Sydney Sixers (SIX) will clash against Brisbane Heat (HEA) in the Challenger match of the Big Bash League 2022-23 at Sydney Cricket Ground on February 2. Sydney Sixers finished the group stage in the second position with ten wins from 14 games but lost the Qualifier game against Perth Scorchers by seven wickets. Captain Moises Henriques scored 58 off 43 and Jordan Silk added 47 to help the Sixers score 151 while batting first but the Scorchers eased to the target despite Sean Abbott taking three wickets.
Brisbane Heat finished the group stages in the fifth position with just six wins from 14 games but they beat Sydney Thunder in the Eliminator clash and Melbourne Renegades in the knockout game. Captain Usman Khawaja top-scored 59 off 47 and Matt Renshaw smashed 27* off 13 to chase the 163-run target with seven wickets and seven balls remaining against the Renegades in the last game. Brisbane Heat beat the Sixers in the first game this season while the second match was washed away due to rain.
MATCH INFORMATION
Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat, Challenger
Big Bash League, 2 Feb 2023, Thur, 1:45 PM IST, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
PITCH REPORT OF SIX vs HEA
The pitch at Sydney Cricket Ground offers a balanced surface for both batters and bowlers in T20 cricket. The average first innings score here is 137 but the Sixers are likely to post a big total if they bat first on Thursday.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Sydney Sixers
Kurtis Patterson, JC Silk, JM Vince, Steve Smith, Sean Abbott, DT Christian, Moises Henriques(C), Hayden Kerr, JR Philippe, Ben Dwarshuis, Steve O’Keefe
BENCH : JM Bird, Daniel Hughes, CJ Jordan, Nathan Lyon, Izharulhaq Naveed, J Edwards, Todd Murphy, Mickey Edwards, Toby Gray, Joshua Kann, Naveen-ul-Haq, Lachlan Shaw
Brisbane Heat
Usman Khawaja(C), Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, SR Hain, Josh Brown, James Bazley, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Swepson
BENCH : Sam Billings, Max Bryant, Sam Heazlett, C Munro, Mark Steketee, RA Whiteley, Jack Wildermuth, SH Johnson, Will Prestwidge, NA McSweeney
