Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes, 49th Match: Renshaw continues form as Heat win

A back and forth affair ended in Brisbane Heat stealing a 12 run win over Hobart Hurricanes today at the The Gabba, Brisbane.

Match Summary

Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes, 49th Match, Big Bash League

Brisbane Heat 162/6 (20 ov)

Hobart Hurricanes 150/6 (20 ov)

Result - Brisbane Heat won by 12 runs.

SCORECARD

It was rather a back and forth innings, Hurricanes satisfied in preventing the Heat from gaining an early lead. The pitch had good bounce and carry for batting, but the Hurricanes' bowlers also made effective use of it.

Riley Meredith started the match off with a powerful over, deceiving Joshua Brown and getting him out with a ball right on target. After that, the game went through a difficult phase before Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne started to score runs. Nevertheless, Khawaja, the captain, was out caught by Faheem Ashraf after the powerplay, and Matt Renshaw, who had a successful game last time, struggled to find his rhythm initially.

After Labuschagne's dismissal following the drinks break, Sam Hain struggled to adapt to the wicket. Despite the bounce on offer, none of the incoming batsmen were able to establish themselves until the latter stages of the game. Renshaw made strategic changes and attempted to exploit the field, but his untimely dismissal proved to be a setback for the Heat.

Hain then stepped up during the Power Surge, giving the innings the boost it needed. James Bazley provided the final touches, and with a number of wide balls throughout the innings, the Heat were able to establish a competitive total that their bowlers will now have to defend.

In response Hobart Hurricanes fought back via the bat of Matthew Wade (45) and Tim David (44*) who lead the way.

It wasn't enough though, some crucial moments from Michael Neser (3/27) with the ball, lead Heat to a 12 run win.

Match Stats

Brisbane Heat Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Josh Brown - 0.6 ov), 2-24 (Usman Khawaja - 4.1 ov), 3-68 (Marnus Labuschagne - 10.4 ov), 4-110 (Matt Renshaw - 14.5 ov), 5-130 (Jimmy Peirson - 17.1 ov), 6-141 (Michael Neser - 18.1 ov)

Hobart Hurricanes Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Ben McDermott - 0.2 ov), 2-14 (Zak Crawley - 2.2 ov), 3-73 (Caleb Jewell - 10.6 ov), 4-86 (Matthew Wade - 12.1 ov), 5-109 (D'Arcy Short - 15.2 ov), 6-139 (Mitchell Owen - 18.4 ov)

 

Playing XI

Brisbane Heat: Josh Brown, Usman Khawaja(C), Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Sam Hain, Jimmy Peirson(WK), James Bazley, Michael Neser, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann

Hobart Hurricanes: Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Zak Crawley, Matthew Wade(WK/C), Tim David, D'Arcy Short, Mitchell Owen, Faheem Ashraf, Joel Paris, Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith

Match Details:

Date: Friday, January 20, 2023 09:00

Venue: The Gabba, Brisbane, Brisbane

Toss: Hobart Hurricanes won the toss & elected to field