Brisbane Heat
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Adelaide Strikers
| 5/147 Adelaide Strikers win by 5 wickets |
| 0/37 (3.1) | *Steketee | O: 19.1 | Neser* | 1 (1) |
| 1/22 (3.0) | Cutting | RR:6.63 | Wells | 24 (22) |
| c. Swepson b. Cutting |  | 18.3 5/142 |  | Lehmann 16(12) |
| b. Swepson | | 13.6 4/108 | | Carey 70(46) |
| c. McCullum b. Pattinson | | 12.1 3/93 | | Short 13(18) |
| c. Heazlett b. Pattinson | | 6.5 2/60 | | Ingram 1(3) |
| c. Pattinson b. Burns | | 5.3 1/56 | | Weatherald 17(13) |
| First Innings: Brisbane Heat | 146 all out | RR: 6.59 | O: 19.4 |
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| First Innings: Brisbane Heat | 146 all out | RR: 6.59 | O: 19.4 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B.B. McCullum c. Carey b. Stanlake | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
M.A. Bryant c. Khan b. Short | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 110.00 |
C.A. Lynn* c. Neser b. Siddle | 33 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 165.00 |
J.A. Burns c. Weatherald b. Stanlake | 20 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 142.86 |
S. Heazlett b. Laughlin | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
B.C.J. Cutting c. Weatherald b. Khan | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
J.J. Peirson+ not out | 24 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 184.62 |
J.L. Pattinson st. Carey b. Short | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
M.T. Steketee b. Khan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
M.J. Swepson lbw. Khan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
M. Ur Rahman c. Lehmann b. Neser | 27 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 122.73 |
Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 1, nb 0) | 2 | ||||
| Total | 146 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.J. Stanlake | 4.0 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 12.50 |
| M.G. Neser | 2.4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 9.75 |
| P.M. Siddle | 2.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4.00 |
| R. Khan | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 |
| B. Laughlin | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
| M.W. Short | 3.0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4.67 |
| First Innings: Adelaide Strikers | 5/147 | RR: 6.63 | O: 19.1 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A.T. Carey+ b. Swepson | 70 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 152.17 |
J.B. Weatherald c. Pattinson b. Burns | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 130.77 |
C.A. Ingram* c. Heazlett b. Pattinson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
M.W. Short c. McCullum b. Pattinson | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72.22 |
J.W. Wells not out | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 109.09 |
J.S. Lehmann c. Swepson b. Cutting | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
M.G. Neser not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
R. Khan | |||||
P.M. Siddle | |||||
B. Laughlin | |||||
B.J. Stanlake | |||||
Extras (b 0, lb 4, w 1, nb 0) | 5 | ||||
| Total | 147 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.L. Pattinson | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| M. Ur Rahman | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 |
| M.T. Steketee | 3.1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 11.68 |
| J.A. Burns | 1.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8.00 |
| M.J. Swepson | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| B.C.J. Cutting | 3.0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 |
The eighth edition of the BBL will get underway at the Gabba as the Brisbane Heat try to throw the doubters off against defending champions the Adelaide Strikers. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 7:15pm (AEDT).
The Heat come into the new season with plenty of questions over the side and what their potential is.
What we do know about Brisbane is their batting line-up should be able to handle the doubters, and on their day, they will win games off the stick.
Led by bash brothers Brendon McCullum and Chris Lynn, who are two of the biggest hitters in the world, they also have plenty of other run scoring potential and at the Gabba in particular, should be consistently able to rack up 180 or more.
Joining the duo will be players like youngster Max Bryant, who burst onto the scene in this year’s JLT Cup, all-rounder Ben Cutting, Jimmy Peirson and Alex Ross. On top of that, Matt Renshaw and Joe Burns are still trying to make a name for themselves in the shortest form of the game.
Where they may be let down is their bowling. Spin is not easy to bowl on the Gabba, but plenty of pressure will fall on Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mitch Swepson, along with new pace bowling recruit James Pattinson, who will simply want to stay away from injuries early in the season.
On the other side of the coin, the Strikers are defending champions having blown the Hobart Hurricanes away during last year’s BBL grand final at the Adelaide Oval.
Rashid Khan is their main man with the ball, and he could spin a web around the Heat’s top order if he can work out the Gabba and bowl effectively.
Even without the Afghanistani spinner playing well, Billy Stanlake and Ben Laughlin will lead the pace attack, while runs should be plentiful at the top of the order, even with regular captain Travis Head away playing for the Test team.
Big hitting import Colin Ingram will deputise as captain, while Jake Weatherald and Alex Carey also put together huge BBL seasons 12 months ago. If they can do it again this time around, the Strikers are going to be hard to slow down.
Prediction
The Strikers are defending champions and without too many changes to the squad, they should get over the line on the road, making a strong start to the season.
Strikers to win in a close one.
Be sure to join The Roar for live coverage of the BBL opener from 7:15pm (AEDT) and don’t forget to add a comment in the section below.
Game information
First ball: 7:15pm (AEDT)
Venue: The Gabba, Brisbane
TV: Live, Fox Sports, Channel Seven
Online: Live, Foxtel app, Foxtel now, Kayo Sports
Betting: Heat $1.81, Strikers $2
Overall record: Played 7, Strikers 4, Heat 3
Last meeting: December 31, 2017 – Strikers defeat Heat by 56 runs
Last five: Strikers 3, Heat 2
Umpires: Simon Fry and Paul Wilson
Brisbane Heat (squad)
Chris Lynn (c), Max Bryant, Joe Burns, Ben Cutting, Brendan Doggett, Sam Heazlett, Josh Lalor, Brendon McCullum, James Pattinson, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson
Adelaide Strikers (squad)
Colin Ingram (c), Alex Carey (wk), Rashid Khan, Ben Laughlin, Jake Lehmann, Michael Neser, Liam O’Connor, Matt Short, Peter Siddle, Billy Stanlake, Cameron Valente, Jake Weatherald, Jonathan Wells
Jordan Klingsporn
Roar Guru
GO SCORCHERS!
Scott Pryde
Expert
Cheers Jordan. I'm on the Scorchers tomorrow. The team is unbelievably stacked.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Thanks for joining me this evening on The Roar for our live coverage of the Big Bash League. Hopefully you enjoyed it. I'll be back tomorrow from 7:15pm (AEDT) for the Melbourne Renegades and Perth Scorchers, so be sure to join me then. Bye for now.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Thoughts on the game Roarers?
Jordan Klingsporn
Roar Guru
Strikers on track, they played very well and are definetely looking like a title contender Strikers NRR is about +0.37 meaning the Heat’s is -0.37 Thanks for the call Scotty and good luck for tommorow’s call. Who are you predicting tommorow night? I’m going with the Renegades because… i am a pessimist to my team. I’ll be putting those percentage prediction like i did tonight.
Scott Pryde
Expert
ADELAIDE STRIKERS DEFEAT BRISBANE HEAT BY 5 WICKETS The Adelaide Strikers have beaten the Brisbane Heat in the opening match of the eighth Big Bash League season by five wickets at the Gabba. The Strikers won the toss and elected to bowl, and it reaped instant rewards. Brisbane set the pace furiously out of the gates. Brendon McCullum hit a boundary from the first ball, then came charging down the wicket on the second, only to get out. Chris Lynn steadied the ship and ensured the runs would flow during the powerplay, but when he got out, the Heat fell apart, slumping to 9 for 101. They lost wickets regularly, and it was Rashid Khan the chief destroyer, taking 3 for 19 from his 4. A tenth wicket partnership ensured the Heat would have something to defend as Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Jimmy Peirson put on 45 in the final six overs of the innings. In reply, the Strikers got off to a classy start. Alex Carey was the rock throughout the innings, scoring 70 in the chase, while he receives some solid support from Jake Weatherald and Jonathan Wells. By the time Carey got out, the match was virtually all over and realistically, when the Strikers went through the powerplay at 1 for 57, it was never going to be in doubt chasing the total they were. Final score Brisbane Heat: 10/146 (19.4) Adelaide Strikers: 5/147 (19.1)