Big Bash League 2025/26, Match 9

Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat

Sydney Thunder 193/4 20 ov
Brisbane Heat 159/6 20 ov

Sydney Thunder won by 34 runs

Venue
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Date
Mon, 22 December 2025
Toss
Brisbane Heat won the toss and chose to field
Player of the match
Matthew Gilkes

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Brisbane Heat 63% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field. They lost.

Sydney Thunder win

Brisbane Heat win

Sydney Thunder batBrisbane Heat chase 194

Turning point +18 to Sydney Thunder. 12.5, the chase: Shadab Khan to Matthew Renshaw, wicket, 108/3, needing 86. Sydney Thunder went from 57% to 75%.

Moved it most Shadab Khan +33.5 · Xavier Bartlett −27.8 · Reece Topley −18.9 · HD Weibgen −11.9

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
S Konstasc C Munro b JD Wildermuth634580140.0+11.6
Matthew Gilkeslbw b Shaheen Shah Afridi764843158.3+9.2
Samuel Billingsc Shaheen Shah Afridi b MP Kuhnemann251122227.3+3.1
David Warnerc TP Alsop b JD Wildermuth7410175.0+0.3
Daniel Samsnot out10*1010100.0−4.1
Chris Greennot out1*20050.0−0.3
Extras lb 5, w 611
Total 20 ov, 9.65 an over193/4

Did not bat Cameron Bancroft, Shadab Khan, Nathan McAndrew, Tanveer Sangha, Reece Topley

Fall of wickets 127-1 (Konstas, 13.2), 162-2 (Billings, 16.1), 175-3 (Warner, 17.2), 183-4 (Gilkes, 19)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Shaheen Afridi403518.75910+5.1
Xavier Bartlett4052013.00640−27.8
L Haskett3036012.00310−11.6
Matthew Kuhnemann402917.25400+2.3
Jack Wildermuth402526.25700+8.8
Matthew Renshaw1011011.00200−3.1

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Ball by ball

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The balls that decided it