Heat vs Sixers 40th Match Scoreboard

RESULT

40th Match (N), Brisbane, January 18, 2026, Big Bash League

BH 171/9

SS (18.4/20 ov, T:172) 177/5

Sixers won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Sam Curran

, SS

53* (27) & 2/37

Brisbane Heat  (20 ovs maximum)

Batting R B 4s 6s SR  

Jack Wildermuth 

1 2 0 0 50.00

c Abbott b Starc

Usman Khawaja (c)

11 7 2 0 157.14

c Dwarshuis b Abbott

Nathan McSweeney 

69 54 8 0 127.77

not out

Matt Renshaw 

0 4 0 0 0.00

c †Philippe b Starc

Marnus Labuschagne 

18 18 2 0 100.00

c Shaw b Davies

Max Bryant 

14 13 2 0 107.69

lbw b Curran

Jimmy Peirson †

1 2 0 0 50.00

c Curran b Starc

Michael Neser 

35 14 5 2 250.00

c Shaw b Curran

Xavier Bartlett 

2 5 0 0 40.00

c Henriques b Starc

Matthew Kuhnemann 

0 1 0 0 0.00

run out (†Philippe/Curran)

Zaman Khan 

0 0 0 0 -

not out

Extras 20 (lb 6, w 14)

Total 171/9

20 Ov (RR: 8.55)

Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Jack Wildermuth, 0.5 ov), 2-12 (Usman Khawaja, 1.4 ov), 3-18 (Matt Renshaw, 2.4 ov), 4-59 (Marnus Labuschagne, 9.4 ov), 5-95 (Max Bryant, 13.5 ov), 6-96 (Jimmy Peirson, 14.1 ov), 7-144 (Michael Neser, 17.2 ov), 8-155 (Xavier Bartlett, 18.6 ov), 9-167 (Matthew Kuhnemann, 19.5 ov) • 

DRS

Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB  

Mitchell Starc

4 0 35

4

8.75 1 0

Sean Abbott

3 0 27

1

9.00 0 0

Jack Edwards

4 0 34 0 8.50 3 0

Joel Davies

3 0 19

1

6.33 1 0

Ben Dwarshuis

2 0 13 0 6.50 1 0

Sam Curran

4 0 37

2

9.25 4 0

Sydney Sixers  (T: 172 runs from 20 ovs)

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Babar Azam 

1 7 0 0 14.28

c Bryant b Bartlett

Steven Smith 

54 40 5 0 135.00

b Zaman Khan

Josh Philippe †

8 5 2 0 160.00

c Wildermuth b Neser

Moises Henriques (c)

24 20 3 0 120.00

c Labuschagne b Wildermuth

Sam Curran 

53 27 5 2 196.29

not out

Lachlan Shaw 

17 12 1 1 141.66

c †Peirson b Bartlett

Jack Edwards 

6 1 0 1 600.00

not out

Extras 14 (lb 12, w 2)

Total 177/5

18.4 Ov (RR: 9.48)

Did not bat: 

Joel Davies, 

Ben Dwarshuis, 

Sean Abbott, 

Mitchell Starc 

Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Babar Azam, 1.6 ov), 2-31 (Josh Philippe, 2.6 ov), 3-74 (Moises Henriques, 8.4 ov), 4-134 (Steven Smith, 15.2 ov), 5-171 (Lachlan Shaw, 18.3 ov) • 

DRS

Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB

Michael Neser

4 0 34

1

8.50 1 0

Xavier Bartlett

3.4 0 32

2

8.72 0 0

Jack Wildermuth

2 0 17

1

8.50 0 0

Matthew Kuhnemann

4 0 39 0 9.75 0 0

Zaman Khan

3 0 21

1

7.00 1 0

Marnus Labuschagne

1 0 13 0 13.00 0 0

Matt Renshaw

1 0 9 0 9.00 0 0

Match Flow

• Brisbane Heat innings
• Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 27 runs, 3 wickets)
• Brisbane Heat: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (48 balls), Extras 13
• Drinks: Brisbane Heat - 59/4 in 9.4 overs (NA McSweeney 15)
• Over 13.5: Review by Brisbane Heat (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - BC Treloar, Batter - M Bryant (Struck down - Umpires Call)
• Powerplay 2: Overs 14.1 - 16.0 (Batting side - 30 runs, 1 wicket)
• Brisbane Heat: 100 runs in 14.4 overs (88 balls), Extras 16
• Brisbane Heat: 150 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 17
• NA McSweeney: 50 off 47 balls (5 x 4)
• Over 19.2: Review by Sydney Sixers (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - BC Treloar, Batter - MP Kuhnemann (Struck down)
• Innings Break: Brisbane Heat - 171/9 in 20.0 overs (NA McSweeney 69, Zaman Khan 0)
• Sydney Sixers innings
• Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 39 runs, 2 wickets)
• Sydney Sixers: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 10
• Drinks: Sydney Sixers - 91/3 in 10.0 overs (SPD Smith 38, SM Curran 9)
• Sydney Sixers: 100 runs in 11.2 overs (68 balls), Extras 12
• SPD Smith: 50 off 35 balls (5 x 4)
• 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (SPD Smith 21, SM Curran 28, Ex 1)
• Powerplay 2: Overs 14.1 - 16.0 (Batting side - 13 runs, 1 wicket)
• Sydney Sixers: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 14
• SM Curran: 50 off 26 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)

Match Details

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Toss Sydney Sixers, elected to field first

Series

Big Bash League

Season

2025/26

Player Of The Match

Sixers

Sam Curran

Match days 18 January 2026 - night (20-over match)

Umpires

Australia

Ben Treloar

DRS

Australia

Gerard Abood

DRS

TV Umpire

Australia

Stephen Dionysius

Reserve Umpire

England

Riki Wessels

Match Referee

Australia

Dave Gilbert

Points Sydney Sixers 2, Brisbane Heat 0