STA vs HEA Dream11 Team:
In the first match of the KFC Big Bash League-T20, Melbourne Star take on Brisbane Heat at the Manuka Oval. Melbourne Stars look to go a step further this season, after finishing second in the previous edition. They have retained the same core consisting of Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, and Adam Zampa while making shrewd acquisitions as well. Their opponents, Brisbane Heat have had a lot of personnel changes in their roster. Despite the departures of Ben Cutting and Jack Prestwidge, the Heat have a lot of firepower in the form of Chris Lynn and Max Bryant at the top of the order. Now, let’s look at the STA vs HEA Prediction.
Fixture: Melbourne Stars and Brisbane Heat; KFC Big Bash League T20
When: 11th December, 1:45 PM IST
Venue: Manuka Oval
The average score at the venue: 160 Live Stream Online: Watch Melbourne Stars and Brisbane Heat; KFC Big Bash League-T20 live cricket streaming on FanCode
STA Team News:
Injuries, unavailability: Players involved in the three-day warm-up game against India are unavailable to play this game.
Playing combination: Andre Fletcher will don the wicket-keeping gloves for Melbourne. Hilton Cartwright, Ben Dunk and Glenn Maxwell are the main batters. Nick Larkin, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Billy Stanlake will be the all-rounders. Clint Hinchcliffe, Adam Zampa and Dilbar Hussain will do the heavy lifting in the bowling department.
STA Playing 11:
Andre Fletcher (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dunk, Hilton Cartwright, Glenn Maxwell (C), Nick Larkin, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Billy Stanlake, Clint Hinchcliffe, Adam Zampa, Dilbar Hussain
HEA Team News: Players involved in the three-day warm-up game against India are unavailable to play this game.
Playing combination: Jim Pierson will don the wicket-keeping gloves for Brisbane. Chris Lynn, Max Bryant, Tom Cooper and Sam Heazlett are the main batters. Xavier Bartlett, Simon Milenko and Ben Laughlin. Matt Kuhnemann, Jack Wood/Connor Sully will do the heavy lifting in the bowling department.
HEA Playing 11:
Chris Lynn (C), Max Bryant, Tom Cooper, Sam Heazlett, Dan Lawrence, Jim Pierson (WK), Xavier Bartlett, Simon Milenko, Ben Laughlin, Matt Kuhnemann, Jack Wood/Connor Sully
STA vs HEA Dream11 Match prediction
In STA vs HEA Dream11 prediction, the batting of Melbourne revolves around Andre Fletcher, Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dunk and they rely on Adam Zampa and Dilbar Hussain to get the wickets. For Brisbane, form of Chris Lynn and Max Bryant will set the tone in the batting department while in bowling department, they will bank on the performance of Ben Laughlin and Matt Kuhnemann.
STA vs HEA Dream11 Fantasy team combination:
Wicket-keepers: Jimmy Peirson
Batsmen: Chris Lynn, Ben Dunk, Andre Fletcher, Tom Cooper
All-rounder: Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell
Bowlers: Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa, Matt Kuhnemann, Ben Laughlin
Captain and vice-captain:
Glenn Maxwell: Maxwell is an impact player. In the ODI and T20I series against India, he smashed 167 in the ODI series at a strike-rate of 194.19 while in the T20Is, he mustered 78 runs at a strike-rate of 150.
Adam Zampa: He is a must-have player in the team. Zampa conceded at an economy of 7 picking three wickets and was also decent in the ODI series against India. So expect him to shine in today match prediction.
Chris Lynn: Lynn will be looking to get going in this match. He scored 387 runs in 14 matches last season at a strike-rate of 148.84.
Ben Laughlin: Laughlin is showing his class in this form of cricket. He picked 15 wickets last season. But he was expensive as well in the death overs conceding runs at 8.77 per over.
Dream11 Teams Today Match Prediction STA vs HEA Who will win today match
In Dream 11 Prediction, though Brisbane Heat is a very good team and have some good players in the team, the Melbourne Stars are more balanced. They are also filled with match-winners who can single-handedly change the course of the match. So in the STA vs HEA Dream11 Match Prediction, we expect the Melbourne-based side to win after a tight contest.