HEA vs HUR, 49th Match Preview

Brisbane Heat and Hobart Hurricanes meet at the Gabba on Friday evening in Match 49 of the 2022-23 Big Bash League. Heat have won their last two games but are still next to bottom in the table. The Hurricanes are one point and two places above them. Brisbane Heat have suddenly turned their form around and will come into this ground full of self-belief. A win for Heat could see them move up into the play-off spots. Although the Hurricanes were beaten by Perth Scorchers in their last match, they will travel to Brisbane knowing that a win will go a long way to securing their place in the play-offs.

HEA vs HUR, 49th Match Details

Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes – 49th Match

Venue: The Gabba – Brisbane

Date & Time: 20th January 2023 at 02:30 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

HEA vs HUR, 49th Match Pitch Report

As ever, there is plenty of pace in this pitch in Brisbane. We expect a par score to be over 180 with quick bowlers getting excellent carry through to the wicket-keeper. It will be humid and cloudy across this match and there is a strong chance of a thunderstorm interrupting play in the first innings.

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update

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HEA vs HUR, 49th Match Probable Playing XIs:

Hobart Hurricanes Probable Playing XIs

Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Matthew Wade (c) (wk), Zak Crawley, Tim David, D’Arcy Short, Faheem Ashraf, Tom Andrews, Nathan Ellis, Patrick Dooley, Riley Meredith

Brisbane Heat Probable Playing XIs

Josh Brown, Usman Khawaja (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Sam Hain, Jimmy Peirson (wk), James Bazley, Michael Neser, Matthew Kuhnemann, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Swepson

Topmost Picks for HEA vs HUR Dream11 Prediction, 49th Match:

Top Picks – Hobart Hurricanes

• Matthew Wade – With two half-centuries in BBL 2022-23, the skipper and keeper-batter has made useful scores but has not been able to be as consistent as his normal high level.

• Riley Meredith – The 26 year old pace bowler picked up the wicket of Steve Eskinazi with his second ball of the game before dismissing the dangerous Josh Inglis in the last game.

Top Picks – Brisbane Heat

• Michael Neser – It has been another strong BBL campaign for the right-arm fast medium bowler. He took 4-25 from his four overs against Melbourne Stars.

• James Bazley – The all-rounder has produced useful scores with the bat and crucial wickets with the ball across the tournament. His striker-rate with the ball is 13.6

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for HEA vs HUR Dream11 Team:

Matthew Wade(C), Jimmy Peirson, Usman Khawaja, Caleb Jewell, Tim David, James Bazley(VC), Michael Neser, Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith, Matthew Kuhnemann, Spencer Johnson

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for HEA vs HUR Dream11 Team:

Matthew Wade, Jimmy Peirson, Josh Brown, Caleb Jewell(VC), Tim David, Matt Renshaw, Michael Neser(C), Patrick Dooley, Riley Meredith, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Swepson

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Matthew Wade, Michael Neser

Vice-captain – James Bazley, Caleb Jewell

Wicketkeeper – Matthew Wade

HEA vs HUR 49th Match Probable winners:

Both teams have strong batting line-ups on paper, although both have struggled for consistent runs. In the bowling attacks, the Hurricanes have the stronger combination and we think that could be crucial in this game. As the group stage comes to a close, we can expect more of these games which have a big affect on where the teams will finish. Neither team can afford to lose the match and we predict that both teams will look to attack from the first ball. We are expecting a high scoring game but think that Hobart Hurricanes’ bowlers have the edge and will assist their team in getting a win. Considering the team combination, Hobart Hurricanes is expected to win this match.