Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat BBL Tips

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Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat Match Details

  • Date: 2023-01-16
  • Start Time: 01:45
  • Location: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
  • Tournament: Big Bash League 2022-23
  • Format: Big Bash League
  • Tipster: Brian Thorpe

Tip Summary

  • Melbourne Stars are almost out of the playoff race with only three wins and eight losses.
  • Brisbane Heat are also suffering from poor form as they have won three matches from ten league games. 
  • Melbourne Stars will have an advantage as they won three of the last five games against Brisbane Heat. 

A much-anticipated game of cricket between the laggards of the points table namely, Melbourne Stars and Brisbane Heat, will be played on Monday, January 16. Melbourne Cricket Ground will be conducted the 44th match of the Big Bash League 2022-23. Both the Stars and Heat are struggling in the tournament and their chances of qualifying for the next round are hanging by a thread.

Melbourne Stars are currently the wooden spooners in the T20 Championship. They have lost as many as eight league games while winning only three matches. The franchise needs to win all three remaining games to stand an outside chance of qualification. Meanwhile, Stars will be low on confidence as they lost to Melbourne Renegades in their most recent game.

Coming to Brisbane Heat, they are occupying the seventh place in the points table. The cricket club has collected seven points so far with three wins, six losses, and one abandoned match. Brisbane Heat will be in high spirits on Monday as they hammered Adelaide Strikers in their most recent game by 17 runs. Moreover, the team can comfortably make a place in the top five if they perform well in their remaining games. 

An interesting battle of cricket is expected on Monday as both Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars are likely to fight tooth and nail to score a win. 

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Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat Tips

Top Melbourne Stars Batter: Joe Clarke

Top Batter
  • Tip By: Brian Thorpe
  • Tournament: Big Bash League 2022-23
  • Date: 2023-01-16
  • Best Odds: 3.75 @ Bet365

Amidst a poor run in the Big Bash League 2022-23, the wicketkeeper-batter Joe Clarke has been the only positive for the team. The young rookie is leading the run-scoring charts for his team. He has collected 342 runs so far in 11 matches at an average of 34.20. The opening batter flaunted his pleasant form in the last game against Melbourne Renegades as well. While chasing 163 runs in 20 overs, Joe Clarke came up with a knock of 59 runs off 37 balls. Though his efforts went in vain, the batter was lauded for his intent and fighting spirit. The odds are in the favor of the 26-year-old to produce another good knock on Monday as his team will be playing a do-or-die match.

Top Brisbane Heat Batter: Jimmy Peirson

Top Batter
  • Tip By: Brian Thorpe
  • Tournament: Big Bash League 2022-23
  • Date: 2023-01-16
  • Best Odds: 4.25 @ 10Cric

Brisbane Heat will be missing the services of Colin Munro in the remaining games of the T20 Championship. It is a big setback for the team, considering the 35-year-old was their top run-scorer in the 2022-23 edition. In the absence of Munro, the responsibility will fall on the wicketkeeper-batter Jimmy Peirson to take the responsibility of scoring runs. The 30-year-old has played decently in the tournament so far. In ten innings, he has accumulated 202 runs. Peirson failed to make an impact in the last game against Adelaide Strikers as he ended up with only eight runs. However, we are backing the veteran player to regain his form and deliver a match-winning performance.

Top wicket-taker of the match: Luke Wood

Top Wicket Taker
  • Tip By: Brian Thorpe
  • Tournament: Big Bash League 2022-23
  • Date: 2023-01-16
  • Best Odds: 5.0 @ Dafabet

Melbourne Stars’ Luke Wood has delivered a breakthrough performance in the Big Bash League this year. The seam bowler has been successful in drawing the attention of the who’s who of the cricket fraternity with his impressive performance. In 11 T20 matches so far, the 27-year-old has picked 17 wickets at an average of 21.94. Wood is the highest wicket-taker for Melbourne Stars currently while he is occupying the fourth place in the list overall. Notably, he accounted for one wicket in the form of Matthew Critchley at an economy rate of 7.2 during the Stars’ last match against Melbourne Renegades.