Full Scorecard of Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers, 15th Match | BBL 14
Full Scorecard: Sydney Sixers have maintained their unbeaten start to the BBL with an eight-wicket demolition of Brisbane Heat.
With the Gabba a sell-out for the rematch of last year’s final, the 30,122 – mostly home fans – were kept quiet for most of the Heat innings as the Sixers bowlers turned the screws to restrict the hosts to 138 for 9. Sixers made short work of the chase with opener Josh Philippe (66 not out) and No.3 Kurtis Patterson (32 off 20) severe on Heat bowlers, who were mostly too short.
Philippe was all class in his 17th BBL half-century and was the rock on which the run chase was built as Sixers reached their target off the first ball of the 17th over.
Sixers captain Moises Henriques became the fourth player in BBL history to score 3000 runs.
Left-armer Ben Dwarshuis (4 for 32) earlier continued his outstanding form for Sixers and is now the leading wicket taker in this summer’s BBL with 10 wickets. He was on a hat-trick in the final over when Matthew Kuhnemann smashed a return catch low and to his right but the ball burst through his outstretched hand. He was named the Player of the Match and said it was another step towards Sixers’ ultimate goal after the heartbreak of last year’s final loss to Heat.
Match Result & Details
Full Scorecard 15th Match (N), Brisbane, December 29, 2024, Big Bash League
Brisbane Heat 138/9(20 Ov RR: 6.90)
Sydney Sixers (16.1/20 ov, T:139) 142/2
Sixers won by 8 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
| Toss | Sydney Sixers, elected to field first |
| Series | Big Bash League |
| Season | 2024/25 |
| Player Of TheMatch | Ben Dwarshuis |
| Hours of play (local time) | 18.15 start, First Session 18.15-19.45, Interval 19.45-20.05, Second Session 20.05-21.35 |
| Match days | 29 December 2024 – night (20-over match) |
| Umpires | Phillipe Gillespie, Simon Lightbody |
| TV Umpire | Andrew Crozier |
| Reserve Umpire | Stephen Dionysius |
| Match Referee | Kepler Wessels |
| Points | Sydney Sixers 2, Brisbane Heat 0 |
Sydney Sixers 142 for 2 (Philippe 66*, Patterson 32) beat Brisbane Heat 138 for 9 (McSweeney 34, Dwarshuis 4-32, Kerr 2-19) by eight wickets
Brisbane Heat Innings (1st Innings)
| Batsman | R/O | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Tom Banton | c Murphy b Dwarshuis | 19 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 158.33 |
| Jimmy Peirson † | c Silk b Murphy | 24 | 25 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 96.00 |
| Colin Munro (c) | c Silk b Hosein | 9 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Nathan McSweeney | c Vince b Murphy | 34 | 29 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 117.24 |
| Matt Renshaw | c Vince b Dwarshuis | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Max Bryant | c †Philippe b Kerr | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Paul Walter | c †Philippe b Dwarshuis | 22 | 18 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 122.22 |
| Xavier Bartlett | c Patterson b Kerr | 11 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 157.14 |
| Mitchell Swepson | not-out | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 275.0 |
| Spencer Johnson | c sub (J Davies) b Dwarshuis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 00.0 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | not-out | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 4(lb 1, W 3) |
| Total | 138/9(20 overs, RR: 6.90) |
Fall of Wickets
1-20 (Tom Banton, 2.2 ov), 2-44 (Colin Munro, 6.6 ov), 3-72 (Jimmy Peirson, 11.5 ov), 4-74 (Matt Renshaw, 12.1 ov), 5-80 (Max Bryant, 13.1 ov), 6-101 (Nathan McSweeney, 15.5 ov), 7-125 (Xavier Bartlett, 18.4 ov), 8-127 (Paul Walter, 19.1 ov), 9-127 (Spencer Johnson, 19.2 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB | ECON |
| Akeal Hosein | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.25 |
| Jackson Bird | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Hayden Kerr | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8.25 |
| Moises Henriques | 4 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10.50 |
| Todd Murphy | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.25 |
Brisbane Heat Innings Scorecard Match Flow
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 4.0 (Mandatory – 24 runs, 1 wicket)
- Brisbane Heat: 50 runs in 8.2 overs (50 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Brisbane Heat – 58/2 in 10.0 overs (JJ Peirson 19, NA McSweeney 10)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 13.1 – 15.0 (Batting side – 13 runs, 1 wicket)
- Brisbane Heat: 100 runs in 15.2 overs (92 balls), Extras 3
- Innings Break: Brisbane Heat – 138/9 in 20.0 overs (MJ Swepson 11, MP Kuhnemann 1)
Sydney Sixers Innings (2nd Innings)
| Batsman | R/O | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Josh Philippe † | not-out | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| James Vince | c Renshaw b Bartlett | 67 | 49 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 136.73 |
| Kurtis Patterson | c †Peirson b Walter | 22 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 129.41 |
| Moises Henriques (c) | not-out | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 150.0 |
| Extras | 5(lb 3, W 2) |
| Total | 142/2(16.1/20 overs, RR: 8.78) |
Did not bat: Jordan Silk, Lachlan Shaw, Hayden Kerr, Ben Dwarshuis, Akeal Hosein, Todd Murphy, Jackson Bird
Fall of Wickets
1-13 (James Vince, 2.2 ov), 2-67 (Kurtis Patterson, 7.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB | ECON |
| Xavier Bartlett | 3.1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 |
| Spencer Johnson | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Paul Walter | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Mitchell Swepson | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.33 |
Sydney Sixers Innings Scorecard Match Flow
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 4.0 (Mandatory – 25 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sydney Sixers: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (JR Philippe 19, KR Patterson 30, Ex 1)
- Over 8.5: Review by Brisbane Heat (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – SA Lightbody, Batter – MC Henriques (Struck down)
- Drinks: Sydney Sixers – 84/2 in 10.0 overs (JR Philippe 31, MC Henriques 10)
- Sydney Sixers: 100 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 3
- JR Philippe: 50 off 35 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (JR Philippe 28, MC Henriques 22, Ex 3)
