MATCH NO – 01st MATCH
SERIES – Men’s Big Bash – 2023
DATE – 05th December, 2023
TIME – 01:45 pM IST
VENUE – The Gabba, Brisbane
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 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 will start from 7th December.1st match of Men’s Big bash will be played between Melbourne Stars & Brisbane Heat. Brisbane Heat team have won 1 trophy of Big Bash league.Whereas Melbourne Stars did not win any trophy of Big Bash League.
MATCH PREVIEW
The 1st match played between Brisbane Heat (BRH) and Melbourne Stars(MLS) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. Melbourne Heat have won only 3 matches out of 14 matches whereas Brisbane Heat have won 6 matches out of 14 matches in the previous match.
Last time when both teams Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars played between each other Melbourne Stars scored 188 runs & Brisbane Heat defended it successfully and won the match by 4 runs.
Brisbane Heat, as the home team, will have the advantage of playing in familiar conditions. 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, Melbourne Stars is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. But They have failed to prove themselves in previous Men’s Big Bash season and won only 3 matches out of 14 matches.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Harry Brook. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Scott Boland, Nathan Coulter-Nile add depth and experience to their batting and bowling line-up.
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 Sydney Thunder and Adelaide Strikers
PITCH REPORT
The Gabba Ground is an International cricket stadium located in Brisbane, Australia. It is owned and operated by the Brisbane’s cricket association operated by Cricket Australia. and serves as the home ground for the Brisbane Heat team. The stadium is in Brisbane, Australia.First test match was played on this ground in 1931 between Australia men’s team & South Africa men’s team.First Odi match was played on this ground in 1979 between Australian men’s Team & South Africa Men’sTeam.
Brisbane Cricket Ground is also known as The Gabba the one of the most popular grounds in the cricket world which is operated by the Australia Cricket Board. It has a seating capacity of 37000 and has hosted various international womens’ cricket matches, including Test matches and One Day Internationals.
Overall, Brisbane Cricket Ground holds a significant place in Women’s Big Bash cricket history and continues to be a prominent venue for domestic and international cricket matches in Sydney.
This pitch has served – matches of Women’s Big Bash League and in 55 matches 27 times the first batting team won the match and 27 times second batting won the match. So toss is not any important role for this match.
The wicket boasts a consistently grass-covered, flat surface, promising reliable pace and bounce. After winning the toss, winning teams will likely bat first, aiming to set a target for their opponents on this ideal batting track. In the last two matches we have seen both matches were 180+ runs & 160+ runs in this venue. The most famous moment on the ground is one firmly from the past. The image of the deciding run-out in the tied Test of 1960-61, between Australia and West Indies, is one of the best known cricketing images of all time. In more recent times it has become a favorite haunt of Shane Warne, with the extra bounce from the often excellent wickets helping his leg spin.
GROUND STATS (BBL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 55 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 155+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 27 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 27 |
| NO RESULT | 01 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 120 | 15 |
| BETWEEN 120 TO 139 | 15 |
| BETWEEN 140 TO 159 | 14 |
| ABOVE SCORE 160 | 01 |
BOWLERS STATS ON THE GABBA (BBL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 55
PACER WICKETS – 418
SPINNER WICKETS – 224
BRH TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Brisbane Heat were looking good in the previous season of the Men’s Big Bash and Fifth position in point table.
- Brisbane Heat bought good players like Paul Walter who performed really well in the THE 100s league in both Batting & Bowling.
- The Brisbane team is looking good in batting, but bowling is a weak point after the release of Mark Steeketee.
- usman Khawaja & Marnus Labuschagne will give solidity in batting order of Brisbane Heat,
- In the previous season of Big Bash Micheal Neser took 26 wickets in 17 innings.
- Jimmy Pierson scored 334 runs in 17 innings in the previous season of Big Bash league.
- Matthew Kuhnemann took 16 wickets in 18 innings in the previous season of Big Bash League.
- In the last matches, Brisbane Heat team Successfully defended a high score of 188 runs against Melbourne Star and won the match by 4 runs.
- Both teams played 18 matches and the Brisbane Heat team won 11 matches and lost 7 matches against Melbourne Star.
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
Usman Khawaja, Colin Munro, Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Sam Billings, Jimmy Pierson (wk), Michela Neser, Paul Walter/Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Colin Munro | 44r, 36r, 1r, 4r, 55r. |
| Usman Khawaja | 102r, 22r, 31r, 22r, 114r. |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 0r, 24r, 58r, 18r, 14r. |
| Matt Renshaw | 6r, 37r, 3+0W, 2+1W, 26r. |
| Sam Billings | 10r, 76r, 0r, 2r, 14r. |
| Max Bryant | 16r, 62r, 0r, 42r, 84r. |
| Jimmy Pierson | 0r, 28r, 16r, 61r, 13r. |
| Paul Walter | 73+0W, 41r, 13+0W, 14+1W, 2r. |
| Micheal Neser | 0W, 0W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
| Xavier Bartlett | 3W, 0W, 1W, 4W, 4W. |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 1W, 0W, 2W, 1W, 0W. |
| Spencer Johnson | 0W, 0W, 2W, 1W, 0W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON THE GABBA (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Colin Munro | 3 INNINGS – 34 RUNS. |
| Usman Khawaja | 6 INNINGS – 129 RUNS. |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 9 INNINGS – 73 RUNS – 5 WICKETS. |
| Matt Renshaw | 14 INNINGS – 261 RUNS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Sam Billings | 5 INNINGS – 198 RUNS. |
| Max Bryant | 18 INNINGS – 461 RUNS. |
| Jimmy Pierson | 37 INNINGS – 719 RUNS. |
| Paul Walter | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Micheal Neser | 14 INNINGS – 66 RUNS – 17 WICKETS. |
| Xavier Bartlett | 9 INNINGS – 61 RUNS – 10 WICKETS. |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 12 INNINGS – 8 WICKETS. |
| Spencer Johnson | 3 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS MLS(BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS MLS |
| Colin Munro | 40r, 46r, 49r, 3r. |
| Usman Khawaja | 24r, 14r, 37r, 7r, 23r. |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 1r, 6r, 24r. |
| Matt Renshaw | 7r, 90+1W, 2r, 20r, 9r. |
| Sam Billings | 9r, 43r, 6r. |
| Max Bryant | 2r, 33r, 20r, 6r, 71r. |
| Jimmy Pierson | 57r, 22r, 15r, 2r, 18r. |
| Paul Walter | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Micheal Neser | 0W, 4W, 0W, 1W, 0W. |
| Xavier Bartlett | 0W, 1W. |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 0W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Spencer Johnson | 0W, 1W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS MLS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS MLS |
| Colin Munro | 4 INNINGS – 138 RUNS. |
| Usman Khawaja | 12 INNINGS – 388 RUNS. |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 3 INNINGS – 31 RUNS. |
| Matt Renshaw | 8 INNINGS – 222 RUNS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Sam Billings | 3 INNINGS – 58 RUNS. |
| Max Bryant | 6 INNINGS – 154 RUNS. |
| Jimmy Pierson | 11 INNINGS – 164 RUNS. |
| Paul Walter | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Micheal Neser | 11 INNINGS – 11 WICKETS. |
| Xavier Bartlett | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 6 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Spencer Johnson | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
MLS TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Melbourne Sars team’s performance was very poor in the previous season and won only 3 matches out of 14 matches.
- Previous season this team missed Glenn Maxwell, but this season Maxwell is available and looking in great form in World cup and India t20 series also.
- Hilton Cartwright scored 321 runs in 14 innings with 29 + average in the previous Big Bash season.
- Star leg spinner Adam Zampa took 14 wickets in 14 innings in the previous season of Big Bash.
- Nathan Coulter Nile has taken 16 wickets in 11 innings in the previous season of the big bash.
- Tom Rogers took 23 wickets in just 15 innings in the previous season of the big bash.
- Both teams played 18 matches and Melbourne Stars won 7 matches and lost 11 matches against Brisbane Heat.
SQUADS
Batting – Nick Larkin, Sam Harper (wk), Joe Burns, Beau Webster.
Bowling – Adam Zampa, Scott Boland, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Brydon Couch, Mark Steketee, Joel paris, Corey Rocchiccioli, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf.
All Rounder – Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Marcus Stoinis, Liam Dawson, Imad Wasim, Tom Rogers.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Sam Harper(wk), Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell ©, Hilton Cartwright, Imad Wasim, Tom Rogers/Haris Rauf, Scott Boland, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mark Steketee/Haris Rauf.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Beau Webster | 6+1W, 5+1W, 103+2W, 1W, 47+1W. |
| Sam Harper | 151r, 4r, 12r, 0r, 0r. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 17+1W, 45r, 7r, 1W, 6+0W. |
| Nick Larkin | 5r, 58r, 21r, 9r, 5r. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 104+0W, 12+0W, 2+1W,1r, 201+1W. |
| Hilton Cartwright | 132r, 8r, 10r, 40r, 22r. |
| Imad Wasim | 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 0W. |
| Tom Rogers | 1W, 0W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
| Scott Boland | 4W, 4W, 0W, 1W, 3W. |
| Nathan Coulter Nile | 1W, 1W, 1W, 3W, 2W. |
| Mark Steketee | 4W, 1W, 2W, 4W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON THE GABB GROUND (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Beau Webster | 3 INNINGS – 50 RUNS. |
| Sam Harper | 2 INNINGS – 77 RUNS. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 5 INNINGS – 227 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Nick Larkin | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 5 INNINGS – 28 RUNS. |
| Hilton Cartwright | 4 INNINGS – 125 RUNS. |
| Imad Wasim | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Tom Rogers | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| Scott Boland | 5 INNINGS – 8 WICKETS. |
| Nathan Coulter Nile | 4 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| Mark Steketee | 31 INNINGS – 48 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS BRH (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS BRH |
| Beau Webster | 36r, 6r, 1r, 50r, 14r. |
| Sam Harper | 22r, 0r, 21r, 1r, 12r. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 16r, 81r, 43+4W, 99+3W, 0W. |
| Nick Larkin | 58r, 35r, 16r, 22r, 15r. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 37+2W, 2r, 1W, 46r, 1r. |
| Hilton Cartwright | 33r, 7r, 16r, 79r, 7r. |
| Imad Wasim | 13+1W, 1W. |
| Tom Rogers | 2W, 4W, 1W, 1W, 2W. |
| Scott Boland | 2W, 0W, 3W, 1W, 1W. |
| Nathan Coulter Nile | 1W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 4W. |
| Mark Steketee | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS BRH (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS BRH |
| Beau Webster | 8 INNINGS – 160 RUNS. |
| Sam Harper | 10 INNINGS – 210 RUNS. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 15 INNINGS – 379 RUNS -7 WICKETS. |
| Nick Larkin | 5 INNINGS – 146 RUNS. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 13 INNINGS – 258 RUNS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Hilton Cartwright | 10 INNINGS – 221 RUNS. |
| Imad Wasim | 2 INNINGS – 17 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Tom Rogers | 6 INNINGS – 10 WICKETS. |
| Scott Boland | 6 INNINGS – 9 WICKETS. |
| Nathan Coulter Nile | 11 INNINGS – 15 WICKETS. |
| Mark Steketee | NOT PLAYED YET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 18
- BRH WIN – 11
- MLS WIN – 07
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – S. Billings.
BATSMEN – U. Khawaja, C. Munro, M. Labuschagne.
ALL-ROUNDERS – G. Maxwell, M. Neser, M. Stoinis, M. Renshaw, I. Wasim.
BOWLERS – N Coulter-Nile, S. Johnson.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Peirson.
BATSMEN – U. Khawaja, H. Cartwright/B. Webster, M. Labuschagne.
ALL-ROUNDERS – G. Maxwell, M. Neser, M. Stoinis, M. Renshaw, I. Wasim.
BOWLERS – S. Boland, M. Steketee.
BACK-UPS – H. Rauf, T. Rogers.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – G. Maxwell, M. Stoinis.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – U. Khawaja, I. Wasim.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
MELBOURNE STARS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.