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Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat: too close to call

Stars 52%. Heat 48%.

KFC BBL|16, match 8

Monday 21 December 2026, 7:15pm AEDTJunction Oval, Melbourne

Prediction locks 21st December, 07:45 UTCWhen we've said 50–60%, the favourite won 558 of 1019

Stars, last 5

LWWLL

  • 21 Jan 2026 Hobart Hurricanes won by 3 runs v Hobart Hurricanes
  • 17 Jan 2026 Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets v Perth Scorchers
  • 13 Jan 2026 Stars won by 6 wickets v Adelaide Strikers
  • 10 Jan 2026 Stars won by 8 wickets v Melbourne Renegades
  • 8 Jan 2026 Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets v Sydney Sixers

Heat, last 5

WLWWL

  • 18 Jan 2026 Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets v Sydney Sixers
  • 14 Jan 2026 Heat won by 3 runs v Hobart Hurricanes
  • 10 Jan 2026 Heat won by 7 wickets v Sydney Thunder
  • 5 Jan 2026 Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets v Sydney Sixers
  • 2 Jan 2026 Heat won by 4 wickets v Melbourne Stars

Head to head

8Stars wins since 2011
13Heat wins since 2011
  • 2 Jan 2026 Heat won by 4 wickets at The Gabba
  • 1 Jan 2025 Stars won by 5 wickets at The Gabba
  • 18 Dec 2024 Heat won by 8 wickets at Melbourne Cricket Ground
  • 7 Dec 2023 Heat won by 103 runs at The Gabba

Melbourne Stars predicted XI

Batting positionPlayer and last 10Exp. runsBatBowl
1Tom RogersTom Rogers186 runs, SR 12218−1.2–
2Sam HarperSam Harperkeeper385 runs, SR 16026+2.6–
3Finn AllenFinn Allen226 runs, SR 15027+6.5–
4Campbell KellawayCampbell Kellaway1 over172 runs, SR 123; 0 wkts, econ 9.0017−0.3−0.7
5Marcus StoinisMarcus Stoinis4 overs259 runs, SR 143; 16 wkts, econ 8.6321+3.2+1.3
6Glenn MaxwellGlenn Maxwell2 overs152 runs, SR 162; 3 wkts, econ 10.1019+3.70.0
7Hilton CartwrightHilton Cartwright192 runs, SR 17018+3.1–
8Jamie OvertonJamie Overton3 overs10 wkts, econ 9.6111–+0.5
9Mitch SwepsonMitch Swepson4 overs8 wkts, econ 7.073–+0.9
10Todd MurphyTodd Murphy2 overs8 wkts, econ 8.822–+0.4
11Peter SiddlePeter Siddle4 overs16 wkts, econ 8.591–+3.8

Team record and squad

Brisbane Heat predicted XI

Batting positionPlayer and last 10Exp. runsBatBowl
1Jack WildermuthJack Wildermuth3 overs222 runs, SR 159; 10 wkts, econ 9.9219+0.7−1.8
2Nathan McSweeneyNathan McSweeney210 runs, SR 14624+0.6–
3Tim RobinsonTim Robinson178 runs, SR 13122+1.0–
4Matthew RenshawMatthew Renshaw2 overs270 runs, SR 126; 3 wkts, econ 7.0025+3.4+0.2
5Max BryantMax Bryant222 runs, SR 15219+2.3–
6Tom CurranTom Curran3 overs49 runs, SR 149; 13 wkts, econ 7.8011+1.7+0.2
7Hugh WeibgenHugh Weibgen151 runs, SR 10712−0.1–
8Jimmy PeirsonJimmy Peirsonkeeper, unsigned145 runs, SR 13113+0.5–
9Xavier BartlettXavier Bartlett4 overs11 wkts, econ 7.826–+1.0
10Michael NeserMichael Neser4 overs13 wkts, econ 9.856–−0.8
11Matt KuhnemannMatt Kuhnemann4 overs9 wkts, econ 7.292–+1.0

Team record and squad

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