Who is playing in Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder?

Confirmed XIs are announced around the toss, ~30 minutes before the start. Based on their last matches, Brisbane Heat are likely to field Jack Wildermuth, Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Matt Renshaw and 7 more, and Sydney Thunder Matthew Gilkes, David Warner, Sam Konstas, Sam Billings and 8 more — full predicted XIs and squads are on this page.

Who leads the Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder head-to-head record?

Brisbane Heat lead 12–8 from 20 matches.

Where is Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder being played?

Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder is being played on 17 Jan 2027 at 14:45 IST.

Who are the top run-scorers in Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder head-to-head matches?

The top run-scorers in Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder H2H are Chris Lynn (444 runs), Sam Billings (286 runs), Usman Khawaja (272 runs).

Who are the top wicket-takers in Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder head-to-head matches?

The top wicket-takers in Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder H2H are Daniel Sams (24 wkts), Chris Green (16 wkts), Xavier Bartlett (12 wkts).

Who are the top 2026/2027 run-scorers for Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder?

The leading run-scorers in 2026/2027 are David Warner (433 runs), Matt Renshaw (324 runs), Matthew Gilkes (232 runs).

Who are the top 2026/2027 wicket-takers for Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder?

The leading wicket-takers in 2026/2027 are Xavier Bartlett (15 wkts), Daniel Sams (12 wkts), Jack Wildermuth (10 wkts).

Where are Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder in the standings?

Brisbane Heat are 3rd with 0 points and Sydney Thunder are 5th with 0 points.

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Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder - Players & Playing XI · Big Bash League

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Predicted XIs based on each side's last completed match. Confirmed lineups usually land ~30 min before the toss — this page updates automatically. Get XI alerts

Brisbane Heat

Last XI vs Sydney Sixers · 18 Jan 2026 · prior season

1 Jack Wildermuth

2 Usman Khawaja C

3 Nathan McSweeney

4 Matt Renshaw

5 Marnus Labuschagne

6 Max Bryant

7 Jimmy Peirson WK

8 Michael Neser

9 Xavier Bartlett

10 Matthew Kuhnemann

11 Zaman Khan

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Sydney Thunder

Last XI vs Sydney Sixers · 16 Jan 2026 · prior season

1 Matthew Gilkes

2 David Warner C

3 Sam Konstas

4 Sam Billings WK

5 Nic Maddinson

6 Chris Green

7 Daniel Sams

8 Aidan O’Connor

9 Tanveer Sangha

10 Ryan Hadley

11 Wes Agar

12 Nathan McAndrew

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XI consistency

BH named an unchanged XI in their last 2 games. SYT made 4 changes for their last match.

Derived from recorded XIs; updates automatically.

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Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder - Players & Playing XI · Big Bash League

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Hit rates: who delivers?

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is playing in Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder?

Who leads the Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder head-to-head record?

Where is Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder being played?

Who are the top run-scorers in Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder head-to-head matches?

Who are the top wicket-takers in Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder head-to-head matches?

Who are the top 2026/2027 run-scorers for Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder?

Who are the top 2026/2027 wicket-takers for Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder?

Where are Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder in the standings?

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Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder - Players & Playing XI · Big Bash League

The Statz verdict

Head-to-head record

Season comparison

Hit rates: who delivers?

Top performers in this fixture

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is playing in Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder?

Who leads the Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder head-to-head record?

Where is Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder being played?

Who are the top run-scorers in Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder head-to-head matches?

Who are the top wicket-takers in Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder head-to-head matches?

Who are the top 2026/2027 run-scorers for Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder?

Who are the top 2026/2027 wicket-takers for Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder?

Where are Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder in the standings?

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