Big Bash League 2025/26, Match 40

Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers

Brisbane Heat 171/9 20 ov
Sydney Sixers 177/5 18.4 ov

Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets

Venue
Brisbane Cricket Ground
Date
Sun, 18 January 2026
Toss
Sydney Sixers won the toss and chose to field
Player of the match
Sam Curran

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Sydney Sixers 62% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field.

Brisbane Heat win

Sydney Sixers win

Brisbane Heat batSydney Sixers chase 172

Turning point +17 to Brisbane Heat. 2.6, the chase: Michael Neser to Joshua Philippe, wicket, 31/2, needing 141. Brisbane Heat went from 27% to 44%.

Moved it most Sam Curran +55.8 · Steve Smith +28.3 · Matthew Renshaw −27.9 · Matthew Kuhnemann −21.5

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Jack Wildermuthc SA Abbott b MA Starc120050.0−7.8
Usman Khawajac BJ Dwarshuis b SA Abbott11720157.1+9.3
Nathan McSweeneynot out69*5480127.8+5.6
Matthew Renshawc JR Philippe b MA Starc04000.0−12.8
Marnus Labuschagnec L Shaw b JA Davies181820100.0−2.1
Max Bryantlbw b SM Curran141320107.7−4.8
James Peirsonc SM Curran b MA Starc120050.0−4.5
Michael Neserc L Shaw b SM Curran351452250.0+13.1
Xavier Bartlettc MC Henriques b MA Starc250040.0−6.1
Matthew Kuhnemannrun out (JR Philippe/SM Curran)01000.0+0.7
Zaman Khannot out0*000–0.0
Extras lb 6, w 1420
Total 20 ov, 8.55 an over171/9

Fall of wickets 6-1 (Wildermuth, 0.5), 12-2 (Khawaja, 1.4), 18-3 (Renshaw, 2.4), 59-4 (Labuschagne, 9.4), 95-5 (Bryant, 13.5), 96-6 (Peirson, 14.1), 144-7 (Neser, 17.2), 155-8 (Bartlett, 19), 167-9 (Kuhnemann, 19.5)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Mitchell Starc403548.751350−4.3
Sean Abbott302719.00500+0.5
Jack Edwards403408.501130−9.7
JA Davies301916.33610+4.1
Benjamin Dwarshuis201306.50410−1.1
Sam Curran403729.25640+3.5

Fielding Joshua Philippe +0.6, Sam Curran +0.6 (run-outs)

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