Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers, 37th Match: Hardie and Inglis shine in comfortable win

Aaron Hardie and Josh Inglis both played well and together formed an unbroken partnership of 132 runs in 74 balls, leading the Scorchers to an effortless victory.

Match Summary

Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers, 37th Match, Big Bash League

Brisbane Heat 155/6 (20 ov)

Perth Scorchers 157/2 (16.2 ov)

Result - Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets

SCORECARD

Matt Kelly bowled a strong last over, helping the Brisbane team finish their innings on 155. An average score, with thanks to the 62-run partnership between Peirson and Bryant that they were able to reach this total.

Earlier in the match, players Josh Brown and Usman Khawaja had performed well, appearing to be in top form, but they were unable to capitalize on their strong starts. Additionally, Marnus Labuschagne was not able to perform as well as hoped.

It was after the 10th over that the Heat began to struggle. They lost 2 wickets, leaving it to Bryant and Peirson to rebuild the innings. Despite the initial setback, they were able to do so successfully.

The Heat team made efforts to increase their score but fell short in the end. The opposing Scorchers team will likely be pleased with the outcome as they successfully kept the Heat's final score to 155.

The Scorchers achieved a commanding victory, propelling them to the top of the standings.

Aaron Hardie and Josh Inglis both played well and together formed an unbroken partnership of 132 runs in 74 balls, leading the Scorchers to an effortless victory.

Match Stats

Brisbane Heat Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Josh Brown - 3.5 ov), 2-48 (Marnus Labuschagne - 5.6 ov), 3-81 (Usman Khawaja - 10.2 ov), 4-89 (Matt Renshaw - 11.5 ov), 5-151 (Max Bryant - 19.1 ov), 6-151 (Ross Whiteley - 19.2 ov)

Perth Scorchers Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Cameron Bancroft - 1.3 ov), 2-25 (Stephen Eskinazi - 3.6 ov)

Playing XIs

Brisbane Heat: Usman Khawaja (C), Josh Brown, Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Jimmy Peirson (WK), Max Bryant, Ross Whiteley, Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Spencer Johnson

Perth Scorchers:  Cameron Bancroft, Stephen Eskinazi, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis (WK), Ashton Turner (C), Nick Hobson, Ashton Agar, Matthew Kelly, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Peter Hatzoglou

Match Details

Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 08:40

Venue: The Gabba, Brisbane

Toss: Perth Scorchers won the toss & elected to field

Officials: Umpires Eloise Sheridan(Australia) Michael Graham-Smith(Australia) Bruce Oxenford(Australia TV)

Match Referee: Steve Davis(Australia)

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