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Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Big Bash League 2022-2023 - Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars - 51st match - 22 January 2023
The 51st match of the Big Bash League 2022-2023 will take place between Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars on the 22nd of January, 2023 at The Gabba, Brisbane.
Live Scores - Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars
Top Tournament Stats - Big Bash League 2022/23
Brisbane Heat Form Guide:
Brisbane Heat are currently placed at the 5th position on points table.
The top run scorer for Brisbane Heat is Colin Munro with 278 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Brisbane Heat is Michael Neser with 18 scalps under his belt.
Brisbane Heat have won their previous match against Hobart Hurricanes by 12 runs.
Brisbane Heat batted first and they posted a total of 162 for 6 in 20 overs. Marnus Labuschagne and Matt Renshaw played good knocks of 28 and 41 runs respectively. Saim Hain also played a good hand and scored 33 not out in 25 balls to take Brisbane Heat to a respectable total of 162 runs in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Hobart Hurricanes lost Ben McDermott, Zak Crawley and Caleb Jewell early on. Matthew Wade and Tim David fought hard with their knocks of 45 and 44 runs respectively but the required run rate was too high to achieve. As a result, Hobart Hurricanes were left stranded at 150 for 6 in 20 overs, losing the match by 12 runs.
Melbourne Stars Form Guide:
Melbourne Stars are placed at the bottom most position on points table.
The top run scorer for Melbourne Stars is Joe Clarke with 346 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Melbourne Stars is Luke Wood with 17 scalps under his belt.
Melbourne Stars have lost their previous match against Brisbane Heat by 3 wickets.
Melbourne Stars batted first and they posted a total of 159 for 7 in 20 overs. Joe Clarke and Hilton Cartwright lost their wicket early on in the innings. Beau Webster and Nick Larkin played valuable knocks of 36 and 58 runs respectively to help Melbourne Stars reach a competitive total of 159 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Brisbane Heat got off to a terrible start. They lost 4 wickets for just 58 runs and looked to be in all sorts of trouble. This is when Matt Renshaw came to his team's rescue. He smashed 90 not out in 56 balls to take his team home on the last ball of the match with 3 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Brisbane Heat - Xavier Bartlett, James Bazley, Sam Billings, Max Bryant, Sam Hain, Sam Heazlett, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Colin Munro, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Ross Whiteley, Jack Wildermuth, Spencer Johnson, Will Prestwidge
Melbourne Stars - Trent Boult, Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke, Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell (c), Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Luke Wood, Adam Zampa, Campbell Kellaway
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Brisbane Heat
Who will win? - Brisbane Heat
Top Batter (Runs Score) – Marnus Labuschagne (Brisbane Heat), Joe Clarke (Melbourne Stars)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Michael Neser (Brisbane Heat), Luke Wood (Melbourne Stars)
Most Sixes – Marnus Labuschagne (Brisbane Heat), Joe Clarke (Melbourne Stars)
Player of the Match - Marnus Labuschagne (Brisbane Heat)
Team Scores Batting first – Brisbane Heat 170+, Melbourne Stars 150+
Match Handicap: Brisbane Heat
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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