After winning the toss, Brisbane Heat elected to bowl first, which proven to be a wise decision by their captain-Jimmy Peirson, as the Heats’ bowling unit dismissed three of Melbourne Stars’ top-order batsmen Marcus Stoinis for a golden duck, Joe Burns 2 off 6, and Glenn Maxwell 7 off 4 in quick succession, putting the Stars in trouble. Mark Steketee, with 2 big wickets proven to be expensive for the side. Joe Clarke 63* off 32 and Hilton Cartwright 71* off 41 are the batsmen who appeared to have decent knocks to boost the Stars’ prospects to display tough target for the Heat.
Melbourne Stars Innings 144-3 (14 Overs)
