Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat highlight: Josh Brown’s crucial 43 runs and M Kuhnemann & Paul Walter’s wicket, Brisbane Heat won by 3 runs through DLS method.
Match – 24th Match, BRH vs SYS, Big Bash League 2023-24
Venue – International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Date – 03 January 2024, Wednesday
Time – 12:35 PM
Toss – Brisbane Heat won the toss and opted to field first
Teams:
Sydney Sixers (Playing XI):
Moises Henriques(c), Josh Philippe(wk), James Vince, Kurtis Patterson, Jordan Silk, Tom Curran, Jack Edwards, Ben Dwarshuis, Todd Murphy, Steve Okeefe, Sean Abbott
Brisbane Heat (Playing XI):
Colin Munro(c), Josh Brown, Matt Renshaw, Nathan McSweeney, Sam Billings(wk), Paul Walter, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Michael Neser, Spencer Johnson
Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat highlight
Sydney Sixers Innings
Josh Philippe and James Vince started decently without losing wickets but later on Josh Philippe accelerate the innings. J Vince playing 9 runs, dismissed by M Kuhnemann, then Kurtis Patterson also removed by M Kuhnemann.
Josh Philippe and Moises Henriques formed a crucial partnership. Despite having wickets in hand to accelerate later on, they faced a setback, losing 4 wickets for 13 runs after a good foundation set by Philippe and Henriques.
Ben Edwards and the lower order batsman managed to score some valuable runs, pushing the total of 141/8. The Sydney Sixers are a bit short of their target, but they have a reasonably competitive total to defend.
M Kuhnemann and Paul Walter each secure two wickets, and the rest of the bowlers took one wicket each. Michael Neser did not take any wicket.
Sydney Sixers Scorecard
Brisbane Heat Innings
Brisbane Heat chase 142 runs, Josh Brown and captain Colin Munro opening the innings. Earlier in the match, Captain Munro fell early, but Josh Brown continued to attack the bowling.
Josh Brown in partner with Nathan McSweeney continue hitting boundaries. Josh Brown played a superb innings adding 43 runs from 31 balls, being bowled by Steve Okeefe. Matt Renshaw did not bat well, he also removed by Ben Dwarshuis. Jack Edwards dismissed Sam Billings at 1 run.
After 12 over, rain interrupted the game, as per the DLS (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern) method, the Heat are ahead on the par score. The DLS par score is 101, and the Brisbane Heat ahead of 3 runs.
The crucial boundary from Walter just before the match interruption played a significant role in securing their win. Two boundaries in that over sealed the victory for the Heat. The Brisbane Heat emerge victorious by 3 runs.
Jack Edwards, Sean Abbott, Sean Abbott, and Ben Dwarshuis each secured one wicket but that was not sufficient for Sydney Sixers win.
With this win, the Brisbane Heat maintain an unbeaten record this season, while the Sydney Sixers remain in 2nd place after consecutive losses.
Brisbane Heat Scorecard
Squad
Sydney Sixers Squad:
Moises Henriques(c), Josh Philippe(wk), Daniel Hughes, James Vince, Jordan Silk, Jack Edwards, Joel Davies, Hayden Kerr, Todd Murphy, Steve OKeefe, Kurtis Patterson, Izharulhaq Naveed, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Perry, Ryan Hadley, Ben Dwarshuis, Jackson Bird
Brisbane Heat Squad:
Colin Munro(c), Josh Brown, Matt Renshaw, Nathan McSweeney, Sam Billings(w), Paul Walter, Spencer Johnson, Xavier Bartlett, Michael Neser, Mitchell Swepson, Jordan Buckingham, Jimmy Peirson, Hugo Burdon, Matthew Kuhnemann, Max Bryant
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