Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat Prediction: The teams are at the bottom of BBL table

Melbourne Stars will welcome Brisbane Heat in the 44th game of the Big Bash League at Melbourne Cricket Ground. The two teams are at the bottom of the BBL table and will be playing for their pride. Who will win? 

The stars are currently sitting at the bottom of the BBL table with three wins in 11 games so far this season. With only three games left in the league fixtures, it is a must-win game for them to have any hopes of qualification to playoffs. They lost their last game against Renegades by six runs after failing to score 163 runs in 20 overs. Clarke was the top scorer for the team with 59 runs. It will be interesting to see if he is able to provide another great start to the team. 

Joe Clarke (wk), Thomas Rogers, Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Marcus Stoinis, Nick Larkin, Clint Hinchliffe, Luke Wood, Brody Couch, Liam Hitcher, Adam Zampa (c)

The heats are in a similar position as the Stars with only three wins in ten games in this campaign. They are however coming to the game with a win over Strikers by 17 runs which will give them great confidence. Matthew Kuhnemann was the star of the show with his 2/26 in four overs. They also have a run rate of -0.815 which can dampen their hopes of playoffs qualification. It will be a perfect opportunity for the Heats to get some points and improve their net run rate in this game against the Stars.  

Josh Brown, Usman Khawaja (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Sam Hain, Jimmy Pierson (wk), James Bazley, Michael Neser, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann

Melbourne's pitch will favour the batsman. Expect a high-scoring game as the teams will fight for their survival. We expect the toss-winning captain to bat first and put a huge total on the board. Batting second has not been ideal in recent times on this wicket. The Heats are hungrier for a win and this will be the perfect opportunity to get it.