Preview:
The runners-up Melbourne Stars will take on Brisbane Heat in the 2nd match of the tournament. The Stars have managed to retain their core and looks great on papers while Heat has one of the strongest batting line-ups, thanks to the presence of Chris Lynn, Max Bryant.
Squad:
Melbourne Stars
Hilton Cartwright, Jackson Coleman, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ben Dunk, Andre Fletcher (WI), Seb Gotch, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Dilbar Hussain (Pak), Zahir Khan (Afg), Nick Larkin, Nic Maddinson, Glenn Maxwell, Jono Merlo, Lance Morris, Tom O’Connell, Nicholas Pooran (WI), Will Pucovski, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
Brisbane Heat
Squad Xavier Bartlett, James Bazley, Max Bryant, Joe Burns, Tom Cooper, Lewis Gregory (Eng), Sam Heazlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Ben Laughlin, Dan Lawrence (Eng), Chris Lynn, Simon Milenko, Morne Morkel, Jimmy Peirson, Lachlan Pfeffer, Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afg), Mark Steketee, Connor Sully, Mitch Swepson, Jack Wildermuth, Matthew Willans, Jack Wood
Probable playing 11
Melbourne Stars-
Andre Fletcher (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dunk, Hilton Cartwright, Glenn Maxwell (C), Nick Larkin, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Billy Stanlake, Clint Hinchcliffe, Adam Zampa, Dilbar Hussain
Brisbane Heat-
Chris Lynn (C), Max Bryant, Tom Cooper, Sam Heazlett, Dan Lawrence, Jim Pierson (WK), Xavier Bartlett, Simon Milenko, Ben Laughlin, Matt Kuhnemann, Jack Wood
Fantasy 11:
Jimmy Peirson, Chris Lynn, Ben Dunk, Andre Fletcher, Max Bryant, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Dan Lawrence Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa, Ben Laughlin
Captain choices- Chris Lynn, Marcus Stoinis, Max Bryant
