BBL 2026 · Match 28 · Fri 8 Jan, 6:15 pm AEDT (12:45 pm IST)

Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers match prediction and playing 11

Brisbane Heat play Perth Scorchers in match 28 of the BBL on Fri 8 Jan at 6:15 pm AEDT (12:45 pm IST), The Gabba, Brisbane. Brisbane Heat and Perth Scorchers have met 25 times in the BBL: 9–16. Our fantasy pick for captain is Mitchell Marsh, with Aaron Hardie as vice-captain.

Suggested fantasy XI

Highest expected points from both probable XIs: 11 players, at most 7 from one side, 1–4 wicketkeepers, 3–6 batters, 1–4 all-rounders and 3–6 bowlers

Wicketkeepers · 1

Batters · 6

All-rounders · 1

Bowlers · 3

  • Option 2: Lance Morris in for Cooper Connolly (316 expected points, against 318)
  • Option 3: Lance Morris, Joel Paris in for Ashton Turner, Cooper Connolly (312 expected points, against 318)

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Suggestions are statistical estimates from past matches, not guarantees. CricketViz is not affiliated with the Big Bash League or any fantasy sports app.

Captain and vice-captain picks

Who to make captain and vice-captain, and why

CaptainMitchell Marsh PSExpected 33 points, so about 66 as captain (2×)Top scorer of this XI in 16% of 4,000 simulated matchesTop scorer of the match in 8 of 81 T20s (1 of 13 in the BBL)
Vice-captainAaron Hardie PSExpected 32 points, so about 47 as vice-captain (1.5×)In the XI's top two in 24% of 4,000 simulated matchesSecond-top scorer of the match in 3 of 41 T20s (1 of 23 in the BBL)

Close call: Mitchell Marsh and Aaron Hardie are only 1.5 expected points apart, so either is a sound captain. Mitchell Marsh tops this XI more often in our simulations (16% against 12%). Captaining Aaron Hardie is a differential pick that fewer teams are likely to make.

  • The captain earns double and the vice-captain one and a half times their points, so these two picks swing a fantasy team more than any other. Put your two highest expected scorers there.
  • When expected points are close, prefer the player who tops the scoring more often (the simulated share and the record below), or pick the other one as a differential that fewer teams will have.
  • All-rounders and top-order batters are steadier picks: they can score with the bat, the ball and in the field.
Captaincy options from the suggested XI
PlayerExp. ptsTop scorerTop twoBest CBest VC
Mitchell Marsh PSC25 recent T20s3316%28%10%8/8111%9/81
Aaron Hardie PSVC25 recent T20s3212%24%5%2/417%3/41
Calvin Harrison PS25 recent T20s2512%22%7%3/422%1/42
Ashton Turner PS25 recent T20s258%18%4%3/815%4/81
Matt Renshaw BH25 recent T20s2511%23%6%2/336%2/33
Jhye Richardson PS25 recent T20s248%16%7%1/1414%2/14
  • Exp. pts: from the player's recent T20s (up to 25, shown under the name), newest counting most.
  • Top scorer / top two: how often the player scores the most (or is in the top two) in this XI, over 4,000 simulated matches.
  • Best C / VC: how often the player was the match's top (or second-top) fantasy scorer, across both teams, in their T20s of the last three years; not how many people picked them. How we calculate this

Brisbane Heat predicted playing 11

PlayerExp. ptsLast 5 games
Matt RenshawBAT · 25+ T20s2597829244
Jack WildermuthAR · 25+ T20s23171373711
Usman KhawajaBAT · 25+ T20s2348-3131313
Michael NeserBOWL · 25+ T20s22401516-114
Nathan McSweeneyBAT · 25+ T20s20726241014
Max BryantBAT · 25+ T20s1714206042
Xavier BartlettBOWL · 25+ T20s161317864
Matthew KuhnemannBOWL · 25+ T20s1301213110
Tim RobinsonoverseasBAT · 25+ T20s1902631364
Hugh WeibgenBAT · 13 T20s15193221118
Spencer JohnsonBOWL · 25+ T20s1634-41466
Rest of the squad (4)
Bevon JacobsoverseasBAT · 24 T20s17577-32320
Tom CurranoverseasAR · 25+ T20s161906217
Lachlan HearneBAT · 2 T20s10-33
Callum VidlerRole unknown · no T20 record in our data12—

Perth Scorchers predicted playing 11

PlayerExp. ptsLast 5 games
Ashton TurnercaptainBAT · 25+ T20s2558132848
Mitchell MarshBAT · 25+ T20s335422146973
Aaron HardieBAT · 25+ T20s32628955615
Jhye RichardsonBOWL · 25+ T20s24442480-28
Cooper ConnollyBAT · 25+ T20s23113411929
Joel ParisBOWL · 25+ T20s212054222022
Calvin HarrisonoverseasBOWL · 25+ T20s25192326052
Ashton AgarBOWL · 25+ T20s1727421230
Mahli BeardmanBOWL · 14 T20s192229381622
Lance MorrisBOWL · 25+ T20s211634244226
Joel CurtisWK · 1 T20s167
Rest of the squad (3)
Zak CrawleyoverseasBAT · 25+ T20s1882528106
Brody CouchBOWL · 25+ T20s100-401222
Will MalajczukRole unknown · no T20 record in our data12—

Predicted playing 11s are our estimate from each squad: once a side has played this season, its last XI, otherwise the captain first, then recent fantasy points, experience and last season's selections (with at most three overseas players). They change when the teams are announced at the toss.

How the points are counted

Playing in the XI+2
Each run+0.5
Each four / six (bonus on top of the runs)+0.5 / +1
50 / 100 runs (highest milestone only)+4 / +8
Out for a duck−2
Strike rate (5+ balls): under 70 / 130 and over−2 to −6 / +2 to +6
Each wicket (not run outs); bowled or lbw bonus+10; +2
3 / 4 / 5 wickets (bonuses add up)+6 / +8 / +10
Maiden over+4
Economy (1+ over): under 6 / 10 and over+2 to +6 / −2 to −6
Catch; 3+ catches bonus+4; +4 to +8
Stumping / direct-hit run out+6
Other run outs (thrower and catcher not recorded)+3 each
Captain / vice-captain2× / 1.5×

Our summary of a common T20 fantasy scoring system; apps differ, so check the values in the one you use. How we calculate expected points and picks →

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