Photo Credit: Brisbane Heat Media
The Brisbane Heat has retained the same 13-man squad that defeated the ladder-leading Melbourne Stars last night for its season-defining clash tomorrow with the Melbourne Renegades at Marvel Stadium.
The Heat will go into the game buoyed with confidence in the wake of their 71-run win over the Stars at the MCG last night that lifted them into fifth spot.
The Renegades inflicted a humbling loss over the Heat at the Gabba a week ago but a composed all-round team effort against the Stars has Brisbane heading into the final game of the regular season with their season alive.
Star import AB de Villiers top-scored with 71 from 37 balls while Marnus Labuschagne finished 24 not out from 13 balls. The bowling group was led by leg-spinner Mitch Swepson (3-31), spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman (2-11) and paceman James Pattinson (2-17).
Matches today will still have a bearing on the make-up of the Finals.
The Heat game will be broadcast on Channel 7, FOX Cricket and through Kayo streaming subscription.
KFC BIG BASH LEAGUE
Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades, Marvel Stadium, tomorrow 1.45pm (Qld time)
50 Chris Lynn (c)
31 Ben Cutting
5 Sam Heazlett
9 Marnus Labuschagne
2 Josh Lalor
55 Ben Laughlin
19 James Pattinson
59 James Peirson
16 Jack Prestwidge
77 Matthew Renshaw
4 Mitch Swepson
17 AB de Villiers
7 Mujeeb Ur Rahman
(12th man to be named).
The Brisbane Heat are an Australian professional cricket team competing in the Big Bash League (BBL), representing both men’s and women’s cricket. Based in Brisbane, Queensland, the Heat succeeded the Queensland Bulls, who played in the former KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. The team wears a teal uniform and plays at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, known as The Gabba.
