END OF OVER:
20 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | AS: 160/9 (7 runs required, RR: 8.00)

  • Peter Siddle8 (3b)
  • Henry Thornton0 (0b)
  • James Bazley4-0-44-1
  • Michael Neser4-0-23-2

9.19 pm So Brisbane Heat snap an eight-match losing streak stretching back to last season and as a result get their first win of the 2022-23 BBL campaign. For the Strikers, that's also their first loss after winning three straight to start the season. Heat benefitted significantly from Sam Billings being dropped twice, and then Strikers shot themselves in the foot wasting a review on the first ball of the chase, only to not have one available when Chris Lynn was given out lbw on a decision that would have been reversed had the review still be available to use.

Sam Billings is unsurprisingly named Player of the Match for his half-century: "I think both sides were pretty rusty if you can call it that way. Each side gave each other opportunities to get back into the game without being really ruthless. Maybe you iron out those errors as you get later into the tournament but it was a great result for us. It wasn't pretty at times, but you have days like that. I struggled to time it but you stick in there, a little bit of luck here and there and then one over can really change the game. That over against Peter Siddle [27 runs in the 19th] I came out on top and that really changed the game. I did struggle a little bit today. Sometimes when the bowler is running up, your mind is not quite that clear. Some days it just takes a little bit longer. Sometimes you just have to stick it out. You've got one of the best bowlers in the world in Rashid Khan up against you, get through that and it will get easier. It's just about having that clarity about what your game plan is, especially when you're struggling. You're not gonna take down Rashid Khan for 25 in an over. So it's trying to be smart. We kept on losing wickets at key times, but finally we got up to a decent score and held on."

That's it for today's doubleheader live coverage. For those of you who haven't already been following the IPL Auction live coverage, there's no better time than to switch over to that part of the site now. Until tomorrow, take care!

19.6
6
Bazley to Siddle, SIX, length ball on middle, Siddle goes to pull and a top edge swirls over the third man rope caught one-handed by Wes Agar in the dugout. It's not enough for the Strikers though as Brisbane Heat hold on to win by six runs.
19.5
0
Bazley to Siddle, no run, slower bouncer on sixth stump, Siddle fans on this trying to clear the off side.
19.4
2
Bazley to Siddle, 2 runs, missed runout! Full on the stumps, punches this through extra cover for one. Relay to the keeper is fumbled badly when Siddle was at least five yards short.

Strikers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0MW ShortJ Weatherald
2nd14CA LynnMW Short
3rd15CA LynnAJ Hose
4th9C de GrandhommeAJ Hose
5th73C de GrandhommeT Kelly
6th4C de GrandhommeHJ Nielsen
7th17HJ NielsenRashid Khan
8th18HJ NielsenWA Agar
9th2HJ NielsenHTRJY Thornton
10th8PM SiddleHTRJY Thornton

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
PS14113221.205
SS14103210.846
MR147714-0.027
ST147714-0.716
BH146713-0.483
HH146812-0.34
AS145910-0.151
MS143116-0.287