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Big Bash LeagueMatch 8 · T20

Brisbane Heat beat Sydney Thunder by 6 wickets

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, . Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bat.

Brisbane Heat153/416.5 ov
Sydney Thunder149/417 ov
Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets (DLS method)
Adelaide Strikers won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to bat. Sydney Thunder made 149 for 4 in 17 overs, Shane Watson 56 from 34 balls and Callum Ferguson 37 from 26 balls. Shadab Khan took 2 for 27.

Brisbane Heat reached 153 for 4 in 16.5 overs, Joe Burns 45 not out from 35 balls and James Peirson 43 from 39 balls. Mitchell McClenaghan took 2 for 45.

Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets (DLS method).

Key performers

Sydney Thunder innings

149/4(17 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jos Buttler †b Shadab Khanb Shadab Khan23241095.83
Kurtis Pattersonc BCJ Cutting b JK Lalorc BCJ Cutting b JK Lalor111010110.00
Shane Watsonc JA Burns b Shadab Khanc JA Burns b Shadab Khan563462164.71
Callum Fergusonc CA Lynn b JK Lalorc CA Lynn b JK Lalor372640142.31
Ben Rohrernot outnot out16*920177.78
Arjun Nairnot outnot out0*000-
Extras(lb 1, w 4, nb 1)(lb 1, w 4, nb 1)6
Total17 Ov (RR 8.76)17 Ov (RR 8.76)149/4
Fall of wickets: 23-1 (KR Patterson, 4.1 ov), 47-2 (JC Buttler, 7 ov), 107-3 (SR Watson, 13.3 ov), 141-4 (CJ Ferguson, 16.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Shadab Khan402726.7572000
Mark Steketee301404.67101000
Josh Lalor4042210.5085031
Mitchell Swepson3038012.6713200
Brendan Doggett302709.0043000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJC Buttler 12(15) & KR Patterson 11(10)2325
2ndJC Buttler 11(9) & SR Watson 13(8)2417
3rdSR Watson 43(26) & CJ Ferguson 14(14)6039
4thCJ Ferguson 23(12) & BJ Rohrer 10(6)3418
5thBJ Rohrer 6(3) & AJ Nair 0(0)8*3

Brisbane Heat innings

153/4(16.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
James Peirsonc CJ Green b AJ Nairc CJ Green b AJ Nair433941110.26
Brendon McCullum †b MJ McClenaghanb MJ McClenaghan5410125.00
Chris Lynnc CJ Green b SR Watsonc CJ Green b SR Watson25941277.78
Joe Burnsnot outnot out45*3511128.57
Ben Cuttingc SR Watson b MJ McClenaghanc SR Watson b MJ McClenaghan350060.00
Alex Rossnot outnot out25*922277.78
Extras(lb 2, w 5)(lb 2, w 5)7
Total16.5 Ov (RR 9.09)16.5 Ov (RR 9.09) · Target 151 from 17 ov153/4
Fall of wickets: 9-1 (BB McCullum, 2 ov), 48-2 (CA Lynn, 5.1 ov), 92-3 (JJ Peirson, 10.2 ov), 112-4 (BCJ Cutting, 13.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Chris Green201105.5051000
Mitchell McClenaghan4045211.2594250
Andrew Fekete1.5022012.0043100
Shane Watson201316.5041000
Fawad Ahmed4041010.2531200
Arjun Nair301916.3382000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJJ Peirson 3(8) & BB McCullum 5(4)912
2ndJJ Peirson 11(10) & CA Lynn 25(9)3919
3rdJA Burns 13(10) & JJ Peirson 29(21)4431
4thJA Burns 17(12) & BCJ Cutting 3(5)2017
5thJA Burns 15(13) & AI Ross 25(9)41*22

Commentary

End of innings: BH 153/4 (16.5 ov)
16.54
AL Fekete to AI Ross, FOUR
16.41
AL Fekete to JA Burns, 1 run
16.30
AL Fekete to JA Burns, no run
16.26
AL Fekete to JA Burns, SIX
16.10
AL Fekete to JA Burns, no run
End of over 1612 runsBH 142/4Wd102116
AI Ross 21(8)JA Burns 38(31)MJ McClenaghan 4-0-45-2
15.66
MJ McClenaghan to AI Ross, SIX
15.51
MJ McClenaghan to JA Burns, 1 run
15.41
MJ McClenaghan to AI Ross, 1 run
15.32
MJ McClenaghan to AI Ross, 2 runs
15.20
MJ McClenaghan to AI Ross, no run
15.11
MJ McClenaghan to JA Burns, 1 run
15.1Wd
MJ McClenaghan to JA Burns, wide
End of over 1511 runsBH 130/4011216
AI Ross 12(4)JA Burns 36(29)Fawad Ahmed 4-0-41-0
14.66
Fawad Ahmed to AI Ross, SIX
14.51
Fawad Ahmed to JA Burns, 1 run
14.42
Fawad Ahmed to JA Burns, 2 runs
14.31
Fawad Ahmed to AI Ross, 1 run
14.21
Fawad Ahmed to JA Burns, 1 run
14.10
Fawad Ahmed to JA Burns, no run
End of over 147 runs, 1 wktBH 119/4W01114
AI Ross 5(2)JA Burns 32(25)MJ McClenaghan 3-0-33-2
13.64
MJ McClenaghan to AI Ross, FOUR
13.51
MJ McClenaghan to JA Burns, 1 run
13.41
MJ McClenaghan to AI Ross, 1 run
13.31
MJ McClenaghan to JA Burns, 1 run
13.20
MJ McClenaghan to JA Burns, no run
13.1W
MJ McClenaghan to BCJ Cutting, OUT
BCJ Cutting c SR Watson b MJ McClenaghan 3(5) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 112/4 (13.1 ov)
End of over 137 runsBH 112/3101122
JA Burns 30(22)BCJ Cutting 3(4)AJ Nair 3-0-19-1
12.62
AJ Nair to JA Burns, 2 runs