Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat, 35th Match

Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Bellerive Oval, Bellerive, Hobart, Tasmania

Brisbane Heat won by 3 runs (Hobart Hurricanes 157/8, Brisbane Heat 160/8).

Match report

Hobart Hurricanes (HH) faced Brisbane Heat (BH) in the 35th Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Bellerive Oval, Bellerive, Hobart, Tasmania. Play began on Wednesday, 14 January 2026 at 08:15 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.

Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Michael Graham-Smith and Riki Wessels, with Xavier Doherty as match referee.

Brisbane Heat made 160/8 in 20 overs, with Nathan McSweeney top-scoring on 49 from 32 balls. Riley Meredith was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 40. Hobart Hurricanes made 157/8 in 20 overs, with Ben McDermott top-scoring on 59 from 36 balls. Xavier Bartlett was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 44.

Result: Brisbane Heat won by 3 runs. Matthew Kuhnemann 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: 160/8 (20 ov)

Batting
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Usman Khawajac Mitchell Owen b Beau Webster191801105.56
Jack Wildermuthb Riley Meredith6110054.55
Nathan McSweeneyc Tim Ward b Nathan Ellis493270153.13
Matt Renshawc Ben McDermott b Rishad Hossain372522148
Max Bryantb Nathan Ellis201421142.86
Jimmy Peirsonc Macalister Wright b Riley Meredith8810100
Marnus Labuschagnec Mitchell Owen b Rishad Hossain560083.33
Michael Nesernot out120050
Xavier Bartlettb Riley Meredith5310166.67
Matthew Kuhnemannnot out01000

Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Zaman Khan

Bowling
BowlerOMRWEcon
Nikhil Chaudhary10202
Riley Meredith4040310
Nathan Ellis403027.5
Chris Jordan301906.33
Rishad Hossain402726.75
Beau Webster10919
Rehan Ahmed2021010.5
Mitchell Owen10505

Hobart Hurricanes · 1st innings: 157/8 (20 ov)

Batting
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Tim Wardc Marnus Labuschagne b Matthew Kuhnemann130033.33
Mitchell Owenc Marnus Labuschagne b Xavier Bartlett8600133.33
Beau Websterc Nathan McSweeney b Marnus Labuschagne514351118.6
Ben McDermottb Matthew Kuhnemann593633163.89
Nikhil Chaudharyc Michael Neser b Zaman Khan16171094.12
Matthew Wadec Xavier Bartlett b Michael Neser11801137.5
Rehan Ahmedc Matt Renshaw b Xavier Bartlett01000
Chris Jordanc Max Bryant b Xavier Bartlett02000
Nathan Ellisnot out230066.67
Rishad Hossainnot out1100100

Extras: 8 · Did not bat: Riley Meredith

Bowling
BowlerOMRWEcon
Matthew Kuhnemann402426
Xavier Bartlett4044311
Michael Neser3032110.67
Zaman Khan402917.25
Marnus Labuschagne301615.33
Matt Renshaw201115.5

Latest overs

  1. Over 20 (HH, Zaman Khan): 2 runs, 156/8 – 1 W • • 1 •
  2. Over 19 (HH, Xavier Bartlett): 5 runs, 154/7 – 2 1 W • W 1 wd
  3. Over 18 (HH, Michael Neser): 9 runs, 149/5 – W 6 1 • 1 1
  4. Over 17 (HH, Matt Renshaw): 5 runs, 140/4 – 1 1 • 1 1 1
  5. Over 16 (HH, Matthew Kuhnemann): 7 runs, 135/4 – • 2 W 1 4 •
  6. Over 15 (HH, Marnus Labuschagne): 5 runs, 128/3 – 1 1 1 1 1 W