Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers, 40th Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · The Gabba, Brisbane
Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining) (Brisbane Heat 171/9, Sydney Sixers 177/5).
- Brisbane Heat: 171/9 (20 ov)
- Sydney Sixers: 177/5 (18.4 ov)
Match report
Brisbane Heat (BH) faced Sydney Sixers (SS) in the 40th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at The Gabba, Brisbane. Play began on Sunday, 18 January 2026 at 08:15 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Sydney Sixers won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Ben Treloar and Gerard Abood, with Dave Gilbert as match referee.
Brisbane Heat made 171/9 in 20 overs, with Nathan McSweeney top-scoring on 69 not out from 54 balls. Mitchell Starc was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 35. Sydney Sixers made 177/5 in 18.4 overs, with Steven Smith top-scoring on 54 from 40 balls. Xavier Bartlett was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 32.
Result: Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining). Sam Curran 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: 171/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Wildermuth | c Sean Abbott b Mitchell Starc | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Usman Khawaja | c Ben Dwarshuis b Sean Abbott | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 157.14 |
| Nathan McSweeney | not out | 69 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 127.78 |
| Matt Renshaw | c Josh Philippe b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c Lachlan Shaw b Joel Davies | 18 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Max Bryant | lbw b Sam Curran | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 107.69 |
| Jimmy Peirson | c Sam Curran b Mitchell Starc | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Michael Neser | c Lachlan Shaw b Sam Curran | 35 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 250 |
| Xavier Bartlett | c Moises Henriques b Mitchell Starc | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | run out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaman Khan | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 20
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 4 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
| Sean Abbott | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9 |
| Jack Edwards | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Joel Davies | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sam Curran | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 |
Sydney Sixers · 1st innings: 177/5 (18.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babar Azam | c Max Bryant b Xavier Bartlett | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Steven Smith | b Zaman Khan | 54 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 135 |
| Josh Philippe | c Jack Wildermuth b Michael Neser | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 160 |
| Moises Henriques | c Marnus Labuschagne b Jack Wildermuth | 24 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 120 |
| Sam Curran | not out | 53 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 196.3 |
| Lachlan Shaw | c Jimmy Peirson b Xavier Bartlett | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 141.67 |
| Jack Edwards | not out | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 600 |
Extras: 14 · Did not bat: Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Neser | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Xavier Bartlett | 3.4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.73 |
| Jack Wildermuth | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 |
| Zaman Khan | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Matt Renshaw | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Latest overs
- Over 19 (SS, Xavier Bartlett): 16 runs, 165/5 – 6 W 6 4
- Over 18 (SS, Matthew Kuhnemann): 17 runs, 149/4 – 2 6 1 1 6 1
- Over 17 (SS, Michael Neser): 7 runs, 132/4 – 2 1 2 • 1 1
- Over 16 (SS, Zaman Khan): 4 runs, 125/4 – 1 1 0lb • W 2
- Over 15 (SS, Xavier Bartlett): 7 runs, 121/3 – 0lb 1 • 1 1 4
- Over 14 (SS, Matthew Kuhnemann): 8 runs, 114/3 – 1 2 1 2 1 1