Brisbane Heat score historic BBL win over Melbourne Stars ...

Colin Munro has bludgeoned traditional slow starters Brisbane Heat to a statement 103-run victory in the Big Bash League opener against Melbourne Stars. 

The South African-born New Zealand opener made an unbeaten 99 off 61 balls in Thursday night's match at the Gabba to help propel the Heat to their biggest margin of victory in BBL history.

Munro was denied a century when, after knocking a single, Max Bryant hit the final three balls of the Heat's innings for four.

BBL journeyman Munro was not fussed though, with the Heat piling on 3 for 214 before restricting the Stars to 111.

Munro and Sam Billings only played the first half of last season with the Heat but will remain with the team for the entirety of this regular season.

"It's nice to come back to the same team," Munro said.

"You don't have to show what you've done; they want you back for a reason, you come back, be yourself and enjoy it."

Stars all-rounder Hilton Cartwright was in awe of Munro's performance.

"When you've got a guy [Munro] hitting balls off the top of the stumps for six, you've got to tip your cap," Cartwright said.

"It's very hard to stop on a nice wicket.

"On a night like tonight, you've got to keep reminding yourself you're not a bad team."

Michael Neser, deemed fit after being ruled out of the Prime Minister's XI clash with soreness, took two first-over wickets to leave the Stars on the ropes.

World Cup hero Glenn Maxwell (23 off 14) briefly threatened another miracle innings before he found a fielder with a reverse sweep off Mitchell Swepson (3 for 23).

At 5 for 54 after eight overs, the Star's chase was effectively over.

But the night got worse for the Stars, with Nathan Coulter-Nile to have scans on an injured calf and Maxwell also left icing his forearm after his innings.

Munro and Test star Usman Khawaja (28 off 19) showed why they belonged at the top in a slick start, putting on 63 in the first six overs.

Maxwell's (1 for 44 off three overs) off-spin was targeted by Munro, who took 19 from his first over and then slammed a straight six off the back foot when he returned.

Tom Rogers dropped a diving effort in the deep and Munro, on 58 at the time, rubbed salt in by hitting Maxwell's next delivery for six.

AAP