STA vs HEA Dream11 Prediction: Sydney Stars vs Brisbane Heat Dream11 Team, Playing 11, Fantasy Cricket Tips of Today’s Big Bash League

STA vs HEA Dream11 Prediction: It is a clash two misfiring units in the BBL match 44 today at Melbourne cricket Ground as Sydney Stars take on Brisbane Heat. These two teams are at the bottom two places in the points table. The least they would want is not to finish at the last place and hence they would fight hard to save some pride.

STA vs HEA Dream11 Team Prediction for Today Match

Sydney Stars vs Brisbane Heat, Match 44 of Big Bash League T20 2022

16 January, 01:45 PM IST

Melbourne cricket Ground

Where to watch Big Bash League Live?

You can watch the Sydney Stars vs Brisbane Heat live on Sony Sports Network Channel 5 and Sony LIV app.

Big Bash League Points Table

Rank	Team	Matches	Won	Lost	N/R or Tie	Points	NRR
1	Perth Scorchers	11	8	3	0	16	1.017
2	Sydney Sixers	11	7	3	1	15	0.016
3	Melbourne Renegades	11	6	5	–	12	0.010
4	Adelaide Strikers	11	5	5	0	10	0.483
5	Sydney Thunder	10	5	5	0	10	-0.305
6	Hobart Hurricanes	9	4	5	0	8	-0.392
7	Brisbane Heat	10	3	6	1	7	-0.815
8	Melbourne Stars	11	3	8		6	-0.297

STA vs HEA Pitch Report

The MCG has 22 T20 games with side batting first winning 9 and side batting second winning 12 games. The average first innings score is 143. This BBL, the venue has hosted 4 games with side batting first winning 2.

STA Playing 11

Marcus Stoinis returns to the squad for this game and he should fit into the playing XI.
Joe Clarke and Thomas Rogers will open the batting.
Marcus Stoinis will be the finisher.
Liam Hatcher will be the key bowler with Adam Zampa as the spin specialist.

1.Joe Clarke †

2.Thomas Rogers

3.Hilton Cartwright

4.Beau Webster

5.Nick Larkin

6.Marcus Stoinis

7.Clint Hinchliffe

8. Luke Wood

9.Brody Couch

10. Liam Hatcher

11. Adam Zampa (c)

Joe Clarke Stats in T20

Although Stars haven’t done well as a unit, Joe Clarke has been remarkably good at the top the order. He has been consistent and has scored 342 runs in 11 games at an average of 34.2. His scores in the last 3 games are 59, 35, and 4.

Matches	Runs	Highest score	Average	Strike rate	100s/50s
147	3695	136	27.16	147.32	4/22

Liam Hatcher Stats in T20

With 9 wickets in 5 games, Hatcher has made his presence felt in this tournament. His last 4 games’ figures are 2/34, 2/18, 3/25, and 2/29. Expect his golden arm to produce more wickets.

Matches	Wickets	Strike-rate	Average	Economy rate	best figures
14	22	14.9	20.50	8.25	3/25

HEA Playing 11

Mark Steketee won’t feature in this game.
Josh Brown will open with Usma Khawaja. Matt Renshaw should bat at 3.
James Bazley has bowled well. So he will be a key bowler.

1.Josh Brown

2. Usman Khawaja (c)

3.Marnus Labuschagne

4. Matt Renshaw

5. Sam Hain

6.Jimmy Peirson †

7. James Bazley

8. Michael Neser

9. Spencer Johnson

10. Mitchell Swepson

11. Matthew Kuhnemann

Marnus Labuschagne stats in T20

He has found some form as he made 46 runs from 33 balls in the last game. He is a superstar in red-ball game and that form should give him a boost in T20s as well.

Matches	Runs	Highest score	Average	Strike rate	100s/50s
34	842	93*	28.06	127.96	0/4

James Bazley in T20

He has 11 wickets in 7 games and has bowled with venom. The last 3 times he bowled, he ended with figures of 3/30, 1/54, and 4/22.

Matches	Wickets	Strike-rate	Average	Economy	Best figures
27	26	17.5	24.26	8.28	4/22

Who will win STA vs HEA today match?

The Stars have lost 4 of their last 5 games. The Heat have won only 2 of their last five games.
In Head-to-head battle, the Stars have won 3 and Heat have won 2 games.
Both sides aren’t in great touch but Heat have got bowlers that are firing well. So expect Brisbane Heat to win this game.