches in a row even though they lost the most recent match
• Sydney Thunder also had not given the best performance in this tournament
• The bowling unit of Brisbane Heat is struggling in this tournament

Sydney Thunder is full of experienced and young players in the t20 format. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Sydney Thunder have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Sydney Thunder have a 52% chance to win this match
Brisbane Heat has a 48% chance to win this match

The toss will play an important role in the decision of all matches of the Big Bash League. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in these kinds of big matches. According to toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The Eliminator match of Big Bash League 2022-23 is going to be held at Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney. We had observed in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this venue is good for batting. The track is slower than the others we have seen and helps the spinners quite a bit. We are hoping that the surface is bound to get slower and be a bit more difficult for batting in this match. A score of 185 is going to be tough to chase.

The weather forecast in Sydney is predicting some clouds around on match day but the weather forecast does not predict rain. We should be able to have a full uninterrupted match.

It will be updated shortly

• Date: Friday, 27th January 2023
• Time: 08:15 AM GMT / 07:15 PM LOCAL / 01:45 PM IST

• Stadium: Sydney Showground Stadium
• Location: Sydney, Australia
• Known as: Spotless Stadium
• Time Zone: UTC +11:00
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 4
• Matches won batting first: 3
• Average 1st Inns scores: 140
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 110
• Highest total recorded: 150/3 (20 Ov) by THAIW vs PAKW
• Lowest total recorded: 97/10 (17.1 Ov) by WIW vs ENGW
• The lowest score defended: 132/4 (20 Ov) by INDW vs AUSW

Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matthew Gilkes (wk), Chris Green (c), Baxter Holt (wk), Nathan McAndrew, Usman Qadir, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Ben Cutting, Gurinder Sandhu, Sam Whiteman, Toby Gray, Joel Davies, Blake Nikitaras, Ross Pawson.