Brisbane Heat (Playing XI): Colin Munro(c), Josh Brown, Nathan McSweeney, Matt Renshaw, Sam Billings(w), Paul Walter, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Swepson
Sydney Thunder (Playing XI): Alex Hales, Cameron Bancroft, Matthew Gilkes(w), Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Chris Green(c), Nathan McAndrew, Liam Hatcher, Zaman Khan, Tanveer Sangha
Sydney Thunder have won the toss and have opted to field
18:15 Local Time, 07:15 GMT, 12:45 IST: The Heat from Brisbane started their Big Bash campaign with a thumping victory over the Stars and then suffered a washout in their second match against the Strikers. It's been a short turnaround for them as they travel to Canberra for the third game of the season, this time against the Sydney Thunder, who become the last team to make their bow in this season's tournament. It's been a strong start to the season for Colin Munro's men with the skipper leading from the front. But they are up against an all-round tactical team in the Thunder tonight. Bat flip and team sheets coming up shortly.
Squads:
Sydney Thunder Squad: Alex Hales, Cameron Bancroft, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Chris Green(c), Oliver Davies, Matthew Gilkes(w), Liam Doddrell, Nathan McAndrew, Liam Hatcher, Zaman Khan, Blake Nikitaras, Gurinder Sandhu, Tanveer Sangha, Toby Gray
Brisbane Heat Squad: Colin Munro(c), Sam Billings(w), Max Bryant, Paul Walter, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Brown, Nathan McSweeney, Jimmy Peirson, Jordan Buckingham, Matt Renshaw