BBL Final 2024 Prediction: Heat vs Strikers 1/22

Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers challenger match book a place in the BBL Finals.The match will be played on Monday, January 22, 2024, at Carrara Stadium, Carrara at 7.40 pm local time at the Gold Coast.

The winner will meet the Sydney Sixers in the final of KFC Big Bash League 2023-24.

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

BBL Final 2024 Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers Comparison

Here is an overall past Head-to-head record of the Brisbane Heat and Adelaide Strikers teams. Let us review the different stats that make the upcoming BBL match between these two teams interesting.

Adelaide Strikers	Team	Brisbane Heat
19	Matches	19
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 KFC Big Bash League scorecards and statistics of the previous five encounters between these two teams.

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
Dec 9, 2023	Adelaide Strikers	Brisbane Heat	Adelaide Oval Adelaide, Australia	Washed out
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

The head-to-head record of Strikers and Heat is balanced perfectly with both teams winning 9 matches against each other. Furthermore, the recent performances of both teams have been commendable and it is sure that the Challenger match between these sides will go down to the wire to book a place in the BBL Finals, Strikers might on the day walk away with the win as per our Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers prediction is concerned.

Previous Performances of Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers Teams:

Here are detailed statistics of both teams in their last 5 BBL matches that give an overview of how both teams are approaching this contest between them and who has the edge over the other opponent.

KFC Big Bash League Brisbane Heat’ Last 5 Matches:

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
19 Jan, 2024	Sydney Sixers 8/152 (20)	Brisbane Heat 10/113 (17.5)	Carrara Stadium, Carrara, Australia	Sydney Sixers
13 Jan, 2024	Perth Scorchers 6/163 (20)	Brisbane Heat 10/129 (19.5)	Optus Stadium, Perth, Australia	Perth Scorchers
10 Jan, 2024	Brisbane Heat 6/191 (20)	Perth Scorchers 9/168 (20)	The Gabba Brisbane, Australia	Brisbane Heat
7 Jan, 2024	Brisbane Heat 7/132 (20)	Hobart Hurricanes 9/116 (16)	The Gabba Brisbane, Australia	Brisbane Heat
3 Jan, 2024	Sydney Sixers 8/141 (20)	Brisbane Heat 4/104 (14.3)	C.ex Coffs International Stadium, Australia	Brisbane Heat

KFC Big Bash League Adelaide Strikers’ Last 5 Matches:

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Winner
20 Jan, 2024	Adelaide Strikers 7/155 (20)	Perth Scorchers 10/105 (16.5)	Optus Stadium, Perth, Australia	Adelaide Strikers
14 Jan, 2024	Sydney Thunder 10/140 (19.2)	Adelaide Strikers 1/141 (16.1)	Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australia	Adelaide Strikers
9 Jan, 2024	Hobart Hurricanes 6/167 (20)	Adelaide Strikers 2/169 (15.5)	Blundstone Arena, Hobart, Australia	Adelaide Strikers
9 Jan, 2024	Hobart Hurricanes 7/165 (20)	Adelaide Strikers 5/168 (19.2)	Adelaide Oval Adelaide, Australia	Adelaide Strikers
5 Jan, 2024	Perth Scorchers 7/153 (20)	Adelaide Strikers 1/154 (16.1)	Adelaide Oval Adelaide, Australia	Adelaide Strikers

Teams Analysis Before the Match:

Let's quickly review the preparation of both teams before their much-awaited contest.

Brisbane Heat:

Brisbane Heat has been a terrific team this season and just lost 2 games in the KFC Big Bash League 2023-24. Finishing the points table in the first position, Brisbane Heat faced defeat against the Sydney Sixers in the Qualifier of this year's BBL. This is their second consecutive defeat and that might be a concern for the management and players as they are losing their momentum at the wrong time near the BBL Finals. 

Although, They will be fully prepared for the Challenger match against the Strikers and the bowling and batting units of this team have been commendable throughout the season. But the Heat will be a bit under pressure as they are coming from a losing streak while the Strikers will be more confident and eager to win as per our Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers Prediction.

Adelaide Strikers:

Strikers haven't seen back after a rough phase in the KFC Big Bash League 2023-24 and kept on winning the crucial matches and booked their place into the final 4 of the season. In the last knockout match against Scorchers, Adelaide struggled a bit in the start but Jake Weatherald has been superb in his last 4 or 5 innings contributing a big part to the team’s recent successes.

Their bowlers did exceptionally well restricting the Scorchers to just 105 and knocking them out of the competition. Adelaide Strikers is currently on a roll and among the hot favorites to not only win the challenger against the Heat but also the BBL Finals against the Sydney Sixers. Matt Short has captained the side wonderfully and is the top scorer of the competition and he will be prepared for the mega contest coming ahead on 22 January.

Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers prediction of the Upcoming Match:

Brisbane Heat and Adelaide Strikers will be head to head on January 22, 2024, for the challenger match. Both teams are evenly balanced and cricket fans can expect a thrilling match and the winner will face the Sixers in the BBL Finals. However, our Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers prediction favor the Strikers to win and reach the KFC Big Bash League 2023-24 Finals.

Bet on Match: Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers

Bet: Adelaide Strikers