The Brisbane Heat clashed with Sydney Thunder in a thrilling encounter at Manuka Oval, Canberra on 12 December. The match lived up to the hype, showcasing exceptional cricketing skills and a roller-coaster of emotions for fans.
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bowl. The decision proved pivotal as it set the tone for the entire match.
First Innings:
Batting performance: Brisbane Heat
Opener Josh Brown set the stage with 14 runs off 17 balls, Colin Munro who played alongside him, made 46 runs off 33 balls with a strike rate of 139.39, with two 4s and two 6s. He was followed by Nathan Mcsweeney, who made a decent 29 runs off 27 balls. He was followed by Matt Renshaw(20), Sam Billings(23), Paul walter(6), Michael Neser(2), spencer johnson(4). The team made a total of 151/7
Bowling performance: Sydney thunder
Tanveer Sangha managed to take 3 wickets (Nathan McSweeney, Matt Renshaw, Paul Walter) and bowled for 4 overs, he was followed by Zaman Khan who took 2 wickets then Liam Hetcher and Chris Green with 1-1 wickets.
Score at the end of innings: 151/7 (20 overs)
Second Innings:
Batting performance: Sydney Thunders
Opener Cameron Bancroft who made 25 runs off 19 balls, alongside Alex Hales (0), Mathew Gilkes(3), Oliver Davies(35/30). He was followed by Daniel Sams(11/9), Chris Greens(30/20), Nathan Mcandrew (13/9). The team made 131 runs for 10 wickets.
Bowling performance: Brisbane Heat
Xavier Bartlett managed to take 3 wickets and bowled for 4 overs, he was followed by Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Paul Walter with 2 wickets each.
Result: Brisbane Heat won by 20 runs
Player of the match: Mitchell Swepson
