Brisbane Heat will look to extend their winning streak when they will go head to head against Hobart Hurricanes in the 29th match of the ongoing Australia T20 League on Thursday. The match will be played at Heat’s home ground, Brisbane Cricket Ground. The match is slated to begin at 1:40 PM IST. Both teams will be locking horns with each other for the second time in this season. Brisbane Heat crushed the Hurricane’s last time around by 31 runs. While Heat is standing on the fifth position, Hurricanes are rooted at Seventh spot.
Brisbane Heat after a shaky start in the tournament roared back with two back to back wins. They have now won three from their last four matches and are looking a balanced side. Heat’s batsmen have looked the most threatening in the tournament so far with the likes of Lynn and young sensation Tom Banton. Banton produced a breath-taking innings to help his side come out on top against the Sydney Thunder. Banton scored the second-fastest half-century (16 balls) in the Australia T20 League history which included five consecutive sixes in one over. The team again will be depending on the young Englishman for a flying start.
Although Hobart Hurricanes lost their previous clash with the Heat, they will be pretty confident coming into this match. Hurricanes edged Perth Scorchers in a close contest by 8 runs. D'Arcy Short was the star with the bat as he struck an unbeaten ton (103*off 70 balls) to produce a match winning total. It was their first win in their last three matches and the team will look to build on that performance against the strong Brisbane Heat.
Head to Head
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Matches Played |
Hobart Hurricanes |
Brisbane Heat |
No Result |
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15 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
Pitch Report
The Brisbane Cricket Ground is a batting pitch. The average score in this track is 174. Batting second has been a good option in this pitch and we can expect a similar tradition in this match as well.
Weather Conditions
The weather will be partly cloudy but it will not interrupt the match. The temperature will be around 23 degree Celsius.
Probable Playing XI
Brisbane Heat
Chris Lynn (c), Tom Banton (wk), Jimmy Peirson, Matt Renshaw, Jack Prestwidge, Max Bryant, Ben Cutting, Josh Lalor, Mitchell Swepson, Ben Laughlin, Zahir Khan.
Hobart Hurricanes
D’Arcy Short, Simon Milenko, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott (C & WK), David Miller, George Bailey, Thomas Rogers, Nathan Ellis, Scott Boland, Qais Ahmad, Riley Meredith.
Key Players
Brisbane Heat
Chris Lynn
Tom Banton
Hobart Hurricanes
Qais Ahmad
D’Arcy Short
