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Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat Predictions - Brisbane Heat to secure win in Melbourne

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Last updated: 16 Jan 2025

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Brisbane Heat must win and need the Stars to lose for playoff chance.
Renegades are last on the table, making qualification unlikely.
Heat to secure win in Melbourne

Marnus Labuschagne batted superbly in his last game for the Brisbane Heat (Getty Images)

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Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat Preview

The Brisbane Heat have a great chance to get back into the top four in their final game. They will still need the Melbourne Stars to lose on Sunday to remain there, but I am backing them to give themselves a chance.

Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat Preview
Head to Head
Melbourne Renegades Form
Melbourne Renegades Injuries & Team News
Brisbane Heat Form
Brisbane Heat Injuries & Team News

Melbourne Renegades have lost 4 of their last 5 matches.
Melbourne Renegades’ Jacob Bethell scored 87 runs in his last match.
Brisbane Heat have won their last 2 matches against the Melbourne Renegades.
Brisbane Heat have lost 3 of their last 5 matches.
Brisbane Heat’s Marnus Labuschagne scored 77 runs in his last match.

Head to Head

The Brisbane Heat have been victorious in their last two fixtures against the Renegades.

Melbourne Renegades Form

The Melbourne Renegades come into their final match of the season with next to no chance of reaching the playoffs. They are currently bottom of the table, and should they manage a victory, it will have to be by a huge margin to improve their net run rate.

The Renegades only managed to score 154 in their last match against the Hobart Hurricanes away from home. Batting first, the top three once again fell cheaply before Jacob Bethell’s 87 got them to a respectable score.

While the bowlers toiled hard to defend the total, the Hurricanes reached the score with two balls to spare.

Melbourne Renegades Injuries & Team News

The Renegades may feel their chances of qualification is too small to play their strongest side. We could see fringe players get a run.

Brisbane Heat Form

The Brisbane Heat will have to win here and hope for some favours if they are to have any chance of defending their BBL title. They are currently fifth, one point off the Stars, so if the Stars lose their final game on Sunday and the Heat win here, they will qualify in fourth place.

In their last outing, the Heat had a great chance to go into fourth when they met the Hobart Hurricanes at home. Batting first, Marnus Labuschagne scored 77 off 44 balls, Matt Renshaw hit 40 and Tom Alsop 39 in a 201-run total.

Unfortunately, the bowlers failed to back up the batsmen, particularly in the powerplay as they conceded 85 runs in the first seven overs. They pulled it back later on, but the damage was done as the Hurricanes won off the final ball of the match.

Brisbane Heat Injuries & Team News

This is a must-win for the Heat, so they are likely to remain unchanged.

Verdict

Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat - T20

I am backing the Brisbane Heat to win this game and Marnus Labuschagne to top score. Jacob Bethell is backed to top score for the Renegades.

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