Published on: Dec 22, 2021 8:00 am IST|Updated on: Dec 22, 2021 3:22 am IST
STR vs HEA Today Match Prediction: The Adelaide Strikers and Brisbane Heat will clash in the Match 18 of the Big Bash League 2021. The both teams have 1 win in 4 fixtures of the tournament. The Adelaide Strikers team have an experienced bowling line up capable to dismiss any top team, but their batters are not responding well. While the Heat surely have power packed batting line up, but the bowlers are leaking too many runs, and it has been difficult task for batters to chase down the score. It is expected to be an interesting battle between the two teams having quality players, and winner will surely restart their momentum.
Form guide (Last 5 games)
STR- L L W L W
HEA- L W L L W
Team record at Adelaide in T20
STR- 22 win in 30 games
HEA- 8 wins in 16 games
Standings on Big Bash League 2021 points table
STR– 5
HEA- 7
The Adelaide Strikers are coming into this game after failing to defend their score of 147 runs against Sixers. The key contributors with the bat were Matthew Short and Jonathan Wells. While Garton picked 2, and Rashid was the pick of the bowler with 3 scalps.
The Brisbane Heat team lost their last league match to the Sydney Thunder by 53 runs. The opposition scored 196 runs against them, with Bartlett, Swepson, and Stekette picking 2 wickets each. Then none of the top batters like Lynn and Heazlett could contribute to a win for the team. Instead Bartlett and Stekette contributed 30+ runs as well.
The both teams have 1 win in 4 matches of the Big Bash 2021. The Brisbane Heat have batters as their main strengths, while the Strikers rely on their experienced bowlers to do it well for their team. It will be a tough STR vs HEA Dream11 Prediction, but the experience and proven performances in the league always helps in pressure situations. It would be exciting to see if the Heat manages to outsmart the Strikers to keep the momentum going. In the Betway platform, the Adelaide Strikers are predicted to win this match in a comfortable fashion.
Betway: STR 1.61, HEA 2.20
1. Matthew Short 2. Jake Weatherald 3. Harry Nielsen (wk) 4. Jonathan Wells 5. Liam Scott 6. George Garton 7. Rashid Khan 8. Daniel Worrall 9. Wes Agar 10. Peter Siddle (c) 11. Fawad Ahmed
Matthew Short Stats in Big Bash League 2021
Rashid Khan Stats in Big Bash League
1. Max Bryant 2. Chris Lynn 3. Ben Duckett 4. Sam Heazlett 5. Jimmy Peirson (c & wk) 6. Tom Cooper 7. James Bazley 8. Xavier Bartlett 9. Mark Steketee 10. Mitchell Swepson 11 . Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Tom Cooper Stats in Big Bash League
Xavier Bartlett Stats in Big Bash League 2021
Today match score: The team batting first are expected to score runs in excess of 135.
Today pitch report: The pitch at Adelaide will be assisting the bowlers as well as batters to outperform each other. The totals of around 140 can be the average on this venue, and the batters may have to toil hard to score runs.
Who won yesterday match: Sydney Sixers 150/6 won by 4 wickets against Adelaide Strikers 147/8 in Match 18 of Big Bash League 2021.
Big Bash League T10 Time Table: STR vs HEA December 23 at Adelaide
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