REN VS SCO
24th T20
01 Jan 2023
TIME: 08:10 AM

DOCKLANDS STADIUM, MELBOURNE

PITCH REPORT

A good batting track is on the cards at the Docklands Stadium with the average first-innings score in the last three BBL matches at the venue being 181. There is ample help available for both the pacers and spinners, who have accounted for 23 and 15 wickets, respectively, in the last three matches. Although the last three matches have been won by teams batting first, chasing might not be a bad option upon winning the toss.

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HUR VS THU
22nd T20
31st Dec 2022
TIME: 10:00 AM

LAVINGTON SPORTS OVAL, ALBURY

PITCH REPORT

The pitch at Lavington Sports Oval in Albury Simonds Stadium in Geelong will likely present ideal conditions for both the batters and bowlers during the upcoming Big Bash League 2022-2023 clash. Players from both teams will enjoy playing on this wicket. The toss-winning captain will opt to bowl in this game and then bat in the second innings.

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SIX VS REN
21st T20
30 Dec 2022
TIME: 01:00 PM

SIMONDS STADIUM, GEELONG 

PITCH REPORT

Geelong stadium pitch offers some assistance to the bowlers initially before getting settled down. In the 7 BBL matches played at this venue, 4 matches were won by the teams that were chasing. A total in the vicinity of 160-170 would be a competitive one here as the pitch at times also show the tendency to slow down as the match progresses.

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HEA VS THU
19th T20
29 Dec 2022
TIME: 12:35 PM

CARRARA OVAL, QUEENSLAND

PITCH REPORT

There is a good amount of bounce available on this track, and the pacers can take full advantage of it. Due to comparatively bigger boundaries, the spinners also come into play in the middle-overs. Once set, the batters can play their shots and the faster outfield will help their cause as well.

WEATHER REPORT

There is a forecast for cloudy weather in Queensland on the matchday. Though showers have been predicted later in the night, there are no chances of rain during the match hours. The weather might hence not be an interruption on Thursday.
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VENUE STATS (DOMESTIC)

TOTAL MATCHES: 15
TEAM BAT FIRST: 6
TEAM BAT SECOND: 9
TIE: 0
NR: 0

AVERAGE 1ST INNINGS SCORE: 155
HIGHEST SCORE: Melbourne Stars 193/5
LOWEST SCORE: Brisbane Heat 109/10

SCORING PATTERN
BELOW SCORE 150: 7
SCORE BETWEEN 150 and 169: 6
SCORE BETWEEN 170 and 189: 1
ABOVE SCORE 190: 1

RECENTLY MATCHES PLAYED ON THIS VENUE

JAN 06 2022
SCO 133/9
THU 137/4
(THU WON BY 6 WKTS)

1ST INNINGS: 7W FAST, 1W SPIN
2ND INNINGS: 3W FAST, 0W SPIN

JAN 04 2022
SCO 143/8
SIX 133/8
(SCO WON BY 10 RUNS)

1ST INNINGS: 8W FAST, 0W SPIN
2ND INNINGS: 8W FAST, 0W SPIN

DEC 13 2021
REN 140/6
HEA 141/5
(HEA WON BY 5 WKTS)

1ST INNINGS: 5W FAST, 1W SPIN
2ND INNINGS: 2W FAST, 3W SPIN

JAN 10 2021
HEA 148/10
SIX 152/7
(SIX WON BY 3 WKTS)

1ST INNINGS: 10W FAST, 0W SPIN
2ND INNINGS: 5W FAST, 2W SPIN

TOTAL WICKETS TAKEN BY (LAST 4 MATCHES)

PACE – 48 (1ST INNINGS- 30, 2ND INNINGS- 18)
SPIN – 07 (1ST INNINGS- 02, 2ND INNINGS- 05)

H2H OVERALL MATCHES:

TOTAL MATCHES – 16
THU WON – 11
HEA WON – 05
NR – 00

LAST H2H MATCHES:

THU : W,W,W,L,L
HEA : L,L,L,W,W

CARRARA OVAL, QUEENSLAND

TOTAL MATCHES: 0
HEA : 0
THU : 0

HEA RECORD AT VENUE
MATCHES – 7
WON – 2
LOSS – 5
NR – 0
TIE – 0

THU RECORD AT VENUE
MATCHES – 3
WON – 2
LOSS – 1
NR – 0
TIE – 0

LAST H2H MATCHES:

27 DEC 2022
HEA 121/6
THU 124/0
(THU WON BY 10 WKTS)

Colin Munro: 43
Xaiver Bartlett: 28*
Jimmy Peirson: 27

Alex Hales: 59*
Matthew Gilkes: 56*
Chris Green: 2w
Daniel Sams: 2w

19 DEC 2021
THU 196/7
HEA 143/10
(THU WON BY 53 RUNS)

Sam Billings: 64
Alex Hales: 35
Tanveer Sangha: 3w

Xaiver Bartlett: 42* + 2w
Mark Steketee: 33 + 2w
Mitchell Swepson: 2w

06 DEC 2021
HEA 140/8
THU 141/3
(THU WON BY 7 WKTS)

Ben Duckett: 46
Sam Heazlett: 42
Liam Gurthie: 2w

Alex Ross: 61*
Alex Hales: 45*
Daniel Sams: 3w
Gurinder Sandhu: 2w

31 JAN 2021
THU 158/8
HEA 162/3
(HEA WON BY 7 WKTS)

Sam Billings: 34
Ben Cutting: 34*
Daniel Sams: 1w

Sam Heazlett: 74*
Jimmy Peirson: 43*
Mark Steketee: 2w
Mitchell Swepson: 2w
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POSSIBLE PLAYING 11 FOR SYDNEY THUNDER:

1.)Matthew Gilkes (wk)(LHB)
2.)Alex Hales (RHB)
3.)Rilee Rossouw (LHB)
4.)Oliver Davies (RHB)
5.)Daniel Sams (LHB + LAFM)
6.)Alex Ross (RHB)
7.)Chris Green (c)(RHB + RAOB)
8.)Usman Qadir (RALS)
9.)Gurinder Sandhu (RAFM)
10.)Nathan McAndrew (RAMF)
11.)Brendan Doggett (RAFM)

PLAYER RECENT STATS:

Matthew Gilkes (wk)(LHB)
ALL👉56,3,3,0,0,0,2,6,1
OPP👉56,28,20,DNB
AT👉32

Alex Hales (RHB)
ALL👉59,68,16,0,16,1,17,6,0,0
OPP👉59,35,0,8
AT👉26,45

Rilee Rossouw (LHB)
ALL👉DNB,14,53,3,0,26,0,15,28,0
OPP👉DNB
AT👉3,3

Oliver Davies (RHB)
ALL👉DNB,42,33,1,11,1,6,DNB,2,19
OPP👉DNB,0
AT👉19

Daniel Sams (LHB + LAFM)
ALL👉DNB,8,1,1,3,6,28,DNB,13,31
OPP👉DNB,1,DNB,1
AT👉1,42
ALL👉2W,0W,3W,2W,2W,1W,2W,0W,1W,0W
OPP👉2W,1W,3W,1W
AT👉1W,1W,1W

Alex Ross (RHB)
ALL👉DNB,8,39,2,28,56,0,0,6,16
OPP👉DNB,4,61,9
AT👉DNP

Chris Green (c)(RHB + RAOB)
ALL👉DNB,DNB,10,0,17,DNB,DNB,2,DNB,1
OPP👉DNB,DNB,DNB,2
AT👉14
ALL👉2W,0W,0W,0W,1W,0W,2W,0W,DNB,2W
OPP👉2W,1W,0W,0W
AT👉1W,0W,0W

Usman Qadir (RALS)
ALL👉1W,DNB,2W,0W,2W,1W
OPP👉1W,1W
AT👉DNP

Gurinder Sandhu (RAFM)
ALL👉0W,1W,2W,2W,2W,2W,3W,1W,2W,2W
OPP👉0W,2W,1W,1W
AT👉4W,1W,0W

Nathan McAndrew (RAMF)
ALL👉1W,2W,1W,0W,2W,0W,2W
OPP👉1W,0W,2W,1W
AT👉0W,3W

Brendan Doggett (RAFM)
ALL👉0W,0W,1W,2W,1W,0W,1W,1W,2W,1W
OPP👉0W,1W,1W
AT👉DNP

BENCH

Ben Cutting (RHB + RAFM)
ALL👉9,2,0,8,11
OPP👉8,DNB,34
AT👉1,12,0
ALL👉DNB,DNB,0W,DNB,DNB
OPP👉0W,0W,0W
AT👉0W,0W,1W

Baxter Holt (wk)(RHB)
ALL👉17,DNB,2,0,DNB
OPP👉23
AT👉DNP

Joel Davies (RHB + RAOB) (OTHER T20)
ALL👉0,10,5
OPP👉NEVER FACED HEA
AT👉DNP
ALL👉0W,DNB,1W
OPP👉NEVER FACED HEA
AT👉DNP

Sam Whiteman (wk)(LHB)
ALL👉4,10,11,8,4
OPP👉4,12,5
AT👉DNP

Blake Nikitaras (LHB) (OTHER T20) 
ALL👉25,7
OPP👉NEVER FACED HEA
AT👉DNP

PLAYERS OVERALL PERFORMANCE AGAINST 
OPPONENT:

SYDNEY THUNDER:

Player                  Match      R/W                     Avg
1.)M Gilkes             4           108                     36.00
2.)A Hales             11           232                    25.80
3.)D Sams               7     132/14        22.00/17.10
4.)G Sandhu            7              8                     20.00
5.)B Doggett            3              2                     32.00
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POSSIBLE PLAYING 11 FOR BRISBANE HEAT:

1.)Max Bryant (RHB)
2.)Colin Munro (LHB)
3.)Matt Renshaw (LHB)
4.)Sam Billings (wk)(RHB)
5.)Jimmy Peirson (c) (wk)(RHB)
6.)Ross Whiteley (LHB)
7.)Michael Neser (RHB + RAMF)
8.)Xaiver Bartlett (RAFM)
9.)Mark Steketee (RAFM)
10.)Matthew Kuhnemann (LAO)
11.)Mitchell Swepson (RALB)

PLAYER RECENT STATS:

Max Bryant (RHB)
ALL👉1,46,5,0,57,81,9,22,2
OPP👉1,2,5,15
AT👉18,10,31

Colin Munro (LHB)
ALL👉43,1,8,35,8,0,13,DNB,15
OPP👉43,18,64,50
AT👉18,27

Matt Renshaw (LHB)
ALL👉9,2,29,36,15,7,50,2
OPP👉9,15,30,38
AT👉6,1,39

Sam Billings (wk)(RHB)
ALL👉1,79,25,6,53,4,0,0,8
OPP👉1,DNB
AT👉19,10

Jimmy Peirson (c) (wk)(RHB)
ALL👉27,1,45,43,42,31,15,5,0
OPP👉27,0,3,43
AT👉4,16,6

Ross Whiteley (LHB)
ALL👉8,10,8,28,14,1,3,21,2
OPP👉8
AT👉DNP

Michael Neser (RHB + RAMF)
ALL👉0,12,3,DNB,DNB,DNB,DNB,DNB
OPP👉0,DNB,2,12
AT👉DNP
ALL👉0W,2W,4W,3W,1W,3W,DNB,2W
OPP👉0W,0W,2W,1W
AT👉DNP

Xaiver Bartlett (RAFM)
ALL👉0W,0W,0W,4W,2W,2W,1W
OPP👉0W,2W,1W,0W
AT👉1W

Mark Steketee (RAFM)
ALL👉0W,4W,2W,1W,1W,0W,1W,1W,1W
OPP👉0W,2W,2W,2W
AT👉1W,3W,0W

Matthew Kuhnemann (LAO)
ALL👉0W,1W,0W,3W,0W,1W,0W,1W,DNB
OPP👉0W,0W,0W,1W
AT👉DNP

Mitchell Swepson (RALB)
ALL👉0W,0W,0W,1W,0W,0W,2W,0W,2W
OPP👉0W,2W,2W,DNB
AT👉1W,1W,1W

BENCH 

Spencer Johnson (LAFM) (OTHER T20)
ALL👉1W,2W,1W,0W
OPP👉NEVER FACED THU
AT👉DNP

Josh Brown (RHB)
ALL👉7,DNB,DNB,9,4
OPP👉NEVER FACED THU
AT👉DNP

James Bazely (RHB + RAFM)
ALL👉5,0,19,12,9
OPP👉9,1,4
AT👉16,0
ALL👉1W,0W,2W,0W,0W
OPP👉1W,0W,0W
AT👉3W,2W

PLAYERS OVERALL PERFORMANCE AGAINST 
OPPONENT:

BRISBANE HEAT:

Player                  Match      R/W                     Avg
1.)M Bryant           9            113                     14.10
2.)C Munro            6            201                     40.20
3.)J Peirson         12           206                     29.40
4.)M Steketee      10             12                     23.70
5.)M Swepson       7                7                    32.40
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PLAYERS BATTLE:

SYDNEY THUNDER vs BRISBANE HEAT

1.)Alex Hales Dismissed by

Bowler                     Runs–Balls–Outs
M Steketee               26       23        2
X Bartlett                  23       28        2

2.)Matthew Gilkes Dismissed by

Bowler                     Runs–Balls–Outs
M Swepson              33       16        1
M Steketee               16       13        0

3.)ST Batsman Dismissed by

                         Bowler                  Runs–Balls–Outs
R Rossouw vs M Neser                  0        1         1
O Davies vs M Steketee                 0        1         1

BRISBANE HEAT vs SYDNEY THUNDER

1.)Max Bryant Dismissed by

Bowler                     Runs–Balls–Outs
D Sams                      20     17        1
C Green                        6     10        2

2.)Colin Munro Dismissed by

Bowler                     Runs–Balls–Outs
C Green                     110     95        2
D Sams                        47     28        2

3.)Sam Billings Dismissed by

Bowler Runs–Balls–Outs
N McAndrew 0 0 1
C Green 14 10 0

SCO VS STR
16th T20
26 Dec 2022
TIME: 03:45 PM

PERTH STADIUM, PERTH 

PITCH REPORT

The Perth Stadium pitch is one of the fastest in the cricketing world. While it offers great support to the pacers, spinners also tend to rejoice the bounce offered. Shot-making becomes an easier process for the batters, especially in the T20 format, considering the true bounce on the pitch.

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SIX VS STA
15th T20
26 Dec 2022
TIME: 12:35 PM

SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND, SYDNEY

PITCH REPORT

The SCG pitch is a decent one to bat on, with the average first-innings score at this venue in the last five matches being 166. Thirty percent of the total wickets in those five matches have fallen in the powerplay. Although 77% of the total wickets were accounted for by pace, there should be some help available for the spinners as well. Chasing is the preferred option upon winning the toss, with the pitch expected to play better under the lights.

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