The 15th Match of the Big Bash League ( BBL T20 ) 2021/22 is scheduled to play Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder on  Sunday, 19th December 2021 at The Gabba, Brisbane.

Brisbane Heat lost two matches in a row but they won their most recent match against Melbourne Renegades by the margin of five wickets. They won the toss and decided to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was superb. They leaked 140 runs in their inning of 20 overs. James Bazley was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side who picked three wickets in his four overs bowled out while he was charged for 28 runs. Xavier Bartlett, Liam Guthrie, and Mitchell Swepson picked one wicket each in the previous match.

Sydney Thunder had lost their previous match against Melbourne Stars by the margin of six wickets. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first. The performance of their batting order was not impressive. They scored 151 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Alex Ross was the only successful batsman from their side who put some big runs on the board. He scored 77 runs and remained not out till the end of their batting inning. He faced 49 balls and smashed four boundaries and the same huge sixes. Alex Hales scored 28 runs while Daniel Sams could manage to score 22 runs.

Total Matches: 14

• Brisbane Heat Won: 10
• Sydney Thunder Won: 4

Sydney Thunder is overall a strong team as compared to the Brisbane Heat at least on papers. According to our match prediction, Sydney Thunder is the favorite team that 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:

• Brisbane Heat has the advantages of home ground
• Sydney Thunder is overall a strong team of this tournament
• Sydney Thunder had a decent record against Brisbane Heat
• The batting order of the Brisbane Heat is very strong
• Both teams have a strong batting order in the side at least on papers

Sydney Thunder is full of experienced and young players of 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 Big Bash League. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in these kinds of big matches. According to our toss prediction, the team that will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 14th Match match of Big Bash League 2021-22 is going to be held at The Gabba, Brisbane. 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 Brisbane 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.

Wicket-Keeper: S Billings
Batsmen: C Lynn, A Hales, A Ross(C), S Heazlett
All Rounder: B Cutting, J Bazley(VC)
Bowler: N McAndrew, X Bartlett, T Sangha, L Guthrie

Date: Sunday, 19th December 2021
Time: 08:40 AM GMT / 06:40 PM LOCAL / 02:40 PM BD

Stadium: The Gabba
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Opened: 1895
Capacity: 42000 (approx)
Known as: The Gabba
Dimensions: 170.6m long, 149.9m wide
Ends: Stanley Street End, Vulture Street End
Time Zone: UTC +10:00

Total matches: 5
Matches won batting first: 3
Matches won bowling first: 2
Average 1st Inns scores: 166
Average 2nd Inns scores: 145
Highest total recorded: 209/3 (20 Ov) by AUS vs RSA
Lowest total recorded: 114/10 (18.3 Ov) by RSA vs AUS
Highest score chased: 161/4 (18.5 Ov) by AUS vs RSA
Lowest score defended: 158/4 (17 Ov) by AUS vs IND

Jimmy Peirson (c & wk), James Bazley, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Swepson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Tom Cooper, Cameron Gannon, Mark Steketee, Jack Wildermuth, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan McSweeney, Matthew Willans, Chris Lynn, Max Bryant, Ben Duckett, Sam Heazlett, Tom Abell, Liam Guthrie.