Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat: the preview
Melbourne Stars meet Brisbane Heat at Junction Oval, Monday 7:15pm (Big Bash League, 8th Match). Sam Harper has been out lbw in 11% of his BBL dismissals (BBL average 6%), and Matthew Kuhnemann takes 9% of his BBL wickets lbw.
Form
Melbourne Stars have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Hobart Hurricanes.
Brisbane Heat have won three of their last five and most recently lost to Sydney Sixers.
Head to head
These sides have met 21 times on our records since 2011: Melbourne Stars 8, Brisbane Heat 13.
Last time out (2025, Match 20), Brisbane Heat won 199–195 at Brisbane Cricket Ground.
Players to watch
For Melbourne Stars, watch Sam Harper (34.6 runs a game in 2025) and Marcus Stoinis (24.8 runs a game, 15 wickets in 2025).
For Brisbane Heat, watch Matt Renshaw (32.4 runs a game, 5 wickets in 2025) and Jack Wildermuth (22.2 runs a game, 10 wickets in 2025).
The deeper numbers
Sam Harper has been out lbw in 11% of his BBL dismissals (BBL average 6%), and Matthew Kuhnemann takes 9% of his BBL wickets lbw.
Melbourne Stars have won 1 of 12 BBL chases of 180 or more since 2020.
Glenn Maxwell has been out bowled in 24% of his BBL dismissals (since 2011) (BBL average 17%), and Matthew Kuhnemann takes 23% of his BBL wickets bowled.
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
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