- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.5 full toss smacked straight to cover-point! The umpires have sent this upstairs to check it wasn't above waist high but it was well under. Thigh high full toss outside off, he throws the kitchen sink at it and smacks it head high straight to Abbott who hangs on at cover-point! 6/11.4 Straight to short third! Back of a length, fourth stump, Khawaja opens the face to glide it but glides it straight to Dwarshuis on the circle! Needed to go up or down 12/22.4 caught behind! Outstanding bowling. 143kph, angled into off, this swerves away very late as he tries to drive, catches the edge and Philippe takes to catch moving to his leg. Two angled in and one shaping away. Classic Starc 18/39.4 Shaw holds this at deep midwicket! Short arm ball, top of off, he tries to pull and gets under it, it hangs in the air for an age but Shaw holds his composure on the rope and takes the catch 59/413.5 given lbw! Celebrappeal from Curran. Looks out. Bryant reviews. Full and straight, on off, on pace, he tries to whip across the line, tries to go very square, hit on the back pad infront of off. Ball tracking says umpire's call hitting off. Heat keep the review but Bryant is out. 95/514.1 full toss chipped to cover! Starc gets a second with a full toss! Wide full toss, there to be hammered, he chips it in the air at head height and straight to Curran at cover. Starc has three. He laughed at that one 96/617.2 taken at deep cover! Full and wide, he leans back to try and loft over cover but slices it high and a touch squarer than where he intended, Davies runs from deep cover-point and takes the catch 144/718.6 Henriques takes a stunner at mid-off! Back of a length wide of off, he flat bats it with power to mid-off, Henriques has to jump at full stretch on the circle and plucks it! 155/819.5 too wide of off, Kuhnemann runs thinking it was a legal delivery and is run out! Kuhnemann did the right thing to run and McSweeney did the right thing not to given it was a wide. The ball will be rebowled 167/9Extras20 (lb 6, w 14)TOTAL171/9 (20 Overs, RR: 8.55)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Jack Wildermuth, 0.5 ov), 2-12 (Usman Khawaja, 1.4 ov), 3-18 (Matt Renshaw, 2.4 ov), 4-59 (Marnus Labuschagne, 9.4 ov), 5-95 (Max Bryant, 13.5 ov), 6-96 (Jimmy Peirson, 14.1 ov), 7-144 (Michael Neser, 17.2 ov), 8-155 (Xavier Bartlett, 18.6 ov), 9-167 (Matthew Kuhnemann, 19.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.6 chipped high and straight to mid-on! Full on leg, he tries whip legside but a hint of shape forces a slight leading edge and it balloons high in the air and straight to mid-on. Easy catch for Bryant 21/115.2 bowled him! 130kph, yorker on leg, perfect yorker, shapes under the bat and crashes into leg! Huge roar from the Heat fans 134/42.6 attempted lap scoop bunted to short fine! Full outside off, 135kph, a delivery easy enough to drive, he premeditates a lap scoop but just gets under it too much and it floats to short fine. Wildermuth took the catch easily but the umpires send it upstairs to check Wildermuth didn't put the ball on the ground as got to his feet. He kept his fingers under the ball the entire time. No issue. 31/28.4 top edge taken at deep midwicket! Short outside off, he takes on a pull shot and the extra bounce forces a top edge as he tries to drag it from wide of off, he skies it high to deep midwicket and Labuschagne runs in to take the catch easily 74/318.3 top edge straight up! Another short ball, this one a little quicker and higher, he tries to go again and gets a top edge straight up and Peirson takes the catch 171/5Extras14 (lb 12, w 2)TOTAL177/5 (18.4 Overs, RR: 9.48)Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Babar Azam, 1.6 ov), 2-31 (Josh Philippe, 2.6 ov), 3-74 (Moises Henriques, 8.4 ov), 4-134 (Steven Smith, 15.2 ov), 5-171 (Lachlan Shaw, 18.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MG Neser 4 0 34 1 8.5 8 4 0 1 0 XC Bartlett 3.4 0 32 2 8.72 11 3 2 0 0 JD Wildermuth 2 0 17 1 8.5 4 3 0 0 0 MP Kuhnemann 4 0 39 0 9.75 3 1 2 0 0 Zaman Khan 3 0 21 1 7 7 2 0 1 0 M Labuschagne 1 0 13 0 13 1 2 0 0 0 MT Renshaw 1 0 9 0 9 1 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sydney Sixers , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
18 January 2026 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sydney Sixers 2, Brisbane Heat 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 27 runs, 3 wickets)
- Brisbane Heat: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (48 balls), Extras 13
- Drinks: Brisbane Heat - 59/4 in 9.4 overs (NA McSweeney 15)
- Over 13.5: Review by Brisbane Heat (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - BC Treloar, Batter - M Bryant (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 14.1 - 16.0 (Batting side - 30 runs, 1 wicket)
- Brisbane Heat: 100 runs in 14.4 overs (88 balls), Extras 16
- Brisbane Heat: 150 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 17
- NA McSweeney: 50 off 47 balls (5 x 4)
- Over 19.2: Review by Sydney Sixers (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - BC Treloar, Batter - MP Kuhnemann (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Brisbane Heat - 171/9 in 20.0 overs (NA McSweeney 69, Zaman Khan 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 39 runs, 2 wickets)
- Sydney Sixers: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: Sydney Sixers - 91/3 in 10.0 overs (SPD Smith 38, SM Curran 9)
- Sydney Sixers: 100 runs in 11.2 overs (68 balls), Extras 12
- SPD Smith: 50 off 35 balls (5 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (SPD Smith 21, SM Curran 28, Ex 1)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 14.1 - 16.0 (Batting side - 13 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sydney Sixers: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 14
- SM Curran: 50 off 26 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsStarc'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
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



