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Match Details
BRH vs SYT, Knockout T20, BBL 2020-21 summary
BRH
162-3(19.1)
Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets
SYT
(20.0)158-8
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P'ship : 92(43)
Sydney Thunder X-Factor subs: Nathan McAndrew, Oliver Davies
Brisbane Heat X-Factor subs: Jack Wildermuth, Morne Morkel
Player of the Match
Sam Heazlett
Brisbane Heat74(49)
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So thats all for now, keep following up for all the other cricket games, around the world, the T10 League and the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. This is me, Arya Sekhar Chakraborty signing off on the behalf of my fellow commentators Kingshuk Kusari and Arjun Bhalla.
Arya: Earlier in the day it was Chris Lynn, the Brisbane Heat captain who won the toss and opted to field.This was a tricky decision but he stood by his decision. Thunder was off to a steady start with a 22 runs partnership but was unable to find the gap in the powerplay overs. It was some good bowling on display from the Brisbane Heat bowlers as they never allowed the Thunder top order to go for the big shots. Sam Billings and Callum Ferguson shared an impressive stand between them and provided solidity. However both fell shortly and the decision to delay the Power Surge came onto haunt them. They lost 5 wickets for 27 runs in the middle overs and it was only up to Cutting to take them to a respectable total. Cutting let loose in the last over as he smashed a couple of sixes to take the score to 158. In the end the score of 158 didn't prove to be enough on the back of some sheer brilliance from Sam Heazlett and Jimmy Pierson
Arya: The target was always going to a tricky one for the Heat's. They needed to get off to a sensible start but that wasn't to be. After a sensational opening over, Joe Denly fell very early and they were on the backfoot from the outset. Chris Lynn smashed a four and six before perishing and it was ominous signs for the Heat. They needed to stitch together a good partnership and that was provided by Sam Heazlett and Marnus Labuschagne. Both played some exquisite shots en route to their partnership of 56 runs. However a controversial run-out decision of Labuschagne again put them on the backfoot. The Sydney Thunder bowlers were steady and bowled good lines and length during the first 10 overs. They troubled the Heat's batters on a consistent occasion and the required rate kept on creeping up. Sam Heazlett didn't start off brilliantly but as his innings progressed, he gained in confidence and started taking on the Thunder's bowlers with utter disdain. It was his partnership with Jimmy Pierson which changed the complexion of the match. Both looked in ominous touch and shared an unbeaten stand of 92 runs to the seal the deal. While Heazlett pulled, cut and hooked very well en route to his magical knock of 74 of 49 deliveries which included 6 fours and 3 sixes, Pierson remained unbeaten on 43 of 23 deliveries studded with 2 fours and 3 sixes as they chased the total down with 5 deliveries left
Arya: So thats the end of the game. Brisbane Heat wins by 7 wickets and goes through to the next knockout match against Perth Scorchers. Given the red hot form Heat has been in, it will require something special from the Scorchers to beat them in the next encounter.
19.1 Brendan Doggett to Sam Heazlett
4 thats all over, Heazlett does it in style, brilliant performance from the southpaw, short from Doggett, Heazlett pulls this off the frontfoot down deep backward square leg and finds the boundary, what a knock from Heazlett and what a sensational partnership with Pierson
OVER 19.0
Brisbane Heat
158/3
Jimmy Peirson
43(24)
Sam Heazlett
70(48)
Adam Milne
0-37(4.0)
18.6 Adam Milne to Jimmy Peirson
0 a slower short delivery outside off, Pierson doesn't connect the attempted pull, misses it but its too late for Milne and the Thunder
The game is level now. Juicy full toss and leave alone Pierson, division players will dispatch that for a six. Really poor execution from Milne.
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