The Stars and the Heat go head-to-head at Drummoyne Oval, with this game looming as a crucial one ahead of the finals
All you need to know: Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat
Match facts
Who: Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat
What: Match 30, Weber WBBL|10
Where: Drummoyne Oval, Sydney
When: Sunday, November 17. Bat flip at 1.10pm AEDT, first ball at 1.55pm AEDT
How to watch: Channel 7, 7+, Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports
Buy tickets: Tickets are on sale here
For all matches in WBBL|10 there will be a Weber Baby Q up for grabs during the innings break. Fans can simply scan the QR code on the big screen to compete in trivia on their phone. The fan with the most correct answers in the fastest time will win.
Live scores: Match Centre
Highlights, news and reactions after the match: cricket.com.au, the CA Live and Big Bash apps
Officials: Bede Sajowitz (field), Roberto Howard (field), Mitchell Claydon (third), Lauren McGill (fourth), Joanne Broadbent (referee)
Match Squads
Melbourne Stars: Annabel Sutherland (C), Yastika Bhatia, Sophie Day, Tess Flintoff, Kim Garth, Maisy Gibson, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning, Ines McKeon, Rhys McKenna, Sasha Moloney, Sophie Reid, Deepti Sharma
Brisbane Heat: Jess Jonassen (c), Georgia Redmayne, Sianna Ginger, Lucy Hamilton, Nicola Hancock, Grace Harris, Laura Harris, Nadine de Klerk, Charli Knott, Shikha Pandey, Grace Parsons, Jemimah Rodrigues, Mikayla Wrigley
Form Guide:
Melbourne Stars: LLLWW (Most recent first)
Back-to-back losses to the Renegades has really put the Stars in a tough position.
Brisbane Heat: WWLLL
The Heat have re-found their form and are looking better with the ball.
Players to watch:
Kim Garth had the Renegades in all sorts early, but she ended up conceding a few more runs than she would have liked.
Shikha Pandey has been a wrecking ball for the Heat lately, taking out both Alyssa Healy and Amelia Kerr very cheaply.
Most Runs
WBBL|10 BKT Golden Bat
| Player | Total |
|---|---|
1
Ellyse Perry
E Perry
|
424 |
|
2
Lizelle Lee
L Lee
|
399 |
|
3
Beth Mooney
B Mooney
|
386 |
|
4
Phoebe Litchfield
P Litchfield
|
342 |
|
5
Georgia Voll
G Voll
|
330 |
|
6
Hayley Matthews
H Matthews
|
324 |
|
7
Elyse Villani
E Villani
|
292 |
|
8
Grace Harris
G Harris
|
277 |
Head-to-head
Rapid Facts
- Melbourne Stars defeated the Brisbane Heat by 15 runs when the last met in the WBBL (19 November 2023); The stars will be aiming for back-to-back wins against the Heat in the competition for the first time since December 2016.
- Brisbane Heat have won each of their last two WBBL matches, as many as they won across their six games in the competition prior to that span (W2L4).
- Brisbane Heat have scored 57.1% of their runs from boundaries in WBBL|10, the best rate of any team in the competition and the Heat’s second best in this category in a single season in WBBL history (57.9% in WBBL|09).
- Brisbane Heat’s Jemimah Rodrigues (27.1% from 96 balls faced) and the Melbourne Stars’ Kim Garth (28% from 25 balls faced) have the best batting ball rates of any players in WBBL|10 (min. 15 ball faced).
- Rhys McKenna (Melbourne Stars) has a batting strike rate of 200 from 47 balls faced in WBBL|10, the best of any player in the competition (min. 15 ball faced).
What's on the line
If the Stars want to make the finals, then this is essentially a must-win. For the Heat, this game should keep them in the mix for a top-two spot with a win.
Weber WBBL|10 standings
| Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | NRR | Ded. | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
REN
|
10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.527 | 0 | 14 |
|
2
HEA
|
10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.384 | 0 | 14 |
|
3
THU
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -0.002 | 0 | 13 |
|
4
HUR
|
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.189 | 0 | 10 |
|
5
SCO
|
10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -0.171 | 0 | 9 |
|
6
SIX
|
10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -0.477 | 0 | 8 |
|
7
STR
|
10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | -0.357 | 0 | 7 |
|
8
STA
|
10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | -0.205 | 0 | 5 |
M: Matches played
W: Wins
L: Losses
T: Ties
N/R: No results
NRR: Net Run Rate
Ded.: Deductions
PTS: Total points