Jan 16, 2022
13:45 IST / 8:15 GMT
Melbourne Cricket Ground - Melbourne, Australia
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Melbourne Stars are favorites to win
Melbourne Stars and Brisbane Heat clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday evening n the 2021-22 BBL. The Stars are in 6th place with five wins from their twelve games. Brisbane Heat are a place below them after winning only three of their eleven fixtures. Read on as we preview this game. This BBL group stage fixture begins at 19:15 local time.
Melbourne Stars have lost three of their last five BBL fixtures but will fancy their chances against an equally out of form Brisbane Heat. In front of their home fans they will be desperate to give a good account of themselves.
Brisbane Heat have lost three successive BBL matches and have not won since New Year’s Day. However, they do now have their first choice players back and they should be far more competitive.
Seven Network and Fox Sports will show this game in Australia. In India, you can watch it on Sony Six. Sky Cricket have the rights in the UK with Willow TV showing the match in the USA. In South Africa you can watch it on SuperSport with Sky Sports showing the game in New Zealand.
BBL Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar.
Fielding first is the usual choice of skippers at the MCG. Our prediction is that both captains will insert the opposition in this game.
The surface at the MCG will provide most assistance to the spin bowlers but will also offer something for the pacers. We anticipate that any score over 150 will be competitive.
The game will begin with the temperature in the high 20s and dip to the mid 20s as the evening progresses.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat, Big Bash League 2021-22
The Stars were well beaten by Adelaide Strikers in their last match with Hilton Cartwright the only player to make a significant score. However, with Joe Clarke and Glenn Maxwell at the top of the order and Marcus Stoinis also in the top four, they should be able to post a strong total in this game.
The Stars have won only two of their last five games in BBL 2021-22 but this is one of the more winnable fixtures left for them.
Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Glenn Maxwell (c), Joe Clarke (wk), Beau Webster, Joe Burns, Clint Hinchcliffe, Ahmed Daniyal, Sam Rainbird, Adam Zampa, Brody Couch
Brisbane Heat were very disappointing in their last match, bowled out for 90 from only 15 overs to lose by 71 runs to Adelaide Strikers. However, with the majority of their first choice players now back to full fitness, we expect to see a better performance from the same XI in this game.
Brisbane Heat have won only one of their last five games and were heavily beaten by Adelaide Strikers in their last match
Chris Lynn (c), Nathan McSweeney, Lachlan Pfeffer (wk), Ben Duckett, Sam Heazlett, Jake Lehmann, Xavier Bartlett, Will Prestwidge, Matthew Kuhnemann, Liam Guthrie, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Brisbane Heat had a five game winning streak against the Stars a few years ago but recent meetings have been a lot closer.
| Matches Played | MLS Won | BRH Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The Stars are favourites to get the win in front of their home supporters.
Glenn Maxwell and Chris Lynn are the big name experienced batters in this fixture with Joe Clarke and Ben Duckett the new kids on the block.
Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis and Joe Clarke are our batting tips for Melbourne Stars. Clarke has been very impressive in this year’s BBL
Chris Lynn, Ben Duckett and Lachlan Pfeffer are our batting recommendations for Brisbane Heat. Pfeffer has been very impressive since getting into the team earlier this month
For Melbourne Stars, Adam Zampa, Brody Couch and Clint Hinchcliffe are our bowling tips. All three should enjoy the surface at the MCG.
For Brisbane Heat, Xavier Bartlett, Liam Guthrie and Will Prestwidge are our bowling tips. Prestwidge should be able to get some assistance from the wicket in Melbourne.
Two teams who have spent the majority of recent weeks in the lower regions of the BBL table will believe this is a game they should be winning. With a pitch likely to provide something for all bowlers, we are predicting a low scoring game with Melbourne Stars getting the victory.
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