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).
- Hobart Hurricanes: 157/8 (20 ov)
- Brisbane Heat: 160/8 (20 ov)
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)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usman Khawaja | c Mitchell Owen b Beau Webster | 19 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 105.56 |
| Jack Wildermuth | b Riley Meredith | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 54.55 |
| Nathan McSweeney | c Tim Ward b Nathan Ellis | 49 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 153.13 |
| Matt Renshaw | c Ben McDermott b Rishad Hossain | 37 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 148 |
| Max Bryant | b Nathan Ellis | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 142.86 |
| Jimmy Peirson | c Macalister Wright b Riley Meredith | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c Mitchell Owen b Rishad Hossain | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Michael Neser | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Xavier Bartlett | b Riley Meredith | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Zaman Khan
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikhil Chaudhary | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Riley Meredith | 4 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 10 |
| Nathan Ellis | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Chris Jordan | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 |
| Rishad Hossain | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
| Beau Webster | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Rehan Ahmed | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Mitchell Owen | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Hobart Hurricanes · 1st innings: 157/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Ward | c Marnus Labuschagne b Matthew Kuhnemann | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Mitchell Owen | c Marnus Labuschagne b Xavier Bartlett | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Beau Webster | c Nathan McSweeney b Marnus Labuschagne | 51 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 118.6 |
| Ben McDermott | b Matthew Kuhnemann | 59 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 163.89 |
| Nikhil Chaudhary | c Michael Neser b Zaman Khan | 16 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 94.12 |
| Matthew Wade | c Xavier Bartlett b Michael Neser | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 137.5 |
| Rehan Ahmed | c Matt Renshaw b Xavier Bartlett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jordan | c Max Bryant b Xavier Bartlett | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Ellis | not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Rishad Hossain | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 8 · Did not bat: Riley Meredith
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6 |
| Xavier Bartlett | 4 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 11 |
| Michael Neser | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 |
| Zaman Khan | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5.33 |
| Matt Renshaw | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5.5 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (HH, Zaman Khan): 2 runs, 156/8 – 1 W • • 1 •
- Over 19 (HH, Xavier Bartlett): 5 runs, 154/7 – 2 1 W • W 1 wd
- Over 18 (HH, Michael Neser): 9 runs, 149/5 – W 6 1 • 1 1
- Over 17 (HH, Matt Renshaw): 5 runs, 140/4 – 1 1 • 1 1 1
- Over 16 (HH, Matthew Kuhnemann): 7 runs, 135/4 – • 2 W 1 4 •
- Over 15 (HH, Marnus Labuschagne): 5 runs, 128/3 – 1 1 1 1 1 W
