Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat prediction

Melbourne Stars go into this match as obvious favourites, as the return of key international players has coincided with a real upturn in form. Although the Heat have won three of their last five completed matches, their comprehensive defeat to the Sydney Sixers last time out was a crushing blow, and the floodlight failure in the match previous saved them from defeat as they were in a perilous position against the Sydney Thunder before the abandonment. The worrying form of the Heat’s opening pairing is in sharp contrast to the formidable partnership of Stoinis and Dunk, so it is difficult to see past the Stars for this one.