Brisbane Heat will bat first in opposition to Melbourne Stars of their BBL conflict on the Gabba after captain Usman Khawaja received the bat flip.
The Heat are on a three-game successful streak and have moved into fifth place, the primary time this season they’ve been within the all-important prime 5 that make the play-offs.
The Heat can end as excessive as third on the ladder if they’ll win their remaining two video games, together with their final-round sport in opposition to the Hobart Hurricanes in Launceston.
The Stars are final and will not determine within the finals however can spoil the Heat’s possibilities.
The Heat are unchanged from the facet that beat the Hurricanes on Friday evening. The Stars are strengthened by the return of Marcus Stoinis from a hamstring harm.
Brisbane Heat: Usman Khawaja (c), Josh Brown, Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Sam Hain, Jimmy Peirson, Michael Neser, James Bazley, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann.
Melbourne Stars: Joe Clarke, Thomas Rogers, Campbell Kellaway, Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Nick Larkin, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Luke Wood, Liam Hatcher, Adam Zampa (c).
