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BBL 2025–26: Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder – Gabba Pitch Report, Fantasy Tips, Live Streaming, Injury Updates

The Big Bash League (BBL 2025–26) heads to the iconic Brisbane Cricket Ground (The Gabba), where Brisbane Heat host the Sydney Thunder in a blockbuster clash. Known as one of the fastest and flattest wickets in Australia, the Gabba promises a high-scoring thriller, making this contest a fantasy goldmine.

Brisbane Heat come into this match with a mixed run of form (LWLWL), while Sydney Thunder are under pressure after four straight losses. However, with explosive stars like David Warner, Matt Renshaw, and Jack Wildermuth, form can quickly become irrelevant on a batting paradise like this.

Match Details

Match: Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder (BBL T20)
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground (Gabba), Brisbane
Date: As per BBL 2025–26 schedule
Match Time: 10:30 AM IST | 3:00 PM Local (AEST)

Weather Report – Brisbane

Expect a hot and humid Brisbane afternoon.

Temperature: Around 30°C
Humidity: High
Rain: Very low chance
Wind: Light breeze may help swing bowlers early

Weather Insight: Hot and sticky conditions will make life tough for fielders and bowlers, but great for big-hitting batters.

Pitch Report – The Gabba

The Gabba is currently one of the best batting tracks in the BBL.

Average 1st Innings Score (Last 5 matches): 201 runs
Pacers: 45 wickets
Spinners: 14 wickets

Pitch Insight: Fast bowlers enjoy bounce and carry, but batters also love the true surface. Expect 200+ scores again. Spinners are risky picks unless they are elite.

Team News & Injury Updates

Brisbane Heat

No major injury concerns reported
Key players like Jack Wildermuth, Matt Renshaw, and Xavier Bartlett are fit

Sydney Thunder

David Warner is fully fit after his recent century
Daniel Sams available and leading the bowling attack
No fresh injury updates as of now

⚠️ Final playing XIs will be confirmed after the toss.

Probable Playing XIs

Brisbane Heat (HEA)

Josh Brown, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Max Bryant, Jack Wildermuth, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann

Sydney Thunder (ST)

David Warner, Matthew Gilkes (wk), Sam Konstas, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Wes Agar, Tanveer Sangha, Zaman Khan

Key Players to Watch

Jack Wildermuth (HEA)

176 runs & 9 wickets in the series
Averages 97 fantasy points
Elite all-rounder on a batting wicket

Daniel Sams (ST)

11 wickets in the series
Bowls powerplay & death overs
Adds quick runs with the bat

David Warner (ST)

Coming off a century (130)
Loves bouncy wickets like the Gabba

Matt Renshaw (HEA)

245 runs this season
Most consistent Heat batter

Xavier Bartlett (HEA)

9 wickets
Strike pacer on a pace-friendly pitch

Captain & Vice-Captain Picks

Safe Picks

Jack Wildermuth
Daniel Sams

Grand League / Differential

David Warner
Matt Renshaw
Xavier Bartlett

Fantasy Strategy – Gabba

Prioritize Pacers: Sams, Bartlett, Neser, and Johnson will benefit from bounce
Load Top-Order Batters: Warner, Renshaw, Khawaja can score big
Avoid Most Spinners: The pitch offers little turn
Batting First Advantage: Big totals often decide matches here

Live Streaming & Broadcast Details

Live Streaming: JioHotstar App & Website
Live Telecast: Star Sports TV Channels

Disclaimer

This fantasy preview is based on recent performances, pitch data, and available team news. Playing XIs and conditions may change after the toss. Fantasy sports involve risk use your own judgment and check official updates before finalizing teams.

Player	Batting	Bowling	Series Performance	Fantasy Selection	Match Performance
Thomas Balkin	HEA	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	4	58.5	234	10	5	75	10	45	1.4	2.2	✅	9	40	0	36	0
Xavier Bartlett	HEA	BOWL	✅	93	RHB	50	21	453	59	15.62	122.76	1	53	RFM	91	115	3.4	22.72	8.52	16	4	4/10	43	7	70.4	493	60	9	85.7	8	86	5.9	7.2	✅	7	49	0	37	8
David Warner	THU	BAT	✅	416	LHB	415	49	13395	135	36.59	140.43	119	1841	LB	2	0	0.6		12.85		0	-	202	6	77.2	463	241	0	33.3	1	84	16.3	10.8	✅	2	150	134	0	0
Matthew Gilkes	THU	WK	✅	45	LHB	42	3	742	93	19.02	114.86	5	94		0	0					0	-	19	7	62.3	436	208	0	57.1	2	83	6.8	6.7		15	20	16	0	0
Max Bryant	HEA	BAT	✅	71	RHB	71	6	1517	81	23.33	139.55	6	217	RM	0	0					0	-	30	7	53.4	374	182	0	57.1	5	58	2.2	2.8		17	16	12	0	0
Sam Billings	THU	WK	✅	351	RHB	330	47	6836	106	24.15	132.73	35	803		0	0					0	-	248	7	44.4	311	123	0	42.9	4	49	2.3	2.8	✅	5	60	52	0	0
Tanveer Sangha	THU	BOWL	✅	53	RHB	11	7	36	17	9	87.8	0	4	LB	52	68	3.5	20.01	7.49	16	2	4/14	14	6	17.8	107	12	1	0	9	19	0.5	0.8		18	14	0	2	8
Matthew Kuhnemann	HEA	BOWL	✅	56	LHB	18	11	46	9	6.57	73.01	0	5	SLA	53	44	3.3	30.02	7.64	23.5	0	3/17	24	6	57.3	344	33	6	50	9	64	1.1	2.3	✅	10	40	0	36	0
Jack Wildermuth	HEA	ALL	✅	56	RHB	33	4	308	31	10.62	118	0	28	RMF	56	42	3.1	34.92	8.42	24.8	0	3/16	10	7	97	679	176	9	71.4	2	90	28.1	11.7	✅	4	95	79	0	8
Nathan McSweeney	HEA	ALL	✅	26	RHB	26	3	637	84	27.69	116.88	3	68	OB	6	5	1.5	12	6.79	10.6	0	3/3	11	4	33.8	135	63	0	25	3	28	1.6	2.1		13	28	16	2	6
Marnus Labuschagne	HEA	BAT	✅	56	RHB	53	3	1358	93	27.16	127.51	8	157	RMF,LB	39	39	2.2	19.56	8.8	13.3	1	5/11	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	36	2.8	2.7		19	12	0	0	8
Zaman Khan	HEA	BOWL	✅	106	RHB	25	15	74	9	7.4	94.87	0	10	RF	106	131	3.5	24.01	8.59	16.7	3	4/16	20							11	23	1.5	1.7		20	9	0	5	0
Matt Renshaw	HEA	BAT	✅	80	LHB	79	10	1800	90	26.08	132.84	8	195	OB	23	9	1.8	36.44	7.8	28	0	1/2	35	7	85.9	601	245	3	71.4	4	82	9.3	9.1	✅	1	155	68	71	8
Cameron Bancroft	THU	BAT	✅	121	RHB	113	21	2918	95	31.71	123.9	19	304		0	0					0	-	60	5	28	140	80	0	20	3	24	1.7	1.8		21	8	4	0	0
Chris Green	THU	ALL	✅	224	RHB	147	52	1581	50	16.64	135.35	1	171	OB	222	191	3.3	27.28	7.02	23.2	6	5/32	130	7	29.1	204	38	2	28.6	8	34	1.5	2.2	✅	6	59	18	37	0
Wes Agar	THU	BOWL	✅	61	RHB	21	8	89	15	6.84	105.95	0	8	RF	61	76	3.3	23.89	8.89	16.1	3	4/6	13	2	76.5	153	0	4	100	11	57	1.2	2.3		12	31	0	27	0
David Willey	THU	ALL	✅	324	LHB	238	51	4257	118	22.76	133.69	19	538	LFM	301	327	3.2	23.11	7.82	17.7	4	4/7	141	1	70	70	8	1	100	7	59	2.5	11.2		14	22	1	1	16
Ryan Hadley	THU	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RMF			0				0		0	1	7	7	1	0	0	10	13	0.4	0.6		44	-1	0	-5	0
Jimmy Peirson	HEA	WK	✅	111	RHB	101	22	1713	69	21.68	122.09	5	189		0	0					0	-	80	7	37.9	265	111	0	57.1	7	26	1	1.1		16	18	0	0	14
Usman Khawaja	HEA	BAT	✅	118	LHB	117	8	3292	109	30.2	130.84	19	455	RM	0	0					0	-	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	2.5	2.7	✅	3	144	128	0	0
Nic Maddinson	THU	BAT	✅	144	LHB	134	11	2498	87	20.3	123.11	12	331	SLA	21	13	1.7	20.15	7.48	16.1	0	3/20	57	2	48.5	97	51	0	50	5	13	0.6	0.7	✅	8	41	37	0	0
Daniel Sams	THU	ALL	✅	181	RHB	148	31	1964	98	16.78	151.07	7	246	LFM	177	218	3.4	24.46	8.87	16.5	8	5/30	70	7	80.7	565	74	11	71.4	6	89	8.3	13.9	✅	11	39	9	26	0

Player

Batting

Bowling

Series Performance

Fantasy Selection

Match Performance

Name

Bat

Inn

Runs

Avg

50+

4/6

Bowl

Inn

Avg

Eco

Best

C/St

A. Pt

Pts

Run

iDt

PTS

Bat

Bowl

Field

Thomas Balkin

HEA

ALL

✅

RHB

58.5

234

1.4

2.2

✅

Xavier Bartlett

HEA

BOWL

✅

RHB

453

15.62

122.76

RFM

115

3.4

22.72

8.52

4/10

70.4

493

85.7

5.9

7.2

✅

David Warner

THU

BAT

✅

416

LHB

415

13395

135

36.59

140.43

119

1841

0.6

12.85

202

77.2

463

241

33.3

16.3

10.8

✅

150

134

Matthew Gilkes

THU

✅

LHB

742

19.02

114.86

62.3

436

208

57.1

6.8

6.7

Max Bryant

HEA

BAT

✅

RHB

1517

23.33

139.55

217

53.4

374

182

57.1

2.2

2.8

Sam Billings

THU

✅

351

RHB

330

6836

106

24.15

132.73

803

248

44.4

311

123

42.9

2.3

2.8

✅

Tanveer Sangha

THU

BOWL

✅

RHB

87.8

3.5

20.01

7.49

4/14

17.8

107

0.5

0.8

Matthew Kuhnemann

HEA

BOWL

✅

LHB

6.57

73.01

SLA

3.3

30.02

7.64

23.5

3/17

57.3

344

1.1

2.3

✅

Jack Wildermuth

HEA

ALL

✅

RHB

308

10.62

118

RMF

3.1

34.92

8.42

24.8

3/16

679

176

71.4

28.1

11.7

✅

Nathan McSweeney

HEA

ALL

✅

RHB

637

27.69

116.88

1.5

6.79

10.6

3/3

33.8

135

1.6

2.1

Marnus Labuschagne

HEA

BAT

✅

RHB

1358

27.16

127.51

157

RMF,LB

2.2

19.56

8.8

13.3

5/11

2.8

2.7

Zaman Khan

HEA

BOWL

✅

106

RHB

7.4

94.87

106

131

3.5

24.01

8.59

16.7

4/16

1.5

1.7

Matt Renshaw

HEA

BAT

✅

LHB

1800

26.08

132.84

195

1.8

36.44

7.8

1/2

85.9

601

245

71.4

9.3

9.1

✅

155

Cameron Bancroft

THU

BAT

✅

121

RHB

113

2918

31.71

123.9

304

140

1.7

1.8

Chris Green

THU

ALL

✅

224

RHB

147

1581

16.64

135.35

171

222

191

3.3

27.28

7.02

23.2

5/32

130

29.1

204

28.6

1.5

2.2

✅

Wes Agar

THU

BOWL

✅

RHB

6.84

105.95

3.3

23.89

8.89

16.1

4/6

76.5

153

100

1.2

2.3

David Willey

THU

ALL

✅

324

LHB

238

4257

118

22.76

133.69

538

LFM

301

327

3.2

23.11

7.82

17.7

4/7

141

100

2.5

11.2

Ryan Hadley

THU

BOWL

✅

RHB

RMF

0.4

0.6

-1

-5

Jimmy Peirson

HEA

✅

111

RHB

101

1713

21.68

122.09

189

37.9

265

111

57.1

1.1

Usman Khawaja

HEA

BAT

✅

118

LHB

117

3292

109

30.2

130.84

455

2.5

2.7

✅

144

128

Nic Maddinson

THU

BAT

✅

144

LHB

134

2498

20.3

123.11

331

SLA

1.7

20.15

7.48

16.1

3/20

48.5

0.6

0.7

✅

Daniel Sams

THU

ALL

✅

181

RHB

148

1964

16.78

151.07

246

LFM

177

218

3.4

24.46

8.87

16.5

5/30

80.7

565

71.4

8.3

13.9

✅

Completed matches of Brisbane Heat
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
HEA vs REN	15 Dec - 01:45 PM	Geelong	Heat	RENRenegades	HEA	212/5 (20.0)	198/8 (20.0)	Renegades Renegades won by 14 runs
HEA vs SCO	19 Dec - 01:45 PM	Brisbane	Heat	SCOScorchers	HEA	257/6 (20.0)	258/2 (19.5)	Heat Heat won by 8 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
HEA vs THU	22 Dec - 01:45 PM	Canberra	Heat	THUThunder	HEA	193/4 (20.0)	159/6 (20.0)	Thunder Thunder won by 34 runs
STR vs HEA	27 Dec - 01:45 PM	Brisbane	Strikers	HEAHeat	STR	179/9 (20.0)	172/10 (19.5)	Heat Heat won by 7 runs
STR vs HEA	31 Dec - 01:45 PM	Adelaide	Strikers	HEAHeat	STR	121/10 (19.4)	125/3 (14.1)	Strikers Strikers won by 7 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)
HEA vs STA	02 Jan - 01:45 PM	Brisbane	Heat	STAStars	HEA	195/6 (20.0)	199/6 (19.4)	Heat Heat won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
HEA vs SIX	05 Jan - 01:45 PM	Coffs Harbour	Sixers	HEAHeat	SIX	114/9 (20.0)	118/7 (18.4)	Sixers Match yet to begin
HEA vs THU	10 Jan - 10:30 AM	Brisbane	Thunder	THUThunder	HEA	180/6 (20.0)	183/3 (16.2)	Heat Heat won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

Completed matches of Brisbane Heat

Teams

Date

Venue

Bat First

Bat Second

Inning 1

Inning 2

Winner

15 Dec - 01:45 PM

Geelong

RENRenegades

HEA

212/5 (20.0)

198/8 (20.0)

Renegades Renegades won by 14 runs

19 Dec - 01:45 PM

Brisbane

SCOScorchers

HEA

257/6 (20.0)

258/2 (19.5)

Heat Heat won by 8 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

22 Dec - 01:45 PM

Canberra

THUThunder

HEA

193/4 (20.0)

159/6 (20.0)

Thunder Thunder won by 34 runs

27 Dec - 01:45 PM

Brisbane

HEAHeat

STR

179/9 (20.0)

172/10 (19.5)

Heat Heat won by 7 runs

31 Dec - 01:45 PM

Adelaide

HEAHeat

STR

121/10 (19.4)

125/3 (14.1)

Strikers Strikers won by 7 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)

02 Jan - 01:45 PM

Brisbane

STAStars

HEA

195/6 (20.0)

199/6 (19.4)

Heat Heat won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

05 Jan - 01:45 PM

Coffs Harbour

HEAHeat

SIX

114/9 (20.0)

118/7 (18.4)

Sixers Match yet to begin

10 Jan - 10:30 AM

Brisbane

THUThunder

HEA

180/6 (20.0)

183/3 (16.2)

Heat Heat won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

Completed matches of Sydney Thunder
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
HUR vs THU	16 Dec - 01:45 PM	Hobart	Hurricanes	THUThunder	HUR	180/6 (20.0)	181/6 (19.5)	Hurricanes Hurricanes won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
SIX vs THU	20 Dec - 01:45 PM	Sydney	Thunder	SIXSixers	THU	198/5 (20.0)	151/10 (19.1)	Sixers Sixers won by 47 runs
HEA vs THU	22 Dec - 01:45 PM	Canberra	Heat	THUThunder	HEA	193/4 (20.0)	159/6 (20.0)	Thunder Thunder won by 34 runs
STA vs THU	28 Dec - 01:45 PM	Canberra	Stars	THUThunder	STA	128/10 (20.0)	132/1 (14.0)	Stars Stars won by 9 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)
SCO vs THU	30 Dec - 01:45 PM	Sydney	Thunder	SCOScorchers	THU	202/8 (20.0)	131/10 (17.3)	Scorchers Scorchers won by 71 runs
HUR vs THU	03 Jan - 01:45 PM	Sydney	Hurricanes	THUThunder	HUR	205/4 (20.0)	207/4 (17.5)	Hurricanes Hurricanes won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
STR vs THU	06 Jan - 01:45 PM	Adelaide	Thunder	STRStrikers	THU	165/8 (20.0)	159/7 (20.0)	Strikers Strikers won by 6 runs
HEA vs THU	10 Jan - 10:30 AM	Brisbane	Thunder	THUThunder	HEA	180/6 (20.0)	183/3 (16.2)	Heat Heat won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

Completed matches of Sydney Thunder

Teams

Date

Venue

Bat First

Bat Second

Inning 1

Inning 2

Winner

16 Dec - 01:45 PM

Hobart

THUThunder

HUR

180/6 (20.0)

181/6 (19.5)

Hurricanes Hurricanes won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

20 Dec - 01:45 PM

Sydney

SIXSixers

THU

198/5 (20.0)

151/10 (19.1)

Sixers Sixers won by 47 runs

22 Dec - 01:45 PM

Canberra

THUThunder

HEA

193/4 (20.0)

159/6 (20.0)

Thunder Thunder won by 34 runs

28 Dec - 01:45 PM

Canberra

THUThunder

STA

128/10 (20.0)

132/1 (14.0)

Stars Stars won by 9 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)

30 Dec - 01:45 PM

Sydney

SCOScorchers

THU

202/8 (20.0)

131/10 (17.3)

Scorchers Scorchers won by 71 runs

03 Jan - 01:45 PM

Sydney

THUThunder

HUR

205/4 (20.0)

207/4 (17.5)

Hurricanes Hurricanes won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

06 Jan - 01:45 PM

Adelaide

STRStrikers

THU

165/8 (20.0)

159/7 (20.0)

Strikers Strikers won by 6 runs

10 Jan - 10:30 AM

Brisbane

THUThunder

HEA

180/6 (20.0)

183/3 (16.2)

Heat Heat won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

Completed matches at Brisbane Cricket Ground
Teams	Date	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
HEA vs SCO	19 Dec - 01:45 PM	Heat	SCOScorchers	HEA	257/6 (20.0)	258/2 (19.5)	Heat Heat won by 8 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
STR vs HEA	27 Dec - 01:45 PM	Strikers	HEAHeat	STR	179/9 (20.0)	172/10 (19.5)	Heat Heat won by 7 runs
HEA vs STA	02 Jan - 01:45 PM	Heat	STAStars	HEA	195/6 (20.0)	199/6 (19.4)	Heat Heat won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
HEA vs THU	10 Jan - 10:30 AM	Thunder	THUThunder	HEA	180/6 (20.0)	183/3 (16.2)	Heat Heat won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

Completed matches at Brisbane Cricket Ground

Teams

Date

Bat First

Bat Second

Inning 1

Inning 2

Winner

19 Dec - 01:45 PM

SCOScorchers

HEA

257/6 (20.0)

258/2 (19.5)

Heat Heat won by 8 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

27 Dec - 01:45 PM

HEAHeat

STR

179/9 (20.0)

172/10 (19.5)

Heat Heat won by 7 runs

02 Jan - 01:45 PM

STAStars

HEA

195/6 (20.0)

199/6 (19.4)

Heat Heat won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

10 Jan - 10:30 AM

THUThunder

HEA

180/6 (20.0)

183/3 (16.2)

Heat Heat won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
HEA vs SCO	2	Jack Wildermuth	not out	110	54	5	9	203.7
HEA vs SCO	3	Matt Renshaw	run out	102	51	5	9	200
HEA vs THU	2	Usman Khawaja	caught	78	48	7	3	162.5
STR vs HEA	5	Max Bryant	caught	63	32	4	4	196.87
HEA vs REN	1	Colin Munro	caught	55	32	3	5	171.87
HEA vs REN	8	Jimmy Peirson	caught	50	22	4	3	227.27
HEA vs STA	5	Max Bryant	not out	48	26	3	4	184.61
HEA vs STA	3	Nathan McSweeney	caught	43	31	5	1	138.7
HEA vs THU	3	Matt Renshaw	bowled	43	28	4	1	153.57
HEA vs THU	4	Matt Renshaw	not out	42	26	4	1	161.53
HEA vs STA	4	Matt Renshaw	caught	41	27	4	1	151.85
HEA vs THU	1	Jack Wildermuth	caught	39	15	4	3	260
HEA vs REN	6	Hugh Weibgen	not out	38	20	4	2	190
STR vs HEA	3	Matt Renshaw	caught	33	21	2	2	157.14
HEA vs SIX	1	Jack Wildermuth	bowled	31	17	2	2	182.35
STR vs HEA	9	Matthew Kuhnemann	not out	31	22	1	3	140.9
HEA vs THU	4	Hugh Weibgen	bowled	30	26	2	0	115.38
STR vs HEA	6	Hugh Weibgen	caught	28	33	1	1	84.84
HEA vs SCO	4	Max Bryant	retired hurt	28	16	4	0	175
HEA vs THU	6	Max Bryant	caught	25	18	0	2	138.88

Match	Player	Ov	Run	W	Eco
SCO vs THU	Daniel Sams	4	51	4	12.75
HEA vs THU	Shadab Khan	4	24	4	6
STR vs THU	Wes Agar	3	16	3	5.33
HUR vs THU	Daniel Sams	3	36	3	12
SIX vs THU	Reece Topley	4	41	3	10.25
STR vs THU	Nathan McAndrew	3	32	2	10.66
SCO vs THU	Reece Topley	4	34	2	8.5
HEA vs THU	Daniel Sams	4	25	2	6.25
SIX vs THU	Nathan McAndrew	4	41	2	10.25
HUR vs THU	Shadab Khan	4	36	2	9
HEA vs THU	Chris Green	4	28	1	7
HEA vs THU	Daniel Sams	2.2	33	1	14.14
HEA vs THU	Wes Agar	2	27	1	13.5
STR vs THU	Daniel Sams	4	38	1	9.5
STR vs THU	David Willey	4	38	1	9.5
HUR vs THU	Wes Agar	3	33	1	11
SCO vs THU	Shadab Khan	3	29	1	9.66
SCO vs THU	Nathan McAndrew	3	25	1	8.33
STA vs THU	Chris Green	2	8	1	4
HUR vs THU	Tanveer Sangha	4	26	1	6.5