Hurricanes beat the Heat in a nail-biting thriller by 2 runs BBL12 Match 55

A nail-biting thriller! The Hurricanes successfully defended their meagre 120 run total and now have a chance to qualify for the playoffs, if Sydney Thunder lose.

Match Summary

Hobart Hurricanes 120/9 (20 ov)

Brisbane Heat 118/8 (20 ov)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 2 runs.

SCORECARD

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Match Analysis

The Heat's bowlers put them in a strong postion against the Hurricanes, with only a low target to chase for the victory. In order to maintain their playoff chances, leaving the Hurricanes needing to put in a strong defensive performance.

Neser completed his spell with an impressive 4 wickets, having started the wickets falling and taking 2 in the final over. The entire bowling attack contributed to the team's success, with Johnson taking 2 wickets, Bazley, Kuhnemann, and Swepson each taking one. Labuschagne made several impressive catches, Renshaw and Kuhnemann also contributed with 2 catches each.

McDermott was the standout batter for the Hurricanes, taking control of the innings and completing a half century. Despite the quick pace of his innings, it helped his team to reach a respectable total. Jewell began the innings well, but was unable to maintain his strong start.

In the run chase, Tim David successfully defended 10 runs in the final over, thanks to excellent captaincy from Wade. He didn't hesitate to use his strongest bowlers early on and their wickets came at crucial moments. Ashraf dismissed Hain in the 17th over, while Ellis took out Peirson in the 18th over. These key wickets significantly impacted the outcome of the game.

The Hurricanes deserved to win this as they were on top of the game early on, they got the top order in the first 6 overs. The Heat were 4 down with two new batters in the middle, Hain and Peirson. After that these two brought them back in the game with a well paced partnership of 73 runs. 

The Heat's defeat was sealed when they failed to utilize the power surge and lost Hain and Peirson in quick succession. With only two overs remaining, including the power surge, and a target of 10 runs off 11 balls, Paris took a wicket, but Kuhnemann was unable to score any runs with the field in. This resulted in 4 dot balls. David then bowled well-executed yorkers, with the exception of a full toss that Bazley hit for a six, but ultimately sealed the win with two more yorkers.

Match Stats

Hobart Hurricanes Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Caleb Jewell - 2.4 ov), 2-27 (Zak Crawley - 4.3 ov), 3-36 (Ben McDermott - 7.6 ov), 4-53 (Tim David - 10.6 ov), 5-93 (Matthew Wade - 16.2 ov), 6-106 (Macalister Wright - 17.4 ov), 7-111 (Joel Paris - 18.3 ov), 8-114 (Nathan Ellis - 19.1 ov), 9-120 (Wil Parker - 19.6 ov)

Brisbane Heat Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Usman Khawaja - 2.1 ov), 2-23 (Marnus Labuschagne - 3.5 ov), 3-30 (Josh Brown - 5.1 ov), 4-30 (Matt Renshaw - 5.2 ov), 5-103 (Sam Hain - 16.2 ov), 6-105 (Jimmy Peirson - 17.2 ov), 7-111 (Michael Neser - 18.2 ov), 8-111 (Matthew Kuhnemann - 19.3 ov)

Playing XIs

Hobart Hurricanes: Ben McDermott, Matthew Wade(WK/C), Zak Crawley, Tim David, Caleb Jewell, Macalister Wright, Faheem Ashraf, Riley Meredith, Nathan Ellis, Joel Paris, Wil Parker

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

Match Details:

Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 02:40

Venue:  Aurora Stadium, Launceston, Launceston, Launceston

Toss: Brisbane Heat won the toss & elected to field