Swepson's sliders and Neser's stunning catch spearhead Heat's victory
Chris Green gave the visitors a brief scare but in the end the margin was convincing
12/12Result
6th Match (N), Big Bash League at Canberra, Dec 12 2023
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![Brisbane Heat]( "Brisbane Heat")
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![Sydney Thunder]( "Sydney Thunder")
131 (19/20 ov)
Player of the Match
12/12Result
6th Match (N), Big Bash League at Canberra, Dec 12 2023
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![Brisbane Heat]( "Brisbane Heat")
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![Sydney Thunder]( "Sydney Thunder")
131 (19/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
C Munro
46(33) 2x4 - 2x6
Control %81%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 12 runs
- 0x4 - 2x6
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sydney Thunder , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
12 December 2023 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Brisbane Heat 2, Sydney Thunder 0
Scorecard Summary
BRISBANE HEAT 151/7 (20 OVERS)
- Colin Munro46 (33)
- Nathan McSweeney29 (27)
- Tanveer Sangha3/21 (4)
- Zaman Khan2/31 (4)
SYDNEY THUNDER 131 (19 OVERS)
- Chris Green30 (20)
- Oliver Davies35 (30)
- Matthew Kuhnemann2/18 (3)
- Xavier Bartlett3/35 (4)
Scorer: K Vairavan | Commentator: Andrew McGlashan
END OF OVER:19 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | ST: 131/10 (21 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.89, RRR: 21.00)
- Zaman Khan6 (3b)
- Xavier Bartlett4-0-35-3
- Matthew Kuhnemann3-0-18-2
Brisbane Heat win by 20 runs and are looking good this season. That's two wins out of three in the first week of the tournament. They bowled exceptionally well tonight to defend what looked a slightly under-par total, but it wasn't an easy pitch and there was a slow outfield. The way Colin Munro kept calm early in Heat's innings proved crucial. They then struck with the new ball before Michael Neser pulled off what will remain one of the catches of the season to put Heat on top. Chris Green did his best to turn things around but there was too much to do. Mitchell Swepson also bowled superbly and is name Player of the Match. On that note, we'll wrap things up for tonight. It's Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers tomorrow, but I'll be back for the Test match on Thursday. Bring it on! Until then, it's goodbye and thanks for joining us.
18.6
W
Bartlett to Sangha, OUT, all over! Moves across outside off, attempts to scoop it away and misses. Takes the top of off
T Sangha b Bartlett 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
18.5
W
Bartlett to Hatcher, OUT, cleaned up...does the job. Full and straight at 138kph. Hatcher swings and misses
LC Hatcher b Bartlett 3 (8m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
18.4
0
Bartlett to Hatcher, no run, full and wide outside off, another big air shot from Hatcher
18.3
0
Bartlett to Hatcher, no run, swings and misses at a slower ball that just clears the top of the stumps
18.2
1
Bartlett to Zaman Khan, 1 run, full outside off, skews off the toe end into the off side and he has no idea where that's gone
18.1
4
Bartlett to Zaman Khan, FOUR, off the edge! Swings for the hills against a back-of-a-length ball and it flies down to third wide of the keeper
Bartlett
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