Melbourne Stars and Brisbane Heat will be taking on each other in the fourth game of the ongoing Big Bash League 2024-25 season. The game is scheduled to take place on Wednesday (December 18) at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.
Melbourne Stars have already started their campaign this season and did it on a losing note. In the first game of the season, the Stars suffered a 6-wicket loss against Perth Scorchers in Perth. Batting first, the Stars scored 146/9 in the allotted 20 overs.
Captain Marcus Stoinis and Tom Curran scored 37 runs each while no other player could even reach the 20-run mark. In reply, the Scorchers chased down the total in 17.1 overs by losing only 4 wickets. Cooper Connolly led the charge with the bat for the Scorchers, scoring 64 runs off 51 balls.
On the other hand, defending champions Brisbane Heat are yet to open their campaign this season. They will be looking to start their title-defence on a winning note.
With the fourth game of the BBL 2024-25 season all set to get underway, stay tuned and follow Cricket Addictor for all the live updates, ball-by-ball commentary, and a detailed scorecard of this match.
Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat Match Details:
Match: Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat, match 4
Date: December 18, 2024
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Time: 01:45 PM IST/07:15 PM local
Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat, live score and coverage:
The forthcoming contest between reigning champions Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars will be telecast live on Star Sports network in India. The live streaming of the game will be available on Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
Additionally, one can also stay updated about all the actions from the game by following this page. Here we will be providing the following details:
- Live Score: Real-time updates of each and every delivery bowled in the match.
- Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat scorecard including ball-by-ball Commentary
Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat head-to-head record:
Melbourne Stars and Brisbane Heat have played 19 games against each other so far. Of those 19 games, Brisbane Heat have won 12 while Melbourne Stars have won the remaining 7.
Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat Playing XIs:
Melbourne Stars Probable XI:
- Thomas Fraser Rogers
- Joe Clarke
- Sam Harper (wk)
- Marcus Stoinis (c)
- Hilton Cartwright
- Beau Webster
- Tom Curran
- Hamish McKenzie
- Adam Milne
- Brody Couch
- Peter Siddle
Brisbane Heat Probable XI:
- Colin Munro (c)
- Jimmy Peirson (wk)
- Matt Renshaw
- Paul Walter
- Jack Wildermuth
- Xavier Bartlett
- Matthew Kuhnemann
- Mitchell Swepson
- Jack Wood
- Daniel Drew
- Tom Whitney