Sydney Thunder. Wes Agar 0/9 (1) Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder Live Score: FOUR! Flailed away by Munro! Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder

As both the Sydney and Brisbane prepare to clash in the next BBL encounter, here’s all the key info you need about the match.

Sydney Thunder assistant coach Dan Christian was forced to come out of retirement to the BBL after the horrific on-field collision between his teammates Cameron Bancroft and Daniel Sams last week.

Xavier Bartlett (Brisbane Heat) is on an eight-game streak of taking wickets at the Gabba in the BBL, taking 17 wickets across that stretch including figures of 4-10 against the Melbourne Stars on New Year’s Day 2025; he also took 3-29 in his last innings against the Sydney Thunder at the venue.

Sydney Thunder are losing their resources to injuries at a rapid rate, so much so that, they had to bring in their assistant coach Daniel Christian as a replacement player. Thunder are still well-placed on the table and they face Brisbane Heat,

Team news, pitch report and match predictions for Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder Big Bash as Ed Hawkins finds the best cricket tips

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