MATCH NO – Final Match
SERIES – Men’s Big Bash – 2023
DATE – 22th January, 2024
TIME – 02:10 PM IST
VENUE – Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
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. Final match of Men’s Big bash will be played between Sydney Sixers & Brisbane Heat.Sydney Sixers team have won 3 trophies of Big Bash league.Whereas Brisbane Heat have not won any trophy of Big Bash League.
MATCH PREVIEW
The Final match played between Sydney Sixers (SYS) and Brisbane Heat (BRH) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this season Brisbane Heat won 8 matches and lost just 2 matches out of 11 matches and table topper in point table, whereas Sydney Sixers won 7 matches and lost 2 matches out of 11 matches and second position in Point table.
Last time when both teams Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers played between each other Sydney Sixers scored 152 runs & Brisbane Heat bowled out at just 113 runs, Sydney Sixer won the match by 39 runs by.
Second most successful team in Big bash history Sydney Sixers played this season like a champion and won 6 matches and lost just 2 matches out of 10 matches in this season.As the home team,will have the advantage of playing in familiar conditions Sydney Sixers looks more comfortable to win the trophy.This team is one of the most consistent teams in Big Bash history. This team is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They have proven themselves in this Men’s Big Bash season and won 6 matches out of 10 matches.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Josh Phillippe, James Vince, Daniel Hughes, Jordan Silk & Moises Henriques. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Steven O’keffe, Jackson Bird, Ben Dwarshuis & Tom Curran adding depth and experience to their batting and bowling line-up.
Brisbane Heat performed really well in this and this season also they qualified for final. This season this team have lost only 2 matches and won 8 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.
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 Sydney Sixers.
PITCH REPORT
The Sydney Cricket Ground is an International cricket stadium located in Sydney, Australia. Most famous is owned and operated by the Sydney’s cricket association operated by Cricket Australia. It serves as the home ground for the Sydney Sixers team. The stadium is in Sydney, Australia. First test match was played on this ground in 1882 between Australia men’s team & England men’s team. First Odi match was played on this ground in 1979 between Australian men’s Team & West Indies Men’s Team.
Sydney Cricket Ground is also known as Garrison Ground 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 50000 and has hosted various international mens’ cricket matches, including Test matches and One Day Internationals.
Overall, Sydney Cricket 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 Sydney.
This pitch has served – matches of Men’s Big Bash League and in 59 matches 28 times the first batting team won the match and 30 times the second batting team won the match. So tossing does not have any impact on the match result.
Sydney Cricket Ground’s pitch is balanced for both departments. The last Big Bash season witnessed the batting first side crossing 175 runs in 21 out of 59 matches played here. Even a score of 200 was chased here. However, the ground has huge straight boundaries ranging 80 metres long. The square boundaries’ size reads 62-63 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. The role of spinners becomes crucial in the middle overs. Due to the big boundaries, spinners and pacers who use variations can be effective here. Talking about the Par score, the team batting first should aim to score at least 180 to be considered a competitive total. In 5 matches played on this ground 28 matches batting 1st won and 30 matches won by 2nd batting.
GROUND STATS (BBL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 59 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 160+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 28 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 30 |
| NO RESULT | 01 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 22 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 16 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 13 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 08 |
BOWLERS STATS ON SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND (BBL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 59
PACER WICKETS – 368
SPINNER WICKETS – 169.
SYS TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Sydney Sixers team is the most consistent team in big bash history and they proved it this season and won 7 matches out of 11 in this season and once again qualified for play in final in this season.
- In the last match when Sydney Sixers played against the Brisbane Heat they bowled out at just 114 runs and won the match by 39 runs.
- Josh Phillipe scored 234 runs in 10 innings and the second highest run scorer for Sydney Sixers in this big bash season.
- James Vince has been left out of the team for playing in International T20 leagues.
- Moises Henriques has scored 232 runs in 9 innings in this big bash season.
- Ben Dwarshuis has taken 5 wickets in last match against Brisbane Heat
- Jack Edwards took 11 wickets in 11 Innings & Ben Dwarshuis took 16 wickets in 10 innings in this season.
- Both teams played 20 matches Sydney Sixers won 14 matches and lost 06 matches against Brisbane Heat.
SQUADS
Batting – Josh Philippe(wk), Jack Edwards, Daniel Hughes, Kurtis Patterson, Jordan Silk, James VInces, Steven Smith.
Bowling – Jackson Bird, Ben Dwarshuis, Todd Murphy, Izharulhaq Naveed, Mitchell Perry, Joel Davies, Ryan Hadley.
All Rounder – Moises Henriques ©, Hayden Kerr, Sean Abbott, Steven O’Keefe, Tom Curran.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Josh Philippe (wk), Daniel Hughes, Moises Henriques ©, Jordan Silk, Jack Edwards, Joel Davies, Hayden Kerr, Ben Dwarshuis, Steve O’keefe, Sean Abbott, Todd Murphy.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Daniel Hughes | 42r, 74r, 41r, 2r, 1r. |
| Jack Edwards | 16+2W, 0W, 1W, 0W, 22+1W. |
| Josh Philippe | 5r, 32r, 47r, 9r, 41r. |
| Moises Henriques | 59r, 47r, 8r, 8r, 22r. |
| Jordan Silk | 6r, 1r, 66r, 23r, 26r. |
| Joel Davies | 0r, 7r, 10r, 9r, 44r. |
| Hayden Kerr | 5+2W, 0W, 2W, 1W, 86+0W. |
| Sean Abbott | 0W, 0W, 2W, 0W, 1W. |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 5W, 2W, 1W, 1W, 1W. |
| Steve O’keefe | 1W, 3W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Todd Murphy | 0W, 1W, 0W, 2W, 0W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Daniel Hughes | 27 INNINGS – 525 RUNS. |
| Jack Edwards | 9 INNINGS – 102 RUNS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Josh Philippe | 29 INNINGS – 888 RUNS. |
| Moises Henriques | 47 INNINGS – 912 RUNS – 7 WICKETS. |
| Jordan Silk | 33 INNINGS – 786 RUNS. |
| Joel Davies | 3 INNINGS – 27 RUNS – 0 WICKET. |
| Hayden Kerr | 14 INNINGS – 177 RUNS – 16 WICKETS. |
| Sean Abbott | 40 INNINGS – 249 RUNS – 68 WICKETS. |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 32 INNINGS – 117 RUNS – 38 WICKETS. |
| Steve O’keefe | 38 INNINGS – 143 RUNS – 43 WICKETS. |
| Todd Murphy | 5 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS BRH (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS BRH |
| Daniel Hughes | 47r, 23r, 17r, 59r, 6r,. |
| Jack Edwards | 16+2W, 22+1W, 25r, 10r, 10r. |
| Josh Philippe | 5r, 41r, 16r, 27r, 18r. |
| Moises Henriques | 59r, 22r, 4r, 11r, 28r. |
| Jordan Silk | 6r, 5r, 10r, 41r, 3r. |
| Joel Davies | 0r. |
| Hayden Kerr | 2W, 16+0W, 1W, 27+1W, 3W. |
| Sean Abbott | 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 14+1W. |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 10+5W, 13+1W, 1W, 1W, 1W. |
| Steve O’Keefe | 1W, 1W, 1W, 3W, 1W. |
| Todd Murphy | 0W, 0W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS BRH (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS BRH |
| Daniel Hughes | 15 INNINGS – 405 RUNS. |
| Jack Edwards | 6 INNINGS – 90 RUNS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Josh Philippe | 12 INNINGS – 260 RUNS. |
| Moises Henriques | 16 INNINGS – 323 RUNS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Jordan Silk | 13 INNINGS – 250 RUNS. |
| Joel Davies | 1 INNING – 0 RUN |
| Hayden Kerr | 6 INNINGS – 65 RUNS – 9 WICKETS. |
| Sean Abbott | 17 INNINGS – 131 RUNS – 28 WICKETS. |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 16 INNINGS – 106 RUNS – 21 WICKETS. |
| Steve O;Keefe | 13 INNINGS – 13 WICKETS. |
| Todd Murphy | 2 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
BRH TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Brisbane Heat is looking in very good form in this season and lost just 2 matches, They have won 8 matches out of 11 matches.
- Last time when both teams played against each other Brisbane Heat failed to chase a normal score of 152 runs and lost the match by 39 runs against Sydney Sixers.
- In the last match against Adelaide Strikers Josh Brown scored 140 runs in just 57 balls with the help of 12 sixes & 10 fours.
- Spencer Johnson & Nathan McSweeney took 3-3 wickets each in the last match against Adelaide Strikers.
- Josh Brown has scored 313 runs in 8 innings and is the highest run scorer for Brisbane Heat in this season.
- Xavier Bartlett has taken 18 wickets in 10 innings and is the highest wicket taker in this big bash season.
- Spencer Johnson has taken 15 wickets in 10 innings in this big bash season.
- Matthew Kuhnemann has taken 10 wickets in 10 innings in this big bash season.
- Paul Walter took 16 wickets in 10 innings and second highest taker for Brisbane Heat in this big bash season.
- Micheal Neser ahs taken 11 wickets in 10 innings in this big bash season.
- Both teams played 20 matches and the Brisbane Heat team won 06 matches and lost 14 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 | 4r, 26r, 42r, 0r, 28r. |
| Josh Brown | 140r, 15r, 29r, 19r, 43r. |
| Nathan McSweeney | 33+3W, 11r, 3r, 9r, 22r. |
| Matt Renshaw | 6r, 16r, 1r, 18r, 5r. |
| Max Bryant | 9r, 12r, 29r, 15r, 16r. |
| Paul Walter | 1W, 2W, 9+1W, 2W, 22+2W. |
| Micheal Neser | 0W, 3W, 2W, 64+2W, 1W. |
| Xavier Bartlett | 1W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 3W. |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Spencer Johnson | 3W, 2W, 1W, 2W, 2W. |
| Mitchell Swepson | 0W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Jimmy Peirson | 5 INNINGS – 54 RUNS. |
| Josh Brown | 1 INNING – 20 RUNS. |
| Nathan McSweeney | 2 INNINGS – 16 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Matt Renshaw | 3 INNINGS – 120 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Max Bryant | 4 INNINGS – 34 RUNS. |
| Paul Walter | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Micheal Neser | 2 INNINGS – 79 RUNS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Xavier Bartlett | 2 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 1 INNING – 3 WICKETS. |
| Spencer Johnson | 1 INNING – 3 WICKETS. |
| Mitchell Swepson | 3 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS SYS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS SYS |
| Jimmy Peirson | 26r, 7r, 1r, 19r, 42r. |
| Josh Brown | 15r, 43r, 20r, 6r, 62r. |
| Nathan McSweeney | 11r, 22r, 5+1W, 28r, 84r. |
| Matt Renshaw | 16r, 3r, 36r, 50+1W, 24r. |
| Max Bryant | 12r, 11r, 57r, 22r, 10r.. |
| Paul Walter | 2W, 23+2W. |
| Micheal Neser | 3W, 0W, 48+2W, 45+3W, 3W. |
| Xavier Bartlett | 1W, 1W, 0W, 2W, 0W. |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 0W, 2W, 3W, 2W, 0W. |
| Spencer Johnson | 2W, 1W, 3W. |
| Mitchell Swepson | 0W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS SYS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS SYS |
| Jimmy Peirson | 17 INNINGS – 286 RUNS. |
| Josh Brown | 5 INNINGS – 146 RUNS. |
| Nathan McSweeney | 6 INNINGS – 161 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Matt Renshaw | 9 INNINGS – 213 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Max Bryant | 9 INNINGS – 187 RUNS. |
| Paul Walter | 2 INNINGS – 23 RUNS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Micheal Neser | 11 INNINGS – 171 RUNS – 17 WICKETS. |
| Xavier Bartlett | 6 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 6 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
| Spencer Johnson | 3 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Mitchell Swepson | 12 INNINGS – 9 WICKETS. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 20
- SYS WIN – 14
- BRH WIN – 06
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Philippe.
BATSMEN – N. McSweeney, J. Brown, D. Hughes.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Henriques, J. Edwards, P. Walter, M. Neser, H. Kerr.
BOWLERS – X. Bartlett, B. Dwarshuis.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Philippe.
BATSMEN – N. McSweeney, J. Brown, D. Hughes.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Neser, P. Walter, J. Edwards, M. Henriques.
BOWLERS – S. Johnson, S. Abbott, B. Dwarshuis.
BACK-UPS – M. Kuhnemann, J. Silk, J. Peirson, M. Renshaw.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – J. Edwards, P. Walter.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – M. Neser, J. Brown.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
SYDNEY SIXERS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.