Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers, 13th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · The Gabba, Brisbane
Brisbane Heat won by 7 runs (Brisbane Heat 179/9, Adelaide Strikers 172).
- Brisbane Heat: 179/9 (20 ov)
- Adelaide Strikers: 172 (19.5 ov)
Match report
Brisbane Heat (BH) faced Adelaide Strikers (AS) in the 13th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at The Gabba, Brisbane. Play began on Saturday, 27 December 2025 at 08:15 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Donovan Koch and Stephen Dionysius, with Joanne Broadbent as match referee.
Brisbane Heat made 179/9 in 20 overs, with Max Bryant top-scoring on 63 from 32 balls. Matthew Short was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 13. Adelaide Strikers made 172 in 19.5 overs, with Matthew Short top-scoring on 63 from 39 balls. Xavier Bartlett was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 26.
Result: Brisbane Heat won by 7 runs. Xavier Bartlett was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Brisbane Heat · 1st innings: 179/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Munro | b Luke Wood | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 175 |
| Jack Wildermuth | c Hasan Ali b Liam Scott | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Matt Renshaw | c Jason Sangha b Matthew Short | 33 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 157.14 |
| Hugh Weibgen | c Jamie Overton b Matthew Short | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 90.91 |
| Max Bryant | c Matthew Short b Hasan Ali | 63 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 196.88 |
| Tom Alsop | c Jerrssis Wadia b Lloyd Pope | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Jimmy Peirson | run out | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 130 |
| Xavier Bartlett | c Mackenzie Harvey b Hasan Ali | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 115.38 |
| Shaheen Afridi | c Harry Nielsen b Luke Wood | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Thomas Balkin | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 14
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Wood | 4 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 10.75 |
| Liam Scott | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Jamie Overton | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11 |
| Hasan Ali | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9 |
| Lloyd Pope | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8 |
| Matthew Short | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4.33 |
| Jerrssis Wadia | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Adelaide Strikers · 1st innings: 172 (19.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Short | c Liam Haskett b Xavier Bartlett | 63 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 161.54 |
| Chris Lynn | c & b Xavier Bartlett | 22 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Mackenzie Harvey | c Thomas Balkin b Xavier Bartlett | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Scott | c Xavier Bartlett b Matt Renshaw | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Harry Manenti | b Matthew Kuhnemann | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 200 |
| Jamie Overton | c Jimmy Peirson b Jack Wildermuth | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Jerrssis Wadia | c sub b Jack Wildermuth | 34 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 212.5 |
| Luke Wood | run out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Harry Nielsen | c Matthew Kuhnemann b Thomas Balkin | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Hasan Ali | c sub b Thomas Balkin | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Lloyd Pope | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 3
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Afridi | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 |
| Xavier Bartlett | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.5 |
| Jack Wildermuth | 4 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 14.75 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Thomas Balkin | 3.5 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.83 |
| Matt Renshaw | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (AS, Thomas Balkin): 2 runs, 171/10 – W wd • • 1 W
- Over 19 (AS, Jack Wildermuth): 10 runs, 169/8 – 4 2 1 W 1 W
- Over 18 (AS, Xavier Bartlett): 6 runs, 159/6 – • 1 2 1 W 2
- Over 17 (AS, Matthew Kuhnemann): 6 runs, 153/5 – 1 • 2 1 1 1
- Over 16 (AS, Thomas Balkin): 4 runs, 147/5 – 1 2 • • • 1
- Over 15 (AS, Jack Wildermuth): 24 runs, 143/5 – 2 4 6 6 6 W