Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars Prediction: Heats can go to playoffs and will be hungrier for a win

Brisbane Heat will welcome Melbourne Stars in the 51st game of the Big Bash League at Gabba. Both teams are in the bottom half of the table and are looking to push towards the playoffs spots. Who will win?

Brisbane Heat Form

The Heat have improved a lot in recent times. They have three consecutive wins under their belt and the second one came against their Sunday rivals. In their last game, they defeated Hurricanes by 12 runs. Brisbane scored 162 runs but due to some impressive bowling, the Hurricanes only managed to score 150 runs. With two games left in the competition, they have managed to somehow make a point to go into the playoffs after spending the majority of the time at the bottom of the table. A win is a must to keep their dreams alive to reach the next stage of the competition. 

Brisbane Heat's possible lineup

Josh Brown, Usman Khawaja (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Sam Hain, Jimmy Pierson (wk), James Bazley, Michael Neser, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann 

Melbourne Stars Form

The stars are currently sitting at the bottom of the BBL table with three wins in 12 games so far this season. With only two games left in the league fixtures, the chance of making it to the playoffs is nil. They lost their last two games one against Renegades by six runs after failing to score 163 runs in 20 overs. The other was against the same Heats itself which went to the last ball but Heats came away with a victory by three wickets. The team will be looking to go out with a bang and take Heats down with them.

Melbourne Stars Predicted lineup

Joe Clarke (wk), Thomas Rogers, Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Marcus Stoinis, Nick Larkin, Clint Hinchliffe, Luke Wood, Brody Couch, Liam Hitcher, Adam Zampa (c)

Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars expert tips

Melbourne's pitch will favour the batsman. Expect a high-scoring game as it's a do-or-die game for Heats. We expect the toss-winning captain to bat first and put a huge total on the board. The average score of the team batting first is 165 runs. The Heats are hungrier for a win and this will be the perfect opportunity to get it.