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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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
Broadcast
Fancode
Live Stream
Fancode
Weather Report
Clouds
26.9°C
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Brisbane Heat
STR
vs
HEA
BBL
HEA
vs
STR
BBL
THU
vs
HEA
BBL
HEA
vs
SCO
BBL
REN
vs
HEA
BBL
Melbourne Stars
STA
vs
THU
BBL
SIX
vs
STA
BBL
STR
vs
STA
BBL
STA
vs
HUR
BBL
THU
vs
STA
BBL
Players Stats in current Series
Sam Harper
STA - wk
381 Runs
11 Matches
Matt Renshaw
HEA - bat
324 Runs
10 Matches
Marcus Stoinis
STA - bat
273 Runs
11 Matches
Jack Wildermuth
HEA - all
222 Runs
10 Matches
Max Bryant
HEA - bat
222 Runs
10 Matches
Nathan McSweeney
HEA - all
193 Runs
7 Matches
Michael Neser
HEA - all
225.00
2 Matches
Liam Haskett
HEA - bowl
200.00
3 Matches
Tom Curran
STA - ALL-ROUNDER
187.50
10 Matches
Jack Wildermuth
HEA - all
158.57
10 Matches
Blake Macdonald
STA - bat
158.49
5 Matches
Sam Harper
STA - wk
155.51
11 Matches
Haris Rauf
STA - bowl
20 Wkts
11 Matches
Peter Siddle
STA - bowl
16 Wkts
11 Matches
Tom Curran
STA - ALL-ROUNDER
16 Wkts
10 Matches
Marcus Stoinis
STA - bat
15 Wkts
11 Matches
Xavier Bartlett
HEA - bowl
15 Wkts
10 Matches
Jack Wildermuth
HEA - all
10 Wkts
10 Matches
Matt Renshaw
HEA - bat
6.85
10 Matches
Peter Siddle
STA - bowl
7.13
11 Matches
Mitchell Swepson
STA - bowl
7.30
11 Matches
Marcus Stoinis
STA - bat
7.44
11 Matches
Matthew Kuhnemann
HEA - bowl
7.69
9 Matches
Glenn Maxwell
STA - all
7.72
11 Matches
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
Pitch Report
65%
Pace Bowling
35%
Spin Bowling
50%
Batting Pitch
157
Average Score
50%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
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.
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.
Max Bryant HEA | BAT
Bryant is an aggressive batter. He scored 361 runs in the last 12 games. Moreover, he also scored 63 runs in the previous game.
Sam Harper STA | WK
Sam Harper is currently performing well. Moreover, he has scored 29 runs in the last game. His brilliant performance in the top order will definitely affect the team's performance this season.
Xavier Bartlett HEA | BOWL
Xavier Bartlett is currently in excellent form; he took 14 wickets in the 10 games. Moreover, he also took a wicket in the previous game against the Adelaide Strikers.
Tom Curran STA | ALL-ROUNDER
Tom Curran is an excellent bowler and is currently in good form. Moreover, he took two wickets in the last game against Thunder. He has performed well in many crucial matches.
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Hugh Weibgen
HEA | BAT
Campbell Kellaway
STA | BAT
Last Updated On - Jan 1 2026 12:04 AM
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Team 1
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Credits Left
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Players
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Team 1
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Credits Left
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