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Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars Big Bash League Tips - Stars stay winless
In an exciting Big Bash League match, Brisbane Heat will face Melbourne Stars at The Gabba. The Stars, struggling this season with a 0-5 record, have been let down by an ineffective bowling attack, despite strong individual performances like those of Ben Duckett and Marcus Stoinis. The Heat, while starting sluggishly, remain formidable with their deeper, more experienced batting lineup, making them favorites to win and hit more fours. With both teams historically achieving high totals together, bookmakers predict a game score exceeding 317.5 points.
- Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars tips
- Match start is 7:15 PM AEDT on Wednesday, January 1 at The Gabba
- Brisbane Heat is expected to hit more fours at The Gabba.
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Brisbane Heat set for another win at The Gabba. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars Big Bash League Expert Tips
Melbourne’s woes will continue when they head up to The Gabba to take on the Heat, losing their sixth consecutive match.
- Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars Big Bash League Expert Tips
- Head to Head
- Brisbane Heat Form
- Melbourne Stars Form
The Stars bowling attack has not been able to protect totals or hinder run chases this season as individual batting performances have not accumulated to wins for Melbourne.
The Heat have started a little sluggish this season but have the depth and experience as champions to get past the struggling Stars. The wicket should produce a decent first innings score at the Gabba for the batsmen so expect a high game total.
With more depth in the Heat batting lineup and the out of form Melbourne bowling attack, Brisbane are expected to hit more fours in the match with a controlled batting performance.
- The Melbourne Stars are 0-5 this season.
- The Heat limit their opponents to just 11.8 fours per game.
- The Melbourne Stars give up 16.4 fours per game in the field.
- The Heat and Stars have an average match total between them of 323,8
Head to Head
Last 5 Matches
18-Dec-2024: Heat won by 8 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
07-Dec-2023: Heat won by 103 runs
22-Jan-2023: Heat won by 4 runs
16-Jan-2023: Heat won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
16-Jan-2022: Stars won by 8 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)
BBL14 Betting Trends
| Brisbane Heat | Stats | Melbourne Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 2-2 | W-L | 0-5 |
| 312.8 | Avg Match Total | 334.8 |
| 3-1 | Bat Flip | 3-2 |
| 0-1 | Bat First W-L | 0-3 |
BBL14 Stats
| Heat Batting | Stats | Stars Fielding |
|---|---|---|
| 12.8 | Fours | 16.4 |
| 5 | Sixes | 5.4 |
| Heat Fielding | Stats | Stars Batting |
|---|---|---|
| 11.8 | Fours | 15.8 |
| 5.8 | Sixes | 3.8 |
Brisbane Heat Form
Brisbane’s title defence has got off to a mediocre start with the Heat winning twice and losing twice to start the season.
Run scoring has been their biggest hiccup this season after losing their Final hero Josh Brown to the Renegades. Both Nathan McSweeney (78* runs) and Jimmy Peirson (72* runs) have had one off scores, but have not been able to follow it up with any consistency in the top order.
Last season’s Highest Wicket Taker Xavier Bartlett has been the most dangerous of the bowlers for the Heat, however the quick has only taken 5 wickets, another 5 wickets off the pace of Sydney Sixer Ben Dwarshuis.
Brisbane Heat Home Stats
| Heat Batting | Stats | Heat Fielding |
|---|---|---|
| 13.5 | Fours | 14.5 |
| 5.5 | Sixes | 5 |
Melbourne Stars Form
You can put a line through the Melbourne Stars already this season who have a 0-5 record.
With two batsmen Ben Duckett (135 runs) and Marcus Stoinis (132 runs) in the top five run getters in the BBL you would expect that the Stars would have mustered at least a couple of wins in their first 5 matches, however that is not the case.
The bowling for Melbourne has been their Achilles heel. All rounder Marcus Stoinis has been the pick of their bowlers that have taken 10 overs or more with an economy of 6.90. Otherwise, the rest of the bowling core are leaking an average of 9.17 runs per over.
Melbourne Stars Away Stats
| Stars Batting | Stats | Stars Fielding |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fours | 16.3 |
| 5 | Sixes | 6 |
Verdict
A high match total is expected exceeding the 317.5 mark by the bookies. The Brisbane Heat will hand the Stars their sixth consecutive loss, hitting more fours than their opponents.
Brisbane Heat
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