18/01Result

40th Match (N), Big Bash League at Brisbane, Jan 18 2026

Brisbane HeatBrisbane HeatBH
171/9
Sydney SixersSydney SixersSS
177/5 (18.4/20 ov)

Sixers won by 5 wkts (8b rem)

Player of the Match

Sam CurranSydney Sixers

18/01Result

40th Match (N), Big Bash League at Brisbane, Jan 18 2026

Brisbane HeatBrisbane HeatBH
171/9
Sydney SixersSydney SixersSS
177/5 (18.4/20 ov)

Sixers won by 5 wkts (8b rem)

Player of the Match

Sam CurranSydney Sixers

Match Day

128dAAP

Starc's four-for, Smith and Curran fifties put Sixers in BBL Qualifier against Scorchers

Brisbane Heat has been knocked out of the competition after losing their first game at home this BBL season

131dESPNcricinfo staff

BBL finals race goes down to the wire; hosting rights also on the line

Heat and Sixers will chase the final spot in the top four while the route for defending champions Hurricanes is out of their hands

Sixers INNINGS		R	B
Babar Azam	caught	1	7
SPD Smith	bowled	54	40
JR Philippe	caught	8	5
MC Henriques	caught	24	20
SM Curran	not out	53	27
L Shaw	caught wk	17	12
J Edwards	not out	6	1
J Davies
BJ Dwarshuis
SA Abbott
MA Starc
EXTRAS	(lb 12, w 2)
TOTAL	177 (5 wkts; 18.4 ovs)

Heat BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
MG Neser	4.0	0	34	1	8.5	(1w)
XC Bartlett	3.4	0	32	2	8.72
JD Wildermuth	2.0	0	17	1	8.5
MP Kuhnemann	4.0	0	39	0	9.75
Zaman Khan	3.0	0	21	1	7	(1w)
M Labuschagne	1.0	0	13	0	13
MT Renshaw	1.0	0	9	0	9

Sixers 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	21	SPD Smith	Babar Azam
2nd	10	SPD Smith	JR Philippe
3rd	43	MC Henriques	SPD Smith
4th	60	SPD Smith	SM Curran
5th	37	SM Curran	L Shaw
6th	6	SM Curran	J Edwards

Big Bash League

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PS	10	7	3	14	1.363
SS	10	6	3	13	0.605
HH	10	6	3	13	0.331
MS	10	6	4	12	0.759
BH	10	5	5	10	-0.431
AS	10	4	6	8	-0.231
MR	10	3	7	6	-1.202
ST	10	2	8	4	-1.212