The 2nd Match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2020-21 season will be played between Melbourne Stars and Brisbane Heat at Manuka Oval in Canberra.
The second match of the ongoing BBL 2020-21 season will see the Melbourne Stars and Brisbane Heat starting their campaign
Melbourne Stars Team Updates:
Glenn Maxwell will lead the Stars who made it to the final last season
Andre Fletcher and Marcus Stoinis will probably open the inning for the Melbourne Stars team.
Ben Dunk, Hilton Cartwright, Glenn Maxwell will form the middle order
Nick Larkin, Nathan Coulter-Nile will be handy in death overs
Glenn Maxwell will lead the Melbourne Stars team as a Captain. He is also good Alrounder.
will do the wicket keeping for Melbourne Stars team.
Glenn Maxwell and Clint Hinchliffe will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Dilbar Hussain and Nathan Coulter-Nile will lead the pace attack of the team.
Brisbane Heat Team Updates:
Chris Lynn will captain the Brisbane Heat this season
Max Bryant and Chris Lynn will probably open the inning for the Brisbane Heat team. Both are well known inning openers.
Tom Cooper, Sam Heazlett, Dan Lawrence will form the middle order
Jim Peirson (WK), Xavier Bartlett, Simon Milenko can be handy in death overs
Chris Lynn will lead the Brisbane Heat team as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman.
Jimmy Peirson will do the Wicket Keeping duty for his Brisbane Heat team.
Matthew Kuhnemann and Xavier Bartlett will take care of the pace attack for his team.
Last 5 Head to Head:
Melbourne Stars: 2 Won Brisbane Heat: 3 Won
Top Picks
Glenn Maxwell scored 167 runs at an SR of 194.19 in the ODI series against India
Chris Lynn smashed 387 runs in 14 innings last season at an SR of close to 150.
Marcus Stoinis had a brilliant IPL scoring 352 runs in 17 innings and picked up 13 wickets.
Laughlin was the top wicket-taker with 15 scalps for Brisbane Heat last season.
Fantasy Tips
In wicket keeping, both the wicket keepers are good. You can choose anyone.
Fast bowlers may play major role on this pitch.
Captain Options: Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dunk, Chris Lynn
Vice-Captain Options: Glenn Maxwell, Adam Zampa
Death over bowlers: Dilbar Hussein, Ben Laughlin, Nathan Coulter Nile
Squads
Melbourne Stars Squad :
Marcus Stoinis, Andre Fletcher, Glenn Maxwell(C), Hilton Cartwright, Ben Dunk, Nick Larkin, Clint Hinchliffe, Adam Zampa, Liam Hatcher, Billy Stanlake, Dilbar Hussain, Jackson Coleman, Nic Maddinson, Lance Morris, Nicholas Pooran(WK), Will Pucovski, Seb Gotch(WK), Tom OConnell, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Zahir Khan
Brisbane Heat Squad :
Max Bryant, Sam Heazlett, Chris Lynn(C), Dan Lawrence, Tom Cooper, Jimmy Peirson(WK), Simon Milenko, Jack Wood, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Ben Laughlin, Mitchell Swepson, Joe Burns, Lachy Pfeffer(WK), Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Jack Sinfield, Lewis Gregory, Marnus Labuschagne, James Bazley, Connor Sully, Mark Steketee, Jack Wildermuth, Morne Morkel, Matthew Willans