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Sydney Sixers
Brisbane Heat
With four wins on the trot to the grand finale, Sydney Sixers will take on Brisbane Heat in the final match of the 13th edition of the Big Bash League at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground.ย
It will be an even affair in the grand fixture as both these teams finished in the top spots of the points table. Brisbane Heat finished on top with 7 wins and a loss out of 10 matches accumulating 16 points on the road to the final. Sydney Sixers took the number two spot with 6 wins and 2 losses in 10 matches taking their tally to 14 points. Both teams had two fixtures that had no results.ย
The two teams faced each other on three occasions this season โ two times in the league's stage and then the Qualifier. One of the league games was abandoned while in the other two meetings, both teams won a match each.ย
The recent qualifier was won by the Sydney Sixers. Captain Moises Henriques shone with the bat and Ben Dwarshiusโ fifer sealed his teamโs spot in the BBL 13 final.
On the other hand, even after finishing on top of the table, Brisbane Heat made it to the finals the hard way. After losing the Qualifiers to the Sixers, they went on to face Adelaide Strikers in the Challenger, eventually winning it by a huge margin.
Sean Abbott has 28 wickets against Brisbane Heat and is one of the most underrated players for the Sixers in recent years.
The betting tip is...
Sean Abbott will be the top wicket-taker for the Sixers
80 %
20 %
Sydney SixersBrisbane HeatThe first finalists have the winning momentum with 4 consecutive wins in the last 5 matches. They even won the First Qualifier match to directly enter the final against the same rivals they now face in the race to lift the BBL trophy.
The top run scorer for Sydney Sixers in this season is James Vince with 244 runs in 9 matches. The top wicket taker for Sydney Sixers and second highest in the competition is Ben Dwarshuis with 16 scalps under his belt in 10 matches. Expect both to be key players along with captain Moises Henriques whose allround prowess is always an X factor in big matches.
Josh Philippe is the teamโs top scorer with 234 runs while Henriques is right behind with 232 runs in 10 matches. Daniel Hughes and Jordan Silk are not far behind with 220 and 189 runs in 6 and 10 matches respectively.ย
With 16 scalps to his name, Ben Dwarshius will be their most important bowler. Opener Jack Edwardsโ 11 wickets came as a surprise at an economy of 8.35 and will be a key figure in the middle overs.
Weโre not expecting any many changes in the Sixers Playing XI.
Predicted Lineup: Jack Edwards, Daniel Hughes, Josh Philippe (wk), Moises Henriques (c), Jordan Silk, Joel Davies, Hayden Kerr, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Todd Murphy, Steve O'Keefe.
Brisbane Heat won the Challenger match against Adelaide Strikers to qualify for the Finals. Josh Brownโs 140 off 57 took the Heat to a mammoth total of 214/7. He is the leagueโs third-highest run-scorer with 313 runs in 8 matches at a fiery strike rate of 152.68.
Watch out for BBL 13โs top wicket-taker Xavier Bartlett, with 18 wickets in 10 matches at an economy of 7.62. Skipper Nathan McSweeney will rally behind him to finish at the summit.ย
Paul Walter and Spencer Johnson are not too far behind with their contributions โ 16 and 15 wickets in 10 matches each.ย
Heat will miss Colin Munro as he departed for ILT20 in UAE. He was in fine form and scored 224 runs in just 7 matches at a strike rate of 140.88.
Heat will miss the services of their key players like Usman Khawaja, Colin Munro, Sam Billings, and Marnus Labuschagne in the final.
Before the last match, Khawaja and Labuschagne left for Test duty, while Munro and Billings left for the ILT20.
Predicted Lineup: Josh Brown, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Matt Renshaw, Nathan McSweeney (c), Max Bryant, Charlie Wakm, Paul Walter, Micheal Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Matt Kuhnemann.
The bat flip (i.e. toss) will play a vital role in the game. The team batting first will post a total of 170 plus.
Sydney Sixers have won 3 BBL titles in the past as opposed to Brisbane Heatโs only title in the second season, 12 years ago.
Brisbane Heat finished as runners-up even last season and will give their best to go one step forward. We are predicting the Sydney Sixers will win the BBL 13 Final.
