04/01Result
28th Match (N), Big Bash League at Brisbane, Jan 4 2021
Heat won by 5 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Joe Burns
Joe BurnsBrisbane Heat
04/01Result
28th Match (N), Big Bash League at Brisbane, Jan 4 2021
Heat won by 5 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Joe Burns
Joe BurnsBrisbane Heat

Varun Shetty's report would be up shortly. The BBL returns tomorrow, and we hope you will join us then. For now, from scorer Binoy George and myself Debayan Sen, this is goodbye and good night.

9.47 pm That ends what has been a really entertaining game of T20. That's also the halfway stage of the tournament, though not all the teams have played their seven matches. We thought Thunder had put up a pretty challenging total, but they didn't help their own cause with their ill-discipline. Chris Lynn got some runs, and Joe Burns led the chase with a composed half-century for his team. Jimmy Peirson with some crucial runs right at the end, when Heat appeared to suffer a bit of a late wobble. Crucial three points for the win for Heat, and they also get the Bash Boost point. Joe Burns gets the player of the match award.

19.1
2
Sangha to Peirson, 2 runs, that should be the win for the Heat! Length, and a lot of turn from outside off, and Peirson has done well to pierce an infield of six fielders, three on the off side, but placing this to the left of cover. Before the sweeper in the deep can rifle in a low throw, they go through for the second

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | BH: 173/5 (2 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.10, RRR: 2.00)

  • James Bazley4 (3b)
  • Jimmy Peirson13 (10b)
  • Nathan McAndrew4-0-37-1
  • Adam Milne4-0-38-0

Sangha comes on, with a hat-trick ball to start things with. No hat-tricks in the past for Thunder bowlers in BBL history

Tanish : "Will Brisbane Heat do a KXIP??"

18.6
4
McAndrew to Bazley, FOUR, length, and punished. Swatted away towards deep mid-wicket, and goes through for four. We are denied a potential grandstand finish. Or are we?
18.5
0
McAndrew to Bazley, no run, good pace, short length, and Bazley looks to pull this away but gets nowhere near it as it fizzes past his right ear
18.4
0
McAndrew to Bazley, no run, fuller ball, and where has this one gone? Yorker length, and he looks to get some bat on to it. Perhaps just hit it off the toe-end, and almost on to his stumps, but it bounces through to Billings

Here's Bazley

18.3
W
McAndrew to Burns, OUT, short, and he has cut this straight to point. A very good Burns innings comes to an end. Couldn't be blamed for that dismissal, would have gotten four had he just managed to place it wide of Khawaja, or perhaps just clear him. In the end, a good sharp catch by the latter, and Heat lose their fifth

JA Burns c Khawaja b McAndrew 52 (38b 5x4 2x6) SR: 136.84

18.2
0
McAndrew to Burns, no run, sharp, short, and close to the batsman. Burns ducks under this
18.2
1w
McAndrew to Burns, 1 wide, length, well wide of off. Eight wides and one no-ball delivered today by Thunder
18.1
2
McAndrew to Burns, 2 runs, length, around middle, and worked away towards deep mid-wicket. They go for the second, and a direct hit at the non-striker's end could have made things interesting!

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | BH: 166/4 (9 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.22, RRR: 4.50)

  • Jimmy Peirson13 (10b)
  • Joe Burns50 (35b)
  • Adam Milne4-0-38-0
  • Nathan McAndrew3-0-30-0
17.6
4
Milne to Peirson, FOUR, length, good pace, and he cuts him after making some room. Superb placement from Peirson yet again, bisecting the gap between backward point and short third man
17.5
1
Milne to Burns, 1 run, back of a length, drifting down the pads, and he looks to pull this away. Off the glove towards square leg, and Burns brings up fifty. Shorn of his woes with the red ball, he has played a proper gem of a white-ball innings today
17.4
1
Milne to Peirson, 1 run, length, around off, and he drives to mid-on and picks up a single
17.3
1
Milne to Burns, 1 run, length, driven to mid-off, and they pinch a single
17.2
0
Milne to Burns, no run, yorker, bowled at 147.6 kph, and it goes between bat, legs and stumps through to Billings
17.1
4
Milne to Burns, FOUR, fuller length, a bit of late movement back in, and Burns is able to squeeze it off the outside edge. Runs away really quickly to the left of short third man

Milne

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | BH: 155/4 (20 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.11, RRR: 6.66)

  • Jimmy Peirson8 (8b)
  • Joe Burns44 (31b)
  • Nathan McAndrew3-0-30-0
  • Chris Green4-0-20-1
16.6
4
McAndrew to Peirson, FOUR, fantastic innovation from Peirson! He walks right across the crease and exposes his entire set of stumps, and McAndrew follows him somewhat. He's ready to face a fuller length ball, and smacks it over mid-off. Well hit, because it lands just short of the long-on fence
16.5
1
McAndrew to Burns, 1 run, fuller, straighter, and he is forced to dig this out towards mid-off

Good discipline with the ball and in the field from Thunder thus far

16.4
1
McAndrew to Peirson, 1 run, length, around off, and a firm drive, but straight to deep point
16.3
1
McAndrew to Burns, 1 run, length, cut away towards deep point

Chris: "Gregory must have realised how close Heat is to winning. Can't possibly have a Heat match without some drama towards the end."

16.2
1
McAndrew to Peirson, 1 run, length, cut hard towards deep point
16.1
0
McAndrew to Peirson, no run, back of a length, down the leg side, and a loud appeal for caught behind as Pierson looks to go down to fine leg. That was quick, bowled at 143 kph

Heat go for the Power Surge

Chase: "Have to give credit to Sangha...still tosses the ball up after getting hit for boundaries and he's only 19." --- Worthy owner of the Golden Cap then

END OF OVER:
16 | 3 Runs | BH: 147/4 (28 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.18, RRR: 7.00)

  • Joe Burns42 (29b)
  • Jimmy Peirson2 (4b)
  • Chris Green4-0-20-1
  • Tanveer Sangha3-0-38-3
15.6
0
Green to Burns, no run, fuller, driven to cover, and firmly so. No possiblity of any runs
15.5
1
Green to Peirson, 1 run, fuller, around off, and he squeezes this to the left of cover-point
15.4
0
Green to Peirson, no run, length, around off, and he can only defend towards short mid-wicket
15.3
0
Green to Peirson, no run, flatter, and he looks to work this off his pads, but plays outside the line of this

Heat 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st37CA LynnM Bryant
2nd17JL DenlyCA Lynn
3rd90JL DenlyJA Burns
4th0JA BurnsL Gregory
5th25JA BurnsJJ Peirson
6th6JJ PeirsonJJ Bazley

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
SS1495360.257
PS1485320.851
ST1486310.949
BH147729-0.286
AS1477280.105
HH147728-0.187
MS1458240.14
MR1441016-1.727