Big Bash League 2022-23: Brisbane Heat Won by 4 Runs in a Close Encounter Against Melbourne Stars
Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars faced each other at The Gabba, Brisbane. Brisbane Heat has won the toss and decided to bat first.
Josh Brown and Khawaja came to bat, and Luke Wood opened the bowling attack. Josh Brown started the over with a four and got out on the 4th ball in a close call. Marnus Labuschagne got out in the 3rd over on Luke Wood after scoring 1(5). After 3 overs, BRH was 27-2.
Matt Renshaw ran out in the 5th over after scoring 7(9) runs. After 6 overs, BRH was 49-3. In the 7th over, Khawaja took a single and helped his team to score 50 runs. Khawaja hit a four on the third ball and got out on the fifth ball after scoring 24(18) runs. In the 14th ball, Jimmy Peirson hit back-to-back two fours and helped his team to reach 100 runs. Sam Hain ended the over with a four. In the 15th over, Peirson and Hain hit four on the fourth and sixth ball respectively. After 15 overs, BRH was 120-4.
In the 18th over, Peirson took a single and scored his half-century in the 38 balls. Sam Hain hit the four on the last ball and scored his half-century in 34 balls. Hain hit back-to-back two boundaries on Liam Hatcher in the 19th over.
In 20 overs, Brisbane Heat scored 188 runs with a loss of 4 wickets.
Chasing 189 runs, Joe Clarke and Thomas Rogers came to bat, and Neser opened the bowling attack. Thomas Rogers hit the first boundary of the second innings on the last ball. In the 3rd over, Joe Clarke hit the four on the second ball, and Thomas Rogers smashed back-to-back two sixes. After 3 overs, Melbourne Stars was 37-0.
Thomas Rogers hit back-to-back two boundaries – 6 and 4 in the 4th over on Spencer Johnson. Thomas Rogers took a single on the second ball and helped his team to score 50 runs. He got out on Bazley after scoring 41(20) in the 5th over. After 6 overs, MLS was 57-1.
Kellaway hit back-to-back two fours on Renshaw in the 9th over. Joe Clarke got out in the 12th over after scoring 31(32). After 12 overs, MLS was 98-2. Kellaway took a single and helped his team to score 100 runs on Kuhnemann in the 13th over.
In the 14th over, Kellaway got out after scoring 25(23) runs on Swepson. After 15 overs, MLS was 117-3. In the 17th over, Melbourne gathered 15 runs with a six and a four. In the last three overs, MLS required 48 runs to win.
Cartwright hit back-to-back two fours in the 18th over and Stoinis hit two sixes in the next over. Melbourne required 14 runs in the last over and scored only 9 runs. MLS scored 184-3 and lost the match by 4 runs.
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