πππππ :Β Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars
ππππ : Β January 01 ,Wednesdayββ
ππππ :β 13:45 PM ISTβββββ
πππππ : The Gabba, Woolloongabba, Australiaβ
ππππππππππ :ββ Big Bash League, 2024-25
Two teams who finished 2024 with a run of defeats come face to face at the Gabba on New Year’s Day!
- Brisbane Heat won their first two games this season before losing their last two of 2024.
- Melbourne Stars have lost their last seven BBL fixtures, including five this season.
- Brisbane Heat have not been beaten by Melbourne Stars since January 2022.
Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars
TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar
Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website.
BH vs MLS Match Prediction & Analysis
This year’s Big Bash League has been another entertaining one and the teams will be raring to go after the festivities and celebrations of New Year’s Eve. But both Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars can ill-afford to party as they end 2024 in poor form with the teams desperate to get off to a winning start in 2025.
At home, and as the current BBL holders, it will be Brisbane Heat who will fancy their chances in this game. Although they have lost their last two matches in the tournament, they have already beaten Melbourne Stars and will be confident of repeating their success from earlier in December at the MCG.
TEAMS PREVIEW
Brisbane Heat Preview
Brisbane Heat return to the site of their latest defeat, an eight wicket loss against the high-flying Sydney Sixers on Sunday, and they will be determined to get back to winning ways in front of their passionate home support.
They could do with an improvement from captain Colin Munro who is yet to make a double-figure score in BBL14 but Nathan McSweeney has top scored for Brisbane Heat in both of his appearances at the Gabba since being ousted from the Australian Test side.
Melbourne Stars Preview
So far so bad for Melbourne Stars. After concluding their BBL campaign last season with back to back defeats, Marcus Stoinis’ side have added another five losses in a row and look like a team with very little self-belief ahead of this fixture.
There has been one positive in their last two games, the form of England all-format international Ben Duckett. The pint-sized left-hander has made scores of 60+ in both matches and has top scored for the Stars but no one else has been able to make significant contributions.
With the bat, Melbourne Stars will look to Duckett, Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell to deliver. Whereas with the ball, the pressure will be on the experienced Peter Siddle, Beau Webster and Usama Mir to deliver.
Weather Conditions
There is a chance of rain throughout the afternoon in Brisbane but the chances of it lasting into the evening look to be very slim. It should be a warm evening with the temperature up and above 22 degrees from start to finish.
BH vs MLS Pitch Report
The Gabba remains an iconic venue and Ben Duckett will certainly be keen to put up a good performance ahead of returning here for the Ashes in just under 12 months time. We expect to see a bouncy surface but also with some movement and a par first innings total of 180.
Toss: To Bowl
This will be the third game at the Gabba in this year’s BBL with the previous two both won by the team who fielded first. Therefore, we predict that both captains will want to field first ahead of this match.
