Brisbane Heat take on Adelaide Strikers at home on December 19 for the league’s curtain raiser

Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers at the Gabba, December 19, 6:15pm

Every season needs a blockbuster curtain raiser, and BBL 08 will be no exception as Brisbane Heat take on Adelaide Strikers at home on December 19.The match means audiences won’t be left waiting for a chance to see last season’s champions, the Strikers, in their first title-defence assignment.The Strikers will fancy their chances with championship-
winning stars – including Alex Carey, Jake Weatherald, Billy Stanlake and Rashid Kahn – on-board for another season.But the Heat won’t be without star power of its own, with ‘Bash Brothers’ Chris Lynn and Brendon McCullum determined to improve on the side’s lowly seventh place finish last season.Adelaide won the sides’ only match-up last season by 56 runs on New Year’s Eve.