BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Max Bryant	b Cook	36	23	-	4	2	156.52

Brendon McCullum	c Fawad Ahmed b Sandhu	56	35	-	3	4	160.00

Chris Lynn (c)	c Green b Cook	54	30	-	4	4	180.00

Ben Cutting	lbw b Cook	3	4	-	0	0	75.00

Matt Renshaw	c Sandhu b Fawad Ahmed	0	2	-	0	0	0.00

Jimmy Peirson †	not out	16	10	-	2	0	160.00
Marnus Labuschagne	c Cook b Fawad Ahmed	0	2	-	0	0	0.00

James Pattinson	lbw b Green	0	4	-	0	0	0.00

Brendan Doggett	c Cook b Sams	4	5	-	0	0	80.00

Mitchell Swepson	not out	9	7	-	1	0	128.57
Extras	(lb 1, nb 2, w 5)	8
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 9.30)	186/8
Did not bat: Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Fall of wickets: 1-76 (Max Bryant, 7.4 ov), 2-141 (Brendon McCullum, 13.2 ov), 3-155 (Chris Lynn, 14.5 ov), 4-155 (Ben Cutting, 14.6 ov), 5-155 (Matt Renshaw, 15.2 ov), 6-156 (Marnus Labuschagne, 15.5 ov), 7-157 (James Pattinson, 16.4 ov), 8-166 (Brendan Doggett, 18.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Sam Rainbird	2	0	27	0	13.50	5	3	1	1	2
Jonathan Cook	4	0	27	3	6.75	8	0	2	0	0
7.4 to M Bryant, skids one through on a length, Bryant looks to whip this square on the leg side but plays too early as the ball deflects onto the stumps off the right thigh.. 76/1 14.5 to CA Lynn, whips this straight to Green, who was stationed just a touch wider, closer to deep midwicket. This wasn't timed well, he ran in, maintained his composure and took this on the move.. 155/3 14.6 to BCJ Cutting, appeal for lbw and he's gone. Cutting plays all around a full delivery that veered in from wide of the crease. Did he get some bat on it? Absolutely not. That would've crashed into middle and leg. Cutting has no reason to be disappointed.. 155/4
Daniel Sams	3	0	38	1	12.66	5	6	1	2	0
18.1 to B Doggett, deceived by this slower delivery, was through with the attempted lofted his early and chipped it straight to long-off. Heat in real danger of being bowled out after looking good to make 220 at one stage.. 166/8
Gurinder Sandhu	3	0	23	1	7.66	8	2	1	1	0
13.2 to BB McCullum, uses the bowler's pace to steer this straight to short third man. Fawad fumbled but regained composure to take it on the second attempt. Good delivery by Sandhu, effort ball that cramped McCullum for room.. 141/2
Chris Green	3	0	27	1	9.00	8	0	3	1	0
16.4 to JL Pattinson, full, straight and gone. The slide continues. He stepped out to whip this full delivery, missed it altogether and gone. This is as plumb as it gets. Brisbane Heat have lost 5 wickets for 2 runs. 157/7
Fawad Ahmed	4	0	36	2	9.00	9	3	2	0	0
15.2 to MT Renshaw, top-edges a sweep straight to Sandhu at short fine. He takes an absolute dolly that he didn't have to move for. Renshaw deceived by the wrong'un as he went for a fierce sweep. Also looked a touch off balance. The momentum shifts completely.. 155/5 15.5 to M Labuschagne, what have you done? Done in by late drift, ended up chipping it straight to mid-off. Grand zero for Labuschagne, coming in to this game straight from the Sydney Test.. 156/6
Joe Root	1	0	7	0	7.00	0	0	0	0	0

Sydney Thunder (T: 50 runs from 5.3 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jos Buttler †	lbw b Pattinson	5	7	-	1	0	71.42

Shane Watson (c)	not out	13	14	-	0	1	92.85
Callum Ferguson	c Bryant b Doggett	16	12	-	1	1	133.33

Joe Root	not out	0	0	-	0	0	-
Extras		0
TOTAL	5.3 Ov (RR: 6.18)	34/2
Did not bat: Jason Sangha, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Gurinder Sandhu, Jonathan Cook, Sam Rainbird, Fawad Ahmed
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Jos Buttler, 1.3 ov), 2-28 (Callum Ferguson, 4.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	2.3	0	20	0	8.00	8	1	2	0	0
James Pattinson	2	0	6	1	3.00	7	0	0	0	0
1.3 to JC Buttler, was an attempted mow across the line, missed it altogether as this length ball angled in to hit the pad. Struck right in front of middle and leg. This wasn't a difficult decision at all for the umpire.. 5/1
Brendan Doggett	1	0	8	1	8.00	2	1	0	0	0
4.6 to CJ Ferguson, he's hit this beautifully but picks out cover. This was travelling but Max Bryant moved to his left swiftly to pluck that. 28/2

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Brisbane Heat innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 54 runs, 0 wicket)
Brisbane Heat: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 2
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (M Bryant 25, BB McCullum 23, Ex 2)
Brisbane Heat: 100 runs in 10.5 overs (65 balls), Extras 2
BB McCullum: 50 off 29 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (BB McCullum 18, CA Lynn 31, Ex 3)
Brisbane Heat: 150 runs in 14.4 overs (90 balls), Extras 6
CA Lynn: 50 off 29 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
Innings Break: Brisbane Heat - 186/8 in 20.0 overs (JJ Peirson 16, MJ Swepson 9)

Sydney Thunder innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory)
Rain: Sydney Thunder - 34/2 in 5.3 overs (SR Watson 13, JE Root 0)
Total attendance: 11,147

MATCH DETAILS

Sydney Showground Stadium
Toss	Sydney Thunder, elected to field first
Series	Big Bash League
Season	2018/19
Player Of The Match	Chris Lynn
Hours of play (local time)	19.15 start, First Session 19.15-20.35, Interval 20.35-20.55, Second Session 20.55- 22.15
Match days	08 January 2019 - night (20-over match)
Umpires	Greg Davidson Shawn Craig
TV Umpire	Geoff Joshua
Reserve Umpire	Berend du Plessis
Match Referee	Steve Bernard
Points	Brisbane Heat 2, Sydney Thunder 0

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Over 6 • ST 34/2

Heat won by 15 runs (D/L method)

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Thunder Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
JC Buttler	lbw	5	7
SR Watson	not out	13	14
CJ Ferguson	caught	16	12
JE Root	not out	0	0
Total	34(2 wkts; 5.3 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	2.3	20	0	8
JL Pattinson	2	6	1	3
B Doggett	1	8	1	8

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	5	Shane Watson	Jos Buttler
2nd	23	Shane Watson	Callum Ferguson
3rd	6	Shane Watson	Joe Root

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Big Bash League

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
HH	14	10	4	20	0.603
MR	14	8	6	16	0.173
SS	14	8	6	16	0.047
MS	14	7	7	14	-0.062
BH	14	6	7	13	0.249
ST	14	6	7	13	0.000
AS	14	6	8	12	-0.473
PS	14	4	10	8	-0.502

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