MATCH NO – Qualifier – 2
SERIES – Men’s Big Bash – 2023
DATE – 22nd January, 2024
TIME – 01:45 PM IST
VENUE – Carrara Oval, Queensland
INTRODUCTION
Men’s Big Bash league is one of the most popular leagues in Men’s cricket. In this league many big stars like Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Steven Smith, Tim David, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Nathan Lyon etc play for many frenchies.
This t20 format started from 2011 by cricket Australia, This is an Australian professional t20 league and second most famous league after Indian Premier League.
Big bash league 2023-24 started from 7th December and now this is the end phase of Big Bash only 2 matches remaining in Big Bash.Second Qualifier match of Men’s Big bash will be played between Adelaide Strikers & Brisbane Heat.Adelaide Strikers team have won 1 trophy of Big Bash league.Whereas Brisbane Heat have not won any trophy of Big Bash League.
MATCH PREVIEW
The second qualifier match played between Adelaide Strikers (ADS) and Brisbane Heat (BRH) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this season Brisbane Heat won 7 matches and lost just 2 matches out of 11 matches and table topper in point table, whereas Adelaide Strikers won 6 matches and lost 4 matches out of 11 matches and fourth position in Point table.
Last time when both teams Brisbane Heat and Adelaide Strikers played between each other Brisbane Heat scored 141 runs & Brisbane Heat won the match.
Brisbane Heat as the home team,will have the advantage of playing in familiar conditionsThis season this team have lost only 2 matches and won 7 matches out of 11 matches and are the table topper of this season. They are known for their aggressive style of play and have a talented batting line-up, including the likes of Colin Munro, Max Brynat, Marnus Labuschagne, Usman Khawaja & Matt Renshaw. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers likeSpencer Johnson, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Swepson.They have many experience player like, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Colin Munro, Mitchell Swepson who gave solidity to the Brisbane Heat Team.
On the other hand, Adelaide Strikers have a very good combination of players. But they did not find mojo yet and won only 6 matches out of 10 matches this season but they successfully qualifies and will played qualifier against Brisbane Heat.They are known for their aggressive style of play and have a talented batting line-up, including the likes of Chris Lynn, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Matthew Short, D’Arcy Short, Adam Hose, Jake Weatherald. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Wes Agar, Henry Thorton, Cameron Boyce, James Overton.They have many experienced players like Matthew Short, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Chris Lynn, D’Arcy Short, Jake Weatherald who gave solidity to the Adelaide StrikersTeam.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between Brisbane Heat and Adelaide Strikers.
PITCH REPORT
Carrara Oval is the famous cricket stadium located in Queensland, Australia. It is owned and operated by the Queensland’s cricket association operated by Cricket Australia. It serves as the home ground for the Brisbane Heat team.This ground is totally new for International matches and did not play any international match on this ground. But this pitch is used for many big bash matches.
Carrara Oval Ground is one of the newest grounds in the domestic cricket world which is operated by the Australia Cricket Board. It has a seating capacity of 20000 and has hosted 17 Big Bash Matches.
Overall, Carrara Oval Ground holds a significant place in Men’s Big Bash cricket history and continues to be a prominent venue for domestic and international cricket matches in Queensland.
This pitch has served 17 matches of Men’s Big Bash League and in 17 matches 8 times the first batting team won the match and 09 times second batting won the match. So toss is not an important role for this match.
Carrara Oval’s pitch is balanced for both departments. But in the 17 matches we have seen only 4 times 170+ score so we can see again an average scoring match between Adelaide Strikers & Brisbane Heat. The last Big Bash season witnessed the batting first side scored 152 runs by Sydney Sixers and that was successfully defended by Sydney Sixers Team. However, the ground does have huge straight boundaries ranging 73 metres long. The square boundaries’ size reads 68-70 metres. This suggests that hitting sixes on this ground requires power, making it risky to go for the aerial route.
In the initial overs, the bowling side needs to maintain a tight line and length,aiming to secure early breakthroughs to restrict the opponent to a low score. It is clear that the pacers will get a good amount of help with the new ball, and they will trouble the batters. The outfield here is quite fast, and the boundaries are not that big as well so batsmen can easily pass the boundary and score runs. In 17 matches played on this ground 8 matches batting 1st won and 9 matches won by 2nd batting.
GROUND STATS (BBL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 17 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 155+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 08 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 09 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 07 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 07 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 02 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 01 |
BOWLERS STATS ON CARRARA OVAL (BBL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 17
PACER WICKETS – 155
SPINNER WICKETS – 59.
BRH TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Brisbane Heat is looking in very good form in this season and still unbeaten, They have won 8 matches out of 11 matches.
- Last time when both times played against each other Brisbane Heat have won the both matches against Adelaide Strikers.
- Xavier Bartlett has taken 17 wickets in 9 innings and is the highest wicket taker in this big bash season.
- Spencer Johnson has taken 12 wickets in 9 innings in this big bash season.
- Matthew Kuhnemann has taken 9 wickets in 9 innings in this big bash season.
- Paul Walter took 15 wickets in 9 innings and second highest taker for Brisbane Heat in this big bash season.
- Both teams played 19 matches and the Brisbane Heat team won 06 matches and lost 13 matches against Sydney Sixers.
SQUADS
Batting – Jimmy Pierson © (wk), Sam Billings (wk), Colin Munro, Max Bryant, Josh Brown, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw.
Bowling – Spencer Johnson, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Jack Wood, Will Prestwidge, Mitchell Swepson.
All Rounder – Micheal Neser, Paul Walter, Jack Wildermuth.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Jimmy Peirson (wk), Josh Brown, Nathan McSweeney ©, Matt Renshaw, Max Bryant, Michela Neser, Paul Walter, Spencer Johnson, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Swepson.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Jimmy Peirson | 26r, 42r, 0r, 28r, 16r. |
| Josh Brown | 15r, 29r, 19r, 43r, 39r. |
| Nathan McSweeney | 11r, 3r, 9r, 22r, 73r. |
| Matt Renshaw | 16r, 1r, 18r, 5r, 3r. |
| Max Bryant | 12r, 29r, 15r, 16r, 62r. |
| Paul Walter | 2W, 9+1W, 2W, 22+2W, 23+2W. |
| Micheal Neser | 3W, 2W, 64+2W, 1W, 0W. |
| Xavier Bartlett | 1W, 1W, 2W, 3W, 1W. |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 2W. |
| Spencer Johnson | 2W, 1W, 2W, 2W, 1W. |
| Mitchell Swepson | 0W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON CARRARA OVAL (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Jimmy Peirson | 8 INNINGS – 91 RUNS. |
| Josh Brown | 1 INNING – 15 RUNS. |
| Nathan McSweeney | 1 INNING – 11 RUNS. |
| Matt Renshaw | 5 INNINGS – 62 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Max Bryant | 9 INNINGS – 151 RUNS. |
| Paul Walter | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
| Micheal Neser | 2 INNINGS – 13 RUNS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Xavier Bartlett | 4 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| Spencer Johnson | 1 INNING – 11 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Mitchell Swepson | 6 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS ADS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS ADS |
| Jimmy Peirson | 8r, 1r, 11r, 47r, 12r. |
| Josh Brown | 26r. |
| Nathan McSweeney | 5+0W. |
| Matt Renshaw | 25r, 2r, 43r, 52r, 90+1W. |
| Max Bryant | 46r, 32r, 25r, 12r, 1r. |
| Paul Walter | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Micheal Neser | 12+1W, 12+2W, 1+1W. |
| Xavier Bartlett | 0W, 0W, 1W, 3W. |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | `2W, 1W, 1W, 3W, 0W. |
| Spencer Johnson | 1W. |
| Mitchell Swepson | 1W, 0W, 2W, 0W, 0W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS ADS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS ADS |
| Jimmy Peirson | 12 INNINGS – 306 RUNS. |
| Josh Brown | 1 INNING – 26 RUNS. |
| Nathan McSweeney | 1 INNING – 5 RUNS – 0 WICKET. |
| Matt Renshaw | 5 INNINGS – 62 RUNS – 1 WICKETS. |
| Max Bryant | 8 INNINGS – 158 RUNS. |
| Paul Walter | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Micheal Neser | 3 INNINGS – 25 RUNS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Xavier Bartlett | 4 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 5 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
| Spencer Johnson | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Mitchell Swepson | 10 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
ADS TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Adelaide Strikers are looking in good form and won 6 matches and lost 4 matches out of 11 matches and fourth position in the points table.
- Last match played between Adelaide Strikers & Brisbane Heat, Brisbane Heat team scored 154 runs and Adelaide Strikers team failed to chase and lost the match by 17 runs.
- In the last match against Perth Scorchers, Adelaide Striker team scored 155 runs and successfully defended this total and won the match by 50 runs..
- Matthew Short scored 6th fifties in 11 Innings in this season.
- Matthew Short has scored 522 runs in 10 innings with 65+avg and highest run scorer of Big bash season of 2023-24.
- Chris Lynn has been ruled out from big bash league due to Hamstring injury and that is a very big blow for Adelaide Strikers.
- D’Arcy Short scored 236 runs in 10 innings in this big bash season.
- Jamie Overton has been left out of the big bash for playing in IL T20 leagues.
- Lloyd Pope has taken 11 wickets in just 5 innings in this big bash season.
- David Payne took 10 wickets in 9 innings in this big bash season.
- Both teams played 19 matches and the Adelaide Strikers team won 9 matches and lost 9 matches against Brisbane Heat.
SQUADS
Batting – Travis Head, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Adam Hose, Jake Weatherald, Alex Carey (wk), Harry Nielsen (wk).
Bowling – Wes Agar, Brendon Doggett, Cameron Boyce, Henry Thornton, Ben Manenti.
All Rounder – James Bazley, Matthew Short, D’Arcy Short, Jamie Overton.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Matthew Short ©, D’Arcy Short, Jake Weatherald, Thomas Kelly, Harry Neilsen (wk), James Bazley, Ben Manenti, Cameron Boyce, Henry Thornton, David Payne, Lloyd Pope.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Matthew Short | 13+1W, 74+0W, 39+0W, 45+0W, 76+1W. |
| D’Arcy Short | 6r, 15r, 20r, 18r, 24r. |
| Jake Weatherald | 56r, 47r, 80r, 0r, 6r. |
| Thomas Kelly | 6r, 15r, 29r, 8r, 39r. |
| Harry Neilsen | 1r, 2r, 17r, 2r, 9r. |
| James Bazley | 4r, 2r, 4+1W, 8+1W, 1W. |
| Ben Manenti | 23+0W, 0W, 51+0W, 0W, 66+1W. |
| Cameron Boyce | 3W, 1W, 2W, 2W, 1W. |
| Henry Thronton | 28+1W, 0W, 2W, 0W, 1W. |
| David Payne | 14+1W, 1W, 2W, 0W, 3W. |
| Llyod Pope | 4W, 4W, 0W, 1W, 2W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON CARRARA OVAL (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Matthew Short | 1 INNING – 6 RUNS. |
| D’Arcy Short | 1 INNING – 67 RUNS. |
| Jake Weatherald | 2 INNINGS – 55 RUNS. |
| Thomas Kelly | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Harry Neilsen | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| James Bazley | 3 INNINGS – 45 RUNS – 9 WICKETS. |
| Ben Manenti | 4 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Cameron Boyce | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Henry Thronton | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| David Payne | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Llyod Pope | 2 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS BRH (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS BRH |
| Matthew Short | 39, 3+3W, 27+2W, 14r, 12r. |
| D’Arcy Short | 15r, 12r, 27r, 0r, 27+3W. |
| Jake Weatherald | 0r, 35r, 1r, 32r, 36r. |
| Thomas Kelly | 43r, 21r, 27r. |
| Harry Neilsen | 24r, 10r, 28r, 9r, 1r. |
| James Bazley | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Ben Manenti | 0W, 0W, 2W, 0W. |
| Cameron Boyce | 2W, 1W, 4W, 25+0W, 2W. |
| Henry Thronton | 1W, 1W, 1W. |
| David Payne | 1W. |
| Llyod Pope | 0W, 0W, 0W, 2W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS BRH (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS BRH |
| Matthew Short | 8 INNINGS – 181 RUNS -75 WICKETS. |
| D’Arcy Short | 11 INNINGS – 440 RUNS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Jake Weatherald | 12 INNINGS – 234 RUNS. |
| Thomas Kelly | 3 INNINGS – 94 RUNS. |
| Harry Neilsen | 5 INNINGS – 92 RUNS. |
| James Bazley | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Ben Manenti | 4 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Cameron Boyce | 14 INNINGS – 70 RUNS – 24 WICKETS. |
| Henry Thronton | 3 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| David Payne | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Llyod Pope | 4 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 19
- ADS WIN – 09
- BRH WIN – 09
- NO RESULT – 01
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Peirson.
BATSMEN – J. Weatherald, D. Short, J. Brown.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Neser, M. Short, P. Walter
BOWLERS – C. Boyce, D. Payne, X. Bartlett, S. Johnson.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Peirson.
BATSMEN – J. Weatherald, D. Short, J. Brown.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Neser, M. Short, P. Walter.
BOWLERS – C. Boyce, H. Thornton, X. Bartlett, L. Pope.
BACK-UPS – M. Kuhnemann, J. Bazley, M. Swepson.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – M. Short, P. Walter.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – M. Neser, X. Bartlett.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
ADELAIDE STRIKERS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
