Steketee, Mahmood in as Heat host Thunder

| December 19, 2021

Saqib Mahmood is making his  debut for the Sydney Thunder while Mark Steketee is back for the Brisbane Heat, who will bowl first in their Big Bash League clash at the Gabba.

The Heat snapped a two-game losing streak with a last-start defeat of the Melbourne Renegades, while the Thunder are also 1-2 this season.

Paceman Steketee is back from national duties, while the Thunder have added English quick Mahmood at the expense of in-form Gurinder Sandhu.

BRISBANE: Max Bryant, Chris Lynn, Ben Duckett, Sam Heazlett, Thomas Abell, Jimmy Peirson (c, wk), James Bazley, Xavier Bartlett, Mark Steketee, Mitch Swepson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

SYDNEY THUNDER: Alex Hales, Matthew Gilkes, Jason Sangha, Sam Billings (wk), Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Saqib Mahmood, Tanveer Sangha.