Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars Highlights: Marcus Stoinis-led Melbourne Stars and Colin Munro-led Brisbane Heat locked their horns to play the 19th match of the BBL 2024-25 on January 1 in The Gabba, Brisbane, in which Stars won the game by 5 wickets.
| Tournament | Big Bash League 2024-25 |
| Match | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars, 19th Match |
| Date | Wednesday, January 01, 2025 |
| Toss | Melbourne Stars won the toss and opted to bowl |
| Venue | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| Result | Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets |
| Points Table | BBL Points Table 2024-25, Team Standings |
Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars Playing 11
Brisbane Heat
Tom Banton (wk), Colin Munro (c), Nathan McSweeney, Matt Renshaw, Max Bryant, Paul Walter, Xavier Bartlett, Will Prestwidge, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann
Melbourne Stars
Ben Duckett, Thomas Fraser Rogers, Daniel Lawrence, Marcus Stoinis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Sam Harper (wk), Hilton Cartwright, Usama Mir, Mark Steketee, Joel Paris, Peter Siddle
BH vs MS Scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| Brisbane Heat | 149-7 (20 Ov) |
| Melbourne Stars | 153-5 (18.1 Ov) |
BBL 2024-25 BH vs MS Scorecard
Brisbane Heat Batting
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Tom Banton † | c Maxwell b Steketee | 13 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 118.18 |
| Colin Munro (c) | c Lawrence b Steketee | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 |
| Nathan McSweeney | b Siddle | 9 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Matt Renshaw | c Maxwell b Paris | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 150 |
| Max Bryant | not out | 77 | 48 | 64 | 4 | 6 | 160.41 |
| Paul Walter | c Maxwell b Usama Mir | 21 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 116.66 |
| Will Prestwidge | c Maxwell b Lawrence | 4 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Xavier Bartlett | run out (†Harper) | 6 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Melbourne Stars Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Joel Paris | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Steketee | 4 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 10.5 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Siddle | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Usama Mir | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5.66 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Melbourne Stars Batting
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Ben Duckett | c †Banton b Bartlett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Rogers | c †Banton b Johnson | 6 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Sam Harper † | b Bartlett | 8 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 72.72 |
| Dan Lawrence | not out | 64 | 38 | 77 | 7 | 2 | 168.42 |
| Marcus Stoinis (c) | c Johnson b Bartlett | 62 | 48 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 129.16 |
| Glenn Maxwell | c Renshaw b Bartlett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilton Cartwright | not out | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
Brisbane Heat bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Xavier Bartlett | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2.5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Spencer Johnson | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Will Prestwidge | 3.1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 7.89 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Walter | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 15.5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Swepson | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Player of the Match
Marcus Stoinis | Melbourne Stars
It is a relief (to win the first match of the season), great to start the new year with a win. It’s something I have been talking about – no matter the results, keep fighting with the same attitude. (Partnership with Lawrence) It shows partnerships win matches, shows that cliches of cricket still hold true.
He batted brilliantly, kept me calm, I tried to keep him calm, it was important for the team. As a senior player, I need to stand up. I have been getting starts, it was time to push on with that. We are going to be back to the MCG, we’ve got a chance to make that a fortress.
