Brisbane Heat will be taking on Sydney Thunder in the 19th match of the ongoing Big Bash League at the Carrara Oval, Queensland. It will be the first and the only game Queensland will be hosting this BBL season. Hence, here are the T20 records and the Pitch report of Carrara Oval Queensland for the HEA vs THU encounter. This will be the second time that both these sides will be facing each other. In their first meeting, Thunder emerged victorious defeating Heat by ten wickets.

Brisbane Heat is placed bottommost in the BBL points table with just 2 points so far. The Sydney Thunder side, on the other hand, as well is placed lower down in the points table. The Jason Sangha-led side occupies the 6th position currently as they’ve only managed 2 wins in 5 games. Both sides would be looking to win Thursday’s game and move up in the points tally.

Queensland T20 Records

Carrara Oval has hosted 15 BBL games so far. 9 out of those have been won by the chasing sides while the sides batting first have managed to win 6 games. The average score while batting first in the BBL games here has been 155 with the Melbourne Stars having the highest score (193/5) at this venue. Only 5 T20 internationals have been hosted at this venue so far. The records of the same are provided below.

Total matches	5
Matches won batting first	2
Matches won bowling first	2
Average 1st Inns scores	130
Average 2nd Inns scores	121
Highest total recorded	149/5 (20 Ov) by AUSW vs INDW
Highest score chased	146/7 (19.5 Ov) by AUS vs WI
Lowest score defended	108/6 (10 Ov) by RSA vs AUS

Carrara Oval Queensland Pitch Report for BBL 2022-23

Three BBL games were played at the Carrara Oval last year. It was seen in each of those games that the batters did face some difficulties at this venue. However, the chasing sides managed to win 2 out of 3 games. The Carrara Oval pitch is more of a bowling-friendly surface where it is hard for the batters to get going. There is assistance in the pitch for the pacers throughout here. The spinners as well come into play in the middle overs here. The shorter boundaries at Carrara Oval is the only thing that aids the batters.

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Looking at the conditions at the Carrara Oval, any side would look to bowl first upon winning the toss here. We might get to see a tight game here on Thursday. A total of around 150 would be a competitive total at this venue.