BBL 2018-19, Match 42: Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat: Fantain Fantasy Cricket Tips

Melbourne Stars are currently at the fifth position in the points table.

Published - 27 Jan 2019, 10:24 IST | Updated - 27 Jan 2019, 10:24 IST

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The Brisbane Heat haven’t had a good season and need to start winning. The Melbourne Stars have struck a good patch with back-to-back wins and are a win away from making it to the top-four on the points grid. The Brisbane Heat, on the other hand, endured a bashing against Sydney Sixers and need to start winning to give their fans something to cheer about.

Melbourne Stars are currently at the fifth position in the points table with five wins after 10 matches and will need to win at least three from the remaining games to secure the knockout berth. Brisbane Heat are in tougher position and will need to win all their remaining five games. They are currently at the seventh place only above Perth Scorchers with seven points to their name after nine matches with three wins and an abandoned game.

The Melbourne Cricket Ground isn’t the stadium for you if you are stroke-maker and enjoy the ball coming nicely on to the bat. The batsmen usually have to work hard for the runs they score and chasing team have found tremendous success at this venue.

Venue

The Big-G, Melbourne Cricket Ground
The teams batting 2nd win more often than not here (eight wins from nine games since 2018 here).

Team News

Note that Matt Renshaw comes back to Brisbane Heat from the Aussie Test squad.

Likely Playing XI:

Melbourne Stars: Ben Dunk, Marcus Stoinis, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell (C), Nic Maddinson, Dwayne Bravo, Evan Gulbis, Liam Plunkett, Adam Zampa, Jackson Bird, Tom O’Connell.

Brisbane Heat: Chris Lynn (C), Max Bryant, Brendon McCullum, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw/Alex Ross, Ben Cutting, Brendan Doggett, Josh Lalor, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitch Swepson, Mujeeb ur Rahman.

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