Batsman Chris Lynn believes there’s no reason the Brisbane Heat can’t pull off another Big Bash League miracle and successfully defend their domestic Twenty20 title.

The Heat find themselves in similar circumstances to last summer when they strung together three wins from their final four group matches to sneak into the finals before taking out the championship.

Wednesday’s win over the hapless Sydney Thunder at ANZ Stadium was the Heat’s second from five matches and keeps them in with an outside chance of reaching the finals this summer.

Lynn, who has averaged 46 at a strike rate of 153.33 in this year’s BBL, says the comparisons to last summer are obvious for all to see.

“Looks that way, doesn’t it?,” Lynn said.

“Second time around, there’s probably a lot more pressure on. We’re just trying to concentrate on those little things and, if we do that, play our fearless cricket, then we’ve got the firepower in the shed and in the bowling to do that.”

Standing in Lynn and his teammates’ way to back-to-back titles is the league-leading Melbourne Stars, fresh from a thumping win over the Adelaide Strikers on Thursday night for their fifth win from as many starts.

The Stars travel to the Gabba on Saturday boasting a bowling line-up including Sri Lankan quick Lasith Malinga and Australian internationals Jackson Bird, Clint McKay, James Faulkner and John Hastings.

Stars skipper David Hussey hailed his bowlers after the resounding eight-wicket win over the Strikers but Lynn said the Heat would back themselves despite their opposition’s form.

“If we’re any chance of winning this comp, we’ve got to win this game,” Lynn said.

“We beat the Stars last year. We’re reigning premiers. We’ve got no reason to be scared. We’ll just play fearless cricket and that’s what works for us.”