BBL 23-24 Prediction: Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers 12/9

Adelaide Strikers will lock horns with the Brisbane Heat in their first match of the Big Bash League 2023-24 season on December 9, 2023 at the Adelaide Oval Stadium.

Both teams look solid and bring quality players in the side from the 2023 BBL drafts. Cricketing fans await this exciting match between one-time champions sides and look forward to their star players in action again.

This article will analyze the recent performances of both Heat and Strikers teams, their past head-to-head matches, Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers prediction, and the favorite team to win the match.

Strikers vs Heat Head-to-Head Comparison

Here is an overall past Head-to-head record of the Adelaide Strikers and Brisbane Heat teams. These head-to-head records will give an insight into how the game will pan out.

Adelaide Strikers	Team	Brisbane Heat
18	Matches	18
9	Win	9
197	Highest score	208
97	Lowest Score	90
Jake Weatherald (234)	Most Runs	Jimmy Pierson (306)
Rashid Khan (19)	Most Wickets	Mark Stekeete (16)

Now, we will go through the scorecards and statistics of the previous five encounters between these two teams.

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
Jan 14, 2023	Adelaide Strikers 9/137 (20)	Brisbane Heat 154 (19.3)	Adelaide Oval Adelaide, Australia	Brisbane Heat
Dec 23, 2022	Brisbane Heat 9/166 (20)	Adelaide Strikers 9/160 (20)	The Gabba Brisbane, Australia	Brisbane Heat
Jan 12, 2022	Brisbane Heat 90 (15)	Adelaide Strikers 4/161 (20)	The Gabba Brisbane, Australia	Adelaide Strikers
Dec 23 2021	Adelaide Strikers 8/169 (20)	Brisbane Heat 7/208 (20)	Adelaide Oval Adelaide, Australia	Brisbane Heat
Jan 29, 2021	Brisbane Heat 4/131 (18.5)	Adelaide Strikers 7/130 (20)	The Gabba Brisbane, Australia	Brisbane Heat

Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers Previous Performances

Here are detailed statistics of both teams in their last 5 BBL matches in the Big Bash League and help you understand the Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers prediction and their recent performance that will determine their performance in BBL 2024.

Adelaide Strikers's Last 5 Matches:

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
24 Jan, 2023	Melbourne Renegades 4/143 (18.2)	Adelaide Strikers 7/142 (20)	Marvel Stadium Melbourne, Australia	Melbourne Renegades
20 Jan, 2023	Adelaide Strikers 92 (17)	Perth Scorchers 3/94 (11.1)	Adelaide Oval Adelaide, Australia	Perth Scorchers
17 Jan, 2023	Sydney Sixers 5/203 (20)	Adelaide Strikers 144 (19)	International Sports Stadium Coffs Harbour, Australia	Sydney Sixers
14 Jan, 2023	Adelaide Strikers 9/137 (20)	Brisbane Heat 154 (19.3)	Adelaide Oval Adelaide, Australia	Brisbane Heat
12 Jan, 2023	Melbourne Stars 1/109 (14.3)	Adelaide Strikers 108 (19.2)	Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia	Melbourne Stars

Brisbane Heat’s Last 5 Matches:

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
4 Jan, 2023	Perth Scorchers 5/178 (19.2)	Brisbane Heat 7/175 (20)	Perth Stadium, Perth, Australia	Perth Scorchers
2 Jan, 2023	Sydney Sixers 9/116 (20)	Brisbane Heat 6/117 (18.2)	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	Brisbane Heat
29 Jan, 2023	Melbourne Renegades 5/162 (20)	Brisbane Heat 3/164 (18.5)	Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia	Brisbane Heat
27 Jan, 2023	Sydney Thunder 1/52 (6.5)	Brisbane Heat 5/203 (20)	Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Brisbane Heat
25 Jan, 2023	Hobart Hurricanes 9/120 (20)	Brisbane Heat 8/118 (20)	Aurora Stadium Launceston, Australia	Hobart Hurricanes

Teams Analysis Before the Match:

Brisbane Heat:

Brisbane Heat made it to the Big Bash League playoffs last season because of their outstanding cricket skills. Nevertheless, the Scorchers proved too strong that day and captured the championship for a record five times, therefore they were unable to cap off the season in style by winning the championship.

Therefore, the coaching staff and team core remained unchanged at Brisbane Heat. They made the decision to retain the squad of the previous season and the Heat is ready for the approaching season of BBL. 

The top order of Heat comprises players like Mat Renshaw, Max Bryant, Brown, and Colin Munro who are among the team's finest players, making up a very mighty group of players. Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja performed the anchor roles, respectively.

Nevertheless, because they are a part of the Australian national team that was named for the Pakistan series, both of these players will be eligible for the first one or two games.

With Spencer Johnson, Kuhnemann, and Mitch Swepson playing some excellent cricket recently, bowling appears to be strong. Therefore, the Heat are the favorites in the Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers prediction.

Adelaide Strikers:

Adelaide Strikers had a good season last year finishing in the top 4, but could not advance ahead. This year the management signed Chris Lynn who is an attacking opener who will have the company of Jake Weatherald from the other end who is a Strikers legend. 

The middle order looks solid with Captain Travis Head and Alex Carey but both will miss most of the season due to national duty in the series against Pakistan.

Another big blow for strikers as they will not have the services of their star spinner Rashid Khan who won't participate in BBL games due to injury.

Bowling unit if this team has good fast bowlers including the experienced Peter Siddle, Wes Agar, and Jamie Overton. It would be a challenging season for Strikers as they won't have star players on the team for most part of the season.

Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers prediction of the Upcoming Match:

Keeping in mind the recent past performances, overall head-to-head record, and the current squad, our Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers prediction is in favor of Brisbane Heat.

Although it would be a thrilling match between two quality sides but Heat have better chances because of squad strength and players' performances.

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