Durban Heat vs Jozi Stars match prediction
Durban Heat will host Jozi Stars in match no. 30 of the Mzansi Super League 2019 in Kingsmead, Durban on Tuesday. Heat will look to maintain their good run of form and push themselves up to the 3rd position on the points table with a big win over the visitors. Dane Vilas and co. have now won three matches in a row and they have kept themselves in the race to make it to the semi-finals, after a patch of abandoned games in the beginning of the tournament.
Stars, on the other hand, have struggled right from the start of the MSL. Their backs are against the wall and they have nothing to lose when they will take on Durban Heat on Tuesday. Having not won a single game in this tournament, their morale is really low, and they would want to overturn that factor and spoil Heats’ party. The only points that Stars have registered came from two abandoned fixtures. Can they turn the wheels of fortune in their favour? We can only wait and watch. Meanwhile, let us take you through the top three bets of this game.
Heat's consistency will pay off
Durban Heat to win @ 1.66
Durban Heat have beaten Paarl Rocks and Nelson Mandela Bay Giants during their recent run of form. Rocks and Bay Giants are arguably two of the strongest teams in the Mzansi Super League 2019 season and Heat have managed to outshine both of them. Vilas and his associates are actually on a three-match winning streak. If the last fixture against the Stars was not abandoned due to rain, Heat could have extended their winning run.
Head to head, Stars have got the better of Heat twice last year. The numbers could have gotten better for Heat, if the rain gods did not choose to spoil their chance. However, these two sides have only played once at Kingsmead and Stars struggled to win that encounter. It was a low-scoring game in which, Stars almost gave up just before getting over the line.
Heat have consistent performers in their ranks and David Miller’s name cannot be ignored from that list. He has notched up 184 runs in six matches at an average of 61.33 and a strike rate of 128.67. He will look to announce himself as his alias, which perfectly defines his batting - ‘Killer Miller,’ when they take on Stars on Tuesday. With Black Type offering odds of 1.66 for Heat, punters have a good chance of filling their pockets.
Heat to continue hit sixes
Most Sixes to be hit by Durban Heat @ 1.83
Durban Heat have smashed 36 sixes in just five games. Imagine how many they would have hit if they had played all of their nine fixtures. Stars, on the other hand, have hit 26 sixes in the ongoing season of the Mzansi Super League. When it comes to facing each other, Stars have hit 22 sixes in just two matches compared Heats’ 11. The dip in number suggests about the form of the two teams in the previous season. Heat have strengthened their squad and the existing players too have turned up in the big occasion.
At this venue, Heat have hit 24 sixes in just two matches in this season of the Mzansi Super League. That proves their prowess and knowledge about their home ground. Needless to say, that Kingsmead is a small ground and a high-scoring one too. Miller (11), Wihan Lubbe (9), Alex Hales (5) and the skipper Vilas (6) have contributed when it comes to hitting the ball out of the park. They have been consistent and Vilas and co. knows how to exploit the home conditions. With Betfred offering odds of 1.83 for Heat to score more sixes than Stars, punters have a real chance of almost doubling their investment.
Hendricks likely to score big
Reeza Hendricks to score a 50 @ 4.0
William Hill is offering odds of 4.0 for Reeza Hendricks to score a half-century against Heat on Tuesday. Those odds are really interesting and obviously punters will be monitoring it closely. We will give you a reason to believe those odds anyhow. Henricks is the third highest run getter in this season of the Mzansi Super League. In seven matches, he has racked up 275 runs at an average of 39.28. He has also scored three fifties and is definitely hungry for more.
In his last 7 innings, he has four 40-plus scores. His last seven scores look like – 80,62, 13, 6, 40, 0 and 74. When it comes to playing against Heat, Hendricks has scored 112 runs in just matches. 73 runs out of which have come in boundaries. Other than these two matches, Hendricks has only played one T20I at this venue and had scored 42 runs. In 2019, Hendricks has been a regular member of the South Africa T20 squad. He has scored 280 runs in eight matches at an average of 35.00 with three half centuries and has maintained a strike rate of 129.09.
