Bryant, Bartlett secure victory for Brisbane Heat
Short had a terrific day with ball and bat but finished on the wrong side of the result
27/12Result
13th Match (N), Big Bash League at Brisbane, Dec 27 2025
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![Brisbane Heat]( "Brisbane Heat")
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![Adelaide Strikers]( "Adelaide Strikers")
172 (19.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
27/12Result
13th Match (N), Big Bash League at Brisbane, Dec 27 2025
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![Brisbane Heat]( "Brisbane Heat")
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![Adelaide Strikers]( "Adelaide Strikers")
172 (19.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
MW Short
63(39) 5x4 - 2x6
Control %82%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 12 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
Match Details
Series
Toss
Adelaide Strikers , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
27 December 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Brisbane Heat 2, Adelaide Strikers 0
Scorecard Summary
BRISBANE HEAT 179/9 (20 OVERS)
- Matt Renshaw33 (21)
- Max Bryant63 (32)
- Matthew Short2/13 (3)
- Hasan Ali2/36 (4)
ADELAIDE STRIKERS 172 (19.5 OVERS)
- Matthew Short63 (39)
- Jerrssis Wadia34 (16)
- Xavier Bartlett3/26 (4)
- Thomas Balkin2/30 (3.5)
Scorer: Harshith Gowda | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar
9:54pm That will be a wrap from us for this game. Lots more cricket lined up today, though, and the SA20 is already on. Do tune in to our coverage for that as well. Until next time, from Harshith and myself (Shashwat), it is goodbye!
Xavier Bartlett, Player of the Match: Very tense. As a young captain, (nice to have) lot of senior heads calming me down (towards the end). Just trying to back the boys. He (Balkin) is going to be a very good bowler for us. Very different being a bowling captain and hopefully I can grow in the role. Wanted to take early wickets. We did not get those but great that it went out way. Credit to the way the bowlers bowled.
9:48pm Phew. What a game. There were so many ebbs and flows that you would be forgiven if you lost track. The Strikers looked in charge after 7 odd overs, but then lost three wickets in quick succession. Short kept them afloat, with Manenti helping out, but when Wadia tore Wildermuth apart in the Power Surge, it felt a win was in the offing for the visitors.
Until...that was swiped off the menu. Short fell and the rest could not drive home the advantage. Bartlett, from the Heat POV, was the star. He dismissed Short at a crucial juncture and that allowed them to squeeze the game, with Balkin, on BBL debut, then holding his nerve to hand Brisbane their second win this season.
19.5
W
Balkin to Nielsen, OUT, That has gone a mile up, and taken! That is all over Red Rover, and the youngster on debut has done the job for the Brisbane Heat! On the shorter side, tucking Nielsen up just outside leg. He swipes at it because he has no other choice and the ball spirals off the top edge. Fine leg settled under it nervously, indulges in a bit of a shimmy right at the end but most crucially, holds on, much to the delight of the thousands of Heat fans in the stands!
HJ Nielsen c Wildermuth b Balkin 7 (13m 6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 116.66
8 off 2
19.5
1w
Balkin to Nielsen, 1 wide, Oh dear - that is a wide! Short and speared way down leg. Nielsen does not get bat on it, and the umpire has an easy decision to make
9 off 2
19.4
0
Balkin to Nielsen, no run, Another slower ball dug into the track outside off. Nielsen swings like a rusty gate and only swats away a few flies in the process
9 off 3. Heat's game to lose now?
19.3
0
Balkin to Nielsen, no run, Slower ball dug into the track on leg stump. Nielsen shows his hand early and shapes for the scoop. No pace to work with, though and he misses
9 off 4. This could be Nielsen or bust for the Strikers
19.2
1
Balkin to Pope, 1 run, Shortish outside off. Pope goes fishing at it and edges it down to deep third
Pope is the last batter in
19.1
W
Balkin to Hasan Ali, OUT, Hasan Ali perishes, and this game goes back and forth again! Some moment to get your first BBL wicket, eh? Dug in short. Hasan thinks he can smite this over long on. Shanks it completely and long on does not err in his catching!
Hasan Ali c sub (L Haskett) b Balkin 1 (5m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50
10 off 6
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