The Melbourne Stars will return to Junction Oval on Thursday with an unchanged squad to face the Brisbane Heat.
Following an action-packed start to the tournament with five games in the first 11 days, the Stars will be back in front of their home fans for a fourth time this season.
At the half-way point of their WBBL|12 campaign, the Stars have one win to their name, after falling narrowly short of the Scorchers and Sixers at home last week.
In the back-half of the tournament, the Stars will have two more trips to Sydney, as well as two Melbourne Derby match-ups against the Renegades, with the Melbourne Mace on the line for the first time in WBBL history on Sunday, November 22.
Captain Meg Lanning has led from the front in the opening five matches, scoring 202 runs at an average of 40.40, putting her in contention for the BKT Golden Bat
The clash with the Heat, which gets underway at 3:40pm (AEDT), is the first of a double header at Junction Oval, with the Melbourne Renegades also hosting the Sydney Sixers on Thursday night.
Melbourne Stars’ squad vs Brisbane Heat
Meg Lanning (c)
Tia Davidge
Sophie Day
Charlie Dean
Kim Garth
Dani Gibson
Maisy Gibson
Amy Jones
Carly Leeson
Rhys McKenna
Georgia Prestwidge
Naomi Stalenberg
Annabel Sutherland
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