Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat – 31/01/2021

Thunder v Heat – BBL Betting Tips, Latest Odds, Team News, Predictions – 31/01/2021

Sydney Thunder and Brisbane Heat meet in this year’s BBL Knockout stage.

The Heat defeated Adelaide in the last round for the right to meet the Thunder, who come straight here following their third-placed league finish.

Discover our free betting tips for this clash.

Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat – Match Preview

The Heat and Thunder have met each other twice already in this year’s tournament and picked up a win each.

Brisbane are on a run of three successive victories but the Thunder haven’t managed back-to-back wins since 1 January.

Where: Manuka Oval, Canberra

When: Sunday, 31 January 2021

Start time: 13:45 IST (08:15 GMT)

Pitch conditions: The pitch in Canberra saw a match just the day before so could begin to slow a little compared to the previous contest. Results have tended to favour the team batting second.

Weather conditions: There is only a slight chance that rain could hit this fixture. The conditions are mostly overcast with temperatures around 25 degrees.

Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat – Latest Odds

Sydney Thunder are the favourites for the win. They can be backed at 1.715 with 1xBet.

Brisbane Heat are priced at 2.128 with the same betting site.

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Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat – Team News

• Alex Hales – This year’s leading run-scorer has been the star man with the bat for the Thunder. He already has 535 runs to his name heading into this.
• Tanveer Sangha – The leg-break bowler is another who has shone this BBL. The youngster is among the top wickets-takers and has just been rewarded with a call to the national T20 side.
• Marnus Labuschagne – The Australian international has made a big impact for the Heat since his return from international duty. He might have failed with the bat in the last game but his three wickets were vital.
• Mark Steketee – The right-arm bowler has been in the wickets throughout BBL 10. He drew a blank in the last round but still has 22 wickets this term.
• Chris Lynn – The powerful opener is fourth in the run-scorer charts and will be looking for more from this clash after hitting an impressive spell of form.

Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat – Betting Tips and Prediction

Brisbane look to have found form at just the right time.

That said, they did make hard work of a low target against the Strikers in the previous round, which could leave a few doubts in the minds of their top order.

Sydney are very good on their day but need to add some consistency to their game if they are to push for the title.

This looks like another close contest and it could be worth looking at other markets to find some added value.

Stick with Hales for Top Batsman

Alex Hales has been brilliant to watch this tournament and can have another big impact in this contest.

The Englishman’s dynamic batting means he’s rightly at the head of the top Sydney batsman market.

He can be backed at 3.24 with 1xBet, which still looks a good price. His recent record at this ground reads 71, 54, 29 and proves he has no issues on this stage.

Sangha to Continue Rise

Tanveer Sangha has been a threat to batsmen right the way through this BBL. He has been Sydney’s main threat with the ball and can cause more problems to Brisbane.

Thunder have struggled a little in the bowling department but that does mean Sangha has less competition in the top Sydney bowler market.

He has five wickets from his last three matches in Canberra and his price of 3.75 with bet365 looks a value option.

Thunder to Have Highest Opening Partnership

The combination of Hales and Uzman Khawaja has given Sydney the chance to shine this Big Bash.

In contrast, the Heat have chopped and changed a few times and pushed Joe Denly to open in the last match. He did well but his opening partner Lynn didn’t stick around long enough for the duo to build.

Backing Sydney to get off to another solid start looks a good bet. They are priced at 1.8 with 22Bet to have the highest opening partnership.

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