HEA vs THU Dream11 Prediction, Match 29, Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates

The Brisbane Heat are set to face the Sydney Thunder in the 29th match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at the Brisbane Cricket Ground (The Gabba) in Brisbane on Saturday, January 10.

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 09 Jan 2026, 17:52 IST

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Preview

In the 29th game of the BBL 2025-26, Brisbane Heat (HEA) are set to face Sydney Thunder (THU). The Brisbane Heat didn't have a start to this season as they won just three out of the seven games so far. Moreover, they lost the previous game by 3 wickets against the Sydney Sixers. In the previous game, Jack Wildermuth performed well and scored 31 runs, while Matthew Kuhnemann and Oli Patterson took two wickets each in the bowling department.

On the other hand, Sydney Thunder didn't do anything well in this season as they lost six out of seven games so far. They also lost the last match against the Adelaide Strikers by 6 runs. However, David Warner performed brilliantly in the last game and scored 67 runs. While Wes Agar did well in bowling, taking three wickets.

Match Information

Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder, Match 29

Big Bash League, 10 Jan 2026, Sat, 10:30 AM IST ,The Gabba

Broadcast

Fancode

Live Stream

Fancode

Weather Report

The Gabba

Clouds

25.5°C

86% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Brisbane Heat

L
W
L
W
L

Sydney Thunder

L
L
L
L
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

David Warner

THU - bat

323 Runs

7 Matches

2

Matt Renshaw

HEA - bat

287 Runs

8 Matches

3

Matthew Gilkes

THU - wk

218 Runs

8 Matches

4

Jack Wildermuth

HEA - all

215 Runs

8 Matches

5

Max Bryant

HEA - bat

188 Runs

8 Matches

6

Sam Billings

THU - wk

157 Runs

8 Matches

1

Liam Haskett

HEA - bowl

200.00

3 Matches

2

David Willey

THU - all

180.00

2 Matches

3

177.78

6 Matches

4

Jack Wildermuth

HEA - all

169.29

8 Matches

5

Matthew Gilkes

THU - wk

162.69

8 Matches

6

Usman Khawaja

HEA - bat

162.50

1 Match

1

Daniel Sams

THU - ALL-ROUNDER

12 Wkts

8 Matches

2

Xavier Bartlett

HEA - bowl

10 Wkts

8 Matches

3

Jack Wildermuth

HEA - all

9 Wkts

8 Matches

7 Wkts

7 Matches

5

Shadab Khan

THU - all

7 Wkts

6 Matches

6

Tom Balkin

HEA - bowl

6 Wkts

5 Matches

1

Matt Renshaw

HEA - bat

6.90

8 Matches

7.63

7 Matches

3

Tanveer Sangha

THU - bowl

8.33

7 Matches

4

Chris Green

THU - bowl

8.34

8 Matches

5

Tom Balkin

HEA - bowl

8.60

5 Matches

6

Shadab Khan

THU - all

8.86

6 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Brisbane Heat

Jack Wildermuth, Max Bryant, Hugh Weibgen, Matt Renshaw, NA McSweeney (C), Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, O Patterson, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Lachlan Hearne, Tom Balkin

Bench : Usman Khawaja, Michael Neser, S Afridi, TP Alsop, Marnus Labuschagne, Callum Vidler, SH Johnson, C Munro, Paddy Dooley, Liam Haskett

Sydney Thunder

S Konstas, Chris Green, Tanveer Sangha, WA Agar, David Warner (C), DR Sams, Sam Billings, M Gilkes (wk), Oliver Davies, Nic Maddinson, DJ Willey

Bench : TD Andrews, LH Ferguson, R Hadley, CT Bancroft, N McAndrew, SH Khan, Blake Nikitaras, AP O’Connor, RJW Topley, Charlie Anderson, Pat Cummins

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at the Gabba in Brisbane is a neutral surface. Batting is easier in the first innings. But in the second inning, bowlers have a slight upper hand. Therefore, the team winning the toss often chooses to bat first to take advantage of favourable starting conditions.

55%

Pace Bowling

45%

Spin Bowling

60%

Batting Pitch

157

Average Score

40%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8.5
C

Matt Renshaw HEA | BAT

Matt Renshaw is currently performing brilliantly. Moreover, he ‌scored 359 runs in the last 10 games. His form will definitely impact the team's performance.

9
VC

David Warner THU | BAT

David Warner is an excellent batter who performed brilliantly in the recent past. He scored 300 runs in the last 9 games. Moreover, he also scored 67 runs in 52 balls in the previous game against the Adelaide Strikers.

7.5

Max Bryant HEA | BAT

Bryant is an aggressive batter. He scored 216 runs in the last 10 games. He will definitely be a key player for the Brisbane Heat.

6.5

Matthew Gilkes THU | WK

Matthew Gilkes is an excellent batter who performed brilliantly in the recent past. He scored 262 runs in the last 10 games. Moreover, Gilkes also scored 43 runs in the previous game.

8.5

Matthew Kuhnemann HEA | BOWL

Matthew Kuhnemann is currently in excellent form; he took 9 wickets in the 8 games. Moreover, he also took two wickets in the previous game against the Sixers.

8.5

Daniel Sams THU | ALL-ROUNDER

Daniel Sams is an excellent bowling all-rounder and is currently in excellent form. Moreover, he took 11 wickets in the previous 7 games. He will definitely be a key player for the Sydney Thunder.

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7.5

Hugh Weibgen

HEA | BAT

8

Lachlan Hearne

HEA | BAT

Last Updated On - Jan 9 2026 5:52 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

HEA

5 : 6

THU

Credits Left
12/100

Mega League
Sam Billings

8.5

Matthew Gilkes

6.5

Max Bryant

7.5

Matt Renshaw
VC

8.5

David Warner
C

9

Oliver Davies

7

Jack Wildermuth

9

Nathan McSweeney

7

Daniel Sams

8.5

Wes Agar

8.5

Xavier Bartlett

8

Players
11/11

Team 1

HEA

5 : 6

THU

Credits Left
12/100

Head To Head
Jimmy Peirson

7

Matthew Gilkes
C

6.5

Max Bryant

7.5

Matt Renshaw

8.5

David Warner

9

Oliver Davies

7

Jack Wildermuth

9

Daniel Sams
VC

8.5

Tanveer Sangha

8

Wes Agar

8.5

Matthew Kuhnemann

8.5

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