Teams:

Brisbane Heat (Playing XI): Max Bryant, Josh Brown, Colin Munro, Sam Billings, Jimmy Peirson(w/c), Ross Whiteley, James Bazley, Mark Steketee, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann

Melbourne Renegades (Playing XI): Aaron Finch, Nic Maddinson(c), Sam Harper(w), Jake Fraser McGurk, Jonathan Wells, Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Will Sutherland, Tom Rogers, Kane Richardson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Brisbane Heat have won the toss and have opted to field

Toss has been delayed due to lightning..

Match 3: Hello and welcome to our coverage of the third match of Big Bash League 2022-23 folks! Brisbane Heat will take on the Melbourne Renegades in Cairns today. Both these teams had a pretty ordinary tournament last season as they won only three games each and finished with 16 points. There have been a few changes in the squads as compared to the previous season, so let’s hope both the teams will come up with a better performance this time around. Stay tuned as the toss and teams are not far away..

Squads:

Brisbane Heat Squad: Max Bryant, Colin Munro, Usman Khawaja(c), Sam Billings, Sam Hain, Jimmy Peirson(w), Sam Heazlett, James Bazley, Michael Neser, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Ross Whiteley, Jack Wildermuth, Matt Renshaw, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Will Prestwidge

Melbourne Renegades Squad: Aaron Finch, Martin Guptill, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Nic Maddinson(c), Sam Harper(w), Will Sutherland, Andre Russell, Zak Evans, Jack Prestwidge, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Kane Richardson, Marcus Harris, Jonathan Wells, Akeal Hosein, David Moody, Tom Rogers, Mackenzie Harvey, Jake Fraser McGurk, Corey Rocchiccioli, Ruwantha Kellepotha