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Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers Scorecard, 40th Match
171/9 (20 ov)
177/5 (18.4 ov)
Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Sun, 18 Jan, 13:45 IST
- Venue
- The Gabba
- Data checked
- 05:49:40 IST
Match summary
Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining).
40th Match · Big Bash League · The Gabba · 18 Jan 2026
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bowl.
Brisbane Heat: 171/9 (20 ov)
Top score: Nathan McSweeney, 69 not out off 54 balls
Best bowling: Mitchell Starc, 4 for 35 in 4 overs
Sydney Sixers: 177/5 (18.4 ov)
Top score: Steven Smith, 54 off 40 balls
Best bowling: Xavier Bartlett, 2 for 32 in 3.4 overs
Player of the match: Sam Curran (Sydney Sixers)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat innings171/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Wildermuthc Abbott b Starc | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| Usman Khawajac Dwarshuis b Abbott | 11 | 7 | 157.1 | ||
| Nathan McSweeneynot out | 69 | 54 | 127.8 | ||
| Matt Renshawc Philippe b Starc | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| Marnus Labuschagnec Shaw b Davies | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | ||
| Max Bryantlbw b Curran | 14 | 13 | 107.7 | ||
| Jimmy Peirsonc Curran b Starc | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| Michael Neserc Shaw b Curran | 35 | 14 | 250.0 | ||
| Xavier Bartlettc Henriques b Starc | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | ||
| Matthew Kuhnemannrun out (Philippe) | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Zaman Khannot out | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Extras | 20 (w 14, nb 0, b 0, lb 6) | ||||
| Total | 171/9 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
6-1 (Jack Wildermuth, 0.5 ov) · 12-2 (Usman Khawaja, 1.4 ov) · 18-3 (Matt Renshaw, 2.4 ov) · 59-4 (Marnus Labuschagne, 9.4 ov) · 95-5 (Max Bryant, 13.5 ov) · 96-6 (Jimmy Peirson, 14.1 ov) · 144-7 (Michael Neser, 17.2 ov) · 155-8 (Xavier Bartlett, 18.6 ov) · 167-9 (Matthew Kuhnemann, 19.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 4 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 | ||
| Sean Abbott | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9.00 | ||
| Jack Edwards | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 | ||
| Joel Davies | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 | ||
| Ben Dwarshuis | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | ||
| Sam Curran | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 |
Sydney Sixers innings177/5 (18.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babar Azamc Bryant b Bartlett | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | ||
| Steven Smithb Khan | 54 | 40 | 135.0 | ||
| Josh Philippec Wildermuth b Neser | 8 | 5 | 160.0 | ||
| Moises Henriquesc Labuschagne b Wildermuth | 24 | 20 | 120.0 | ||
| Sam Currannot out | 53 | 27 | 196.3 | ||
| Lachlan Shawc Peirson b Bartlett | 17 | 12 | 141.7 | ||
| Jack Edwardsnot out | 6 | 1 | 600.0 | ||
| Extras | 14 (w 2, nb 0, b 0, lb 12) | ||||
| Total | 177/5 (18.4 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
21-1 (Babar Azam, 1.6 ov) · 31-2 (Josh Philippe, 2.6 ov) · 74-3 (Moises Henriques, 8.4 ov) · 134-4 (Steven Smith, 15.2 ov) · 171-5 (Lachlan Shaw, 18.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Neser | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 | ||
| Xavier Bartlett | 3.4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.73 | ||
| Jack Wildermuth | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.50 | ||
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 | ||
| Zaman Khan | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 | ||
| Marnus Labuschagne | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | ||
| Matt Renshaw | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
Line-ups
Brisbane Heat
The ground: The Gabba
FairPlay holds 11 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at The Gabba, Brisbane, with a median first-innings score of 174.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 18% and the toss winner won 73%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 91% of the time.
Highest total: 258/2 by Brisbane Heat on 19 Dec 2025.
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