{"id":10488,"date":"2026-01-18T16:14:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T10:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=680826"},"modified":"2026-01-18T16:14:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T10:44:42","slug":"watch-steven-smith-booed-by-gabba-crowd-during-brisbane-heat-vs-sydney-sixers-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/watch-steven-smith-booed-by-gabba-crowd-during-brisbane-heat-vs-sydney-sixers-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Steven Smith booed by Gabba crowd during Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&:has([data-writing-block])>*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"cb4671d2-7dca-472d-92c8-c08e7755fbca\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-50\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"19638495-c747-4f9e-8423-e57962f3115c\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"189\" data-end=\"534\">A tense moment unfolded during the <strong data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"273\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Big Bash League<\/span><\/span> 2025\u201326<\/strong> match between <strong data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"329\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Brisbane Heat<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"375\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sydney Sixers<\/span><\/span><\/strong> at the <strong data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"424\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Gabba<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, when <strong data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"472\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Steven Smith<\/span><\/span><\/strong> was repeatedly booed by a section of the crowd while batting.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"906\">The incident occurred as Smith took guard, with spectators seated behind the bowler\u2019s arm waving their arms and attempting to distract him. Visibly unhappy, Smith paused play, pointed towards the stands, and gestured to the umpires, asking them to intervene. As he continued signalling the issue, the crowd responded with louder boos, adding to the tension on the field.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"908\" data-end=\"952\">Smith speaks to Khawaja, umpires step in<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"954\" data-end=\"1287\">Smith was seen speaking to the opposition captain <strong data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1045\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Usman Khawaja<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, explaining that the movement behind the bowler was affecting his concentration. He repeatedly shook his head and appeared agitated as the disruption continued. The umpires were alerted and briefly assessed the situation before play resumed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Steve Smith was booed by Brisbane crowd after this incident at The Gabba. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BBL15?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BBL15<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/soU2HXhL8E\">pic.twitter.com\/soU2HXhL8E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBL\/status\/2012835759040999763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1336\">Match situation at the time of the incident<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1338\" data-end=\"1665\">The on-field drama came during a crucial phase of the chase. Brisbane Heat had earlier posted <strong data-start=\"1432\" data-end=\"1457\">171 for 9 in 20 overs<\/strong>, putting pressure on the Sydney Sixers. At the time of the incident, the Sixers were <strong data-start=\"1543\" data-end=\"1568\">52 for 2 in 6.2 overs<\/strong>, with Smith batting on <strong data-start=\"1592\" data-end=\"1611\">24 off 17 balls<\/strong> and the team needing <strong data-start=\"1633\" data-end=\"1664\">120 runs from 82 deliveries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1667\" data-end=\"1806\">Despite the hostile reception from the crowd, Smith attempted to stay composed at the crease as the Sixers looked to rebuild their innings.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"1853\">Gabba atmosphere adds edge to BBL contest<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1855\" data-end=\"2163\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The episode highlighted the intense and sometimes volatile atmosphere at the Gabba, especially during high-stakes Big Bash League matches. While crowd energy is a defining feature of the tournament, the incident once again raised questions around spectator conduct and on-field distractions during live play.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tense moment unfolded during the Big Bash League 2025\u201326 match between Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers at the The\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":32968,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}