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Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat Predictions - Bryant to burn the Strikers again

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Max Bryant top-scored with 63 off 32 balls against the Strikers, hitting four sixes.
Matthew Short’s 63 off 39 balls against the Heat included seven boundaries.
Can the Heat claim back-to-back wins over the Strikers?

Max Bryant hits out against the Strikers (Getty Images).

Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat Predictions

The Heat have had an up-and-down start to the Big Bash but have two wins from four, while the Strikers have two defeats in three. The Strikers’ last match was a seven-run defeat to the Heat, so I’m backing the Heat to hit back-to-back wins.

Brisbane Heat’s Max Bryant has scored 28*, 25 & 63 in his last 3 innings.
Brisbane Heat’s Matt Renshaw has scored 102, 43 & 33 in his last 3 innings.
Adelaide Strikers’ Matthew Short has scored 62, 62, 56 & 63 in his last 5 innings.
Adelaide Strikers’ Jerrssis Wadia hit three sixes in his 16-ball 34 against the Heat.

Head-to-Head

The Heat have won three and lost two of their last five Big Bash matches against the Strikers. They won their recent clash against them by seven runs.

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The Strikers suffered their second win in three matches when they went down to the Heat by seven runs in their last match.

Matt Short has starred with bat and ball for the Strikers, scoring 56 against the Stars and following that up with 2/13 from three overs against the Heat before hammering 63 off just 39 balls. Youngsters Jerrssis Wadia (34) and Harry Manenti (24) added valuable runs in the failed run chase.

Luke Wood took 2/43 against the Heat as a follow-up to his match-winning 3/26 (econ 6.50) against the Sixers. Hasan Ali has taken 2/25 and 2/36 in his last two matches.

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The Heat have gone L-W-L-W in their four matches this season, with their last match a home win over the Strikers on 27 December.

Matt Renshaw has had a brilliant start to the Big Bash and has scored 358 runs (ave 51.10) in his last eight Big Bash innings extending back to last season. Jack Wildermuth has failed to fire again after his phenomenal 110* against the Scorchers, but he is likely to come good again soon.

Jack Wildermuth has been the Heat’s star with the ball, taking 3/34, 1/47, 2/25 and 2/59 in his four matches this season. Xavier Bartlett’s form with the ball has been top-class, taking 2/44 and 3/26 in his three matches this season. The 21-year–old Tom Balkin took 2/30 on his Big Bash debut.

Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat Team News

Alex Ross has been brought back into the matchday squad for the Strikers. The Heat have two players out injured in the shape of Shaneen Shah Afridi and Tom Alsop. All-rounder Jack Wood has been brought into their squad.

Adelaide Strikers (matchday squad): Adelaide Strikers: Hassan Ali, Mackenzie Harvey, Chris Lynn, Harry Manenti, Harry Nielsen, Jamie Overton, Lloyd Pope, Alex Ross, Jason Sangha, Liam Scott, Matt Short (c), Henry Thornton, Jerrssis Wadia, Luke Wood.

Brisbane Heat (matchday squad): Tom Balkin, Xavier Bartlett (c), Max Bryant, Liam Haskett, Lachlan Hearne, Matthew Kuhnemann, Colin Munro, Oli Patterson, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Hugh Weibgen, Jack Wildermuth, Jack Wood.

Verdict

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I am backing Brisbane Heat to win, with Max Bryant to top score.

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