Sydney Thunder will be up against the Brisbane Heat in the ninth match of the Big Bash League. The SYT vs BRH Match Preview provides today's match details for the ninth match of the tournament.

SYT vs BRH Match Preview- BBL 2025-26, Match 9:

Date and Venue:

The SYT vs BRH match will be played on December 22 at Manuka Oval, Canberra. The game will start at 1:45 PM IST.

Squads:

Sydney Thunder

David Warner (c), Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings, Oliver Davies, Matthew Gilkes, Sam Konstas, Nic Maddinson, Blake Nikitaras, Tom Andrews, Chris Green, Aidan O’Connor, Daniel Sams, Shadab Khan, Wes Agar, Lockie Ferguson, Ryan Hadley, Nathan McAndrew, Reece Topley

Brisbane Heat

Usman Khawaja, Tom Alsop, Max Bryant, Lachlan Hearne, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan McSweeney (c), Colin Munro, Jimmy Peirson, Matt Renshaw, Michael Neser, Jack Wildermuth, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Callum Vidler, Oli Patterson, Hugh Weibgen

SYT vs BRH Key battles:

David Warner vs Shaheen Afridi

The captain of the Sydney Thunder, David Warner, would be banked upon to lead the team from the front in the upcoming match against the Brisbane Heat and get them over the line to claim their first win this year.

Warner will have to face the challenge of Shaheen Afridi, who will hope for a better outing in this particular match after a below-par performance in the first two matches

Sam Billings vs Xavier Bartlett

Experienced English batter Sam Billings will play an important role for the Thunder while batting in the middle order in the next match.

Billings will have to tackle the bowling of Xavier Bartlett, who has a good amount of expierence when it comes to T20 cricket and will look to use that for his team's advantage against the Sydney Thunder.

Matthew Renshaw vs Daniel Sams

Matthew Renshaw, who scored a breathtaking hundred and played a major role in getting Heat over the line while chasing a score of 258 runs, would hope to replicate the same performance against the Thunder.

Reshaw will face the challenge of Daniel Sams, who will look to restrict the opposition from scoring freely by picking up wickets at regular intervals.

Jack Wildermuth vs Reece Topley

Like Renshaw, Jack Wildermuth, who also scored a century and was involved in a match-winning partnership against the Scorchers, would be entrusted to keep up the good work.

Wildermuth will be up against Reece Topely, who will look to dismiss the batters with a good mix of pace and slower deliveries.

SYT vs BRH Key Players:

SYT- David Warner, Matthew Gilkes, Sam Billings, Daniel Sams, Reece Topley

BHR- Jack Wildermuth, Matt Renshaw, Max Bryant, Xavier Bartlett, Shaheen Afridi

SYT vs BHR Weather Report:

There are no chances of rain during the game in Canberra with a maximum temperature of 27°C and a minimum of 11°C.

Conclusion

Both Sydney Thunder and Brisbane Heat would like to give it their all in order to win the match and gain confidence for the rest of the tournament.