STR vs HEA Dream11 Prediction, Match 17, Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates
The Adelaide Strikers are set to face the Brisbane Heat in the 17th match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on Wednesday, December 31.
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Preview
In the 17th game of the BBL 2025-26, Adelaide Strikers (STR) are set to face Brisbane Heat (HEA). The Adelaide Strikers started this season with a win, but after that, they lost two back-to-back games. In the last game, they lost by 7 runs against the Brisbane Heat. However, in the last games, Matthew Short performed well, scored 63 runs in 39 balls and took two wickets as well. While Luck Wood and Hasan Ali also took two wickets each.
On the other hand, the Brisbane Heat have a decent start to this season as they won two out of the four games so far. Moreover, they won the previous game by 7 runs against the Adelaide Strikers. In the previous game, Max Bryant performed well and scored 63 off 32 balls. While Xavier Bartlett did well in bowling and took three wickets.
Match Information
Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat, Match 17
Big Bash League, 31 Dec 2025, Wed, 1:45 PM IST, Adelaide Oval
Match Starts In
00:09:35:44
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Broadcast
Fancode
Live Stream
Fancode
Weather Report
Clouds
16.1°C
54% (Humidity)
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Probable Playing XI
Adelaide Strikers
HJ Nielsen (wk), MW Short (C), J Overton, CA Lynn, Liam Scott, Hasan Ali, MW Harvey, L Pope, L Wood, J Wadia, H Manenti
Bench : TM Head, Jason Sangha, Jordan Buckingham, Thomas Kelly, CJ Boyce, AT Carey, AI Ross, Henry Thornton, Tom Straker
Brisbane Heat
TP Alsop, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Max Bryant, C Munro, Hugh Weibgen, Matt Renshaw (C), NA McSweeney, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Paddy Dooley, Tom Balkin
Bench : Usman Khawaja, Michael Neser, Jack Wildermuth, S Afridi, Marnus Labuschagne, Callum Vidler, SH Johnson, O Patterson, Lachlan Hearne, Liam Haskett
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
60%
Pace Bowling
40%
Spin Bowling
50%
Batting Pitch
151
Average Score
50%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
Matthew Short STR | ALL-ROUNDER
Matthew Short performed brilliantly in the previous season for the Strikers. He has scored 363 runs in the last 9 games. Moreover, he scored 63 runs and took two wickets in the last game as well. He has the ability to perform well with the bat and ball.
Matt Renshaw HEA | BAT
Matt Renshaw was the best performer with the bat for Brisbane Heat in the previous season. Moreover, he scored 33 runs in the last game against Adelaide. His form will definitely impact the team's performance.
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Liam Haskett
HEA | BOWL
Tom Alsop
HEA | WK
Teams will be updated after Toss
Last Updated On - Dec 30 2025 2:17 AM
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