Brisbane Heat have received the bat flip of their Big Bash League (BBL) conflict with the Melbourne Renegades in Cairns and opted to bowl first.
There was a brief delay within the bat flip with a thunderstorm sliding previous the bottom.
Both groups failed to fireplace final season and nationwide T20 skipper Aaron Finch, taking part in for the Renegades underneath captain Nic Maddinson, mentioned that they had quite a bit to play for. He was wanting ahead to watching their recruit Jon Wells.
“Our batting has been well below par in the last couple of years so to have Wells who has been a star in the past for Adelaide Strikers to anchor that middle order is a real positive for us,” Finch advised Fox Cricket.
The Heat have acquired former New Zealand worldwide Colin Munro and England star Sam Billings who each have immense expertise in T20 cricket all over the world.
With Heat legend Chris Lynn becoming a member of the Adelaide Strikers their two star recruits might be integral to filling the breach.
BRISBANE HEAT: Jimmy Peirson (capt, wk), Max Bryant, Josh Brown, Colin Munro, Sam Billings, Ross Whiteley, James Bazley, Mark Steketee, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann.
MELBOURNE RENEGADES: Nic Maddinson (capt), Aaron Finch, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jon Wells, Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Will Sutherland, Tom Rogers, Kane Richardson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
