HEA vs STA Dream11 Prediction, Match 20, Big Bash League Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates

The Brisbane Heat are set to face the Melbourne Stars in the 20th match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 at the Brisbane Cricket Ground (The Gabba) in Brisbane on Friday, January 2.

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HEA vs STA Dream11 Prediction
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Preview

In the 20th game of the BBL 2025-26, Brisbane Heat (HEA) are set to face Melbourne Stars (STA). The Brisbane Heat didn't have a start to this season as they won just two out of the five games so far. Moreover, they lost the previous game by 7 wickets against the Adelaide Strikers. In the previous game, Hugh Weibgen performed well and scored 28 runs, while the other players failed to perform well.

On the other hand, the Melbourne Stars had an outstanding start as they won all four games played so far. In the last game, they won by 9 wickets against the Sydney Thunder. Joe Clerk was the best performer for them as he scored 60 runs off 37 balls. While Haris Rauf did well with the ball and took three wickets.

Match Information

Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars, Match 20

Big Bash League, 2 Jan 2026, Fri, 1:45 PM IST, The Gabba

Match Starts In

00:11:46:17

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Broadcast

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Weather Report

stadiumThe Gabba

Clouds

22.9°C

humidity85% (Humidity)

Probable Playing XI

Brisbane Heat

C Munro, Max Bryant, Jack Wildermuth, Lachlan Hearne, Matt Renshaw, Hugh Weibgen, Jimmy Peirson (wk), Xavier Bartlett (C), Matthew Kuhnemann, O Patterson, Tom Balkin

Bench : Usman Khawaja, Michael Neser, S Afridi, TP Alsop, Marnus Labuschagne, NA McSweeney, Callum Vidler, SH Johnson, Paddy Dooley, Liam Haskett

Melbourne Stars

JM Clarke, SB Harper (wk), GJ Maxwell, MP Stoinis (C), Campbell Kellaway, HWR Cartwright, Mitchell Swepson, PM Siddle, Tom Rogers, TK Curran, Haris Rauf

Bench : Hamish McKenzie, Liam Hatcher, Austin Anlezark, SM Boland, J Merlo, A Sharma, Tom Whitney

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at the Gabba in Brisbane is a neutral surface. Batting is easier in the first innings. In the last match played here, both teams scored 170+ runs, which shows that the batting conditions are good here. But in the second inning, bowlers have a slight upper hand. Therefore, the team winning the toss often chooses to bat first to take advantage of favourable starting conditions.

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Pace Bowling

35%

Spin Bowling

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50%

Batting Pitch

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157

Average Score

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Bowling Pitch

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Player Picks

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8.5
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Matt Renshaw HEA | BAT

Matt Renshaw is currently performing brilliantly. Moreover, he ‌scored 373 runs in the last 10 games. His form will definitely impact the team's performance.

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8
VC

Marcus Stoinis STA | BAT

Marcus Stoinis performed well in the last season and is performing excellently in this season as well. Moreover, he also took two wickets in the last game against the Sydney Thunder.

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7.5

Hugh Weibgen

HEA | BAT

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9

Campbell Kellaway

STA | BAT

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Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - Jan 1 2026 12:04 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

HEA

5 : 6

STA

Credits Left
9/100

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Joe Clarke

8

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Sam Harper

7.5

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Marcus Stoinis

8

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Max Bryant

7.5

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Matt Renshaw
C

8.5

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Colin Munro

9

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Jack Wildermuth
VC

9

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Glenn Maxwell

9

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Peter Siddle

8

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Xavier Bartlett

8

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Haris Rauf

8.5

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