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CLAIM NOWBrisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars, BBLT20, Today Match Prediction
BH vs MLS Win Probability
Toss Winner - Melbourne Stars won the toss and choose to bowl first
Melbourne Stars beat Brisbane Heat by 5 wickets
Two teams who finished 2024 with a run of defeats come face to face at the Gabba on New Year's Day!
- Brisbane Heat won their first two games this season before losing their last two of 2024.
- Melbourne Stars have lost their last seven BBL fixtures, including five this season.
- Brisbane Heat have not been beaten by Melbourne Stars since January 2022.
We are backing Brisbane Heat to win this match!
| Tournament: | Big Bash League, 2024-25 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | The Gabba, Woolloongabba, Australia |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 26.0°C|Partly cloudy |
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BH vs MLS Match Prediction & Analysis
This year's Big Bash League has been another entertaining one and the teams will be raring to go after the festivities and celebrations of New Year's Eve. But both Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars can ill-afford to party as they end 2024 in poor form with the teams desperate to get off to a winning start in 2025.
At home, and as the current BBL holders, it will be Brisbane Heat who will fancy their chances in this game. Although they have lost their last two matches in the tournament, they have already beaten Melbourne Stars and will be confident of repeating their success from earlier in December at the MCG.
For Melbourne Stars, another defeat will make it very hard for them to qualify for the knockouts and they must produce a team performance to kick start their season.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
BH
L L W W W
BH
MLS
L L L L L
MLS
165/6 in 20.0 8.25
150/9 in 20.0 7.5
150/4 in 17.1 8.74
146/9 in 20.0 7.3
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 4 Matches
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188/4 in 20.0
BBL T20 2022
Brisbane Heat won by 4 runs
184/3 in 20.0
159/7 in 20.0
BBL T20 2022
Brisbane Heat won by 3 wkts
160/7 in 20.0
TEAMS PREVIEW
Brisbane Heat Preview
Brisbane Heat return to the site of their latest defeat, an eight wicket loss against the high-flying Sydney Sixers on Sunday, and they will be determined to get back to winning ways in front of their ionate home .
They could do with an improvement from captain Colin Munro who is yet to make a double-figure score in BBL14 but Nathan McSweeney has top scored for Brisbane Heat in both of his appearances at the Gabba since being ousted from the Australian Test side.
With the ball, it was Xavier Bartlett who was too hot to handle when the sides met at the MCG and, along with Spencer Johnson, the new-ball pair could do some real damage against this Melbourne Stars side.
Brisbane Heat Predicted Playing XI:
Tom Banton, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Colin Munro (c), Nathan McSweeney, Matt Renshaw, Max Bryant, Paul Walter, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Swepson, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann
Brisbane Heat Key Players From Previous Game Of Big Bash League, 2024-25
Brisbane Heat Actual Playing XI:
Paul Walter, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Will Prestwidge, Mitchell Swepson, Max Bryant, Colin Munro, Matt Renshaw, Nathan McSweeney, Tom Banton
Melbourne Stars Preview
So far so bad for Melbourne Stars. After concluding their BBL campaign last season with back to back defeats, Marcus Stoinis' side have added another five losses in a row and look like a team with very little self-belief ahead of this fixture.
There has been one positive in their last two games, the form of England all-format international Ben Duckett. The pint-sized left-hander has made scores of 60+ in both matches and has top scored for the Stars but no one else has been able to make significant contributions.
With the bat, Melbourne Stars will look to Duckett, Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell to deliver. Whereas with the ball, the pressure will be on the experienced Peter Siddle, Beau Webster and Usama Mir to deliver.
Melbourne Stars Predicted Playing XI:
Sam Harper (wk), Ben Duckett, Marcus Stoinis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Jonathan Merlo, Usama Mir, Joel Paris, Brody Couch, Peter Siddle
Melbourne Stars Key Players From Previous Game Of Big Bash League, 2024-25
Melbourne Stars Actual Playing XI:
Ben Duckett, Hilton Cartwright, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Sam Harper, Usama Mir, Joel Paris, Mark Steketee, Thomas Fraser Rogers, Peter Siddle, Dan Lawrence
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
There is a chance of rain throughout the afternoon in Brisbane but the chances of it lasting into the evening look to be very slim. It should be a warm evening with the temperature up and above 22 degrees from start to finish.
BH vs MLS Pitch Report
The Gabba remains an iconic venue and Ben Duckett will certainly be keen to put up a good performance ahead of returning here for the Ashes in just under 12 months time. We expect to see a bouncy surface but also with some movement and a par first innings total of 180.
Toss: To Bowl
This will be the third game at the Gabba in this year's BBL with the previous two both won by the team who fielded first. Therefore, we predict that both captains will want to field first ahead of this match.
BH vs MLS
Winning Prediction
Although Duckett is in excellent form, and any T20 side with Glenn Maxwell should never be written off, Brisbane Heat look far stronger. Melbourne Stars have been well beaten in all five of their matches and we expect them to be on the receiving end once again in this fixture.
We are backing Brisbane Heat to win this match!
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