STA vs HEA Prediction, Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips: Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update – BBL 2020-21, Match 2

Match Details

The 2nd Match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2020-21 season will be played between Melbourne Stars and Brisbane Heat at Manuka Oval in Canberra.

This match will start at 1:45 PM IST (7:15 PM local). It will be live on Sony Ten Network and can be streamed live on Sony LIV.

Preview

The 2020-21 season of BBL extravaganza in Australia began on Thursday. The second match will see the Melbourne Stars and Brisbane Heat start their campaign. Glenn Maxwell, after a brilliant limited-overs series against India, will be looking to lead from the front for the Stars. On the other hand, Brisbane Heat will be led by Chris Lynn who spent the whole 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on the bench for the Mumbai Indians.

Apart from Maxwell, Melbourne Stars are filled with the national team stars like Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa and Nathan Coulter-Nile. They also have Ben Dunk in their line-up who is a T20 freelancer and can rip apart any bowling attack. The Heat, however, will miss Mujeeb ur Rahman who has been tested positive for COVID-19 but they will look up to experienced players like Ben Laughlin, Tom Cooper apart from Lynn.

STA vs HEA Weather Report for BBL 2020-21 Match 2

Sun will be out for most parts of the day in Canberra on Friday. There is no chance of rain whatsoever while the temperature will be around 13-16 Degrees Celsius during the match.

Pitch Report

Australia and India played a T20I last week at the venue. The visitors defended 161 after batting first to take the lead. Spinners picked a total of five wickets out of 14 to fall. The team winning the toss is expected to bat first given the spinners’ dominance in the second innings.

Average first innings score

161 (only T20 match played this season)

Record of the chasing teams

Won – 0; Lost – 1

Injury & Availability News

Players involved in the limited-overs series against India but not in the three-day warm-up game against the same team, are available to play this game.

STA vs HEA Today’s Probable Playing XIs:

Melbourne Stars

Andre Fletcher (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dunk, Hilton Cartwright, Glenn Maxwell (C), Nick Larkin, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Billy Stanlake, Clint Hinchcliffe, Adam Zampa, Dilbar Hussain

Bench-

Seb Gotch, Tom O’Connell, Liam Hatcher

Brisbane Heat

Chris Lynn (C), Max Bryant, Tom Cooper, Sam Heazlett, Dan Lawrence, Jim Pierson (WK), Xavier Bartlett, Simon Milenko, Ben Laughlin, Matt Kuhnemann, Jack Wood/Connor Sully

Bench

James Bazley, Jack Wood/Connor Sully

STA vs HEA Top picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:

Glenn Maxwell batted extremely well in the ODI and T20I series against India. He smashed 167 in the ODI series at a strike-rate of 194.19 while in the T20Is, he mustered 78 runs at a strike-rate of 150. He rolls his arm around more often than not as well.

Adam Zampa has improved a lot as a leg-spinner in the shortest format. He was one of the most economical bowlers in the T20I series against India. Zampa conceded at an economy of 7 picking three wickets and was also decent in the ODI series.

Chris Lynn scored 387 runs in 14 matches last season at a strike-rate of 148.84 and he will have to carry the Heat’s batting this time around as well.

Ben Laughlin was the highest wicket-taker for the Heat as he picked 15 wickets last season. But he was expensive as well in the death overs conceding runs at 8.77 per over.

Marcus Stoinis opens the innings for the Stars and was the star batsman for them last season. He had amassed 705 runs in 17 innings at a strike-rate of 136.62. He had a brilliant IPL 2020 as well playing for Delhi Capitals scoring 352 runs in 17 innings at a strike-rate of close to 150. He also bowled in 13 innings picking up 13 wickets.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection

Captain Options: Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dunk, Chris Lynn

Vice-Captain Options: Glenn Maxwell, Adam Zampa, Tom Cooper

Suggested Playing XI No. 1 for STA vs HEA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Jimmy Peirson

Batsmen – Chris Lynn (VC), Ben Dunk, Andre Fletcher, Tom Cooper

All-Rounders – Marcus Stoinis (C), Glenn Maxwell

Bowlers – Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa, Matt Kuhnemann, Ben Laughlin

Suggested Playing XI No. 2 for STA vs HEA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Seb Gotch

Batsmen – Ben Dunk (C), Andre Fletcher, Tom Cooper, Max Bryant

All-Rounders – Glenn Maxwell (VC), Marcus Stoinis, Simon Milenko

Bowlers – Dilbar Hussain, Adam Zampa, Ben Laughlin

Expert Advice

Adam Zampa had a brilliant T20I and ODI series against India. If Stars are bowling second, then he could be made VC of your Fantasy team in Grand League contests.

STA vs HEA Probable Winners

Melbourne Stars are expected to win this match.

Note: Updated Fantasy teams and Playing XIs of every match will be provided in our Telegram channel if the information is available.

Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.