The 2023/24 Champions will be rearing to go for the new season. The Heat lost key top order batsman in Sam Billings and Josh Brown however, the Brisbane boys will welcome back Test stars, Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne in the final two weeks of the competition for a massive push towards the finals.
GameDay Squad AUS Cricket Fantasy team preview for the must-have players, potential break-out stars and Most Valuable Player ahead of the 2024/25 Aus Cricket season.
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Must-Have Wicket Keeper / Batsman
Colin Munro - 37
The big-hitting Kiwi finished the 23/24 season with an average of 37.33 runs and a strike rate of 140.88. He’s recently scored a 49-run average playing in the Max60 Caribbean tournament, so if the Heat are to go back-to-back, they’ll need him to be hitting some similar numbers this year.
Must-Have Bowler
Xavier Bartlett - 25
It’s a toss-up between the two spearhead quicks, but Xavier Bartlett gets the nod over Spencer Johnson... just. His impressive form saw him selected in the Australia ODI team where he claimed 4 wicket hauls in his first two matches against the West Indies. Bartlett is in some pretty good form heading into this year’s Aus Cricket season, and a must-have for your bowling line up.
Must-Have All-Rounder
Paul Walter - 30
The Heat have two excellent All Rounder options however the one to own is Tall Paul! Paul Walter had a sensational debut in Aus Cricket last season, this saw him lead the way for the Heat in GDS, averaging 52.82 points per game. Lock in the massive Englishman All-Rounder for a big 24/25 season.
Breakout Star + Team MVP
Breakout Star - Tom Alsop - 28
Team MVP - Michael Neser - 38
Team Ins and Outs
Ins
Tom Alsop (England)
Outs
Sam Billings (Sydney Thunder), Jordan Buckingham (Adelaide Strikers), Josh Brown (Melbourne Renegades), Charlie Wakim (Hobart Hurricanes)
Predicted Round 1 Squad
1 Colin Munro - BAT
2 Max Bryant - BAT
3 Jimmy Peirson - WK
4 Matt Renshaw - BAT
5 Tom Alsop - WK
6 Paul Walter - ALL
7 Michael Neser - ALL
8 Xavier Bartlett - BWL
9 Spencer Johnson- BWL
10 Mitchell Swepson - BWL
11 Matthew Kuhnemann - BWL
Team Fixtures
Rd 1- @ Stars
Rd 2- Vs Strikers
Rd 3- Double Game: @ Scorchers, Vs Sixers
Rd 4- Vs Stars
Rd 5- @ Sixers
Rd 6- Vs Thunder
Rd 7- @ Strikers
Rd 8- Vs Hurricanes
Rd 9- @ Renegades
2023-2024 GameDay Squad Scores + Rankings
Player Name | Games Played | GDS Points | GDS Average | Positional Rank | Overall Rank |
Paul Walter | 11 | 581 | 52.82 | 4 | 4 |
Xavier Bartlett | 11 | 570 | 51.82 | 1 | 5 |
Michael Neser | 11 | 564 | 51.27 | 5 | 6 |
Spencer Johnson | 11 | 548 | 49.82 | 2 | 8 |
Nathan McSweeney | 9 | 344 | 38.22 | 8 | 29 |
Matthew Kuhnemann | 11 | 310 | 28.18 | 11 | 35 |
Mitchell Swepson | 10 | 307 | 30.70 | 12 | 37 |
Colin Munro | 7 | 301 | 43.00 | 10 | 38 |
Matt Renshaw | 10 | 251 | 25.10 | 17 | 53 |
Max Bryant | 5 | 143 | 28.60 | 27 | 83 |
Marnus Labuschagne | 2 | 92 | 46.00 | 29 | 95 |
Jimmy Peirson | 4 | 91 | 22.75 | 9 | 96 |
Usman Khawaja | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 37 | 109 |
*Does not include players who did not play in the BBL during the 2023/24 season.