Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat, 2nd Match
Regular Season 2025/2026 · T20 · · Simonds Stadium, Geelong, Victoria
Melbourne Renegades won by 14 runs (Melbourne Renegades 212/5, Brisbane Heat 198/8).
- Melbourne Renegades: 212/5 (20 ov)
- Brisbane Heat: 198/8 (20 ov)
Match report
Melbourne Renegades (MR) faced Brisbane Heat (BH) in the 2nd Match of Regular Season 2025/2026, a T20 match, at Simonds Stadium, Geelong, Victoria. Play began on Monday, 15 December 2025 at 08:15 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Brisbane Heat won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Phillip Gillespie and Sam Nogajski, with Kent Hannam as match referee.
Melbourne Renegades made 212/5 in 20 overs, with Tim Seifert top-scoring on 102 from 56 balls. Jack Wildermuth was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 34. Brisbane Heat made 198/8 in 20 overs, with Colin Munro top-scoring on 55 from 32 balls. Will Sutherland was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 33.
Result: Melbourne Renegades won by 14 runs. Tim Seifert 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.
Melbourne Renegades · 1st innings: 212/5 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Brown | c Hugh Weibgen b Xavier Bartlett | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 115.38 |
| Tim Seifert | c Jimmy Peirson b Jack Wildermuth | 102 | 56 | 9 | 6 | 182.14 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | c Max Bryant b Patrick Dooley | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | b Jack Wildermuth | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 200 |
| Oliver Peake | c Nathan McSweeney b Jack Wildermuth | 57 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 196.55 |
| Hassan Khan | not out | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Will Sutherland | not out | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
Extras: 12 · Did not bat: Matthew Spoors, Fergus O'Neil, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Behrendorff
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Bartlett | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| Shaheen Afridi | 2.4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 16.13 |
| Patrick Dooley | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
| Jack Wildermuth | 4 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 8.5 |
| Liam Haskett | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 11.25 |
| Nathan McSweeney | 1.2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 18 |
Brisbane Heat · 1st innings: 198/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Munro | c Hassan Khan b Will Sutherland | 55 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 171.88 |
| Jack Wildermuth | c Mohammad Rizwan b Jason Behrendorff | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan McSweeney | run out | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| Matt Renshaw | c Jason Behrendorff b Gurinder Sandhu | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 150 |
| Max Bryant | c Oliver Peake b Jason Behrendorff | 14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Hugh Weibgen | not out | 38 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 190 |
| Xavier Bartlett | c Jake Fraser-McGurk b Will Sutherland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Jimmy Peirson | c Harry Dixon b Will Sutherland | 50 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 227.27 |
| Shaheen Afridi | b Gurinder Sandhu | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Haskett | not out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 11 · Did not bat: Patrick Dooley
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Behrendorff | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.5 |
| Fergus O'Neil | 3 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 14.33 |
| Gurinder Sandhu | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 |
| Will Sutherland | 4 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 8.25 |
| Hassan Khan | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10 |
| Matthew Spoors | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (BH, Gurinder Sandhu): 10 runs, 194/8 – 2 W wd 1 • 6 0b
- Over 19 (BH, Will Sutherland): 18 runs, 184/7 – 0lb W 6 4 6 2
- Over 18 (BH, Jason Behrendorff): 15 runs, 166/6 – 1 1 2 4 6 1
- Over 13 (BH, Will Sutherland): 0 runs, 151/6 – W
- Over 17 (BH, Hassan Khan): 13 runs, 151/5 – 1 4 2 1 4 1
- Over 16 (BH, Fergus O'Neil): 19 runs, 138/5 – 1 4 4 6 2 2