END OF OVER:
16 | 11 Runs 2 Wkts | HH: 116/9 (2 runs required, RR: 7.25)

  • Nathan Ellis2 (2b)
  • Paul Walter3-0-28-2
  • Spencer Johnson3-0-21-2

9:50pm A game that ebbed, flowed and ultimately ended in the Brisbane Heat's favour - a sort of game that both teams might look back on as defining, irrespective of what further twists and turns their campaign takes. Hope you enjoyed our coverage just as much as we loved bringing it to you. Until next time, this is goodbye from Vairavan and me (Shashwat). Take care, folks!

Xavier Bartlett, Player of the Match: It was an unbelievable game. The crowd here was unbelievable, the loudest it has been. We were just trying to take wickets. Any of their top seven batters could have won the game, hence wickets were the key. (On the hat-trick ball) It is a funny one. You are trying to bowl your best ball. Good to contribute to a win tonight. (On the conditions) There was some swing out there. The drizzle quickened up the wicket.

9:43pm Phew. What a game that was. Nikhil Chaudhary, playing his debut season in the BBL, almost pulled off the unthinkable for the Hurricanes. When he walked in, the visitors were tottering at 22-4. Chaudhary, though, fought fire with fire, putting pressure on the bowlers whenever he could. He kept at it once David departed but right at the end, he perished, leaving the Hurricanes with five to get off three balls. Ellis and Dooley could only combine for three runs off those three balls, meaning that the Heat ultimately got past the finish line.

The Brisbane Heat will be pleased with how they bowled, and how they responded to pressure. Their new-ball bowling was just exceptional, and it rocked the Hurricanes early. There was a phase where David and Chaudhary got on top of them, but they roared back right at the death, defending 35 off the last four overs, despite David and Chaudhary being at the crease. Bartlett was superb, as was Johnson. Neser and Kuhnemann also bowled tidily, while Walter did just enough to prevent the Hurricanes from making it three wins out of three.

15.6
W
Walter to Ellis, 1 run, OUT, the Brisbane Heat win! Oh my word! Loopy full toss outside off and Ellis cannot strike it the way he wants. Drills it straight to the fielder at mid off and that is just a single. That ought to have been dumped into the stands, but instead, it was scuffed. Heartbreak for the Hurricanes; pure joy for the Heat! And to top it all off, they get Dooley run out at the batter's end as he tried to pinch a non-existent second run!

PG Dooley run out 1 (7m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

A few words between Dooley and Walter because the former thought Walter got in his way while running. Three needed off the final ball. Two for a tie

15.5
1
Walter to Dooley, 1 run, full and wide outside off. Dooley thumps it straight back at the bowler, who gets something behind it and keeps it down to a single

The fine leg boundary is very short. Is a scoop on the cards?

Hurricanes 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st5BR McDermottCP Jewell
2nd2BR McDermottM Wright
3rd0SR HainBR McDermott
4th15CJ AndersonBR McDermott
5th34BR McDermottN Chaudhary
6th47TH DavidN Chaudhary
7th2CJ JordanN Chaudhary
8th8N ChaudharyPG Dooley
9th3NT EllisPG Dooley

Big Bash League

TeamMWLPTNRR
BH1071160.972
SS1062140.339
PS1063130.725
AS1054110.331
HH10468-0.268
MS10468-1.051
MR10266-0.289
ST10174-0.652