Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers, Challenger, Big Bash League at Carrara, 22, January 2024 will be played in ...

The 43rd match and the Challenger Match of the Big Bash League will take place between Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers on the 22nd of January, 2024 at the Carrara Oval, Carrara.

Brisbane Heat Form Guide:Brisbane Heat have lost the first Qualifier against Sydney Sixers and will now face Adelaide Strikers in the Challenger match to aim a spot in the Final.

The top run scorer for Brisbane Heat in the competition is Colin Munro with 224 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Brisbane Heat in the competition is Xavier Bartlett with 17 scalps under his belt.

Brisbane Heat lost the First Qualifier against Sydney Sixers by 39 runs.

Sixers batted first and they posted a total of 152 for 8 in 20 overs. Daniel Hughes was simply brilliant and scored 42 off 33 balls. Moises Henriques also played superbly and smashed 59 runs to take Sixers past the 150 run mark to finish at 152 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Josh Brown and Jimmy Peirson got Heat off to a stable start. However, there was no momentum going into the innings as wickets started tumbling successively. Heat were bowled out for 113, losing the match by 39 runs.

The top run scorer for Adelaide Strikers in the competition is Matthew Short with 522 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Adelaide Strikers in the competition is Jamie Overton with 16 scalps under his belt.Adelaide Strikers won the Eliminator match against Perth Scorchers by 50 runs.

Adelaide Strikers batted first and they posted a total of 155 for 7 in 20 overs. Adelaide Strikers lost 4 wickets quite early into the innings. Jake Weatherald rescued them with a blistering knock of 56 runs in 32 balls to take Strikers to a competitive total of 155 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Sam Fanning started off very well and scored 31 runs in 20 balls to get Perth Scorchers on the right track. The middle order failed terribly though and kept losing wickets in regular succession. They were eventually bowled out for 105, losing the match by 50 runs.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Brisbane Heat - Usman Khawaja, Xavier Bartlett, Josh Brown, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Colin Munro, Sam Billings, Paul Walter, Jack Wildermuth

Adelaide Strikers - Wes Agar, James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Travis Head, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Ben Manenti, D'Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thornton, , Jamie Overton, Adam Hose, Jake Weatherald, Harry Nielsen, David Payne (overseas replacement for Rashid Khan)

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? –  Adelaide Strikers

Who will win?-   Adelaide Strikers

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Matthew Short (Adelaide Strikers), Josh Brown (Brisbane Heat)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Jamie Overton (Adelaide Strikers), Matthew Kuhnemann (Brisbane Heat)

Most Sixes – Matthew Short (Adelaide Strikers), Josh Brown (Brisbane Heat)

Player of the Match- Matthew Short (Adelaide Strikers)

Team Scores Batting first – Adelaide Strikers 170+, Brisbane Heat 155+

Match Handicap:  Adelaide Strikers

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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