BBL 2023-24 Prediction: Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat 12/12

On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, Sydney Thunder will be up against Brisbane Heat in their first game for the KFC Big Bash League season 13.

The match will start at 7:15 PM local time and fans are excited for this contest which is set to take place at the Manuka Oval Stadium. Thunder are confident to start the season with a victory while the Heat will be looking to repeat the scenario of this year's season opener against the Stars.

This blog will discuss the previous head-to-head record of Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder, statistical analysis of both teams via their performance in recent matches, team preparation for the upcoming season, and our Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat prediction regarding the winner of this match.

Head-to-Head Comparison of Thunder vs Heat

Here is an overall past Head-to-head record of the Sydney Thunder and Brisbane Heat teams that can help in understanding the context of this BBL game.

Sydney Thunder	Team	Brisbane Heat
19	Matches	19
7	Win	11
208	Highest score	203
34	Lowest Score	10/0 (3.0)
Marcus Stoinis (254)	Most Runs	Chris Lynn (589)
Daniel Sams (17)	Most Wickets	Mark Steketee (12)

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 27, 2023	Sydney Thunder 1/52 (6.5)	Brisbane Heat 5/203 (20)	Sydney Showground Stadium Sydney, Australia	Brisbane Heat
Dec 29, 2022	Brisbane Heat 9/171 (20)	Sydney Thunder 6/182 (20)	Carrara Oval Carrara, Australia	Sydney Thunder
Dec 27, 2022	Sydney Thunder 0/124 (11.4)	Brisbane Heat 6/121 (20)	Sydney Showground Stadium Sydney, Australia	Sydney Thunder
Dec 19, 2021	Brisbane Heat 143 (17.3)	Sydney Thunder 7/196 (20)	The Gabba Brisbane, Australia	Sydney Thunder
Dec 6, 2021	Sydney Thunder 3/141 (17.1)	Brisbane Heat 8/140 (20)	Manuka Oval Canberra, Australia	Sydney Thunder

The recent performances of Brisbane Heat have been commendable They lost the last year's final of the Big Bash League and started this year’s campaign with a bang.

Overall, head to head record shows Heat dominance but the previous record of five matches describes Sydney Thunder as a real threat winning 4 out of them.

So, it would be interesting to see how these teams fare in the upcoming clash between them and the Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat prediction outlines the Heat as contenders for the victory.

Previous Performances of Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder Teams

Here are the scorecards of both teams in their last 5 matches that indicate their recent performances in the KFC Big Bash League.

Sydney Thunder's Last 5 Matches

Now, we will discuss the performances of the Thunder in the last five matches they played in BBL season 12.

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
25 Jan, 2023	Sydney Thunder 7/119 (20)	Sydney Thunder 7/120 (18.5)	Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia	Sydney Thunder
22 Jan, 2023	Brisbane Heat 4/188 (20)	Sydney Thunder 3/184 (20)	The Gabba Brisbane, Australia	Brisbane Heat
16 Jan, 2023	Sydney Thunder 7/159 (20)	Brisbane Heat 7/160 (20)	Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia	Brisbane Heat
14 Jan, 2023	Melbourne Renegades 7/162 (20)	Sydney Thunder 7/156 (20)	Marvel Stadium Melbourne, Australia	Melbourne Renegades
12 Jan, 2023	Sydney Thunder 1/109 (14.3)	Adelaide Strikers 108 (19.2)	Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia	Sydney Thunder

Brisbane Heat’s Last 5 Matches

The following table shows the performances of Brisbane Heat in the last 5 matches that they played in the Big Bash League.

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
7 Dec, 2023	Brisbane Heat 3/214 (20)	Melbourne Stars 111 (15.1)	The Gabba Brisbane, Australia	Brisbane Heat
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

Teams Analysis Before the Match

Let us go through both teams' analyses on how they have prepared for this clash on Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Brisbane Heat:

Brisbane Heat set the BBL on fire in the opening game of the season with the biggest victory in BBL history by a margin of 103 against the Melbourne Stars.

Colin Munro was ruthless scoring 99* on 61 balls. Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne played handy knocks to take the team's total to 214.

Later the bowling unit did a fantastic job restricting the Stars to 111. Mitch Swepson picked up 3 wickets for his 23 runs while Bartlett, and Michael Neser each picked up 2 wickets.

Brisbane Heat is in red-hot form and has prepared and done their homework this season of the KFC Big Bash League. Heat is the ultimate winner in our Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat prediction.

Sydney Thunder:

Thunder has set up a good squad this season of BBL as they roped in David Warner and Alex Hales as their openers. Jason Sangha, a promising young talented batsman along with Cameron Bancroft will add depth to the batting unit of this team.

Cameron Green who is captaining the side as well, and Daniel Sams will add their all-rounder abilities to their team.

The bowling unit of Thunder seems quite settled now with the inclusion of a sharp death over bowler from Pakistan, Zaman Khan. Grinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha, and Liam Hatcher are quality bowlers and looking to do well in this Big Bash season 2023-24.

Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat Prediction of the Upcoming Match

Thunder will be looking to get off the mark this season with a win over the Heat that would be quite tough. Brisbane Heat is in sublime touch with each player playing a key role for the team.

So, the Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat prediction determines the Heat as the winner of this match.

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