Starting the season with a big triumph Sydney Sixers were riding high on confidence before they were brought down by Hobart Hurricanes in their next game. Brisbane Heat, on the other hand, is still struggling to open their account. In another action-packed encounter of the on-going season of Australia T20 League, Sydney Sixers and Brisbane Heat will be locking horn. The 9th game of the season will be played on December 22 at 1:40 PM IST.
Placed at the 4th spot on the points table, the season up till now had been quite an average ride for Sydney Sixers wherein they managed to win one game out of the two played. Season 2 winner, Brisbane Heat are currently placed on the 7th spot after their failure to open their account in this season. They haven’t won a single match out of the 2 games they’ve played.
Pitch Report
The game will be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney which is known to be a good batting wicket. Spinners too are expected to get some action in the second innings of the game.
Weather Conditions
The weather is expected to be quite cloudy, but there are no chances of rain. The humidity levels will be around 60% with the temperature around 21-23 degrees Celsius.
Probable Playing XI
Sydney Sixers
Moises Henriques (c), Steve OKeefe, James Vince, Sean Abbott, Daniel Hughes, Jordan Silk, Tom Curran, Ben Dwarshuis, Josh Philippe (wk), Ben Manenti, Hayden Kerr
Brisbane Heat
Ben Laughlin, Chris Lynn (c), Ben Cutting, Josh Lalor, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Matt Renshaw, Sam Heazlett, Mitchell Swepson, Zahir Khan, Tom Banton, Max Bryant
Key Players
Sydney Sixers
Sean Abbott
Josh Philippe
Brisbane Heat
Chris Lynn
Tom Banton
