Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers Predictions - Short to blast the Heat

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Matthew Short has scored 62, 62 and 56 in his last four innings.
Matt Renshaw scored 102 off 51 balls in the win over the Scorchers.
Can the Strikers keep the Heat on a losing path?

Matthew Short pulls against the Sixers (Getty Images).

Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers Predictions

The Heat have played some powerful cricket but have just one win to show for it. The Strikers are struggling to score runs consistently, but their bowlers are performing well, so I think they will have the beating of the Heat.

Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers Predictions
Head-to-Head
Brisbane Heat Form
Adelaide Strikers Form
Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers Team News

Adelaide Strikers’ Matthew Short scored 56 off 42 balls against the Stars.
Adelaide Strikers’ Liam Scott has scored 31, 147, 51 & 25 in his last 4 innings.
Brisbane Heat’s Matt Renshaw has scored 112, 102 & 43 in his last 6 innings.
Brisbane Heat’s Jack Wildermuth scored 110* off 54 balls in the win over the Scorchers.

Head-to-Head

The Strikers won their last match against the Heat, but lost three of their previous four meetings, one of which was abandoned.

Brisbane Heat Form

After picking up their first win of the tournament in their incredible run-chase against the Scorchers, the Heat were brought back to earth with a bang when they were beaten by the Thunder by 34 runs.

The Heat struggled to break the Thunder’s opening stand on their way to posting 193/4 off their 20 overs. Jack Wildermuth (2/25, econ 6.25) was the best of the Heat bowlers.

On a low and slow pitch the Heat failed to repeat their batting heroics from against the Scorchers, with Matt Renshaw (43 off 28) and Hugh Weibgen (30 off 26) top-scoring as the Heat struggled through to 159/6 off their 20 overs.

Adelaide Strikers Form

The Strikers’ win in their opener was followed by a six-wicket loss to the Stars with 11 balls to spare.

Opener Matthew Short (56 off 42) anchored the innings as the top-order collapsed around him. Liam Scott (25) and Alex Ross (22) were the only other batters to pass 11.

The Strikers’ bowlers did their best to contain the Stars batters, but they couldn’t prevent them from claiming a six-wicket win with 11 balls to spare.

Hasan Ali (2/25, econ 8.33) was the pick of the bowlers but he was well-supported by Jamie Overton (1/39, econ 9.75) and Lloyd Pope (1/22, econ 5.50).

Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers Team News

Brisbane Heat (possible XI): Colin Munro, Jack Wildermuth, Matthew Renshaw, Max Bryant, Hugh Weibgen, Nathan McSweeney (c), Xavier Bartlett, Jimmy Peirson, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Liam Haskett, Matthew Kuhnemann.

Adelaide Strikers (possible XI): Matthew Short, Chris Lynn, Jason Sangha, Liam Scott, Alex Ross, Jamie Overton, Harry Nielsen, Luke Wood, Hasan Ali, Henry Thornton, Lloyd Pope.

Verdict

Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers

I am backing the Strikers to win, with Matthew Short to top score.

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