Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars Scorecard, BBL 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 2 January 2026
Melbourne Stars batting
1st innings, run rate 9.75
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Sam Harper (wk)c Jack Wildermuth b Thomas Balkin |
37 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 160.9 |
 Thomas Fraser Rogersb Matt Renshaw |
13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 108.3 |
 Marcus Stoinis (c)c Thomas Balkin b Xavier Bartlett |
43 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 122.9 |
 Campbell Kellawayc Max Bryant b Thomas Balkin |
29 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 207.1 |
 Glenn Maxwellc Jimmy Peirson b Matthew Kuhnemann |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Hilton Cartwrightnot out |
26* | 20 | 1 | 2 | 130.0 |
 Tom Curranc Colin Munro b Ollie Patterson |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| BM Blake Macdonaldnot out |
37* | 12 | 4 | 2 | 308.3 |
| Extras | 7 (lb 4, w 3) | ||||
| Total | 195/6 (20 ov) | ||||
1-52 Sam Harper 5.3 ov, 2-56 Thomas Fraser Rogers 6.2 ov, 3-109 Campbell Kellaway 11.4 ov, 4-113 Glenn Maxwell 12.1 ov, 5-134 Marcus Stoinis 15.5 ov, 6-137 Tom Curran 16.2 ov
Did not batBrisbane Heat bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Jack Wildermuth1 wd |
2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 16.00 |
 Xavier Bartlett1 wd |
4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 12.00 |
| OP Ollie Patterson |
4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 |
 Matthew Kuhnemann1 wd |
4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 |
| TB Thomas Balkin |
4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 |
 Matt Renshaw |
2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.50 |
Brisbane Heat batting
2nd innings, run rate 10.12
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Wildermuthc Hilton Cartwright b Peter Siddle |
15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 150.0 |
 Colin Munroc Sam Harper b Tom Curran |
3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Nathan McSweeney (c)c Marcus Stoinis b Peter Siddle |
43 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 138.7 |
| Matt Renshawc Campbell Kellaway b Mitchell Swepson |
41 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 151.9 |
 Max Bryantnot out |
48* | 26 | 3 | 4 | 184.6 |
| HW Hugh Weibgenc Sam Harper b Mitchell Swepson |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Jimmy Peirson (wk)c Tom Curran b Haris Rauf |
14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 175.0 |
| Xavier Bartlettnot out |
21* | 9 | 2 | 1 | 233.3 |
| Extras | 13 (lb 5, w 7, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 199/6 (19.4 ov) | ||||
1-18 Jack Wildermuth 2.3 ov, 2-34 Colin Munro 4.1 ov, 3-103 Nathan McSweeney 11.6 ov, 4-107 Matt Renshaw 12.2 ov, 5-109 Hugh Weibgen 12.6 ov, 6-133 Jimmy Peirson 15.4 ov
Did not batMelbourne Stars bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Maxwell |
3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Tom Curran |
4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 |
 Peter Siddle1 wd, 1 nb |
4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.50 |
 Haris Rauf1 wd |
3.4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.91 |
| Marcus Stoinis |
2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
 Mitchell Swepson4 wd |
3 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 10.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Heat, bowl
- Ground
- The Gabba, Brisbane
- Start
- Fri 2 Jan, 08:15 UK
- Competition
- BBL 2026
- Next meeting
- Stars v HeatMon 21 Dec, 08:15 GMT
Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars Questions
When is Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars?
Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars starts at 08:15 UK time (13:45 in India) on Friday 2 January 2026, at The Gabba, Brisbane, part of BBL 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars head to head?
Brisbane Heat lead the Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars head to head at 13-7 from 20 T20 meetings, and the latest, on 2 January 2026 at The Gabba, was won by Brisbane Heat.
What is Brisbane Heat's recent form?
Brisbane Heat have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W W L W; most recently they lost to Sydney Sixers on 18 Jan, 171/9 to 177/5.
What is Melbourne Stars's recent form?
Melbourne Stars have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L L W W L; most recently they lost to Hobart Hurricanes on 21 Jan, 81/4 to 114/5.
What is a good score at The Gabba?
A good first-innings score at The Gabba is around 178, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 57% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.