MATCH NO – 24th MATCH
SERIES – Men’s Big Bash – 2023
DATE – 03rd January, 2024
TIME – 12:35 PM IST
VENUE – International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
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 will start from 7th December.24th 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 19th 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 4 matches out of 6 matches and table topper in point table, whereas Sydney Sixers won 3 matches and only 1 match out of 6 matches and second position in Point table.
Last time when both teams Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers played between each other Brisbane Heat scored 224 runs & Sydney Sixers also scored 209 runs, Brisbane Heat won the match by 15 runs.
Second most successful team in Big bash history Sydney Sixers as the home team, will have the advantage of playing in familiar conditions. This team started this season like a champion and won both matches of this season.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 3 matches out of 4 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.
On the other hand,Brisbane Heat have a good combination of players. This season this team is still unbeaten and won 4 matches out of 6 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
International Sports stadium is the third cricket stadium located in Sydney, Australia. It is owned and operated by the Australian’s cricket association operated by Cricket Australia. It serves as the home ground for the Sydney Sixers 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.
International Sports Stadium Cricket Ground is one of the new grounds in the domestic cricket world which is operated by the Australia Cricket Board. It has a seating capacity of 25000 and has hosted 3 Big Bash Matches.
Overall, International Sports Stadium 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 3 matches of Men’s Big Bash League and in 3 matches 1 times the first batting team won the match and 02 times second batting won the match. So toss is not an important role for this match.
Coffs Harbour’s pitch is balanced for both departments. But in the last 3 matches we have seen 2 times 175+ score so we can see again a high scoring match between Sydney Sixers & Brisbane Heat. The last Big Bash season witnessed the batting first side crossing 203 runs by Sydney Sixers and that was successfully defended by Sixers Team. However, the ground does not have huge straight boundaries ranging 70 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. 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 3 matches played on this ground 1 match batting 1st won and 2 matches won by 2nd batting.
GROUND STATS (BBL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 03 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 175+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 01 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 02 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 120 | 00 |
| BETWEEN 120 TO 139 | 01 |
| BETWEEN 140 TO 159 | 01 |
| ABOVE SCORE 160 | 01 |
BOWLERS STATS ON INTERNATIONAL STADIUM (BBL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 03
PACER WICKETS – 16
SPINNER WICKETS – 14.
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 3 matches out of 7 in this season.
- In last season when Sydney Sixers played against the Brisbane Heat they lost both matches against Brisbane Heat.
- Jordan Silk scored 116 runs in 4 innings and was the highest run scorer for Sydney Sixers in this big bash season.
- James Vince scored 107 runs in 5 innings in this big bash season.
- Jakson Bird took 8 wickets in 5 innings in this big bash season.
- Jack Edwards took 7 wickets in 5 Innings & Ben Dwarshuis took 6 wickets in 5 innings in this season.
- Both teams played 18 matches Sydney Sixers won 13 matches and lost 05 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), James Vince, Daniel Hughes, Moises Henriques ©, Jordan Silk, Joel Davies/Tom Curran, Jack Edwards, Ben Dwarshuis, Jackson Bird, Sean Abbott, Todd Murphy.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Josh Philippe | 11r, 19r, 25r, 16r, 29r. |
| James Vince | 8r, 83r, 10r, 5r, 1r. |
| Kurtis Patterson | 13r, 17r, 4r, 10r, 0r. |
| Moises Henriques | 0W, 5r, 23+2W, 20+0W, 40+0W. |
| Jordan Silk | 1r, 66r, 23r, 26r, 6r. |
| Jack Edwards | 3W, 30+1W, 12+1W, 2W, 14+0W. |
| Joel Davies | 7r, 10r, 0W, 9r, 44+1W. |
| Sean Abbott | 1W, 2W, 1W, 0W, 54+1W. |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 1W, 0W, 0W, 2W, 3W. |
| Jackson Bird | 2W, 2W, 2W, 1W, 1W. |
| Todd Murphy | 0W, 0W, 1W, 0W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON INTERNATIONAL STADIUM (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Josh Philippe | 3 INNINGS – 116 RUNS. |
| James Vince | 1 INNING – 13 RUNS. |
| Kurtis Patterson | 2 INNINGS – 54 RUNS. |
| Moises Henriques | 1 INNING – 4 RUNS. |
| Jordan Silk | 2 INNINGS – 57 RUNS. |
| Jack Edwards | 1 INNING – 8 RUNS. |
| Joel Davies | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Sean Abbott | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 3 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Jackson Bird | 2 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Todd Murphy | 2 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS BRH (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS BRH |
| Josh Philippe | 16r, 27r, 18r, 0r, 7r. |
| James Vince | 41r, 0r, 15r, 20r, 51r. |
| Kurtis Patterson | 19r, 26r, 55r, 11r, 36r. |
| Moises Henriques | 4r, 11r, 28r, 15r, 4r. |
| Jordan Silk | 10r, 41r, 3r, 3r, 43r. |
| Jack Edwards | 25r, 10r, 10r, 7r. |
| Joel Davies | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Sean Abbott | 1W, 0W, 14+1W, 1W, 37+4W. |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 1W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 23+2W. |
| Jackson Bird | 0W, 2W, 1W, 2W, 0W. |
| Todd Murphy | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS BRH (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS BRH |
| Josh Philippe | 10 INNINGS – 214 RUNS. |
| James Vince | 7 INNINGS – 241 RUNS. |
| Kurtis Patterson | 6 INNINGS – 149 RUNS. |
| Moises Henriques | 14 INNINGS – 271S RUNS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Jordan Silk | 11 INNINGS – 239 RUNS. |
| Jack Edwards | 4 INNINGS – 52 RUNS. |
| Joel Davies | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Sean Abbott | 15 INNINGS – 123 RUNS – 27 WICKETS. |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 14 INNINGS – 15 WICKETS. |
| Jackson Bird | 10 INNINGS – 9 WICKETS. |
| Todd Murphy | NOT PLAYED YET. |
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 4 matches out of 6 matches.
- Last time when both times played against each other Brisbane Heat have won both against Sydney Sixers.
- Colin Munro scored 157 runs in 4 innings with 52+Avg in this Big Bash season.
- Nathan McSweeney scored 111 runs in just 3- innings in this season.
- Xavier Bartlett took 9 wickets in 4 innings in this big bash season.
- Mitchell Swepson took 7 wickets in 4 innings in this big bash season.
- Paul Walter took 6 wickets in 4 innings in this big bash season.
- Both teams played 18 matches and the Brisbane Heat team won 05 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
Josh Brown/Usman Khawaja ©, Colin Munro, Nathan McSweeney, Matt Renshaw, Sam Billing (wk), Michela Neser, Paul Walter, Spencer Johnson, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Swepson.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Colin Munro | 0r, 12r, 46r, 99r, 44r. |
| Josh Brown | 39r, 14r, 14r, 38r, 25r. |
| Usman Khawaja | 42r, 0r, 90r, 41r, 28r. |
| Nathan McSweeney | 73r, 9r, 29r, 25r, 20r. |
| Matt Renshaw | 17r, 49r, 20r, 6r, 37r. |
| Sam Billings | 23r, 40r, 23r, 18r, 10r. |
| Paul Walter | 1+0W, 30+3W, 6+2W, 1W, 73+0W. |
| Micheal Neser | 0W, 0W, 1W, 2W, 0W. |
| Xavier Bartlett | 3W, 1W, 3W, 2W, 3W. |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 2W, 0W, 2W, 1W, 1W. |
| Spencer Johnson | 2W, 1W, 0W, 1W, 0W. |
| Mitchell Swepson | 1W, 1W, 2W, 3W, 0W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON INTERNATIONAL STADIUM (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Colin Munro | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Josh Brown | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Usman Khawaja | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Nathan McSweeney | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Matt Renshaw | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Sam Billings | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Paul Walter | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Micheal Neser | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Xavier Bartlett | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Spencer Johnson | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Mitchell Swepson | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS SYS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS SYS |
| Colin Munro | 38r, 10r, 1r, 12r, 27r. |
| Josh Brown | 20r, 6r, 62r. |
| Usman Khawaja | 6r, 2r, 13r, 16r, 8r. |
| Nathan McSweeney | 5+1W, 28r, 84r, 11r. |
| Matt Renshaw | 36r, 50+1W, 24r, 6r, 6r. |
| Sam Billings | 16r, 28r, 9r, 33r, 15r. |
| Paul Walter | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Micheal Neser | 48+2W, 45+3W, 3W, 2W, 25+0W. |
| Xavier Bartlett | 0W, 2W, 0W, 1W. |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 3W, 2W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Spencer Johnson | 3W. |
| Mitchell Swepson | 0W, 0W, 0W, 2W, 0W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS SYS (BBL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS SYS |
| Colin Munro | 9 INNINGS – 204 RUNS. |
| Josh Brown | 3 INNINGS – 88 RUNS. |
| Usman Khawaja | 9 INNINGS – 207 RUNS. |
| Nathan McSweeney | 4 INNINGS – 128 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Matt Renshaw | 7 INNINGS – 194 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Sam Billings | 5 INNINGS – 101 RUNS. |
| Paul Walter | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Micheal Neser | 9 INNINGS – 165 RUNS – 14 WICKETS. |
| Xavier Bartlett | 4 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 4 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| Spencer Johnson | 1 INNING – 3 WICKETS. |
| Mitchell Swepson | 10 INNINGS – 8 WICKETS. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 18
- SYS WIN – 13
- BRH WIN – 05
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – J. Philippe.
BATSMEN – C. Munro, J. Vince, J. Silk.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Henriques, J. Edwards, P. Walter, M. Neser, N. McSweeney.
BOWLERS – X. Bartlett, M. Swepson.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – S. Billings.
BATSMEN – J. Vince, J. Silk, C. Munro.
ALL-ROUNDERS – M. Henriques, M. Neser, P. Walter, J. Edwards.
BOWLERS – J. Bird/ S. Abbott, B. Dwarshuis, X. Bartlett.
BACK-UPS – U. Khawaja, J. Brown, J. Bird, M. Kuhnemann.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – J. Edwards, P. Walter.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – C. Munro, M. Henriques.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
SYDNEY SIXERS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.